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Lucille Lortel

Date of Death: April 04, 1999

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BIO

Lucille Lortel was an actress, artistic director, and theatrical producer.

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STAGE CREDITS

One Man's Woman
[Broadway]
1926
Clara Rathboone
The Dove
[Broadway]
1925
Inez
Two By Two
[Broadway]
1925
Part of the Marriage License Bureau

Productions

A Walk in the Woods
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Sarafina!
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Elisabeth Welch: Time to Start Living
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Blood Knot
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Producer
As Is
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Angels Fall
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Producer
A Streetcar Named Desire
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Producer
The Threepenny Opera
 
[US Tour, 1961]
Producer
I Knock at the Door
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Producer
The Threepenny Opera
 
[Off-Broadway, 1955]
Producer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1994 - Special Awards

Lucille Lortel


winner
Drama League Awards - 1993 - Unique Contribution to the Theatre

Lucille Lortel

Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Musical

Lucille Lortel, Sarafina!

Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Play

Lucille Lortel, A Walk in the Woods

Tony Awards - 1985 - Best Play

Lucille Lortel, As Is

Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Play

Lucille Lortel, Angels Fall


winner
Obie Awards - 1958 - Special Citation

Lucille Lortel

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Review Roundup: SMASH Opens On Broadway Starring Robyn Hurder and More Photo
Review Roundup: SMASH Opens On Broadway Starring Robyn Hurder and More
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2025

Read reviews for Broadway’s SMASH, opening tonight at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. The new musical, inspired by the hit NBC television series, takes audiences inside the backstage pandemonium behind the scenes of Bombshell, a musical about Marilyn Monroe.
Spectra.theater Announces A New Partnership With The Lucille Lortel Theatre Photo
Spectra.theater Announces A New Partnership With The Lucille Lortel Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2025

Starting this week, Spectra has added the Lucille Lortel Theatre's Off-Broadway archive to www.spectra.theater. For the last 23 years, the Lortel's database (www.iobdb.com) has been the trusted catalogue for shows produced Off-Broadway, and with this new partnership, the site is officially retired and all users will be automatically redirected to www.spectra.theater.
TITANIQUE to Play Final Performance Off-Broadway Mid-June Photo
TITANIQUE to Play Final Performance Off-Broadway Mid-June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025

After eight extensions, the Lortel Award-winning Best Musical Titanique – the irresistibly funny and irreverent send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic driven by the songs of pop icon Céline Dion – will play its final performance Off-Broadway. Learn more!
Westport Country Playhouse Script In Hand Playreading Of PARIS This Monday Photo
Westport Country Playhouse Script In Hand Playreading Of PARIS This Monday
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2025

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “Paris,” a fierce, funny, and subtle look at working-class America, on Monday, April 14, at 7 p.m.
Amas Musical Theatre to Celebrate 56th Anniversary at Annual Gala Benefit Concert Photo
Amas Musical Theatre to Celebrate 56th Anniversary at Annual Gala Benefit Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 56th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert at Theater 555. Learn more about the event and see how to attend.
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL To Release Original Cast Recording Photo
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL To Release Original Cast Recording
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

An Original Cast Recording of CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL is in the works, featuring a book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila and music by Brad Alexander. Learn more here!
Clubbed Thumb Announces Complete SUMMERWORKS Lineup Photo
Clubbed Thumb Announces Complete SUMMERWORKS Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 7, 2025

Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award-winning theater company Clubbed Thumb will present the complete line-up for the 28th SUMMERWORKS festival of new plays.
Tickets to KIMBERLY AKIMBO in Chicago on Sale This Week Photo
Tickets to KIMBERLY AKIMBO in Chicago on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2025

Individual tickets for KIMBERLY AKIMBO, winner of five 2023 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, will go on sale starting Tuesday, April 8. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Jacob Ming-Trent's HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE is Coming to Red Bull Theater Photo
Jacob Ming-Trent's HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE is Coming to Red Bull Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2025

Red Bull Theater has revealed details for the rolling World Premiere of How Shakespeare Saved My Life, an epic poem told by Jacob Ming-Trent with verse rhyme and song. Learn more
Video: Watch Shoshana Bean Perform 'Don't Rain on My Parade' With Pink Martini Photo
Video: Watch Shoshana Bean Perform 'Don't Rain on My Parade' With Pink Martini
by Michael Major - Apr 4, 2025

Watch a video of Tony nominee Shoshana Bean join Pink Martini for a performance of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” as part of the ensemble’s 30th anniversary celebration concert at Carnegie Hall in November 2024.
Meet the Cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL, Now on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL, Now on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2025

Performances are underway for Roundabout Theatre Company's new version of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic, The Pirates of Penzance. Meet the cast of Pirates! The Penzance Musical here.
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DOUBT: A PARABLE to Open at Hendersonville Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2025

Hendersonville Theatre will present John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, Doubt: A Parable. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Joseph Zellnik's Broadway Mystery Novel THE SOUND OF MURDER Now Available Photo
Joseph Zellnik's Broadway Mystery Novel THE SOUND OF MURDER Now Available
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 3, 2025

The Sound of Murder, a new musical theater-themed mystery novel from composer Joseph Zellnik, is now available in paperback and eBook on major online book retailers.
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer to Present KRITZER! LIVE AT THE BEECHMAN Photo
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer to Present KRITZER! LIVE AT THE BEECHMAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2025

Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer will headline as the first act of “The Beechman Renaissance” with, Kritzer! Live at The Beechman, for two performances only. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 3, 2025 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 3, 2025
by - Apr 3, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 3, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
DRAG: THE MUSICAL, OUR CLASS, THREE HOUSES Lead 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Nomination Photo
DRAG: THE MUSICAL, OUR CLASS, THREE HOUSES Lead 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Nominations
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 2, 2025

Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – were just announced. Check out the full list of nominees here!
Creative Team Set for MADAME CLICQUOT: A REVOLUTIONARY MUSICAL at Pittsburgh CLO Photo
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2025

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Lucille Lortel Theatre Unveils New Programming from The Alcove at the Lortel Photo
Lucille Lortel Theatre Unveils New Programming from The Alcove at the Lortel
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2025

The Lucille Lortel Theatre has revealed updates from The Alcove at the Lortel, the Lortel’s new play development program for early and mid-career playwrights. Learn more about upcoming programming!
David Henry Hwang To Receive Dramatist Guild Lifetime Achievement Award Photo
David Henry Hwang To Receive Dramatist Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 2, 2025

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced that the recipient of its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award is playwright David Henry Hwang. The award will be presented at the Guild’s annual awards ceremony on Monday, April 28. 
John Douglas Thompson and Rocco Sisto Will Lead Red Bull Theater's OEDIPUS Photo
John Douglas Thompson and Rocco Sisto Will Lead Red Bull Theater's OEDIPUS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2025

Red Bull Theater has announced the cast for the next offering of Revelation Readings season: Sophocles’s OEDIPUS, translated by Timberlake Wertenbaker and adapted and directed by Carey Perloff.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Lucille Lortel been in?

Lucille Lortel has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Lucille Lortel been in?

Lucille Lortel has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Lucille Lortel been nominated for?

Lucille Lortel has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career. These include Special Awards from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, a Unique Contribution to the Theatre recognition from the Drama League Awards, and nominations for Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Sarafina!, Best Play (Tony Awards) for A Walk in the Woods, As Is, and Angels Fall. She has also received a Special Citation from the Obie Awards.

What awards has Lucille Lortel won?

Lucille Lortel has won several awards throughout her career. She has received Special Awards from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, recognition for her Unique Contribution to the Theatre from the Drama League Awards, and a Special Citation from the Obie Awards.

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