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Sam Wanamaker

Date of Death: December 18, 1993 (74)

Birth Place: Chicago, IL, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1961
Dr. Joseph Breuer

[Broadway]
1950
Major Sergius Saranoff

[Broadway]
1948
Matt Cole

[Broadway]
1946
Jimmy Masters, the Director

[Broadway]
1946
Mac Sorrell

[Broadway]
1943
Kirichenko

[Broadway]
1942
Lester Freed

Productions

 
[Broadway, 1964]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Director
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1950]
Director
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1950]
Director
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1950]
Director
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1948]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1947]
Director

Awards and Nominations


winner
Olivier Awards - 1994 - The Society's Special Award

Sam Wanamaker

News


The Theatre School at DePaul University to be Honored by The Jeff Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2025

The Joseph Jefferson Awards will honor The Theatre School at DePaul University with the 2025 Joseph Jefferson Special Award at the 51st Non-Equity Awards. Learn more about the awards and see how to attend.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, GIANTS, THE YEARS, and More Nominated For 2025 Olivier Awards; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2025

The nominations have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2025. Among the nominees are Fiddler on the Roof, Giants, and The Years. Check out the full list of nominees here!
Nancy Netherwood's RADIANT BOY Will Debut at Southwark Playhouse Borough
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2025

The world premiere of Nancy Netherwood’s Radiant Boy will debut at Southwark Playhouse Borough – following its inclusion in the RSC’s 37 Plays competition in 2023. Learn more here!
Cast and Creatives Set For SPEED at the Bush Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2025

The full cast and creative team have been announced for Speed a break-neck journey through the daily annoyances and deep-buried secrets that leave us spinning which opens at the Bush Theatre in April.
JAB Comes to the Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2025

Inspired by true events from the Covid pandemic, Jab is an uncomfortably familiar black comedy drama about an NHS worker who is forced to isolate with her sexist husband of 29 years as the country goes into lockdown. 
Interview: 'Everyone Is Aware of Bringing Chekov Into a Shakespeare Building": Actor Shannon Tarbet On THREE SISTERS at The Globe
by Gary Naylor - Feb 17, 2025

With a starry The Seagull opening soon at The Barbican, the peerless playwright is in vogue right now, his unstable worlds of uneasy transition chiming with the nervous times. On the banks of the Thames, the third of the fab four tragedies, Three Sisters, (or should that be comedies?) is receiving rave reviews. BroadwayWorld's Gary Naylor sat down with Shannon Tarbet, who plays Masha, to talk about the great Russian's debut in the home of the great Englishman.  
ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS Cast Recording is Available Now
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2025

Wise Children and Plush Theatricals have announced the release of the live cast album for the hit musical ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS. The recording, captured during its 2020 run at Bristol Old Vic, is now available on all streaming platforms.
Review: THREE SISTERS, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
by Cindy Marcolina - Feb 13, 2025

The Prozorov sisters are desperate for entertainment. Plagued by their dreary provincial life, they yearn for the lights and excitement of Moscow, but have to make do with the visiting soldiers. When their only brother marries, their sister-in-law isn’t exactly what they dreamed of. Her lacking sense of fashion and initial insecurity builds up to a sharp bossiness upon becoming Mrs Prozorov, leaving Olga, Masha, and Irina at the mercy of the new lady of the house. If you had to choose one work that represented what Chekhov brings to the table, it would be this.
THE CRUCIBLE and More Set For Shakespeare's Globe Summer Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2025

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced its Summer Season, running from April – October 2025.  Learn more about the full upcoming lineup here!
Emma Rice's ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS Cast Album Released
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2025

Wise Children and Plush Theatricals have announced the release of the live cast album for the hit musical ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS. The recording, captured during its 2020 run at Bristol Old Vic, is now available on all streaming platforms.
Emma Rice's ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS Will Release Live Cast Album
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025

A live cast album will be released for the musical ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS. The recording, captured during its 2020 run at Bristol Old Vic, will be available on all streaming platforms starting on Valentine's Day, February 14th.
Review: CYMBELINE, Shakespeare's Globe
by Alexander Cohen - Jan 23, 2025

Shifting identities and hierarchies interweave like a spider’s web in Cymbeline. A pinch of added complication can’t hurt?
Hightide's Writers Group Will Return For 2025
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2025

HighTide has announced the return of the Hightide Writers Group in 2025 following the success of the inaugural Writers Group in 2024. Learn more about the group here!
Cast Set For THE WINTER'S TALE at Tobacco Factory Theatres
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2025

Heidi Vaughan has announced the cast and production team for Tobacco Factory Theatres' upcoming production of The Winter's Tale, featuring a 21-strong company, all based within 25-miles of Bristol,.
Video: In Rehearsal For CYMBELINE at Shakespeare's Globe
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 28, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has released video from inside rehearsal for Cymbeline, directed by Jennifer Tang. Cymbeline runs from 10 January – 20 April.
Video: Watch Ruby Bentall & Kit Young In ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Scene
by Michael Major - Dec 17, 2024

Watch a scene from All's Well That Ends Well at Shakespeare's Globe. In this video, Paroles presses Helen about her virgin status. See the company including Ruby Bentall (Helen) and Kit Young (Bertram).
Video: Watch a Scene from ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at Shakespeare's Globe
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 14, 2024

Watch a clip from Act II Scene 3 of All's Well That Ends Well, starring Ruby Bentall, William Robinson, and Kit Young, currently running at the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in the video here.
Video: Preview of ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
by Michael Major - Dec 10, 2024

Watch a video of Chelsea Walker's production of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, performed in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this winter. Ruby Bentall (Helen), William Robinson (Paroles) and Kit Young (Bertram) star.
AS LONG AS WE ARE BREATHING Comes to the Arcola Theatre in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2024

As Long As We Are Breathing combines physical theatre and music with audio and video to depict the extraordinary journey of Miriam Freedman who, after surviving the Holocaust, managed to find her way to forgiveness.
Cast Set For UK Tour of GHOST STORIES
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2024

Casting has been announced for Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s worldwide cult phenomenon Ghost Stories, which is set to embark on its first full UK national tour opening at Churchill Theatre, Bromley.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Sam Wanamaker been in?

Sam Wanamaker has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Sam Wanamaker been in?

Sam Wanamaker has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Sam Wanamaker been nominated for?

Sam Wanamaker has been nominated for The Society's Special Award at the Olivier Awards.

What awards has Sam Wanamaker won?

Sam Wanamaker has won The Society's Special Award at the Olivier Awards.

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