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Spalding Gray

Birth Place: Barrington, RI, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2000
Secretary William Russell

[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 1999
Performer

[Broadway]
1996
Performer

[Broadway]
1994
Performer

[Broadway]
1993
Performer

[Broadway]
1991
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1990
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1988
Stage Manager

[Off-Broadway]
1986
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1986
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1986
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1980
Spud

[Off-Broadway]
1980
Spud

[Off-Broadway]
1968
Edward

Writing

Playwright
Adaptation
Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Spalding Gray, Morning, Noon and Night

Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding One Person Show

Spalding Gray , Gray's Anatomy

Drama Desk Awards - 1991 - Outstanding One Person Show

Spalding Grey, Monster in a Box

Drama Desk Awards - 1985 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Spalding Gray, Swimming to Cambodia


winner
Obie Awards - 1985 - Special Citations

Spalding GraySwimming to Cambodia

News


Theater Resources Unlimited To Host TRU Community Gathering: How Many Black Female Producers Can You Name?

Join Theater Resources Unlimited's Community Gathering to feature Tony Award-nominated producer Jamila Ponton Bragg. Explore the role of Black female producers in theater this Friday at 5pm ET via Zoom.
The Wooster Group to Bring SYMPHONY OF RATS to OZ Arts Nashville

The Wooster Group, renowned for their innovative theater, will bring their political satire SYMPHONY OF RATS to OZ Arts Nashville, featuring a multimedia exploration of presidential madness. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Composer David T. Little Releases DARK HYMNAL, MEDITATIONS ON BLACK LODGE

Composer David T. Little released 'Dark Hymnal,' a digital album featuring meditations on his GRAMMY-nominated opera BLACK LODGE, available now on Cantaloupe Music. Learn more!
David T. Little's BLACK LODGE to Have LA And NYC Premieres

David T. Little’s GRAMMY-nominated opera BLACK LODGE will launch a fall/winter tour with screenings in Sweden, a West Coast premiere in Los Angeles on October 19, and a live NYC premiere in January. Learn more!
REDCAT And The Wooster Group Present SYMPHONY OF RATS West Coast Premiere

REDCAT has announced performances by THE WOOSTER GROUP from Oct. 18-20 and 22-23, featuring a reimagined version of Richard Foreman's 1988 play with a multilayered sound and video score.
Tom Hewitt to Star in ANOTHER MEDEA at Red Bull Theater

Red Bull Theater has revealed the next Revelation Reading: Another Medea by Aaron Mark, starring Tom Hewitt. At once ancient and contemporary, this provocative mono-thriller is Grand Guignol horror in the style of Spalding Gray. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Berkeley Rep Announces Participants For 2024 Ground Floor Summer Residency Lab

Berkeley Rep reveals the participants for the 2024 Ground Floor Summer Residency Lab, featuring a diverse group of artists and projects aimed at fostering new works in theater.
Joanna Pickering's One-Woman Show LAUGHING IN THE DARK and New Play Secure Development Deal and Stage Run With Broadway Producers

Joanna Pickering's brand-new plays have found development success and plans for staged runs commencing in fall 2024 to 2025.
Immersive A GAGA GUIDE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE To Return This Spring

After a 7-month run last year, Spin Cycle will present the return of A GAGA GUIDE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE. Learn more about the experience!
Sandra Oh, Ann Harada & More to Star in THE WELKIN at Atlantic Theater Company

The complete cast has been revealed for the American premiere of The Welkin, written by Lucy Kirkwood and directed by Sarah Benson at Atlantic Theater Company. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
John Douglas Thompson & Nicole Ari Parker to Lead Red Bull Theater's ANTONY & CLEOPATRA

RED BULL THEATER has revealed updated casting for the next offering of a new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings: Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. See who is starring!
Patrick Page, Reeve Carney, Santino Fontana & More to Lead Red Bull Theater's 20th Anniversary Festival

RED BULL THEATER has revealed details for the upcoming 20th Anniversary Festival, an all-star series of workshops and readings of Shakespeare, his contemporaries, & more. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets.
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Kara Young, Reynaldo Piniella & More to Star in HAMLET Reading at The Acting Company 

The Acting Company has revealed the cast for their reading of Hamlet. See the full cast and learn how to purchase tickets!
John Douglas Thompson and Sarin Monae West Join THE REVENGE at Red Bull Theater

RED BULL THEATER has revealed the updated cast for the next offering of the new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings: The Revenge by Edward Young, directed by Nathan Winkelstein.
Alexandra Silber, Christian Coulson & More to Star in THE REVENGE at Red Bull Theater

RED BULL THEATER has revealed the cast for the next offering of the new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings: The Revenge by Edward Young, directed by Nathan Winkelstein.
Red Bull Theater 20th Anniversary To Feature Audra McDonald, Patrick Page, Santino Fontana, Reeve Carney, and More

RED BULL THEATER has announced details of its plans for 2024, celebrating its 20th Anniversary. Highlights include the rolling world premiere of Medea: Re-Versed opening Off-Broadway; a new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings with an all-star line-up (offered both in-person and online); and an all-new season of the popular Red Bull Theater Podcasts (formerly known as RemarkaBULL Podversations), intimate behind the scenes conversations with great artists.
Factory Theatre Presents A Daniel MacIvor Double Bill, November 16- December 17

Factory Theatre presents a powerful once in a lifetime double-bill from acclaimed, award-winning playwright Daniel MacIvor. Monster, directed by Soheil Parsa and featuring Karl Ang, will run from November 16-December 10, 2023 in the Studio Theatre; and Here Lies Henry, directed by Tawiah M'Carthy and featuring Damien Atkins, will run from November 23-December 17, 2023 in the Mainspace Theatre.
The Acting Company to Present Annual Louanna O. Carlin & John MacDonald Reading Series

The Acting Company will present their annual Louanna O. Carlin & John MacDonald Reading Series, featuring a trio of unique Shakespeare interpretations. Get all the details about this exciting event in New York City.
Tom Hewitt Returns to Provincetown Theater With ANOTHER MEDEA

Just in time for Halloween, the Provincetown Theater is bringing back Tom Hewitt, who will grace the company’s stage at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown, MA in the regional premiere of Aaron Mark’s critically acclaimed one-man thriller, Another Medea. . Learn more about the play and how to get tickets here!
CVK: EXTENDED PLAY Comes to Wilbury Theatre Group Beginning This Month

Wilbury Theatre Group will present Clever and Vanglorious Kings' Extended Play for 3 performances only: August 31 - September 2, 2023. Clever and Vainglorious Kings, a legendary new wave duo, reunite for this special concert performance, restaging their famed 1986 concert tour, which reinterprets the myths of Artemis and Apollo.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Spalding Gray been in?

Spalding Gray has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Spalding Gray been in?

Spalding Gray has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Spalding Gray been nominated for?

Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Morning, Noon and Night, Outstanding One Person Show (Drama Desk Awards) for Gray's Anatomy, Outstanding One Person Show (Drama Desk Awards) for Monster in a Box, Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Swimming to Cambodia and Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Swimming to Cambodia.

What awards has Spalding Gray won?

Spalding Gray won the Outstanding Solo Performance award at the Drama Desk Awards for Morning, Noon and Night. He also received Special Citations at the Obie Awards for Swimming to Cambodia.

How many shows has Spalding Gray written?

Spalding Gray has written 13 shows including Morning, Noon and Night (Playwright), Rumstick Road (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Rumstick Road (Author), Orchards (Adaptation), Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure (Playwright), Spalding Gray: Sex and Death to the Age 14 (Playwright), Swimming to Cambodia (Playwright), Terrors of Pleasure (Playwright), Monster in a Box (Playwright), Monster in a Box (Playwright), Gray's Anatomy (Playwright), It's a Slippery Slope (Playwright), Interviewing the Audience (Creator).

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