L Morgan Lee | |
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![]() Lee at a Paper event in November 2022 | |
Education | University of the Arts [1] |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Website | lmorganlee |
L Morgan Lee is an American theatre actress and singer. She was nominated for the 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in A Strange Loop on Broadway, and was credited as the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for a Tony Award. [1] [2]
Lee grew up in suburban Maryland. [3] She began performing in her early childhood by singing in her nursery school's talent show. She studied musical theater at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. [1]
Lee joined A Strange Loop in 2015 after Michael R. Jackson reached out to her on Facebook and asked her to do a reading. [3] She continued with the show during it's off-Broadway premiere at Playwrights Horizons, playing the role of Thought 1, where she won an Obie Award and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. [4] [5] In 2021, Lee portrayed Lili Elbe in a workshop for a musical adaptation of The Danish Girl in England. [6]
Lee transferred with A Strange Loop to Broadway in 2022. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical at the 75th Tony Awards, becoming the first openly transgender performer to be nominated for a Tony. [1] [2]
In 2025, it was announced Lee would direct a one-night benefit concert of The Drowsy Chaperone at Carnegie Hall with a cast composed entirely of trans and non-binary performers. [7]
† | Denotes upcoming roles |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref |
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2019 | A Strange Loop | Thought 1 | Off-Broadway, Playwrights Horizons | [9] |
2021 | Regional, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | [10] | ||
The Danish Girl | Lili Elbe | Workshop, New Theatre Peterborough | [6] | |
2022 | A Strange Loop | Thought 1 | Broadway, Lyceum Theatre | [11] |
2024 | A Complicated Woman | Nina Mae | Regional, Goodspeed Musicals | [12] |
Fiorello! | Mitzi Travers | Concert, Classic Stage Company | [13] | |
2025 | All Shook Up | Sylvia | Regional, Goodspeed Musicals | [14] |
The Drowsy Chaperone † | Director | Benefit Concert, Carnegie Hall | [7] |
Year | Award | Category | Show | Result | Ref |
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2020 | Lucille Lortel Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | A Strange Loop | Nominated | [5] |
Obie Award | Special Citation | Won | [4] | ||
2022 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Nominated | [2] [15] | |
Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | [16] | ||
2024 | HRC Visibility Award | Won | [17] | ||