Second Stage Theater

Second Stage Theater is a non-profit theater company that presents work by living American writers both on and off Broadway. It is based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and is affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres.

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Helen Hayes Theater

Helen Hayes Theatre Little Theatre New York Times Hall
Second Stage's Helen Hayes Theater
Address	305 West 43rd Street New York City United States
Coordinates	40°45′28″N73°59′16″W / 40.7579°N 73.9878°W / 40.7579; -73.9878
Owner	Second Stage Theater
Type	Broadway
Capacity	597
Production	Job
Construction
Opened	March 12, 1912(112 years ago) (1912-03-12)
Years active	1912–1941, 1963–1965, 1974–present
Architect	Harry Creighton Ingalls
New York City Landmark
Designated	November 17, 1987 [1]
Reference no.	1346 [1]
Designated entity	Facade
New York City Landmark
Designated	November 17, 1987 [2]
Reference no.	1347 [2]
Designated entity	Lobby (foyer and emergency-exit space), auditorium interior

Founded in 1979 by Robyn Goodman and Carole Rothman, Second Stage produces both new plays and revivals of contemporary American plays by new playwrights and established writers. The company formerly had an off-Broadway theater, the Tony Kiser Theater at 305 West 43rd Street on the corner of Eighth Avenue near the Theater District, as well as an off-off-Broadway theater, the McGinn–Cazale Theater on the Upper West Side. In April 2015, the company expanded into Broadway theater productions when it bought the Helen Hayes Theater, at 240 West 44th Street in Manhattan.

History

Robyn Goodman and Carole Rothman founded Second Stage Theater in 1979 to produce “second stagings” of contemporary American plays, later expanding to new works as well. ^[3]

In 1982 they secured a permanent venue with the McGinn–Cazale Theater. In 1999, the company opened a new 296-seat venue, the 43rd Street Theater, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas; this location was renamed the Tony Kiser Theater in 2011. ^[4] The Second Stage Theater Uptown series was inaugurated in 2002 to showcase the work of emerging artists at the McGinn–Cazale Theater at 76th Street. ^[5]

Second Stage finalized its acquisition of the Helen Hayes Theater, a 597-seat Broadway theater at 240 West 44th Street, in April 2015 for $24.7 million. ^[6] The first Second Stage production at the Hayes Theater was Lobby Hero in early 2018, after renovations and upgrades. ^[7] Second Stage is one of four nonprofit theater companies that own and operate theaters on Broadway. ^[8]

In 2023, Second Stage gave up its off-off-Broadway space. ^{[9] [10]} Founding artistic director and president Carole Rothman announced that September 2023 that she would resign from her position as Second Stage’s artistic director at the end of the 2023–2024 season. ^{[11] [12]} In February 2024, Second Stage named Bennett Leak their interim artistic director for the 2024-25 season. Also in February 2024, Second Stage decided to let go of the Tony Kiser Theater, its off-Broadway space, at the end 2024, due to high rent and unfavorable lease terms. ^{[9] [10]} Second Stage plans to continue producing off-Broadway theater, and will reopen another off-Broadway space elsewhere. ^[10] In June 2024, Evan Cabnet was hired as Second Stage’s incoming artistic director in June 2024, succeeding Rothman. ^{[13] [14]}

Awards and honors

The company’s more than 180 citations include three 2024 Tony Awards for Appropriate (Best Revival of a Play; Best Actress in a Play, Sarah Paulson; Best Lighting Design, Jane Cox), two 2022 Tony Awards for Take Me Out (Best Revival of a Play; Best Featured Actor in a Play, Jesse Tyler Ferguson), six 2017 Tony Awards for Dear Evan Hansen including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Steven Levenson), Best Original Score (Pasek & Paul), Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Ben Platt), Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Rachel Bay Jones), and Best Orchestrations (Alex Lacamoire), three 2009 Tony Awards for Next to Normal including Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Alice Ripley), Best Original Score Written for the Theatre (Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey), and Best Orchestrations (Tom Kitt and Michael Starobin), the 2007 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (Julie White) for The Little Dog Laughed , 2002 Tony Award for Best Director of a Play (Mary Zimmerman for Metamorphoses ), the 2002 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work, 28 Obie Awards including a 2017 Special Citation by the Obies for Anna Deavere Smith's Notes from the Field, ^[15] seven Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Clarence Derwent Awards, 12 Drama Desk Awards, nine Theatre World Awards, 17 Lucille Lortel Awards, the Drama Critics' Circle Award and 23 AUDELCO Awards. In 2010 Next to Normal received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. ^[16]

In the following table, the seasons correspond to the year of the play's production; the ceremonies are traditionally held in the same or the following year as the production.

Season	Production	Award	Category	Result
1979–80	How I Got That Story	Clarence Derwent Award	Best Performance - Bob Gunton	Won
1979–80	How I Got That Story	OBIE Award	Playwriting - Amlin Gray	Won
1979–80	How I Got That Story	OBIE Award	Performance - Bob Gunton	Won
1979–80	Split	OBIE Award	Best Actor - John Heard	Won
1981–82	My Sister in This House	OBIE Award	Distinguished Ensemble Performance	Won
1981–82	My Sister in This House	OBIE Award	Best Performance - Elizabeth McGovern	Won
1981–82	Pastorale	OBIE Award	Distinguished Performance - Christine Estabrook	Won
1982–83	Painting Churches	OBIE Award	Performance - Donald Moffat	Won
1982–83	Painting Churches	OBIE Award	Distinguished Playwriting - Tina Howe	Won
1982–83	Painting Churches	OBIE Award	Design - Heidi Landesman	Won
1982–83	Painting Churches	Outer Critics Circle Award	Best Actress - Marian Seldes	Won
1982–83	Painting Churches	Outer Critics Circle Award	Best New Playwright - Tina Howe	Won
1983–84	All Night Long	OBIE Award	Design - Adrienne Lobel	Won
1983–84	Serenading Louie	OBIE Award	Performance - Dianne Wiest	Won
1985–86	Lemon Sky	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Revival	Nom
1985–86	Lemon Sky	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director - Mary B. Robinson	Nom
1985–86	Lemon Sky	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actor - Jeff Daniels	Nom
1986–87	Coastal Disturbances	Clarence Derwent Award	Best Performance - Annette Bening	Won
1986–87	Coastal Disturbances	Theatre World Award	Best Performance - Annette Bening	Won
1986–87	Coastal Disturbances	Theatre World Award	Best Performance - Timothy Daly	Won
1986–87	Coastal Disturbances	Tony Award	Best Play	Nom
1986–87	Coastal Disturbances	Tony Award	Best Director - Carole Rotheman	Nom
1986–87	Coastal Disturbances	Tony Award	Best Featured Actress - Annette Bening	Nom
1986–87	Little Murders	OBIE Award	Performance - Christine Lahti	Won
1986–87	Little Murders	OBIE Award	Design - Andrew Jackness	Won
1987–88	Spoils of War	Tony Award	Best Actress - Kate Nelligan	Nom
1987–88	The Film Society	New York's Newsday, Oppenheimer Award	New Playwright - Jon Robin Baitz	Won
1989	The Film Society	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding New Play - Jon Robin Baitz	Nom
1989–90	Square One	AT&T's New Plays for the '90s Award	Steve Tesich	Won
1990–91	Home and Away	Drama Desk Award	Best Solo Performer - Kevin Kling	Nom
1990–91	The Good Times are Killing Me	OBIE Award	Performance - Angela Goethals	Won
1990–91	The Good Times are Killing Me	Theatre World Award	Best Performance - Chandra Wilson	Won
1991–92	Before It Hits Home	AUDELCO Award	Playwright - Cheryl West	Won
1991–92	Before It Hits Home	AUDELCO Award	Director - Tazewell Thompson	Won
1991–92	Before It Hits Home	AUDELCO Award	Lead Actor - James McDaniel	Nom
1991–92	Before It Hits Home	AUDELCO Award	Lighting - Nancy Schertler	Nom
1991–92	Before It Hits Home	AUDELCO Award	Supporting Actor - Frankie Faison	Nom
1991–92	Before It Hits Home	AUDELCO Award	Sound - Susan White	Nom
1991–92	Before It Hits Home	Drama Desk Award	Best Actor in a Drama - James McDaniel	Nom
1991–92	Before It Hits Home	OBIE Award	Performance - James McDaniel	Won
1991–92	Red Diaper Baby	Drama Desk Award	Best Solo Performer - Josh Kornbluth	Nom
1992–93	One Shoe Off	Theatre World Award	Best Actress - Jennifer Tilly	Won
1992–93	Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants	Lucille Lortel Award	Special Award for Unique Accomplishment	Won
1993–94	Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants	OBIE Award	Special Citation	Won
1994–95	Crumbs From the Table of Joy	AUDELCO Award	Best Director of a Drama - Joe Morton	Nom
1994–95	Crumbs From the Table of Joy	AUDELCO Award	Best Actress in a Drama - Kisha Howard	Nom
1994–95	Crumbs From the Table of Joy	AUDELCO Award	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama - Ella Joyce	Nom
1996–97	Sympathetic Magic	OBIE Award	Playwrighting - Lanford Wilson	Won
1998–99	Jar the Floor	AUDELCO Award	Best Lighting Design - Donald Holder	Nom
1998–99	Jar the Floor	AUDELCO Award	Best Set Design - David Gallo	Nom
1998–99	Jar the Floor	AUDELCO Award	Best Sound Design - Janet Kalas	Nom
1998–99	Jar the Floor	AUDELCO Award	Best Directing/Dramatic Production - Marion McClinton	Nom
1998–99	Jar the Floor	AUDELCO Award	Best Playwright - Cheryl West	Nom
1998–99	Jar the Floor	AUDELCO Award	Best Outstanding Ensemble	Nom
1998–99	Jar the Floor	AUDELCO Award	Best Dramatic Production	Nom
1998–99	Jar the Floor	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress - Lynne Thigpen	Nom
1998–99	Jar the Floor	OBIE Award	Sustained Excellence: Set Design - David Gallo	Won
1998–99	That Championship Season	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Set Design of a Play, Allen Moyer	Won
1998–99	This Is Our Youth	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Performance - Mark Ruffalo	Won
1999–00	Chesapeake	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Solo Performance - Mark Linn-Baker	Nom
1999–00	Chesapeake	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Solo Performance - Mark Linn-Baker	Nom
1999–00	Jitney	AUDELCO Award	Dramatic Production of the Year	Won
1999–00	Jitney	AUDELCO Award	Playwright - August Wilson	Won
1999–00	Jitney	AUDELCO Award	Outstanding Ensemble Performance	Won
1999–00	Jitney	AUDELCO Award	Lighting Design - Donald Holder	Won
1999–00	Jitney	AUDELCO Award	Set Design - David Gallo	Won
1999–00	Jitney	AUDELCO Award	Costume Design - Susan Hilferty	Won
1999–00	Jitney	AUDELCO Award	Sound Design - Rob Milburn	Won
1999–00	Jitney	AUDELCO Award	Director/Dramatic Production - Marion McClinton	Won
1999–00	Jitney	Drama Critics' Circle Award	Best American Play	Won
1999 - 00	Jitney	Drama Desk Award	Best American Play	Won
1999 - 00	Jitney	Drama Desk Award	Best Ensemble	Won
1999 - 00	Jitney	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Set Design - David Gallo	Won
1999 - 00	Jitney	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding New Play - August Wilson	Nom
1999 - 00	Jitney	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director - Marion McClinton	Nom
1999 - 00	Jitney	NAACP Theatre Awards	Best Male Performer - Stephen Henderson	Nom
1999 - 00	Jitney	OBIE Award	Distinguished Ensemble Performance	Won
1999 - 00	Jitney	OBIE Award	Direction - Marion McClinton	Won
1999 - 00	Jitney	OBIE Award	Sustained Excellence: Costume Design - Susan Hilferty	Won
1999 - 00	Jitney	Callaway Award	Best Director - Marion McClinton	Nom
1999 - 00	Saturday Night	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Lyrics - Stephen Sondheim	Won
1999 - 00	Saturday Night	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding New Musical	Nom
1999 - 00	Saturday Night	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor - Christopher Fitzgerald	Nom
1999 - 00	Saturday Night	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Music - Stephen Sondheim	Nom
1999 - 00	Saturday Night	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Orchestrations - Jonathan Tunick	Nom
1999 - 00	The Waverly Gallery	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress - Eileen Heckart	Won
1999 - 00	The Waverly Gallery	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Performance - Eileen Heckart	Won
1999 - 00	The Waverly Gallery	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress - Eileen Heckart	Won
1999 - 00	The Waverly Gallery	Outer Critics Circle Award	John Gassner Playwrighting Award - Kenneth Lonergan	Nom
1999 - 00	The Waverly Gallery	OBIE Award	Performance - Eileen Heckart	Won
2000–00	Crimes of the Heart	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Revival	Nom
2000–00	Jitney	Drama League Award	Distinguished Production of a Play	Nom
2000–00	Jitney	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Play	Nom
2000–00	Jitney	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Director - Marion McClinton	Nom
2000–00	Jitney	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Costume Design - Susan Hilferty	Nom
2000–00	Jitney	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lighting Design - Donald Holder	Nom
2000–00	Jitney	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Sound Design - Robert Milburn	Nom
2000–00	Jitney	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Off-Broadway Play	Nom
2000–00	Jitney	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Set Design - David Gallo	Won
2000 - 01	Tiny Alice	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Revival of 2001	Won
2000 - 01	Tiny Alice	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Revival of a Play	Nom
2000 - 01	Tiny Alice	Drama League Award	Distinguished Production of a Revival	Nom
2000 - 01	Tiny Alice	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Set Design - John Arnone	Nom
2000 - 01	Tiny Alice	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Costume Design - Constance Hoffman	Nom
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Play	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Play - Mary Zimmerman	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Music in a Play - Willy Schwarz	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Lighting Design - TJ Gerckens	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Drama League Award	Distinguished Production of a Play	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Henry Hewes Design Award	Best Lighting Design - TJ Gerckens	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Henry Hewes Design Award	Best Scenic Design - Daniel Ostling	Nom
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Play	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Director - Mary Zimmerman	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lighting Design - TJ Gerckens	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Scenic Design - Daniel Ostling	Nom
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Costume Design - Mara Blumenfeld	Nom
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Sound Design - Andrew Pluess and Ben Sussman	Nom
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Director of a Play - Mary Zimmerman	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Broadway Play	Nom
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Tony Award	Best Director of a Play - Mary Zimmerman	Won
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Tony Award	Best Play	Nom
2001 - 02	Metamorphoses	Tony Award	Best Scenic Design - Daniel Ostling	Nom
2001 - 02	Second Stage Theatre	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Body of Work	Won
2001 - 02	Sorrows and Rejoicings	AUDELCO Award	Best Supporting Actress - Charlayne Woodard	Won
2002 - 03	Crowns	AUDELCO Award	Outstanding Ensemble Performance	Won
2002 - 03	Crowns	AUDELCO Award	Musical Production of the Year	Won
2002 - 03	Crowns	AUDELCO Award	Outstanding Lighting Design - Robert Perry	Won
2002 - 03	Crowns	AUDELCO Award	Outstanding Costume Design - Emilio Sosa	Won
2002 - 03	Crowns	AUDELCO Award	Outstanding Director/Musical Production - Regina Taylor	Won
2002 - 03	Crowns	AUDELCO Award	Outstanding Choreographer - Ronald K. Brown	Won
2002 - 03	Crowns	AUDELCO Award	Outstanding Musical Director - Linda Twine	Won
2002 - 03	Crowns	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Choreographer - Ronald K. Brown	Nom
2002 - 03	Ricky Jay: On the Stem	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Solo Performance - Ricky Jay	Nom
2003 - 04	Living Out	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actress - Liza Colón-Zayas	Nom
2003 - 04	Living Out	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actress - Zilah Mendoza	Nom
2003 - 04	The Notebooks of Leonarda da Vinci	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Scenic Design - Scott Bradley	Nom
2003 - 04	The Notebooks of Leonarda da Vinci	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Scenic Design - Scott Bradley	Nom
2004 - 05	Birdie Blue	AUDELCO Award	Dramatic Production of the Year	Won
2004 - 05	Birdie Blue	AUDELCO Award	Lead Actress - S. Epatha Merkerson	Won
2004 - 05	Birdie Blue	AUDELCO Award	Lighting Design - Donald Holder	Won
2004 - 05	Birdie Blue	AUDELCO Award	Supporting Actor - Billy Porter	Won
2004 - 05	Birdie Blue	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - S. Epatha Merkerson	Nom
2004 - 05	Birdie Blue	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actress - S. Epatha Merkerson	Nom
2004 - 05	Birdie Blue	OBIE Award	Outstanding Performance - S. Epatha Merkerson	Won
2004 - 05	Danny and the Deep Blue Sea	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Adam Rothenberg	Nom
2004 - 05	Privilege	Theatre World Award	Conor Donovan	Won
2004 - 05	Privilege	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actor - Conor Donovan	Nom
2004 - 05	Reckless	Drama League Award	Distinguished Revival of a Play	Nom
2004 - 05	Reckless	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Mary-Louise Parker	Nom
2004 - 05	Reckless	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play - Mary-Louise Parker	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Ensemble Performances	Won
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Book of a Musical - Rachel Sheinkin	Won
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical - James Lapine	Won
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Musical	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Music - William Finn	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Lyrics - William Finn	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Drama League Award	Outstanding Production of a Musical	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Jesse Tyler Ferguson	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Dan Fogler	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Musical	Won
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actor - Dan Fogler	Won
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Choreographer - Dan Knechtges	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Director - James Lapine	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor - Dan Fogler	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Theatre World Award	Dan Fogler	Won
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Lucille Lortel Award	Celia Keenan-Bogler	Won
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Tony Award	Best Book of a Musical - Rachel Sheinkin	Won
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Tony Award	Best Performance of a Featured Actor in a Musical - Dan Fogler	Won
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Tony Award	Best Musical	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Tony Award	Best Performance of a Featured Actor in a Musical - Celia Keenan-Bogler	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Musical - James Lapine	Nom
2004 - 05	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Tony Award	Best Original Score Written for the Theatre - Williams Finn	Nom
2005 - 06	A Soldier's Play	Drama League Award	Distinguished Revival of a Play	Nom
2005 - 06	A Soldier's Play	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Taye Diggs	Nom
2005 - 06	A Soldier's Play	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Anthony Mackie	Nom
2005 - 06	Show People	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Debra Monk	Nom
2005 - 06	Swimming in the Shallows	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Scenic Design - David Korins	Nom
2005 - 06	The Little Dog Laughed	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Play - Julie White	Nom
2005 - 06	The Little Dog Laughed	GLAAD	Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off-Broadway	Won
2005 - 06	The Little Dog Laughed	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actress - Julie White	Nom
2005 - 06	The Little Dog Laughed	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Director - Scott Ellis	Nom
2005 - 06	The Little Dog Laughed	OBIE Award	Outstanding Performance - Julie White	Won
2005 - 06	The Little Dog Laughed	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Play - Julie White	Nom
2005 - 06	The Water's Edge	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Kate Burton	Nom
2005 - 06	The Water's Edge	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actress - Mamie Gummer	Nom
2006 - 07	Some Men	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Play	Nom
2006 - 07	Some Men	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Frederick Weller	Nom
2006 - 07	Some Men	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - David Greenspan	Nom
2006 - 07	Some Men	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actor - David Greenspan	Nom
2006 - 07	Some Men	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lighting Design - Kevin Adams	Nom
2006 - 07	Some Men	OBIE Award	Outstanding Performance - David Greenspan	Won
2006 - 07	Some Men	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - David Greenspan	Nom
2006 - 07	The Little Dog Laughed	Theatre World Award	Johnny Galecki	Won
2006 - 07	The Little Dog Laughed	Tony Award	Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play - Julie White	Won
2006 - 07	The Little Dog Laughed	Tony Award	Best Play	Nom
2006 - 07	The Scene	Drama League Award	Distinguished Production of a Play	Nom
2006 - 07	The Scene	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actress - Anna Camp	Nom
2006 - 07	The Scene	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actress - Patricia Heaton	Nom
2006 - 07	The Scene	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play	Nom
2007 - 08	Election Day	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actor - Lorenzo Pisoni	Nom
2007 - 08	Eurydice	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Set Design of a Play - Scott Bradley	Nom
2007 - 08	Eurydice	Drama League Award	Distinguished Production of a Play	Nom
2007 - 08	Eurydice	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Scenic Design - Scott Bradley	Nom
2007 - 08	Eurydice	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lighting Design - Russel H. Champa	Nom
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Alice Ripley	Nom
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Music - Tom Kitt	Nom
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Drama League Award	Distinguished Production of a Musical	Nom
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Brian d'Arcy James	Nom
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Musical	Nom
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actor - Aaron Tveit	Nom
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lighting Design - Kevin Adams	Nom
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding New Score	Won
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical	Nom
2007 - 08	Next to Normal	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Alice Ripley	Nom
2007 - 08	Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play - Bill Pullman	Nom
2007 - 08	Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Johanna Day	Nom
2007 - 08	Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry	Lucille Lortel Award	Distinguished Performance - Bill Pullman	Nom
2007 - 08	Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry	Lucille Lortel Award	Distinguished Performance - Dallas Roberts	Nom
2008 - 09	Animals out of Paper	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Play	Nom
2008 - 09	Animals out of Paper	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actor - Utkarsh Ambudkar	Nom
2008 - 09	Animals out of Paper	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Scenic Design - Beowulf Boritt	Nom
2008 - 09	Becky Shaw	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Play	Nom
2008 - 09	Becky Shaw	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Play	Nom
2008 - 09	Becky Shaw	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actress - Annie Parisse	Nom
2008 - 09	Becky Shaw	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play	Nom
2008 - 09	Becky Shaw	Outer Critics Circle Award	John Gassner Award for a New American Play - Gina Gionfriddo	Nom
2008 - 09	Becky Shaw	Pulitzer Prize Finalist	Drama	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Helen Hayes Award	Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production - Alice Ripley	Won
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Helen Hayes Award	Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production - Aaron Tveit	Won
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Helen Hayes Award	Outstanding Non-Resident Production	Won
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Helen Hayes Award	Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production - J. Robert Spencer	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Helen Hayes Award	Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production - Jennifer Damiano	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Orchestrations - Michael Starobin & Tom Kitt	Won
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Original Score Written for the Theatre - Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey	Won
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical - Alice Ripley	Won
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Musical	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Book of a Musical - Brian Yorkey	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical - J. Robert Spencer	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical - Jennifer Damiano	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Musical - Michael Greif	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Mark Wendland	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Kevin Adams	Nom
2008 - 09	Next to Normal	Tony Award	Best Sound Design of a Musical - Brian Ronan	Nom
2010	Next to Normal	Pulitzer Prize Winner	Drama - Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey	Won
2009 - 10	Everyday Rapture	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Musical	Nom
2009 - 10	Everyday Rapture	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Book of a Musical - Dick Scanlan & Sherie Rene Scott	Nom
2009 - 10	Everyday Rapture	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Orchestration - Tom Kitt	Nom
2009 - 10	Everyday Rapture	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical - Ashley Hanson, Kurt Eric Fischer, Brian Ronan	Nom
2009 - 10	Everyday Rapture	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Musical	Nom
2009 - 10	Everyday Rapture	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actress - Sherie Rene Scott	Nom
2009 - 10	Everyday Rapture	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical - Sherie Rene Scott	Nom
2009 - 10	Everyday Rapture	Tony Award	Best Book of a Musical - Dick Scanlan & Sherie Rene Scott	Nom
2009 - 10	Let Me Down Easy	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Solo Show	Nom
2010 - 11	All New People	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Anna Camp	Nom
2010 - 11	Bachelorette	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actress - Tracee Chimo	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Lead Actress - Sanaa Lathan	Won
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Lighting Design - Jeff Croiter	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Set Design - Neil Patel	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Costume Design - ESosa	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Sound Design - John Gromoda	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Director/Dramatic Production - Jo Bonney	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Playwright - Lynn Nottage	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Supporting Actor - Daniel Breaker	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Supporting Actress - Kimberly Hebert Gregory	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	AUDELCO Award	Dramatic Production of the Year	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Play - Lynn Nottage	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress - Sanaa Lathan	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Stephanie J. Block	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Kimberly Hebert Gregory	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Directory of a Play - Jo Bonney	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Costume Design - ESosa	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actress - Sanaa Lathan	Won
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Costume Design - ESosa	Won
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Director - Jo Bonney	Nom
2010 - 11	By the Way, Meet Vera Stark	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actress - Kimberly Hebert Gregory	Nom
2010	The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity	Pulitzer Prize Finalist	Drama - Kristoffer Diaz	Nom
2010 - 11	The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity	Drama League Award	Distinguished Production of a Play	Nom
2010 - 11	The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Desmin Borges	Nom
2010 - 11	The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Play	Won
2010 - 11	The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Sound Design - Mikhail Fiksel	Won
2010 - 11	The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actor - Desmin Borges	Nom
2010 - 11	The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lighting Design - Jesse Klug	Nom
2010 - 11	The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity	OBIE Award	Best New American Play	Won
2010 - 11	The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity	Theatre World Award	Outstanding Off-Broadway Debut Performance During 2010-11 theatrical season - Desimin Borges	Won
2010 - 11	Wings	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Sound Design of a Play - Bray Poor	Nom
2011 - 12	The Blue Flower	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Musical	Nom
2011 - 12	The Blue Flower	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Choreographer - Chase Brock	Nom
2011 - 12	How I Learned to Drive	Drama League Award	Distinguished Revival of a Play	Nom
2011 - 12	How I Learned to Drive	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance - Norbert Leo Butz	Nom
2015 - 16	Dear Evan Hansen	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Musical	Nom
2015 - 16	Dear Evan Hansen	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical - Ben Platt	Won
2015 - 16	Dear Evan Hansen	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Rachel Bay Jones	Won
2015 - 16	Dear Evan Hansen	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Projection Design - Peter Nigrini	Nom
2016–17	Dear Evan Hansen	Tony Award	Best Musical	Won
2016–17	Dear Evan Hansen	Tony Award	Best Book of a Musical - Steven Levenson	Won
2016–17	Dear Evan Hansen	Tony Award	Best Original Score - Pasek & Paul	Won
2016–17	Dear Evan Hansen	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical - Ben Platt	Won
2016–17	Dear Evan Hansen	Tony Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Mike Faist	Nom
2016–17	Dear Evan Hansen	Tony Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Rachel Bay Jones	Won
2016–17	Dear Evan Hansen	Tony Award	Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Japhy Weideman	Nom
2016–17	Dear Evan Hansen	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Musical - Michael Greif	Nom
2021–22	Take Me Out	Tony Award	Best Revival of a Play	Won
2021–22	Take Me Out	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Play, Jesse Tyler Ferguson	Won
2023–24	Appropriate	Tony Award	Best Revival of a Play	Won
2023–24	Appropriate	Tony Award	Best Leading Actress in a Play, Sarah Paulson	Won
2023–24	Appropriate	Tony Award	Best Lighting Design of a Play, Jane Cox	Won
2023–24	Appropriate	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Play, Lila Neugebauer	Nom
2023–24	Appropriate	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Play, Corey Stoll	Nom
2023–24	Appropriate	Tony Award	Best Costume Design of a Play, Dede Ayite	Nom
2023–24	Appropriate	Tony Award	Best Sound Design of a Play, Bray Poor and Will Pickens	Nom
2023–24	Appropriate	Tony Award	Best Scenic Design of a Play, dots	Nom
2023–24	Mother Play	Tony Award	Best Play, Paula Vogel	Nom
2023–24	Mother Play	Tony Award	Best Leading Actress in a Play, Jessica Lange	Nom
2023–24	Mother Play	Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Play, Celia Keenan-Bolger	Nom
2023–24	Mother Play	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Play, Jim Parsons	Nom

References

Notes

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External links

• Official website
• Lortel Archives
• Second Stage Theater at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• McGinn-Cazale Theater at the Internet Off-Broadway Database