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Hank Stratton is an actor, director, and educator. Stratton has performed on Broadway, in films and TV, and uses his myriad experience to educate the next generation of actors and performing professionals.

Stratton serves as the director of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and executive director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre.

Prior to UNL, Stratton was head of acting/musical theatre at the University of Arizona and the artistic director of the Arizona Repertory Theatre. Stratton started teaching at the University of Arizona in 2016. He became head of acting/musical theatre and artistic director for the Arizona Repertory Theatre in 2019.

He has served as a guest artist for leading educational institutions around the country, including masterclasses at UCLA, the University of Michigan and San Diego State University. Stratton is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

He is a co-founding instructor for Five Days of Broadway, a performing arts summer intensive in partnership with the prestigious Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts. He also sits on the Board of Directors for The Professional Arts Education Center, a not-for-profit whose mission is to provide merit- and need-based scholarships in the performing arts. He is also a founding Board member for The Foundation for a National AIDS Monument.

He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors’ Equity Association, American Guild of Musical Artists, SAG-AFTRA, Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

Stratton starred in the Broadway revival and television film adaptation of “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” opposite Nathan Lane. He appeared in the CBS drama “The Unit,” in addition to recurring roles on “Heroes” and “American Dreams.” His television work includes films for NBC, CBS, Hallmark and HBO, along with numerous guest appearances including “The Closer,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “ER” and “Frasier.”

He played Berowne in “Love’s Labour’s Lost” for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Complete Works Festival. Additionally, he starred in the national tours of the Tony Award-winning production of “Copenhagen,” the Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall collaboration of “Cabaret,” the off-Broadway hit “Jeffrey” and played the role of Henry Higgins in “My Fair Lady, Pulitzer in “Newsies” and King Marchand in “Victor/Victoria” for Moonlight Stage Productions.

His directing work for the Arizona Repertory Theatre includes “Polaroid Stories,” “High Fidelity,” “Spring Awakening” (Arizona Daily Star MAC Award), “The Cripple of Inishman,” “Doubt” (Arizona Daily Star MAC Award), and “A Streetcar Named Desire,” among others. He directed “the Laramie Project” for the University of Michigan and produced a concert benefit for the Matthew Shepard “Erase Hate” Foundation.

He was recently awarded the Gerald J. Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence at the University of Arizona.

Hank Stratton STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2000
Bert Jefferson

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1994
Ben

Ensemble

[US Tour]
National Tour, 1999
Clifford Bradshaw [Replacement]

[New York]
Reading, 1997
Performer


Hank Stratton News


Arizona's Hank Stratton Named Carson School Director


Hank Stratton, head of acting/musical theatre at the University of Arizona and the artistic director of the Arizona Repertory Theatre, has been named the director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and executive director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre. He begins his appointment Aug. 1.

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards; TheaterWorks Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards; at Mesa Encore Theatre Leads Best Ensemble Performance!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television to Present POLAROID STORIES


The School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV) will present Polaroid Stories in the Tornabene Theatre at the University of Arizona Oct. 27 - Nov. 6. 

University Of Arizona School Of Theatre, Film & Television Announces 2022/23 Theatre Season


A mythologically inspired play, two award-winning musicals, a world-premiere production of visual theatre, and the ultimate love story all feature in the 2022/23 theatre season presented by the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV).

BWW Review: HIGH FIDELITY: A Mixtape of Middling Music and Stellar Cast at Arizona Repertory Theatre


The central allure of every iteration is Hornsby's self-absorbed protagonist, Rob Gordon, a 30-something owner of a vinyl record store who suffers from a deficiency of emotional refinement. The first-person narrative gives us a torrent of insights into Rob's pedestrian existence and relationship complications induced by his lack of accountability. Hornsby endows Rob with self-deprecating wit and a listless regard for social norms that we end up liking the guy anyway.

Arizona Repertory Theatre Returns With Livestream Performance Of A SIMPLE HERSTORY


The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television will present Jonathan A. Goldberg's new play A Simple Herstory as part of a limited Arizona Repertory Theatre season.

Registration Closing Soon For Five Days Of Broadway At Segerstrom Center


Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced that enrollment is open for its acclaimed Five Days of Broadway musical theater camp.

Segerstrom Center's Five Days Of Broadway Camp Goes Virtual


Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced open enrollment has begun for its acclaimed Five Days of Broadway musical theater camp.

Arizona Theatre Company Adds To Online Programming


Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) has lined up a series of online lessons, conversations and chats this week and next, many tying into the live reading of The White Chipby the Off-Broadway cast of Artistic Director Sean Daniels' journey to sobriety, in a benefit for ATC and The Voices Project, a grassroots recovery advocacy organization.

VICTOR/VICTORIA Closes Moonlight Stage Productions' Summer Season


Moonlight Stage Productions concludes its 39th summer season with the San Diego Regional Premiere of a?oeVictor/Victoria,a?? September 11 - 27, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, priced $17 - $57, are on sale now online at moonlightstage.com or by phone by calling VisTix at (760) 724-2110.

BWW Review: Seize the day and see NEWSIES at moonlight before it's gone


Extra! Extra read all about it! NEWSIES, playing at the Moonlight Amphitheatre through Sunday August 5th is a high energy, song and dance filled evening that has the audience leaving while humming a tune and doing a dance to their vehicles.

Moonlight Stage Presents Disney's NEWSIES Starring Dillon Klena and More


On the very day that the newsboy strike began on July 18, 1899, Moonlight Stage Productions will open its second show of its summer season, DISNEY'S NEWSIES. The San Diego Regional Premiere production will run July 18 - August  4 at the Moonlight Amphitheatre.

Winners of the 2018 MAC Awards Announced!


It's been a big year for theatre in Tuscon and tuscon.com has announced its list of this year's Mac Award nominees and winners. Check out the full list below!

Enrollment Now Open for Segerstrom Center's Six Days of Broadway Summer Program


Segerstrom Center for the Arts is preparing for its annual Six Days of Broadway summer musical theater camp for middle and senior high school students. Students participating in these week-long intensives are introduced to musical theater technique and repertoire taught by some of the industry's leading professional artists and instructors.

Photo Coverage: Nathan Lane & the Cast of THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER Reunite for Roundabout Benefit Reading


Just last night, Roundabout Theatre Company presented the 50th Anniversary Season Benefit Reading of THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, starring Nathan Lane. Joining him were Austin Durant ('Expressman, Technician, Police Officer'), Peter Kim ('Sandy'), Mark Linn-Baker ('Dr. Bradley'), Ned Noyes('Michaelson/Westcott/Expressman'), Harrison Unger ('Stage Directions'), Richard Poe ('Mr. Stanley'), Lee Wilkof ('Banjo') and Mary Louise Wilson ('Harriet Stanley'). BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos below!

Roundabout's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER Benefit Reading, Starring Nathan Lane & Jean Smart, Set for Tonight


Roundabout Theatre Company presents the 50th Anniversary Season Benefit Reading of THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, starring Nathan Lane. Joining the celebrated cast are Austin Durant ('Expressman, Technician, Police Officer'), Peter Kim ('Sandy'), Mark Linn-Baker ('Dr. Bradley'), Ned Noyes ('Michaelson/Westcott/Expressman'), Harrison Unger ('Stage Directions'), Richard Poe ('Mr. Stanley'), Lee Wilkof ('Banjo') and Mary Louise Wilson ('Harriet Stanley'). Roundabout's Associate Artistic Director Scott Ellis directs this one-night only reading tonight, December 7, 2015 at 7 PM at Studio 54.

Full Cast Announced for Roundabout's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER Benefit Reading, Starring Nathan Lane & Jean Smart


Roundabout Theatre Company has confirmed complete casting for the 50th Anniversary Season Benefit Reading of THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart starring Nathan Lane. Joining the celebrated cast are Austin Durant ('Expressman, Technician, Police Officer'), Peter Kim ('Sandy'), Mark Linn-Baker ('Dr. Bradley'), Ned Noyes ('Michaelson/Westcott/Expressman'), Harrison Unger ('Stage Directions'), Richard Poe ('Mr. Stanley'), Lee Wilkof ('Banjo') and Mary Louise Wilson ('Harriet Stanley'). Roundabout's Associate Artistic Director Scott Ellis will direct this one-night only reading.

Nathan Lane Will Lead Roundabout's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER Benefit Reading


Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) just announced a 50th Anniversary Season Benefit Reading of The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart starring Nathan Lane. Roundabout's Associate Artistic Director Scott Ellis will direct this one-night only reading.

Enrollment for Segerstrom Center's Broadway Summer Program Now Open


Students eager to make their way to Broadway will hone their acting, singing and dancing skills during Segerstrom Center's yearly musical theater camp Six Days of Broadway from June 22 through July 4, 2015.

Hank Stratton FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Hank Stratton been in?

Hank Stratton has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Hank Stratton been in?

Hank Stratton has not appeared in the West End.

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