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Lynn Nottage is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and a screenwriter. Her plays have been produced widely in the United States and throughout the world.

Plays include Sweat (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Obie Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Evening Standard Award; Tony, Drama Desk award nominations); Ruined (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, New York Drama Critics Circle, DD, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel, Obie, and Audelco awards for Best Play); Floyd’s (Guthrie); Mlima’s Tale (The Public); By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award, DD nom); Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine (Obie Award; DD, Lortel award noms); Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Las Meninas; Mud, River, Stone; Por’knockers; and POOF!; as well as the book for the musical adaption of The Secret Life of Bees (Atlantic).

TV: She’s Gotta Have It (writer/producer). PEN/Laura Pels Master Dramatist Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship, a Guggenheim Grant, Lucille Lortel Fellowship, Visiting Research Fellowship at Princeton. Associate professor at Columbia. Member of the Dramatists Guild.

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[West End, 2024]
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[Broadway, 2023] Cancelled
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[Broadway, 2022]
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[Broadway, 2021] [Replacement]
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Lynn Nottage Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Book of a Musical

Lynn Nottage, MJ the Musical

Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Lynn Nottage, The Secret Life of Bees

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Play

Lynn Nottage, Sweat

Evening Standard Awards - 2014 - Best Play

Lynn NottageIntimate Apparel

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Play

Lynn Nottage, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

Obie Awards - 2005 - Playwriting

Lynn Nottage, Fabulation

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Straz Center To Welcome SOME LIKE IT HOT, SHUCKED, and More For 2024-25 Broadway Season

The Straz Center has announced its exciting lineup of shows for its 2024-25 Broadway Season.

Soho Theatre Presents BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS

Get the latest updates on the world premiere of BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS at Soho Theatre, featuring a cast and creative team of stage and screen stars.

& JULIET, SOME LIKE IT HOT, and More Set For the 2024-25 Broadway Series in Philadelphia

 Ensemble Arts Philly has announced the 2024-2025 Broadway series with a lineup of productions, including Broadway’s newest blockbusters, Philly’s favorite revivals, exclusive touring shows, and lively dance performances. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

OKC Broadway 24/25 Season to Include MOULIN ROUGE, MJ, and More

OKC Broadway has announced their 2024 – 2025 Season. Learn more about the lineup here!

Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at Gammage Auditorium

What did our critic think of MJ THE MUSICAL at Gammage Auditorium?

Tickets For MJ in Cleveland Go On Sale Today

Individual tickets for the smash-hit musical, MJ, at Playhouse Square, will go on sale starting Friday, March 15 at 10:00 a.m. 

West Coast Premiere of 'A' TRAIN Comes to Rubicon Theatre

Rubicon Theatre will continue the company’s 25th Anniversary Season with the West Coast Premiere run of “A” TRAIN, an award-winning play-with-music about a mother’s journey on the autism train.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, NOISES OFF & More Set for Palo Alto Players 2024-25 Season

Palo Alto Players has revealed its 94th season titled SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIONS THEATRE! See full programing and learn how to purchase tickets.

Maggie Siff, Julie Halston & More to Star in BREAKING THE STORY at Second Stage

Second Stage Theater has revealed the complete cast for the world premiere production of a new play by Alexis Scheer, BREAKING THE STORY. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

& JULIET, BACK TO THE FUTURE & More Set For Providence Performing Arts Center's 2024/2025 Broadway Season

The 2024/2025 Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) Broadway touring season has been announced! Shows coming to Rhode Island include & Juliet, Hamilton, Back to the Future and more.

MOULIN ROUGE!, SIX, SHREK & More Set For Broadway San Jose 2024/2025 Season

Broadway San Jose has announced the six productions that will make up the company's 2024/25 season. The season kicks off with the hilarious murder mystery comedy, CLUE (October 29–November 3, 2024), followed by the reimagined production of SHREK THE MUSICAL (December 17–22, 2024).

Paige Evans to Step Down as Signature Theatre Artistic Director

Signature Theatre Artistic Director Paige Evans will step down in June, having led the company since 2016. Learn more about the transition.

HAMILTON, BACK TO THE FUTURE, and More Set for the 2024-25 Broadway Season at the Tanger Center

The Tanger Center has announcd its 2024-25 Broadway season. The season will kick off in September with Mamma Mia! and continues through June 2025.

MAMMA MIA!, SOME LIKE IT HOT, and More Set For Fox Cities P.A.C. 2024-25 Season

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has unveiled the 2024-25 Season. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

Aisha Jackson, LaChanze & More to Take Part in 2024 TCG Gala: OUR STORIES

Theatre Communications Group has revealed the performers for the 2024 TCG Gala: Our Stories, which will be held on Monday, March 11, 2024, at The Edison Ballroom. See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets.

Video: MJ THE MUSICAL Celebrates Its First Night On the West End!

Go inside the first night of performances of the UK premiere production of MJ The Musical, which began performances at the Prince Edward Theatre this week! See Tony Award-winning star Myles Frost and the cast of MJ take their first London bows in a new video!

DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS World Premiere & More Set for Palm Beach Dramaworks 25th Season

Palm Beach Dramaworks will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2024-25 with a  roster of plays that epitomize its commitment to “Theatre to Think About.” Learn about full programming and see how to purchase tickets.

FUNNY GIRL, HAMILTON, and More Set For Broadway in Austin 2024-25 Season

Broadway in Austin has announced its upcoming 2024-25 season. The season kicks off with MJ the Musical on October 8, and continues with a total of 7 shows, running through May 2025.

SHUCKED, LIFE OF PI, and More Set For Wharton Center's 2024-25 Broadway Season

The Wharton Center has announced the lineup for its 2024-25 Broadway season. The season kicks off this October with Les Miserables, running October 8-13, followed by Shucked, MJ, Life of Pi, and Chicago. Add-on shows include Hamilton and The Book of Mormon.

FUNNY GIRL, HADESTOWN, and More Set For Omaha Performing Arts' 2024-25 Season

The 2024-25 Broadway season has been announced for Omaha Performing Arts, kicking off this November with Funny Girl. Learn more about the season here!

Lynn Nottage FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Lynn Nottage has written 12 shows including MJ (Bookwriter), Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Playwright), Por'Knockers (Playwright), Mud, River, Stone (Playwright), Intimate Apparel (Playwright), Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine (Playwright), The Antigone Project (Playwright), Ruined (Lyricist), By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Playwright), In Your Arms (Story), Sweat (Playwright), Intimate Apparel (Libretto).

Lynn Nottage has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career. Some of her notable nominations include Outstanding Book of a Musical for "Intimate Apparel" at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Book of a Musical for "MJ the Musical" at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Play for "Sweat" at the Drama Desk Awards, and Playwrighting for "Sweat" at the Obie Awards. She has also been recognized with awards such as The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Sweat," Best Play at the Tony Awards for "Sweat," and The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Ruined." Additionally, she received accolades like Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Ruined" and "Intimate Apparel," and the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Intimate Apparel." Lynn Nottage was also honored as a Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee at The Lortels.

Lynn Nottage has won several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Secret Life of Bees," Playwrighting at the Obie Awards for "Sweat," Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee at The Lortels for Lynn Nottage, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Sweat," Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Ruined," Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Ruined," The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Ruined," Playwriting at the Obie Awards for "Fabulation," Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Intimate Apparel," and the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Intimate Apparel."

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