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Warren Kelley resides in New York and has been a professional actor for more than 30 years.
He works in television, film, and has one of the busiest and most varied careers on the regional theatre circuit. Traversing between the classics, contemporary plays, and musical theatre, he is a veteran of over 200 productions to date.

Warren has appeared at Walnut Street Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Goodspeed Opera House, Riverside Theatre, Cape Playhouse, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Florida Studio Theatre, Fulton Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Co., and many more.

His extremely diverse credits include leading roles in works by Shakespeare, Moliere, Shaw, Feydeau, Wilde, and Coward, as well as A.R. Gurney, Mike Leigh, Neil Simon, Donald Margulies, Michael Frayne, Wendy Wasserstein, Steven Dietz, Jeffrey Hatcher, Terrance McNally and Moises Kaufman, to name just a few.

Warren has worked with such prestigious Off Broadway companies as The Mint, The York, and Abingdon Theatre Co. In new plays and musicals he has had the distinction of portraying a long list of artistic luminaries: George Bernard Shaw, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Elia Kazan, David O. Selznick, Jean Cocteau, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conen Doyle and Truman Capote.

His film and television work includes: The Loudest Voice with Russell Crowe, Birdman with Michael Keaton, Ten Thousand Saints with Ethan Hawke, The Other Guys with Will Ferrell, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards, Chappelle’s Show, and Law & Order: SVU.

Warren’s awards and nominations: BroadwayWorld Florida Award, New York Innovative Theatre Award, Cincinnati Acclaim Award, Florida’s Carbonell Award, Connecticut Critics Circle, and the Screen Actors Guild Award [Best Cast – Birdman].

Warren has a BA in Drama from University of the Pacific and an MFA in Acting from Temple University.

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Warren Kelley STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production at Theatre Row, 2017
Male 3: Anti-Christ

[Regional (US)]
World Premiere, 1997
Ensemble


Warren Kelley Awards and Nominations

IT Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role

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Fulton Theatre Presents KINKY BOOTS and SNOW WHITE


Fulton Theatre presents the regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots! This dazzling musical will lift audiences' spirits when it opens on Thursday, March 5, 2020, with preview performances on March 3rd and 4th. The Broadway smash hit has a book by Harvey Fierstein and a Grammy Award-winning score by pop sensation Cyndi Lauper has been HELD OVER for an additional week, now set to close on Saturday, April 4th.

Fulton Theatre's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Adds Performances


From the reigning queen of Mystery, comes the regional premiere of Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express, adapted by Ken Ludwig. Due to popular demand, four performances have been added to the production, including Sunday, February 9 at 7:30 pm, Tuesday, February 11 at 7:30 pm, Wednesday, February 12 at 7:30 pm and Thursday, February 13 at 7:30 pm. This thrilling ride on the Orient Express, with surprising twists, will keep audiences on the edge of their seats with an All-Star cast of Fulton Favorites.

Fulton Theatre Presents MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS


From the reigning queen of Mystery, comes the regional premiere of Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express, adapted by Ken Ludwig. The Fulton Theatre is proud to have secured the rights to this new adaptation, running January 16 through February 9, 2020, with previews January 14 & 15. This thrilling ride on the Orient Express, with surprising twists, will keep audiences on the edge of their seats with an All-Star cast of Fulton Favorites.

Photo Coverage: Project Shaw Presents THE PLAY'S THE THING


Gingold Theatrical Group continues the 14th Season of Project Shaw, Art as Activism: A Theatrical Survival Guide, a special series of evenings of plays that embrace human rights and free speech. All of GTG's programming, inspired by the works of George Bernard Shaw, are designed to provoke peaceful discussion and activism.

EVE OF BELTANE Will Premiere At Broadway Bound Festival


Izen and Koepfinger's 'Eve of Beltane' tells the oh so familiar tale of forbidden love and examines the very fabric of its nature. Beyond time, beyond space, we find that divine love can penetrate all boundaries - race, nation, and class. This timeless drama features the music and lyrics of Joe Izen with Henry Aronson as Musical Director. Cailin Heffernan will direct. Production Stage Management is by Byron C. Saunders.

Photo Coverage: Project Shaw Presents BACK TO METHUSELAH (PART TWO)


Gingold Theatrical Group presented Bernard Shaw's Back to Methuselah (Part 2) on November 19. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out the photos below!

Cady Huffman, Lauren Molina, and More Lead Project Shaw's BACK TO METHUSELAH (PART 2)


Gingold Theatrical Group announces the next presentation of the 13th Season of Project Shaw. The season will continue on November 19th with Bernard Shaw's Back to Methuselah (Part 2).

New Light Theater Project's Spotlight Series Presents THE PROPERTY By Ben Josephson


'The Property,' a new play by Ben Josephson, is the story of a woman, two men she has loved and one man she is tempted to love, and the teenage son she stifles with good intentions. Irene, once carefree and artistic but now a low-level corporate manager alarmed by the erosion of her family's financial security, imposes two measures to shore the family up.

New Light Theater Project's Spotlight Series Presents THE PROPERTY By Ben Josephson


'The Property,' a new play by Ben Josephson, is the story of a woman, two men she has loved and one man she is tempted to love, and the teenage son she stifles with good intentions. Irene, once carefree and artistic but now a low-level corporate manager alarmed by the erosion of her family's financial security, imposes two measures to shore the family up.

New Light Theater Project's Spotlight Series Presents THE PROPERTY By Ben Josephson


'The Property,' a new play by Ben Josephson, is the story of a woman, two men she has loved and one man she is tempted to love, and the teenage son she stifles with good intentions. Irene, once carefree and artistic but now a low-level corporate manager alarmed by the erosion of her family's financial security, imposes two measures to shore the family up.

New Light Theater Project's Spotlight Series Presents THE PROPERTY By Ben Josephson


'The Property,' a new play by Ben Josephson, is the story of a woman, two men she has loved and one man she is tempted to love, and the teenage son she stifles with good intentions. Irene, once carefree and artistic but now a low-level corporate manager alarmed by the erosion of her family's financial security, imposes two measures to shore the family up.

Photo Coverage: Backstage with the Cast of THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA; Lenny Wolpe, Lisa O'Hare, and More


Gingold Theatrical Group continues the 13th season of Project Shaw on with The Doctor's Dilemma, one of Shaw's most beloved plays. BroadwayWorld takes you backstage with the all-star cast featuring Lenny Wolpe, Lisa O'Hare, Reed Birney, and more. Check out the photos below!

Robert Kalfin Directs Premiere Of THE PROPERTY at Clurman Theatre


'The Property,' a new play by Ben Josephson, is the story of a woman, two men she has loved and one man she is tempted to love, and the teenage son she stifles with good intentions. Irene, once carefree and artistic but now a low-level corporate nager alarmed by the erosion of her family's financial security, imposes two measures to shore the family up.

Peter Bartlett, Reed Birney, Lisa O'Hare, Tony Roach, Don Stephenson, Lenny Wolpe And More Will Star In Project Shaw's THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA


Gingold Theatrical Group (David Staller, Artistic Director) is proud to announce the next presentation of the 13th Season of Project Shaw, a special series of evenings offering some of Shaw's greatest works and those of his contemporaries, presented monthly at Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre (2537 Broadway at 95th Street). 

BWW Review: SECOND CHANCE at Seven Angels Theatre


A new show called Second Chance comes to Waterbury, with a great cast who convey numerous emotions in this comedy with dramatic elements.

Photo Coverage: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Riverside Theatre


Riverside Theatre presents Rupert Holmes' 1985 musical THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, which opened January 16th and runs through February 4th!

VIDEO: Meet the Cast of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Riverside Theatre


Meet the cast of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, running January 16th through February 4th at Riverside Theatre!

Casting Announced for Florida Riverside Theatre's Immersive THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD


Florida's Riverside Theatre has announced casting for its upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Riverside Theatre Presents THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD


Riverside Theatre, led by Producing Artistic Director/CEO Allen D. Cornell and Managing Director/COO Jon R. Moses, present the hilarious and interactive musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, performing on the Waxlax Stage from January 16 February 4, 2018. The Mystery of Edwin Drood is sponsored by Dick & Rosemary Haverland, Dick & Stephanie Solar, Gail Williams and Riverside Theatre's Patron Producers Group.

Photo Coverage: Project Shaw Presents Oscar Wilde's A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE


Gingold Theatrical Group concluded its 12th Season of PROJECT SHAW when it presented its 127th concert presentation, a rare staging of Oscar Wilde's spectacularly witty comedy, A Woman of No Importance. BroadwayWorld attended the event and you can check out photo coverage here!

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What awards has Warren Kelley been nominated for?

Warren Kelley has been nominated for the Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role award at the IT Awards for the show Strings.

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