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Mr. Lonergan's plays include This is Our Youth (Drama Desk Award nomination, Tony Award nomination); Lobby Hero (Drama Desk nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, Olivier Award nomination); The Starry Messenger; Medieval Play; and Hold On to Me Darling. His first film as writer-director, You Can Count On Me, earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations; it also won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, New York Film Critics Circle Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and Independent Spirit Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay. His second film, Margaret, won the European Film Critics' FIPRESCI Award at the Vienna Film Festival and the Traverse City Film Festival Founders Prize. Most recently, Lonergan received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Manchester by the Sea, which he also directed, as well as numerous other awards, including the 2017 BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. Other screenplay credits include Analyze This (co-writers Harold Ramis and Peter Tolan) and Gangs of New York (2002 Writers Guild of America and Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay; co-writers Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian). His four-part television adaptation of E.M. Forster's "Howards End" aired on the BBC in 2017 and is currently airing on Starz in the U.S.

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STAGE CREDITS

Children And Art
[Broadway]
Stephen Sondheim Tribute Benefit, 2005
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Productions

Medieval PlayMedieval Play
 
[Off-Broadway, 2012]
Director

Writing

Lobby Hero
Playwright
This is Our Youth
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Lobby Hero
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Medieval Play
Playwright

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Revival of a Play

Kenneth Lonergan, The Waverly Gallery

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

Kenneth Lonergan, Hold On to Me Darling

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Kenneth Lonergan, This is Our Youth

Olivier Awards - 2003 - Best New Comedy

Kenneth LonerganLobby Hero


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Drama Desk Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Play

Kenneth Lonergan, Lobby Hero

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2001 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

Kenneth Lonergan, Lobby Hero

The Pulitzer Prize - 2001 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Kenneth Lonergan, The Waverly Gallery

The Pulitzer Prize - 2001 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Kenneth Lonergan, The Waverly Gallery

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2000 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

Kenneth Lonergan, The Waverly Gallery

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THE WAVERLY GALLERY Returns to Cheney Hall This June Photo
THE WAVERLY GALLERY Returns to Cheney Hall This June
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2026

The Waverly Gallery, by Kenneth Lonergan, is a Pulitzer Prize finalist that explores family, memory, and caregiving. Centered on a Greenwich Village art gallery, the play follows a family navigating the effects of dementia with humor and compassion.
How Often Do Shows Go From Off-Broadway to Broadway in Two Separate Productions? Photo
How Often Do Shows Go From Off-Broadway to Broadway in Two Separate Productions?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Dec 28, 2025

This season, three plays are receiving Broadway debuts which already made significant noise off-Broadway in their original productions, years ago. Becky Shaw, Bug, and Marjorie Prime will all be opening on Broadway in early 2026 in brand new productions. The first and last are spending time on Broadway at the Hayes under the auspices of Second Stage while Bug is being presented by Manhattan Theatre Club at their home, the Friedman. 
Review: THE WAVERLY GALLERY at Backyard Renaissance Photo
Review: THE WAVERLY GALLERY at Backyard Renaissance
by ErinMarie Reiter - Dec 4, 2025

Backyard Renaissance delivers an exquisite reminder: we do not choose when the people we adore begin to fade, but we do get to decide how fiercely we hold them while they do.
Photos: Danny Burstein, Gray Coleman and Donna McKechnie Honored at Gingold Gala Photo
Photos: Danny Burstein, Gray Coleman and Donna McKechnie Honored at Gingold Gala
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Dec 2, 2025

xGingold Theatrical Group celebrated their 20th Anniversary with a Gala, honoring Tony Award winner Danny Burstein, Gray Coleman, and Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie with the Golden Shamrock Award. See photos!
2025 Living Landmarks are Broadway and Arts Superstars! Photo
2025 Living Landmarks are Broadway and Arts Superstars!
by James Blinken - Nov 9, 2025

On November 5, 2025, The New York Landmarks Conservancy recognized New Yorkers who have made outstanding contributions to the City and honored them as Living Landmarks at its recent gala.
Danny Burstein, Gray Coleman, and Donna McKechnie to be Honored at Gingold Theatrical Photo
Danny Burstein, Gray Coleman, and Donna McKechnie to be Honored at Gingold Theatrical Group Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2025

Gingold Theatrical Group will host a one-night-only gala fundraiser, which will honor Tony Award winner Danny Burstein, Gray Coleman, and Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie with the Golden Shamrock Award. 
Photos: Matt Damon Joins Alec Baldwin in HOLD ON TO ME DARLING Reading Photo
Photos: Matt Damon Joins Alec Baldwin in HOLD ON TO ME DARLING Reading
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 30, 2025

Matt Damon and Alec Baldwin shine in the staged reading of HOLD ON TO ME DARLING. Read about highlights and photos from this special theatrical event!
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND and More Set for Little Theatre Of Manchester 2026 Season Photo
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND and More Set for Little Theatre Of Manchester 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2025

Little Theatre of Manchester has revealed the complete lineup for its 2026 Season, five productions centering around the theme of 'The Search for Truth.' Learn more!
Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin Join HOLD ON TO ME DARLING Reading Photo
Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin Join HOLD ON TO ME DARLING Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2025

Matt Damon and Alec Baldwin star in a staged reading of Hold on to me Darling. Join us on October 27 for this unique theater event!
The 92nd Street Y, New York to Present Gabriel Kahane & Friends: ONLY LIGHT CAN DO TH Photo
The 92nd Street Y, New York to Present Gabriel Kahane & Friends: ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2025

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) will present Gabriel Kahane & Friends: only light can do that, a 92NY commission, in October. Learn more and see how to attend!
Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane to Be Honored at 2025 Living Landmarks Celebration Photo
Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane to Be Honored at 2025 Living Landmarks Celebration
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2025

Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane will be honored by the New York Landmarks Conservancy at the 2025 Living Landmarks Celebration on November 5 at The Plaza.
Vineyard Theatre Artistic Director Douglas Aibel to Step Down Photo
Vineyard Theatre Artistic Director Douglas Aibel to Step Down
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 3, 2025

Douglas Aibel will step down as Artistic Director of Vineyard Theatre, a position he has held since 1985, and in partnership with Sarah Stern since 2011. Learn more!
Robert Downey Jr., Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and More Join ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN Photo
Robert Downey Jr., Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and More Join ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN Reading
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 18, 2025

The Center at West Park will present a special one-night-only reading of William Goldman’s Academy Award-winning screenplay All the President’s Men on Monday, August 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY.
LOBBY HERO Comes to Long Beach Playhouse Photo
LOBBY HERO Comes to Long Beach Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jul 9, 2025

In Lobby Hero, we meet Jeff, the luckless midnight-shift security guard in a Manhattan high-rise apartment building and his supervisor William. Jeff was kicked out of the Navy and is deeply in debt to loan sharks.
Director Mark Brokaw Dies of Cancer Photo
Director Mark Brokaw Dies of Cancer
by Team BWW - Jun 29, 2025

Acclaimed director Mark Brokaw, whose visionary work spanned Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters across the United States and abroad, has passed away after a battle with cancer. 
Yeva Sevriukova To Star In LARA'S JOURNEY In A Benefit Reading For The Center at West Photo
Yeva Sevriukova To Star In LARA'S JOURNEY In A Benefit Reading For The Center at West Park
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2025

Joanna Pickering's new one-woman play, Lara's Journey, completes casting and announces Ukrainian actress Yeva Sevriukova. Sevriukova, who stars in the title role, is a seasoned stage and TV actress in Kyiv, Ukraine. She came to the USA when her career was halted due to the Ukraine war.
Joanna Pickering's LARA'S JOURNEY to Have Benefit Reading at The Center for West Park Photo
Joanna Pickering's LARA'S JOURNEY to Have Benefit Reading at The Center for West Park
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2025

Joanna Pickering's one-act play, Lara's Journey, will be performed in a benefit staged reading on World Refugee Day. The reading will be held at the Center for West Park, June 20th at 8 p.m.
Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach Will Make Broadway Debuts in DOG DAY AFTERNOON Photo
Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach Will Make Broadway Debuts in DOG DAY AFTERNOON
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 4, 2025

DOG DAY AFTERNOON, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, based on the legendary true crime story, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2026. We have all of the details here!
2025 Lucille Lortel Awards- Full Winners List Photo
2025 Lucille Lortel Awards- Full Winners List
by Nicole Rosky - May 4, 2025

The 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were presented on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at NYU Skirball. Check out updates from the ceremony here!
Photos: Jake Gyllenhaal Gets a Sardi's Portrait Photo
Photos: Jake Gyllenhaal Gets a Sardi's Portrait
by Bruce Glikas - Apr 30, 2025

Stage and screen star Jake Gyllenhaal had reason to celebrate yesterday. The star of Othello was joined by some of his past and present cast mates as he received his very own portrait at Sardi's. Check out photos from inside the special day below.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kenneth Lonergan been in?

Kenneth Lonergan has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Kenneth Lonergan been in?

Kenneth Lonergan has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Kenneth Lonergan been nominated for?

Best Revival of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Waverly Gallery, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hold On to Me Darling, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for This is Our Youth, Best New Comedy (Olivier Awards) for Lobby Hero, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Lobby Hero, John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lobby Hero, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Waverly Gallery, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Waverly Gallery and John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Waverly Gallery.

What awards has Kenneth Lonergan won?

Kenneth Lonergan has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play for Lobby Hero.

How many shows has Kenneth Lonergan written?

Kenneth Lonergan has written 7 shows including Young Playwrights Festival (1982) (Playwright), This is Our Youth (Playwright), The Waverly Gallery (Playwright), Lobby Hero (Playwright), The Starry Messenger (Playwright), Medieval Play (Playwright), Hold On to Me Darling (Playwright).

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