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BIO

LCT: Flying Over Sunset, Verité (LCT3). Broadway: Sylvia, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sideman, Cabaret, My Fair Lady (also National Tour). First National Tour: Angels in America. Off-Broadway: 1776, Music in the Air (City Center Encores!); The Mystery of Irma Vep; Stuff Happens, Kit Marlowe (The Public); Five by Tenn (MTC); Boys and Girls, The Water Children (Playwrights Horizons); Home of the Brave (Jewish Rep). London: The Lady from Dubuque(Theatre Royal Haymarket). Regional includes Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Hartford Stage, Alley Theatre, McCarter, Long Wharf and Kennedy Center. Film: 1985 (short), Manchester by the Sea, Slippery Slope, Sleepy Hollow, The Astronauts Wife. TV includes “New Amsterdam,” “Deception,” “Mindhunter,” “Mr. Robot,” “Limitless,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Good Wife,” “Gossip Girl,” “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: SVU.”

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STAGE CREDITS

Flying Over Sunset Flying Over Sunset
[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theatre's Original Broadway Production, 2021
Gerald Heard
Lolita, My Love Lolita, My Love
[Off-Broadway]
York Theatre Company Musicals in Mufti Revival, 2019
Humbert Humbert
1776 1776
[Off-Broadway]
City Center Encores Concert Production, 2016
Performer
Sylvia Sylvia
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2015
Tom/Phyllis/Leslie
Verite Verite
[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere LCT Production, 2015
Sven Kandetty
The Mystery of Irma Vep The Mystery of Irma Vep
[Off-Broadway]
30th Anniversary Off-Broadway Revival, 2014
Performer
Stuff Happens
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Angry Journalist/Dominique De Villepin
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 2005
Boris
Five By Tenn
[Off-Broadway]
2004
Dennis Merriwether/Jerry Johnson
Boys and Girls
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Reed
Kit Marlowe
[Off-Broadway]
2000
Performer
Marty
[New York]
Reading, 2000
Leo
Kean
[Off-Broadway]
Musicals in Mufti Concert, 2000
Prince of Wales
Side Man
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1998
Clifford
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
Cabaret Cabaret
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1998
Master of Ceremonies [Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
Side Man
[Off-Broadway]
1998
Performer
My Fair Lady
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1993
Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Robert Sella, Sylvia

Drama League Awards - 2014 - Distinguished Performance Award

Robert Sella, The Mystery of Irma Vep

The Lortels - 2007 - Outstanding Featured Actor

Robert Sella, Stuff Happens


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1998 - Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Robert SellaMourning Becomes Electra

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Photos: Inside Second Stage's Gala, Honoring Melissa & Gregory Fleming and James Lap Photo
Photos: Inside Second Stage's Gala, Honoring Melissa & Gregory Fleming and James Lapine
by Jennifer Broski - Nov 11, 2025

Second Stage Theater celebrated its Fall Gala, honoring lifelong supporters of the arts, Melissa and Gregory Fleming, and director and playwright James Lapine. The gala featured a one-night-only evening of entertainment directed by Susan Stroman, with music direction by Andrew Resnick, and hosted by Andrew Rannells. Check out photos here!
Stephanie J. Block, Christian Borle and More to Perform at Second Stage Theater's Fal Photo
Stephanie J. Block, Christian Borle and More to Perform at Second Stage Theater's Fall Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2025

Second Stage Theater’s Fall Gala will honor lifelong supporters of the arts, Melissa and Gregory Fleming, and director and playwright James Lapine. Learn more about the gala here!
Review: THE INHERITANCE at Round House Theatre Photo
Review: THE INHERITANCE at Round House Theatre
by David Friscic - Sep 25, 2025

The Inheritance (as in the title of the same award-winning epic play now being presented in a moving and masterly production at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre) is the legacy that must be respected, remembered and passed on from generation to generation so that a record of the tortuous winding road of LGBTQ history can never be forgotten or erased.
Interview: Theatre Life with Robert Sella Photo
Interview: Theatre Life with Robert Sella
by Elliot Lanes - Aug 20, 2025

Today's subject Robert Sella is currently living his theatre life onstage at Round House Theatre as he prepares to begin performances of Matthew López's epic play The Inheritance. The show is performed in two parts and will begin performances on August 27th running through October 19th.
Cast Set for THE INHERITANCE By Matthew Lopez at Round House Theatre Photo
Cast Set for THE INHERITANCE By Matthew Lopez at Round House Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2025

Round House Theatre will open its 2025–2026 Season with the regional premiere of The Inheritance, Parts One and Two, a groundbreaking work by Tony Award-winning playwright Matthew López. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
EXIT THE KING to be Presented by Basement Theatrics for One Night Only Photo
EXIT THE KING to be Presented by Basement Theatrics for One Night Only
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025

Basement Theatrics will present its staged reading of Eugène Ionesco's classic Exit The King at the Helen Gallagher Studio Theatre at HB Studio. Learn more here!
Monday Night Play Reading Series to Present KING OF THE HOLLYWOOD FIXERS Photo
Monday Night Play Reading Series to Present KING OF THE HOLLYWOOD FIXERS
by Emmy Rice - Apr 13, 2025

American Theater Group, in partnership with Union County Performing Arts Center, will continue the Free Play Reading Series on Monay, April 14, at 7:00 pm.
Briga Heelan, Robert Sella and More to Star in KING OF THE HOLLYWOOD FIXERS Reading Photo
Briga Heelan, Robert Sella and More to Star in KING OF THE HOLLYWOOD FIXERS Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 26, 2025

American Theater Group will present the premiere reading of King of the Hollywood Fixers by Douglas J. Cohen as part of its free Monday Night Play Reading Series. Learn how to attend.
KING OF THE HOLLYWOOD FIXERS Reading Set For Next Month Photo
KING OF THE HOLLYWOOD FIXERS Reading Set For Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2025

A free reading of King of the Hollywood Fixers is coming to Hamilton Stage next month. Union County Performing Arts Center’s Free Play Reading Series will resume with the reading of this play by Douglas J. Cohen.
Peter Sarsgaard To Lead Martin Crimp's Version Of Molière's THE MISANTHROPE Photo
Peter Sarsgaard To Lead Martin Crimp's Version Of Molière's THE MISANTHROPE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2025

Red Bull Theater has announced the cast for the next offering of Revelation Readings season: The Misanthrope by Molière, a version by Martin Crimp, directed by Marc Vietor.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Seattle Rep Layoffs, Pittsburg Fire, and Tony Awards Highlig Photo
Industry Pro Newsletter: Seattle Rep Layoffs, Pittsburg Fire, and Tony Awards Highlights
by Alex Freeman - Jun 17, 2024

This week, we are connecting the excitement of award season with the realities facing theaters. We'll catch you up on the Tony Awards' memorable moments, including a complete winners list and behind-the-scenes photos. Exclusive essays from producers Jeffrey Richards and Rachel Sussman offer personal insights into their Tony-nominated productions.
Exclusive: On the History and Hope of PURLIE VICTORIOUS Photo
Exclusive: On the History and Hope of PURLIE VICTORIOUS
by Team BWW - Jun 11, 2024

In this edition, we hear from producer Jeffrey Richards​​​​​​​, who contributed the below essay about his six-time Tony-nominated Best Revival of a Play, Purlie Victorious.
Jeanna de Waal, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and More Will Lead ANYTHING GOES at the Muny Photo
Jeanna de Waal, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and More Will Lead ANYTHING GOES at the Muny
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2024

Jeanna de Waal, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Kevin Chamberlin, George Abud, Kimberly Immanuel, Adrianna Hicks, Ann Harada, Lara Teeter, Eric Jordan Young, Danny Gardner, Spencer Jones and Joe Capstick will star in the Muny production of Anything Goes.
Interview: MARY TESTA of TENDERNESS AND GRATITUDE at Westport Country Playhouse Photo
Interview: MARY TESTA of TENDERNESS AND GRATITUDE at Westport Country Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Apr 12, 2024

The legendary Mary Testa is coming to the Westport Country Playhouse on April 15 for one night only.
Westport Country Playhouse To Present Script in Hand Play Reading of TENDERNESS AND G Photo
Westport Country Playhouse To Present Script in Hand Play Reading of TENDERNESS AND GRATITUDE NUMBER FOUR
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2024

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand play reading of “Tenderness and Gratitude Number Four,” a new comedy written and directed by Enid Graham, on Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m.
Megan Sikora to Star as Ethel Merman in MERMAN Developmental Reading Photo
Megan Sikora to Star as Ethel Merman in MERMAN Developmental Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2024

The York Theatre Company will present a developmental reading of Merman. Learn more about the reading!
Meet the Cast of LEMPICKA, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of LEMPICKA, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 19, 2024

Performances begin tonight, March 19, at the Longacre Theatre for Lempicka, the new musical celebrating the true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka.  Meet the cast of Lempicka here!
LEMPICKA On Broadway Adds Beth Leavel, Amber Iman And More To Principal Cast Photo
LEMPICKA On Broadway Adds Beth Leavel, Amber Iman And More To Principal Cast
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2024

At a special event at Sotheby's, the new principal cast of Lempicka, the sweeping new musical portrait celebrating the gripping true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka, was announced.
George Abud and Katrina Lenk Return to Birdland With SWUNG Next Month Photo
George Abud and Katrina Lenk Return to Birdland With SWUNG Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2023

Birdland Jazz Club will welcome the return of George Abud and Katrina Lenk  in an encore performance of their sold-out show “Swung” on Monday, November 6 at 7:00 PM. Learn more about the performance and how to get tickets here!
Photos: Patrick Page, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada And More Turn Out As Red Bull Theat Photo
Photos: Patrick Page, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada And More Turn Out As Red Bull Theater Honors Julie Taymor And More
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2023

Red Bull Theater honored Julie Taymor with the Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Classical Theater and the Axe-Houghton Foundation with the George Mayer Award for Extraordinary Service to Classical Theater at the Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit last night, Monday June 5th. See photos from inside the event. 
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Robert Sella been in?

Robert Sella has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.

How many West End shows has Robert Sella been in?

Robert Sella has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Robert Sella been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sylvia, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Mystery of Irma Vep, Outstanding Featured Actor (The Lortels) for Stuff Happens and Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Mourning Becomes Electra.

What awards has Robert Sella won?

Robert Sella won the Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play award at the Helen Hayes Awards for his performance in Mourning Becomes Electra.

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