Craig Lucas

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Craig Lucas BIO

Plays include Missing Persons, Reckless, Blue Window, Prelude to a Kiss, God’s Heart, The Dying Gaul, Stranger, Small Tragedy, The Singing Forest, Ode To Joy, I Was Most Alive With You. Screenplays include Longtime Companion (Sundance Audience Award), The Secret Lives of Dentists (NY Film Critics Best Screenplay Award), Reckless, Blue Window, The Dying Gaul. Libretti include The Light in the Piazza, Two Boys, Orpheus in Love, 3 Postcards, An American in Paris, Amélie, Sousatzka. He directed the world premiere of The Light in the Piazza, Harry Kondoleon’s plays Saved Or Destroyed and Play Yourself, and the films The Dying Gaul and Birds of America. He received the Excellence in Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, the Laura Pels/PEN Mid-career Award, the Greenfield Prize, LAMBDA Literary Award, Hull-Warriner Award, Flora Roberts Award, Steinberg/ACTA Best Play Award among others. He has three Tony nominations and three Obie Awards.

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Craig Lucas STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Guest Performer

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production, 1982
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1980
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Member of The Company

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1978
Male Singer

Max Jacobs (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1976
Ensemble

Mark Smeaton (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1975
Nathan [Replacement]

Confederate Sniper

Ensemble

Henry (Understudy)

Nathan (Understudy)

Craig Lucas Productions

 
[Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Book[Replacement]
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Book
 
[Paris, 2014]
Book
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Director

Writing

Playwright
Playwright
Playwright
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Playwright
Bookwriter
Adaptation
Playwright
Playwright
Playwright
Playwright
Book
Bookwriter
Conceiver
Bookwriter
Bookwriter

Craig Lucas Movies

[1989]Longtime Companion writer

[1992]Prelude to a Kiss writer

[1995]Reckless writer

[2002]The Secret Lives of Dentists writer

[2005]The Dying Gaul director

Craig Lucas Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Book of a Musical

Craig Lucas, An American in Paris

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Book of a Musical

Craig Lucas, The Light in the Piazza

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Play

Craig Lucas, Missing Persons

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Play

Craig Lucas, Missing Persons

Drama Desk Awards - 1990 - Outstanding New Play

Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Play

Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss

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Craig Lucas News


Broadway Buying Guide: March 18, 2024- THE WHO'S TOMMY Tops the Week

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Stand Up Comedy From J-Sketch & Black Box Studios Returns To Debonair Music Hall

J-Sketch, in association with Black Box Studios, will present a 'Purim Post-Game' evening of stand-up comedy featuring Mikey Greenblatt, Ami Kozak, Eli Lebowicz and special guests on Wednesday, March 27th at 8:00PM.

Video: Conor Ryan Sings 'The Room Where She Doesn't Sleep' from South Coast Rep's PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE MUSICAL

Watch as Conor Ryan rehearses 'The Room Where She Doesn't Sleep' from Prelude to a Kiss, The Musical with Music Director Wylie DeWeese on piano at South Coast Rep. The musical has Lyrics by Sean Hartley and Daniel Messé, Music by Daniel Messé and book by Craig Lucas.

F. Murray Abraham Will Appear in a Benefit Reading of Edward Albee's FRAGMENTS

​​​​​​​F. Murray Abraham will appear in a special benefit performance of Edward Albee's FRAGMENTS on Saturday, April 6th, 2024, 8:00PM at Debonair Music Hall.

Listen: Hannah Corneau Featured on Demos for BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL

Four new original song demos have been released and are now available via from the original musical Beautiful Little Fool. Listen here!

AMELIE THE MUSICAL Comes to The Carnegie Theatre This Month

Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts (SOTA) continues its on-tour theatre season with the regional premiere of the Olivier Award-winning musical, Amélie, at The Carnegie Theatre in Covington, KY.

Broadway Buying Guide: March 11, 2024- DOUBT is Back on Broadway

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Is Michael Greif Setting a Record by Directing 3 Shows This Season?

This time, the reader question was: Is Michael Greif setting a record by directing three shows this season?

Video: Director David Ivers on What to Expect From PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE MUSICAL at South Coast Repertory

Artistic Director David Ivers directs “Prelude to a Kiss, The Musical” in April. In this video, he discusses what to expect from this World Premiere. “For better or worse” takes on new meaning when a mysterious guest requests a kiss at Peter and Rita’s wedding—and their lives are forever changed.

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES To Play Final Broadway Performance This Month

The Broadway premiere of Days of Wine and Roses, starring Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James, will play its final performance later this month.

Review: MARRY ME A LITTLE, Stage Door Theatre

Woman and Man sing lesser-known songs from the Broadway master's oeuvre and fail to connect

South Coast Repertory Announces Lineup For 26th PACIFIC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

Discover the lineup for the 26th Pacific Playwrights Festival at South Coast Repertory, showcasing new works from emerging playwrights. Featuring world-premiere productions of PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE MUSICAL and GALILEE, 34.

Jinkx Monsoon, Cheyenne Jackson & More Set for Provincetown Town Hall Summer 2024 Season

A star-studded music and comedy season has been set for the summer of 2024 at Provincetown’s largest entertainment venue, the Town Hall. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

South Coast Repertory Presents PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE MUSICAL World Premiere

Experience the world premiere of PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE MUSICAL at South Coast Repertory. This modern fable, with lyrics by Sean Hartley and Daniel Messé, explores love's peaks and valleys.

South Coast Repertory Performs PRELUDE TO A KISS in April

Craig Lucas returns to one of his theatrical homes as South Coast Repertory will present the world premiere of Prelude to a Kiss, The Musical, lyrics by Sean Hartley and Daniel Messé, music by Messé, book by Lucas. Directed by Ivers, it runs April 5-May 4, 2024 on the Segerstrom Stage as the centerpiece to SCR’s 60th season.

Contest: Win Tickets To South Coast Repertory's Production of PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE MUSICAL

You could win two tickets to PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE MUSICAL at South Coast Repertory Theatre on April 13, 2024, at 8:00 PM. Enter the contest below for a chance to win. Contest ends 11:59 PM ET April 6th, 2024.

Developmental Readings of BORDELLO THE MUSICAL Set For This Week

 The York Theatre Company will present developmental readings of Bordello, The Musical, with book by Barbara Bellman and Joan Ross Sorkin, music by Emiliano Messiez, lyrics by Barbara Bellman, music direction by Steven Gross and directed by Will Pomerantz.

BORDELLO, THE MUSICAL To Have York Theatre Company Developmental Readings

Bordello, The Musical is set to have developmental readings at York Theatre Company on February 29 and March 1.

Broadway Buying Guide: February 26, 2024- See the New SWEENEY TODD Cast and More

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Kelli O'Hara, Brian D'Arcy James, & Adam Guettel Join 'THEATER: All The Moving Parts'

In this new episode of “THEATER: All the Moving Parts”, Stars Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James, and composer/lyricist Adam Guettel discuss the bold and provocative new musical “Days of Wine and Roses” about love and alcoholism, based on the 1962 Blake Edwards film classic. 

Craig Lucas FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Craig Lucas has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

Craig Lucas has not appeared in the West End.

Craig Lucas has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. These include Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Paradise Square" and "An American in Paris," as well as Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "An American in Paris." He was also nominated for Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The Light in the Piazza." In the realm of plays, Lucas received nominations for Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Missing Persons" and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Prelude to a Kiss." Additionally, he was nominated for Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Prelude to a Kiss" and "Reckless." Lucas also won the Best Play award at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Prelude to a Kiss."

Craig Lucas has written 26 shows including Don Juan de Marco (Bookwriter), Marry Me a Little (Conceiver), Miss Julie (Adaptation), Three Postcards (Bookwriter), Prelude to a Kiss (Playwright), Prelude to a Kiss (Playwright), Orpheus in Love (Playwright), 3 Postcards (Bookwriter), Missing Persons (Playwright), Blue Window (Playwright), God's Heart (Playwright), The Dying Gaul (Playwright), Stranger (Playwright), This Thing of Darkness (Playwright), The Light in the Piazza (Bookwriter), Small Tragedy (Playwright), Reckless (Playwright), Prayer for My Enemy (Playwright), The Singing Forest (Playwright), The Lying Lesson (Playwright), The Lying Lesson (Playwright), Ode to Joy (Playwright), Amelie (Book), Sousatzka (Book), I Was Most Alive with You (Playwright), Days of Wine and Roses (Book).

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