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BIO

David Cromer is director and actor originally from Chicago, currently based in New York. As a director, his New York credits include The Sound Inside (Broadway); The Band’s Visit (Atlantic Theater Company, Broadway & National Tour); the Broadway revivals of Brighton Beach Memoirs and The House of Blue Leaves; The Treasurer (Playwrights Horizons); Man from Nebraska (Second Stage Theatre); The Effect, Orson’s Shadow, and Tribes (Barrow Street Theatre); Women or Nothing (Atlantic Theater Company); Really Really (MCC Theater); When the Rain Stops Falling and Nikolai and the Others (Lincoln Center Theater); and Adding Machine (Minetta Lane Theatre). Other directing credits include BUG (Steppenwolf Theatre Company) Next to Normal (Writers Theatre); Come Back, Little Sheba (Huntington Theatre Company); The Sound Inside (Williamstown Theatre Festival); and Our Town in London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and Kansas City. As an actor, he recently appeared on Broadway as Howard Fine in the 2018 production of The Waverly Gallery. Prior to that, he appeared on Broadway as Karl Lindner in the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun, and Off-Broadway as the Stage Manager in Our Town, which he also directed, at the Barrow Street Theatre. He appeared in the HBO series “The Newsroom,” the Showtime series “Billions,” and in the motion picture The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). Cromer has received a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, three Obie Awards, three Lucille Lortel Awards, a Joe A. Callaway Award, four Jeff Awards, and in 2010 was made a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.

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STAGE CREDITS

Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Production, 2023
Vanya
Nassim Nassim
[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Guest Performer
The Waverly Gallery The Waverly Gallery
[Broadway]
Broadway Premiere, 2018
Howard Fine
A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Karl Lindner
Our Town Our Town
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2009
Stage Manager
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
Tea Party/ The Basement
[Off-Broadway]
1968
Waiter (Tea Party)

Productions

I'm Almost There
 
[Off-Broadway, 2026]
Director
The Fear of 13
 
[Broadway, 2026]
Director
Bug
 
[Broadway, 2026]
Director
Meet the Cartozians
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Director
Caroline
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Director
Dead OutlawDead Outlaw
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Director
Good Night, and Good LuckGood Night, and Good Luck
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Director
The CounterThe Counter
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Director
I'm Almost ThereI'm Almost There
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Director
Dead OutlawDead Outlaw
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Director
The AntiquitiesThe Antiquities
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Co-Director
Prayer for the French RepublicPrayer for the French Republic
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Director
Camp SiegfriedCamp Siegfried
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Director
Prayer for the French RepublicPrayer for the French Republic
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Director[Replacement]
The Band's VisitThe Band's Visit
 
[US Tour, 2021] [Replacement]
Director[Replacement]
The Sound InsideThe Sound Inside
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Director
The Sound InsideThe Sound Inside
 
[Williamstown, MA (Regional), 2018]
Director
The Band's VisitThe Band's Visit
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Director
The TreasurerThe Treasurer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Director
Man from NebraskaMan from Nebraska
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Director
The Band's VisitThe Band's Visit
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016] [Replacement]
Director[Replacement]
The EffectThe Effect
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Director
Really ReallyReally Really
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Director
TribesTribes
 
[Off-Broadway, 2012]
Director
The House of Blue LeavesThe House of Blue Leaves
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Director
When The Rain Stops FallingWhen The Rain Stops Falling
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Director
Broadway BoundBroadway Bound
 
[Broadway, 2009] Cancelled
Director
Brighton Beach MemoirsBrighton Beach Memoirs
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Director
Our TownOur Town
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Director
Adding MachineAdding Machine
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Director
Director
Orson's Shadow
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Director

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Direction of a Play

David Cromer, The Antiquities

Drama League Awards - 2025 - OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY

David Cromer, Good Night, And Good Luck

Tony Awards - 2025 - Best Direction of a Musical

David Cromer, Dead Outlaw

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Direction of a Musical

David Cromer, Dead Outlaw

Drama League Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Direction of a Musical

David Cromer, Dead Outlaw

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

David Cromer, Dead Outlaw

The Lortels - 2024 - Outstanding Director

David Cromer, Dead Outlaw

The Lortels - 2023 - Outstanding Director

David Cromer, A Case for the Existence of God


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Director of a Play

David Cromer, The Sound Inside

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer, The Sound Inside


winner
Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Direction of a Musical

David Cromer, The Band's Visit


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

David Cromer, The Band's Visit


winner
Obie Awards - 2017 - Directing

David Cromer, The Band's Visit

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

David Cromer, The Band's Visit

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Director of a Play

David Cromer, Tribes

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Director of a Play

David Cromer, Tribes

The Lortels - 2012 - Outstanding Director

David Cromer, Tribes


winner
The Lortels - 2010 - Outstanding Director

David Cromer, When the Rain Stops Falling


winner
Obie Awards - 2009 - Directing

David Cromer, Our Town


winner
The Lortels - 2009 - Outstanding Director

David Cromer, Our Town

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

David Cromer, Adding Machine


winner
Obie Awards - 2008 - Direction

David Cromer, Adding Machine

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

David Cromer, Adding Machine


winner
The Lortels - 2008 - Outstanding Director

David Cromer, Adding Machine

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2025

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has David Cromer been in?

David Cromer has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has David Cromer been in?

David Cromer has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has David Cromer been nominated for?

Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Antiquities, OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY (Drama League Awards) for Good Night, And Good Luck, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Drama League Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for A Case for the Existence of God, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Sound Inside, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Sound Inside, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Band's Visit, Directing (Obie Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Tribes, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Tribes, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Tribes, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for When the Rain Stops Falling, Directing (Obie Awards) for Our Town, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Our Town, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Adding Machine, Direction (Obie Awards) for Adding Machine, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Adding Machine and Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Adding Machine.

What awards has David Cromer won?

David Cromer has won several prestigious awards for his work in theatre. He received the Outstanding Director of a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Sound Inside. Cromer won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band's Visit. He also earned the Outstanding Director of a Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for The Band's Visit. Additionally, he received the Obie Award for Directing for The Band's Visit. For When the Rain Stops Falling, Cromer was honored with the Outstanding Director award from The Lortels. He won the Obie Award for Directing for Our Town as well as the Outstanding Director award from The Lortels for the same production. Cromer also earned the Obie Award for Direction for Adding Machine and the Outstanding Director award from The Lortels for Adding Machine.

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