David Rabe
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Date of Birth:
March 10, 1940 (82)
Birth Place: Dubuque, IA, USA
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David Rabe Awards and Nominations
Olivier Awards - 1998 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year | ||
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Tony Awards - 1985 - Best Play | ||
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Drama Desk Awards - 1976 - Outstanding New Play ![]() |
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1976 - Best American Play ![]() |
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1974 - Best American Play | ||
David Rabe, In the Boom Boom Room | ||
Tony Awards - 1974 - Best Play | ||
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1972 - Best Play | ||
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Tony Awards - 1972 - Best Play ![]() |
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Drama Desk Awards - 1971 - Most Promising Playwright ![]() |
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David Rabe, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel | ||
Obie Awards - 1971 - Distinguished Plays ![]() |
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David RabeBasic Training of Paul Hummel |
David Rabe News

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced full casting and performance dates for the Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost of Living, written by Martyna Majok (Sanctuary City, Ironbound) and directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney (72 Miles to Go..., By The Way, Meet Vera Stark).

by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2022
This summer for the Chain Theatre Play Festival returns with the new work 1983 being presented as part of the selected voices that make up this summer's Festival of New York City-based playwrights.

by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2022
Don't miss this exciting festival of live performances created by the best independent artists at one of the top Off-Broadway venues in New York City.

by A.A. Cristi - Jun 16, 2022
The Chain Theatre will host over 30 short plays, and 2 full length premieres, including a NYC premiere by the iconic, award-winning writer and actor Eric Bogosian (Talk Radio, Uncut Gems) and the world premiere of Masked by Glynn Cosker, a family drama chronicling the intimate dynamics of a family during the shutdown.

by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2022
The Chain Theatre has announced their latest expansion at 312 W. 36th Street, now home to theaters and studios on both the 3rd and 4th floor of the building.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2022
For its 39th season Undermain Theatre is returning to a full season of professional live performances with a diverse array of exciting productions to inspire and enrich the live theater experience in Dallas.

by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2022
Macbeth begins performances tonight, March 29, 2022, at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) and opens on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Learn more about the cast bringing this show back to the stage!

by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 3, 2022
The Chain Theatre is set to present the 2022 Play Writing Lab from March 4 - 6, 2022. Complimentary tickets can be found at www.chaintheatre.org.

by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2022
The Festival will feature readings by local playwrights, Parker Davis Gray, Erin Malone Turner, and Zander Pryor, along with Native American performance artist and activist Gregg Deal. Mr. Deal is the second recipient of The Katherine Owens/Undermain Theatre Fund for New Work and will close out the festival with his solo performance piece, The Punk Pan Indian Romantic Comedy. A selection of Mr. Deal's paintings and other work will be on display in our lobby as well.

by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2022
FJoin as over 100 artists gather for a 'Mix-Tape' of short plays featuring writers such as: Ashley Siflinger (Playwrights Horizons Terezin) Horace Turnbull (An Afternoon With Alvin Alley) and award-winning playwright Matthew McLachlan (ScreenCraft Stage Play Finalist).
David Rabe Videos

by Theater Talk - Mar 26, 2018
On this episode, playwright David Rabe, producer/director Scott Elliott, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan discuss The New Group production of David Rabe's new work 'Good for Otto.' The play, in which Harris and Madigan play psychologists, is set in a community mental health center, and is now playing at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Guest host is producer/playwright Warren Leight.

by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2017
As previously announced, Rosie O'Donnell will make her stage return in David Rabe's Good for Otto, running Off-Broadway at The New Group this spring. She stopped by LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS last night and chatted about performing in her first play, learning lines and more. See what she had to say in the clip below!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 13, 2017
A new video offering a sneak peek into rehearsals for the upcoming revival of In the Boom Boom Room made its debut today - check it out below!
by Caryn Robbins - May 4, 2015
Eisenberg talks to Jimmy about The Spoils, an off-Broadway play he wrote and stars in with The Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar.
by TV - Opening Night Special - Nov 10, 2014
David Rabe's Sticks and Bones launches The New Group's 20th Anniversary Season. Directed by Scott Elliott, this production features Richard Chamberlain, Nadia Gan, Holly Hunter, Morocco Omari, Bill Pullman, Ben Schnetzer and Raviv Ullman. A limited Off-Broadway engagement plays through December 14 at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street). BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for opening night and you can check out interviews with the whole gang below!
by Randy Rainbow - Oct 12, 2014
David Rabe's Sticks and Bones, the production launching The New Group's 20th Anniversary Season, will feature Richard Chamberlain, Nadia Gan, Holly Hunter, Morocco Omari, Bill Pullman, Ben Schnetzer and Raviv Ullman. Previews begin Tuesday, October 21 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Thursday, November 6. A limited Off-Broadway engagement plays through December 14 at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street). The cast just met the press and you can check out interviews with the whole gang below!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Apr 20, 2012
The New Group presents the world premiere of An Early History of Fire, a new play by Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe. Directed by Jo Bonney, this production features Gordon Clapp, Erin Darke, Jonny Orsini, Devin Ratray, Dennis Staroselsky, Theo Stockman and Claire van der Boom. Limited Off-Broadway engagement plays through May 26 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Official Opening Night is set for Monday, April 30 at 7:00 PM.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Mar 24, 2012
On Monday, March 12th, 2012 Roundabout celebrated Rob Marshall with the 2012 Spring Gala: From Screen to Stage. Rob Marshall began his career with Roundabout working on celebrated musicals such as She Loves Me, Company, Little Me and the Tony Award®-winning Cabaret. When Hollywood beckoned, he directed and choreographed the biggest film musical in years, the Academy Award® winning Chicago, the summer blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and the star studded NINE among others. BroadwayWorld was inside the event to chat with the star-studded guests. Click below for the action!
by Robert Diamond - Oct 11, 2009
Actress Cynthia Nixon today, who travelled down from New York with the group spoke to the assembled masses and we're proud to bring you the video.