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Ellen Stewart

Birth Place: Alexandria, LA, USA

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[West End, 2012]
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Ellen Stewart Awards and Nominations


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- 2011 - Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Award

Ellen Stewart


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Drama League Awards - 2008 - Unique Contribution to the Theatre

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IT Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Original Music

Ellen StewartHerakles Via Phaedra


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Tony Awards - 2006 - Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1992 - Special Awards

Ellen Stewart La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club


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The Lortels - 1992 - Outstanding Lifetime Achievement

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La MaMa to Present World Premiere of Untitled Theater Company No. 61's EXAGOGE


La MaMa will present the world premiere of Untitled Theater Company No. 61’s Exagoge. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Lineup Set for 19th Annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival


La MaMa has revealed the lineup for the 19th annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival.

La MaMa Will Present World Premiere of Untitled Theater Company No. 61's EXAGOGE


La MaMa will present the world premiere of Untitled Theater Company No. 61's Exagoge, with original music by Avner Finberg, script and libretto by Edward Einhorn, directed by Einhorn.

Video: Luis Alfaro & Jon Fosse Deliver International World Theatre Day Message 2024


The Global Theater Initiative is inviting all theatres, individual artists, institutions, and audiences to celebrate the 62nd annual World Theatre Day on March 27, 2024.

Catherine Filloux's HOW TO EAT AN ORANGE To Premiere At La MaMa


La MaMa ETC. will present the World Premiere of How to Eat an Orange, written by Catherine Filloux, directed by Elena Araoz.

James Earl Jones Theatre and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club Receive Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards


The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced the winners of the 2024 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards, the Conservancy's highest honors for excellence in preservation. Learn more about the winners here!

Justin Elizabeth Sayre's MY BEATNIK YOUTH: A SOLO RIFF Announces Guest Poets, Livestream And More


Catch the livestream of MY BEATNIK YOUTH: A SOLO RIFF, a solo play by Justin Elizabeth Sayre. Guest poets and Penny Arcade join the lineup from March 14-24.

World Premiere of Theodora Skipitares' THE FOUR LIVES Comes to La MaMa in April


THE FOUR LIVES – the newest work by Theodora Skipitares, renowned for her innovative use of puppetry to explore classic Greek texts – will have its world-premiere with performances April 5-21, 2024 at the Ellen Stewart Theatre.

HIGH PRIEST A New Play By Paul Iacono Debuts At La MaMa In Free Reading This March


Experience the premiere reading of PAUL IACONO's 'HIGH PRIEST,' a captivating drama about Andy Warhol's Factory, directed by Rachel Klein.

Marga Gomez's SWIMMING WITH LESBIANS To Play La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club This Spring


GLAAD award winning solo performer Marga Gomez will return to The Club at La MaMa with the world premiere of Swimming With Lesbians, her 14th one person show, which will run from March 29th through April 7th, 2024. Written and performed by Marga Gomez and directed by David Schweizer the piece is a buoyant and bawdy romp, set aboard a fictional lesbian luxury ocean liner.

Cast Set For AMERICAN ROT at La MaMa


AMERICAN ROT – a new play by Kate Taney Billingsley, directed by Estelle Parsons – will be given its world-premiere production at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre. Find out who is starring in the production here!

Spiderwoman Theater to Embark on Midwest Tour to South Dakota, Minnesota & Wisconsin


Spiderwoman Theater, the Indigenous-feminist theatre company now in its 47th season, will embark on a three-week Midwest Tour next week.

IndieSpace Unveils Artist Resource Opportunities For 2024


IndieSpace has revealed their upcoming slate of grant programs, coworking events, producing workshops, and other resource opportunities for independent theater artists.

La MaMa to Present World Premiere of EXISTENTIALISM as Part of Talking Band's 50th Anniversary Season


La MaMa will present the world premiere of 'EXISTENTIALISM' as part of Talking Band's 50th Anniversary Season, directed by Anne Bogart. Award-winning director reunites with Talking Band 35 years after their first Obie-winning collaboration. Learn how to purchase tickets!

La MaMa Presents The World Premiere Of METCH= MUSIC, EXHIBITION, TEXTS, AND CHOREOGRAPHY, February 15�"25


Internationally renowned artist Ivo Dimchev, known for his radically imaginative performances, brings his latest solo work, METCH = Music, Exhibition, Texts, and Choreography to The Club at La MaMa. Performances will take place February 15-25, 2024.

La MaMa Presents CANDIED CAMERA LIVE! The On-Stage Variety Show Celebrating The 30th Anniversary Of The 'Storied' Public Access TV Program


CANDIED CAMERA LIVE! at LA MAMA - Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the 'Storied' Public Access TV Program - opens tonight. Don't miss this on-stage variety show with special guests Michael Musto, Kevin Aviance, Lauren Ezersky, and Linda Simpson.

Wilford Leach, John Braswell and ETC Company Will Be Remembered at La MaMa's COFFEEHOUSE CHRONICLES


La MaMa's popular oral history series, COFFEEHOUSE CHRONICLES, highlights the groundbreaking resident company THE ETC COMPANY on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. at the Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E 4 St.).

La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and Kinding Sindaw to Present New Exhibition 'In Honor of the Ancestors'


La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and Kinding Sindaw present a new exhibition, 'In Honor of the Ancestors: Indigenous Living Traditions from the Philippines in Diaspora,' open now through Sunday, January 26, 2024 at La MaMa Galleria.

Michael Musto, Kevin Aviance & More to Join CANDIED CAMERA LIVE! La MaMa


La MaMa will present “Candied Camera LIVE!” – Nora Burns’ tongue-in-chic variety show (think “The Comeback” meets Spinal Tap) with guests, monologues, a multi-media mix of video clips and, of course, go-go boys.

Belova ~ Iacobelli Theatre Company Brings CHAYKA to La MaMa in February


Belgium/Chilian-based Belova ~ Iacobelli Theatre Company comes to La MaMa with their award-winning production Chayka, inspired by Chekhov’s The Seagull.  This New York premiere will play the Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa for two performances only.

Ellen Stewart FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Ellen Stewart been nominated for?

Ellen Stewart has been nominated for several awards, including the Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Award, Unique Contribution to the Theatre at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Original Music at the IT Awards for Herakles Via Phaedra, Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre at the Tony Awards, Special Awards at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, and Outstanding Lifetime Achievement at The Lortels.

What awards has Ellen Stewart won?

Ellen Stewart has won several awards, including the Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Award, Unique Contribution to the Theatre from the Drama League Awards, Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre from the Tony Awards for Special Awards from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, and Outstanding Lifetime Achievement from The Lortels.

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