Ellen Stewart
Birth Place: Alexandria, LA, USA
Latest News on Ellen Stewart:
La MaMa to Present BIRTH + CARNAGE Fusion Of Dance And Astrophysics (Oct 21, 2025)
READY FOR COMPANY AND OTHER FAMILY TALES Comes to La MaMa (Oct 9, 2025)
IndieSpace Reveals Recipients of The Little Venue That Could Grant Program (Oct 9, 2025)
La MaMa to Present BIRTH + CARNAGE Fusion Of Dance And Astrophysics (Oct 21, 2025)
READY FOR COMPANY AND OTHER FAMILY TALES Comes to La MaMa (Oct 9, 2025)
IndieSpace Reveals Recipients of The Little Venue That Could Grant Program (Oct 9, 2025)
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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
Ellen Stewart
IT Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Original Music
Ellen StewartHerakles Via Phaedra
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Tony Awards - 2006 - Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Ellen Stewart
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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
Ellen Stewart
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STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peak - GERTRUDE STEIN SAINTS!, Headed for FringeNYC
by Stage Tube - 2013-07-31 19:00:48
STAGE TUBE: Julie Halston, Everett Quinton Accept Alliance Awards
by Nicole Rosky - 2011-06-24 10:10:14
News
La MaMa to Present BIRTH + CARNAGE Fusion Of Dance And Astrophysics
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2025
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present the World Premiere of Birth + Carnage, a dance work by choreographer and director Marla Phelan. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2025
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present the World Premiere of Birth + Carnage, a dance work by choreographer and director Marla Phelan. Learn more!
READY FOR COMPANY AND OTHER FAMILY TALES Comes to La MaMa
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025
Ready For Company and Other Family Tales is a one-woman play about family and legacy. An inheritance of stories and unfinished quests from this Jewish-Japanese-American family tree.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025
Ready For Company and Other Family Tales is a one-woman play about family and legacy. An inheritance of stories and unfinished quests from this Jewish-Japanese-American family tree.
IndieSpace Reveals Recipients of The Little Venue That Could Grant Program
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025
IndieSpace has announced Brooklyn Art Haus, Dixon Place, Green Space, Inspiration Point, IRT Theater, New Perspectives Studio, Noosphere Arts (Noo Arts), QED Astoria, St. Lydia's, and The Little Victory Theatre as recipients of this year's The Little Venue That Could Program.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025
IndieSpace has announced Brooklyn Art Haus, Dixon Place, Green Space, Inspiration Point, IRT Theater, New Perspectives Studio, Noosphere Arts (Noo Arts), QED Astoria, St. Lydia's, and The Little Victory Theatre as recipients of this year's The Little Venue That Could Program.
IndieSpace Reveals Community Building Events & Grant Programs For Indie Theater Artists This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2025
IndieSpace has revealed their fall slate of events and grant programs for indie theater artists. See the full lineup here and learn more about the programming!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2025
IndieSpace has revealed their fall slate of events and grant programs for indie theater artists. See the full lineup here and learn more about the programming!
Fall Performance Schedule Set for La Mama's 64th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2025
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has revealed the Fall performances of its 64th season–featuring dozens of new works from around the world. See the full lineup here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2025
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has revealed the Fall performances of its 64th season–featuring dozens of new works from around the world. See the full lineup here!
La MaMa Archivist and Experimental Theatre Pioneer Ozzie Rodriguez Has Passed Away at 81
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 30, 2025
Ozzie Rodriguez, a beloved figure in the experimental theater community and longtime Director of La MaMa’s Archives, has died at age 81. A playwright, actor, director, visual artist, and master archivist, Rodriguez passed away in New York City on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 30, 2025
Ozzie Rodriguez, a beloved figure in the experimental theater community and longtime Director of La MaMa’s Archives, has died at age 81. A playwright, actor, director, visual artist, and master archivist, Rodriguez passed away in New York City on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Teatro Grattacielo Launches Pay-What-You-Can Model And Casual Performance Atmosphere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 17, 2025
Teatro Grattacielo is introducing major accessibility and audience engagement initiatives for its 2025 summer season at La MaMa, starting with two centerpiece productions. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 17, 2025
Teatro Grattacielo is introducing major accessibility and audience engagement initiatives for its 2025 summer season at La MaMa, starting with two centerpiece productions. Learn more!
Blues/Rock Opera THE MOBY DICK BLUES Begins Performances at La MaMa
by Emmy Rice - Jun 7, 2025
The Moby Dick Blues runs June 7 - 22, 2025 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, located at 66 East 4th Street in New York City. Opening night is June 9.
by Emmy Rice - Jun 7, 2025
The Moby Dick Blues runs June 7 - 22, 2025 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, located at 66 East 4th Street in New York City. Opening night is June 9.
THE MOBY DICK BLUES World Premiere to be Presented at La MaMa
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2025
La MaMa will present The Forty Hour Club's world premiere of The Moby Dick Blues, an epic new blues/rock opera written and created by Michael Gorman, directed by Joe John Battista. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2025
La MaMa will present The Forty Hour Club's world premiere of The Moby Dick Blues, an epic new blues/rock opera written and created by Michael Gorman, directed by Joe John Battista. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
THE MOBY DICK BLUES To Have World Premiere At La MaMa In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2025
La MaMa will present The Forty Hour Club's world premiere of The Moby Dick Blues, an epic new blues/rock opera written and created by Michael Gorman, directed by Joe John Battista, with original music by Battista and lyrics by Gorman.
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2025
La MaMa will present The Forty Hour Club's world premiere of The Moby Dick Blues, an epic new blues/rock opera written and created by Michael Gorman, directed by Joe John Battista, with original music by Battista and lyrics by Gorman.
IndieSpace Doubles Down On Community Engagement Efforts
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2025
At the beginning of 2025 IndieSpace, an organization established to disrupt the ongoing displacement of small theaters and to create a new model for equitable funding for the indie theater community, took a small but intentional pause-to breathe, to listen, and to realign their direction as an organization.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2025
At the beginning of 2025 IndieSpace, an organization established to disrupt the ongoing displacement of small theaters and to create a new model for equitable funding for the indie theater community, took a small but intentional pause-to breathe, to listen, and to realign their direction as an organization.
Robert Lyons' CLASS DISMISSED World Premiere Opens Tonight at La MaMa
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2025
La MaMa's world premiere of CLASS DISMISSED opens tonight! CLASS DISMISSED is written by Robert Lyons and directed by Daniel Irizarry, with original compositions by Rhys Tivey. Learn more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2025
La MaMa's world premiere of CLASS DISMISSED opens tonight! CLASS DISMISSED is written by Robert Lyons and directed by Daniel Irizarry, with original compositions by Rhys Tivey. Learn more.
CLASS DISMISSED World Premiere Begins Tonight at La MaMa
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025
La MaMa's world premiere of Soho Think Tank and One-Eighth Theater's CLASS DISMISSED, written by Robert Lyons and directed by Daniel Irizarry, with original compositions by Rhys Tivey, begins previews tonight Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025
La MaMa's world premiere of Soho Think Tank and One-Eighth Theater's CLASS DISMISSED, written by Robert Lyons and directed by Daniel Irizarry, with original compositions by Rhys Tivey, begins previews tonight Learn more!
21 Theater Books for Your Spring 2025 Reading List
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 13, 2025
Need a great book to spring into the new season? This spring, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 21 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Spring 2025 reading list.
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 13, 2025
Need a great book to spring into the new season? This spring, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 21 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Spring 2025 reading list.
Teatro Grattacielo to Present World Premiere Of THE TIN ANGEL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2025
Teatro Grattacielo will present the World Premiere of The Tin Angel as part of its 31st season in June. Learn more about the upcoming production and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2025
Teatro Grattacielo will present the World Premiere of The Tin Angel as part of its 31st season in June. Learn more about the upcoming production and see how to purchase tickets.
THE TIN ANGEL World Premiere and More Set for Teatro Grattacielo 2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025
Teatro Grattacielo has unveiled its 31st Season, marking a significant expansion with the addition of a third production and an enhanced 'Creative Tableaux' educational and community outreach program. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025
Teatro Grattacielo has unveiled its 31st Season, marking a significant expansion with the addition of a third production and an enhanced 'Creative Tableaux' educational and community outreach program. Learn more!
La Mama Umbria Will Host 26th Year Of International Symposium For Directors
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2025
This Summer, as La MaMa Umbria celebrates the 26th year of its flagship program, directors and playwrights will have an opportunity to learn from some of the most renowned theatre-makers in the world.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2025
This Summer, as La MaMa Umbria celebrates the 26th year of its flagship program, directors and playwrights will have an opportunity to learn from some of the most renowned theatre-makers in the world.
SEAGULL: TRUE STORY by Alexander Molochnikov is Coming to La MaMa
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2025
La MaMa, in association with MART Foundation & En Garde Arts, will present the world premiere of Seagull: True Story by rising star, Russian director Alexander Molochnikov. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2025
La MaMa, in association with MART Foundation & En Garde Arts, will present the world premiere of Seagull: True Story by rising star, Russian director Alexander Molochnikov. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
La MaMa To Present ABOVE GROUND - NOT EXACTLY A COMEDY, A Reflection On Aging By Ten Actors Age 74-98
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2025
In 'Above Ground - Not Exactly a Comedy,' ten senior actors reflect on how they deal with the undeniable fact of getting old, regaling the audience with improvised personal experiences of maturity, illness and loss mixed with childhood memories.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2025
In 'Above Ground - Not Exactly a Comedy,' ten senior actors reflect on how they deal with the undeniable fact of getting old, regaling the audience with improvised personal experiences of maturity, illness and loss mixed with childhood memories.
La MaMa Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Season Of La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2025
La MaMa has announced the lineup for the 20th annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival. Curated by Nicky Paraiso with guest curators Martita Abril, Blaze Ferrer, and Adham Hafez, the festival features works by 20 visionary artists with varied creative practices and approaches to performance.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2025
La MaMa has announced the lineup for the 20th annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival. Curated by Nicky Paraiso with guest curators Martita Abril, Blaze Ferrer, and Adham Hafez, the festival features works by 20 visionary artists with varied creative practices and approaches to performance.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Ellen Stewart been nominated for?
Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Award (), Unique Contribution to the Theatre (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Original Music (IT Awards) for Herakles Via Phaedra, Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre (Tony Awards) for , Special Awards (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and Outstanding Lifetime Achievement (The Lortels).
What awards has Ellen Stewart won?
Ellen Stewart has received several prestigious awards throughout her career, including the Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Award, the Unique Contribution to the Theatre award from the Drama League Awards, and the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. She also received Special Awards from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, as well as the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement award from The Lortels.
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