George Forbes

George Forbes is the Executive Director of the Lucille Lortel Foundation and the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation. George has a BFA from Boston University with a focus on Theatre Management and an MBA from NYU. He began working at the Lortel Theatre in 1989. While working for Lucille Lortel, he also managed Off-Broadway’s Promenade and Variety Arts Theatres until 2000 when he was named VP and ED of the Lucille Lortel Foundation and Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation. Under his direction, the Lortel Theatre Foundation currently manages the Lucille Lortel Theatre as well as providing management services to the Cherry Lane Theatre, En Garde Arts, Hook Arts Media, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, and Weston Playhouse Theatre Company.

George served as President of the Off-Broadway League from 2007 to 2014. George has served on the League’s board since 1991 and was the League’s Treasurer for over 12 years. George has been actively involved in producing the Lortel Awards for more than 25 years and also served as a member of the Awards Nominating committee for 9 years.

George is a trustee of the Equity League Pension, Health, and 401K Funds, the League ATPAM Pension and has completed the IFEBP Trustee Master Program, served on the board of the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of the NYU Task Force established by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to work with NYU and the Greenwich Village community on its 2031 Development Plan. George is also a member of NYC & Company’s Culture Committee, which works to promote NFP cultural institutions across New York City.