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BIO

Jan Maxwell was nominated for two Tony Awards® in 2010 for The Royal Family and for Lend Me A Tenor. She received the Drama Desk Award for Best Actress for The Royal Family.



Other Broadway: Coram Boy (Tony, Drama Desk noms), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Drama Desk Award, Tony nom.), Sixteen Wounded (Drama Desk nom.), A Doll's House, The Sound of Music, The Dinner Party, Dancing at Lughnasa, City of Angels.

Off-Broadway: Victory, Scenes From an Execution (Drama Desk nom.) and Camille (all with Potomac Theatre Project/NYC), Wings (Second Stage), My Old Lady (Lortel Award, Drama Desk nom.).

TV: Law & Order, Gossip Girl.

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STAGE CREDITS

The City of Conversation The City of Conversation
[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2014
Hester Ferris
Follies Follies
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2011
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Follies Follies
[Washington, DC (Regional)]
Kennedy Center Revival, 2011
Wings Wings
[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Theatre Production, 2010
Emily Stilson
Lend Me a Tenor Lend Me a Tenor
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2010
Maria
The Royal Family The Royal Family
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Revival, 2009
Julie Cavendish
To Be or Not To Be To Be or Not To Be
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2008
Maria
Substitution
[Off-Broadway]
2008
Performer
Coram Boy Coram Boy
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Mrs. Lynch
Cry-Baby
[New York]
Workshop, 2007
Performer
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Kath
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 2005
Baroness Bomburst
The Bald Soprano and The Lesson
[Off-Broadway]
2004
Mrs. Smith
Sixteen Wounded Sixteen Wounded
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2004
Sonya
A Bad Friend
[Off-Broadway]
2003
Naomi
My Old Lady
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Chloe Giffard
Garden
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Trish Platt
House
[Off-Broadway]
2002
The Dinner Party
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2000
Mariette Levieux
The Sound of Music
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1998
Elsa Schraeder
A Doll's House
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1997
Kristine Linde
Inside Out
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1994
Performer
Inside Out
[Off-Broadway]
1994
Liz
Dancing at Lughnasa
[Broadway]
1991
Agnes [Replacement]
[Replacement]
City of Angels
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1989
Alaura Kingsley [Replacement]
Carla Haywood [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Alaura Kingsley [Replacement]
Performer (Swing) [Replacement]
Alaura Kingsley (Understudy) [Replacement]
Carla Haywood (Understudy) [Replacement]
Alaura Kingsley (Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
Carla Haywood (Unknown) [Replacement]
Alaura Kingsley (Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
Carla Haywood (Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
Here's Love
[Regional (US)]
Goodspeed Revival, 1991
Performer

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, The City of Conversation

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award

Jan Maxwell, The City of Conversation

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, The City of Conversation

The Lortels - 2015 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, The City of Conversation

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, The Castle

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Jan Maxwell, Follies

Drama League Awards - 2012 - Distinguished Performance Award

Jan Maxwell, Follies

Helen Hayes Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Jan MaxwellFollies

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Jan Maxwell, Follies

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Jan Maxwell, Follies

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, Lend Me A Tenor


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, Lend Me A Tenor

Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Jan Maxwell, Lend Me a Tenor

Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Jan Maxwell, The Royal Family


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, The Royal Family

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Jan MaxwellScenes From an Execution

IT Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role

Jan MaxwellScenes from an Execution

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, Coram Boy

Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Jan Maxwell, Coram Boy

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, Entertaining Mr. Sloane


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Jan Maxwell, Sixteen Wounded

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell, Sixteen Wounded

The Lortels - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actress

Jan Maxwell, My Old Lady


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Jan Maxwell, My Old Lady

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - Best Featured Actress - Musical

Jan Maxwell, The Sound of Music

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Featured Actress - Play

Jan MaxwellA Doll's House

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jan Maxwell been in?

Jan Maxwell has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.

How many West End shows has Jan Maxwell been in?

Jan Maxwell has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Jan Maxwell been nominated for?

Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The City of Conversation, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The City of Conversation, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The City of Conversation, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (The Lortels) for The City of Conversation, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Castle, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Follies , Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Follies, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lend Me A Tenor, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lend Me A Tenor, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Lend Me a Tenor, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Royal Family , Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Royal Family, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Scenes From an Execution, Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role (IT Awards) for Scenes from an Execution, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Coram Boy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Coram Boy, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sixteen Wounded, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sixteen Wounded , Outstanding Featured Actress (The Lortels) for My Old Lady, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for My Old Lady, Best Featured Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Sound of Music and Best Featured Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Doll's House .

What awards has Jan Maxwell won?

Jan Maxwell has won several prestigious awards, including the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for Lend Me A Tenor. She received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for The Royal Family. Additionally, she earned the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Maxwell also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for Sixteen Wounded and for My Old Lady.

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