Joel Grey
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Date of Birth:
April 11, 1932 (90)
Birth Place: USA
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In a career that was launched in the early 1950's, Joel Grey has created indelible stage roles each decade since: as the iconic M.C. in Cabaret (1966, Tony Award), as song and dance man George M. Cohan in George M! (1967, Tony nomination), as Charley VII in Goodtime Charlie (1975, Tony nomination), ...
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Joel Grey Biography
In a career that was launched in the early 1950's, Joel Grey has created indelible stage roles each decade since: as the iconic M.C. in Cabaret (1966, Tony Award), as song and dance man George M. Cohan in George M! (1967, Tony nomination), as Charley VII in Goodtime Charlie (1975, Tony nomination), as Jacobowsky in The Grand Tour (1979, Tony nomination), as Olim in New York City Opera's Silverlake (1981), as Amos Hart in the landmark revival of Chicago (1996), and as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Wicked (2004). Joel's non-musical stage roles include John Guare's Marco Polo Sings a Solo (1975) at the Public Theatre; the title role in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Chekhov's Platonov (1978); Larry Kramer's seminal The Normal Heart (1986) at the Public Theatre; the American Repertory Theatre's production of Ibsen's When We Dead Awaken (1991) at the Sao Paulo Biennale, directed by Robert Wilson; Herringbone at the Hartford Stage (1992); John Patrick Shanley's A Fool and Her Fortune (NY Stage and Film, 1992); and in the Roundabout Theatre production of Brian Friel's Give Me Your Answer, Do! (1999), for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination. Grey's film credits include Cabaret (Academy Award), Frank Perry's Man on A Swing (1974), Robert Altman's Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976); Herbert Ross' The Seven Percent Solution (1976); Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985, Golden Globe Nomination); Steven Soderbergh's Kafka (1991); Altman's The Player (1992); Phillip Haas' The Music of Chance (1993); Michael Ritchie's adaptation of The Fantasticks (2000); Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark (2000) with Bjork and Catherine Deneuve; and Clark Gregg's Choke, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Joel's recent television credits include "Alias," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Brooklyn Bridge," (Emmy Award-nomination), "Oz," "Law and Order: Criminal Intent," "House," "Brothers & Sisters," "Private Practice," and "Grey's Anatomy." In April 2010, The Paley Center for Media in New York presented "An Evening with Joel Grey," celebrating Joel's remarkable, multi-decade career in television. Joel is also an internationally exhibited, acclaimed photographer. He has had three photography books published: Pictures I Had to Take (2003), Looking Hard at Unexamined Things (2006), and 1.3: Images from My Phone (2009). Joel Grey is one of only eight actors to have won both the Tony and Academy award for the same role. In 1984, he was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame and has received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is also the recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award from the Los Angeles Music Center. In 1993, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis presented Joel with the Municipal Arts Society medal naming him a Living New York Landmark. In October 2009, Grey performed at Carnegie Hall, alongside Lady Gaga, Bono, Rufus Wainwright and more to benefit (RED) and help stop AIDS in Africa. He is currently directing an all-star, one-night only staged reading of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart on Broadway to benefit The Actors Fund and Friends in Deed.Joel Grey Awards and Nominations
| Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Director of a Musical | ||
| Joel Grey, Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish) | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Director of a Musical | ||
| Joel Grey, Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish) | ||
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2011 - Best Direction of a Play  |
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| Joel Grey, The Normal Heart | ||
| Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Director of a Play |
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| Joel Grey, The Normal Heart | ||
| Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Direction of a Play | ||
| Joel Grey, The Normal Heart | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | ||
| Joel Grey , Wicked | ||
| Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play |
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| Joel Grey, Give Me Your Answer, Do! | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Featured Actor - Musical |
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| Joel Grey, Chicago | ||
| Drama Desk Awards - 1996 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical |
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| Joel Grey, Chicago | ||
| Helen Hayes Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production | ||
| Joel Grey Cabaret | ||
| Drama Desk Awards - 1979 - Outstanding Actor - Musical | ||
| Joel Grey, The Grand Tour | ||
| Tony Awards - 1979 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | ||
| Joel Grey, The Grand Tour | ||
| Drama Desk Awards - 1975 - Outstanding Actor - Musical | ||
| Joel Grey, Goodtime Charley | ||
| Tony Awards - 1975 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | ||
| Joel Grey, Goodtime Charley | ||
| Tony Awards - 1969 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | ||
| Joel Grey, George M! | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1968 - Best Performance |
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| Joel Grey, George M! | ||
| Tony Awards - 1967 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical |
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Joel Grey News
Photos: Celebrating Broadway's Harvey Evans At The Triad Theatre on June 22ndby Grace Cutler - Jun 26, 2022
Dancers over 40 presented a sold out one-night-only special event: A Toast to Harvey - Celebrating the Life and Career of Harvey Evans on Wednesday, June 22nd, 6 – 9PM at The Triad Theatre. The evening was hosted by Broadway legend, Lee Roy Reams and featured performances and remembrances by Jim Brochu, Anita Gillette, Kurt Peterson, Marianne Tatum, Penny Worth and Tony Yazbeck.
Photos: On the Red Carpet of the 2022 Chita Rivera Awardsby Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Jun 21, 2022
Winners for the 2022 Chita Rivera Awards have been announced! Winners include MJ, Paradise Square, Tick, Tick... Boom! and more. Check out photos from the red carpet here!
MJ, PARADISE SQUARE, TICK, TICK...BOOM! and More Win 2022 Chita Rivera Awardsby A.A. Cristi - Jun 20, 2022
Winners for the 2022 Chita Rivera Awards have been announced! In keeping with the mission of the Chita Rivera Awards, nominators considered outstanding choreography, featured dancers, and ensemble in shows on Broadway and Off Broadway, as well as outstanding choreography in film that opened pre-Covid as well as in the 2021-2022 season.
Yiddish Women Playwrights Series Continues With ALE FENTSTER TSU DER ZUN (ALL WINDOWS FACE THE SUN)by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2022
At long last, women playwrights take center stage at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. The Yiddish Women Playwrights Series, scheduled to proceed on June 21, 2022 with a FREE streamed production of Kadya Molodowsky's Ale Fentster Tsu der Zun (All Windows Face the Sun), highlights revolutionary, avant garde, feminist works from writers whose contributions to the Yiddish theatre have long been overlooked, ignored, and locked away.
Broadway Star Tony Yazbeck Joins A TOAST TO HARVEY! at The Triadby Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2022
Complete casting announced for the Harvey Evans Tribute includes Jim Brochu, Anita Gillette, Joel Grey, Kurt Peterson, Marianne Tatum, Penny Worth and Tony Yazbeck, directed by Lawrence Leritz. Tony nominated Broadway star Tony Yazbeck will join A Toast to Harvey - Celebrating the Life and Career of Harvey Evans on Wednesday, June 22nd, from 6 - 9 PM at The Triad Theatre.
Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of CABARET at the Ridgefield Playhouse Next Monthby Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2022
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the big screen classic film Cabaret, The Ridgefield Playhouse will be offering two screenings of this 1972 American Musical Drama on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm.
Charlotte d'Amboise and Bianca Marroquín to Host the 2022 Chita Rivera Awardsby Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 15, 2022
Charlotte d’Amboise (Chicago; A Chorus Line) and Bianca Marroquín (Chicago; Fosse/Verdon) will host the 2022 Chita Rivera Awards, it was announced today.
Photos: Inside the Irish Repertory Theatre Gala Concertby Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Jun 14, 2022
For its 2022 gala, Irish Repertory Theatre presented A Celebration of the Musicals of Harold Prince, at The Town Hall on Monday June 13, 2022, at 7pm. Check out photos from the concert here!
Photos: On the Red Carpet at the Irish Repertory Theatre Galaby Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Jun 14, 2022
For its 2022 gala, Irish Repertory Theatre presented A Celebration of the Musicals of Harold Prince, at The Town Hall on Monday June 13, 2022, at 7pm.
MTC Announces Summer Cabaret Series of Broadway and NYC Talentby Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2022
Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC), Fairfield County's professional award-winning theatre, announces the return of its summer cabaret series, MTC’s Hot Summer Nights.
Joel Grey Videos
VIDEO: Broadway Legend Joel Grey Stops In to Celebrate Bryant Park Day!by BroadwayWorld TV - May 11, 2022
This afternoon, Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Tony Award Winner Joel Grey, (standing in for Mayor Adams), presented a proclamation from New York City to declare May 11, 2022 “Bryant Park Day,” to celebrate Bryant Park’s 30th anniversary of reopening in 1992.
VIDEO: MJ Cast Hits the Red Carpet to Celebrate Opening Night!by BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 2, 2022
The curtain was raised last night for the opening night of one of the most anticipated musicals in recent Broadway history: MJ. The cast, including 12 Broadway debuts, took their first opening night bows at the Neil Simon Theatre. Newcomer Myles Frost, of Washington, D.C., made his Broadway debut as Michael Jackson and received multiple standing ovations. Watch below as the company hits the red carpet right before the curtain went up!
VIDEO: Watch the Cast of MJ Take Opening Night Bowsby BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 2, 2022
The curtain was raised last night for the opening night of one of the most anticipated musicals in recent Broadway history: MJ. The cast, including 12 Broadway debuts, took their first opening night bows at the Neil Simon Theatre. Newcomer Myles Frost, of Washington, D.C., made his Broadway debut as Michael Jackson and received multiple standing ovations. Watch the opening night bows below and catch a clip of the cast performing 'Beat It.'
VIDEO: Charlotte D'Amboise Pays Tribute to Ann Reinking at CHICAGO 25th Anniversary Celebrationby BroadwayWorld TV - Nov 16, 2021
Tonight, Chicago on Broadway celebrated 25 years of Razzle Dazzle on Broadway with a special celebration.
VIDEO: Original CHICAGO Stars Return for 25th Anniversary Celebration and Mayoral Proclamationby BroadwayWorld TV - Nov 16, 2021
Tonight, Chicago on Broadway celebrated 25 years of Razzle Dazzle on Broadway with a special celebration.
VIDEO: Ben Platt Opens Up About the Honor of Seeing Evan Hansen Through to the Endby BroadwayWorld TV - Sep 23, 2021
This Friday, Ben Platt is waving through a window once again. The original star of Dear Evan Hansen, who won a Tony Award for his outstanding performance on Broadway, reprises his role in Stephen Chbosky's big screen adaptation of the beloved musical. Getting to play the role again is not something that Platt is taking for granted...
VIDEO: Joel Grey, Harvey Fierstein, Alex Brightman, and More Perform 'I'm Still Here' to Commemorate One Year Since Broadway Shut Downby Stage Tube - Mar 12, 2021
A group of Broadway stars came together, virtually, to commemorate one year since Broadway shut down. The video from Thomas Ellenson features the performers singing Stephen Sondheim's 'I'm Still Here.'
Broadway Rewind: Watch Scenes from Sutton Foster's Tony-Winning Turn in ANYTHING GOES!by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 1, 2020
Today we rewind to 2011 for the third Broadway revival of Anything Goes. Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company, Anything Goes starred Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Laura Osnes, and Colin Donnell. The musical ran for 521 performances at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
Broadway Rewind: A Very WICKED Backstage Special with Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth & More!by BroadwayWorld TV - Mar 29, 2020
'This is a very special edition of Broadway Rewind,' says BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, 'because it is a look at the musical Wicked, which has gone on to become a worldwide phenomenon. It's with the show's original stars, just six months after the show opened. I was invited by the shows original publicist, the beloved Bob Fennel, who passed away way to young, to sit in the dressings rooms of Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Joel Grey, Michelle Federer and the late great Carole Shelley and chat about their individual journeys with Wicked.'
VIDEO: Extended Clip From FIDDLER: A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES Documentaryby BroadwayWorld TV - Aug 22, 2019
The new documentary about the landmark Broadway musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF comes to movie theaters on Friday, August 23. BWW has an exclusive first look at clips from the film!
