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John Ellison Conlee

Birth Place: Atlanta, GA, USA

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BIO

MTC: Murder Ballad, The Madrid, The Green Heart. Recent theatre: Venus, Tumacho and The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence (2014 Obie Award). Recent film/TV: LBJ, My America, Ned Rifle, "Billions," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and "Boardwalk Empire" (SAG Award nomination). Broadway: The Full Monty (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics nominations), The Constant Wife and 1776. Off-Broadway: Pig Farm (Roundabout), Ethan Lipton's Luther (Clubbed Thumb), The Butter and Egg Man and The Bald Soprano (Atlantic). Encores! versions of Assassins and Anyone Can Whistle. He received his MFA from NYU.

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STAGE CREDITS

TUMACHO TUMACHO
[Off-Broadway]
Clubbed Thumb's Off-Broadway Production, 2020
Cast
Nassim Nassim
[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Performer
The Nap The Nap
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Original Broadway Production, 2018
Bobby Spokes
Assassins Assassins
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Off-Center Revival, 2017
Charles Guiteau
Venus Venus
[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Revival, 2017
Performer
Parade Parade
[New York]
Manhattan Concert Production at Lincoln Center, 2015
Hugh Dorsey
The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence
[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Production, 2013
Watson
Murder Ballad Murder Ballad
[Off-Broadway]
2013
Performer
The Madrid The Madrid
[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2013
Murder Ballad Murder Ballad
[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2012
Pig Farm
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Tom
The Constant Wife The Constant Wife
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2005
Mortimer Durham
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
[Off-Broadway]
Musicals in Mufti Concert, 2005
Eliot
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2005
Harry
The Bald Soprano and The Lesson
[Off-Broadway]
2004
Fire Captain
The Threepenny Opera
[Williamstown, MA (Regional)]
Williamstown Theatre Festival Production, 2003
Walt Dreary
The Butter and Egg Man
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Oscar Fritchie
The Full Monty
[West End]
London Production, 2002
Dave Bukatinsky
The Full Monty
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2000
The Full Monty
[San Diego, CA (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2000
Once in a Lifetime
[Off-Broadway]
1998
George Lewis
1776
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1997
Lewis Morris [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Samuel Chase (Understudy) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
(Unknown) [Replacement]
Henry VIII
[Off-Broadway]
1997
Cardinal Campeius/Porter/Gatekeeper
The Green Heart
[Off-Broadway]
1997
McPherson
Hundreds of Hats
[Off-Broadway]
1995
Performer
Two Gentlemen of Verona
[Off-Broadway]
1994
Ensemble
The Merry Wives of Windsor
[Off-Broadway]
1994
John
Measure for Measure
[Off-Broadway]
1993
Ensemble

Awards and Nominations


winner
Obie Awards - 2014 - Performance

John Ellison Conlee, The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

John Ellison Conlee , The Full Monty

Tony Awards - 2001 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

John Ellison Conlee, The Full Monty


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical

John Ellison Conlee, The Full Monty

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has John Ellison Conlee been in?

John Ellison Conlee has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has John Ellison Conlee been in?

John Ellison Conlee has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was John Ellison Conlee's first West End show?

John Ellison Conlee's first West End show was The Full Monty which opened in 2002

What awards has John Ellison Conlee been nominated for?

Performance (Obie Awards) for The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Full Monty , Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Full Monty and Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Full Monty.

What awards has John Ellison Conlee won?

John Ellison Conlee has won the Obie Award for Performance in The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for The Full Monty.

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