Lanford Wilson
Birth Place: Lebanon, MO, USA
Provincetown Theater to Hold Auditions For FIFTH OF JULY (Mar 3, 2026)
Signature Theatre Reveals Performers and Special Guests For 35th Anniversary Gala (Feb 23, 2026)
John Patrick Hayden, Will Roland and More to Lead Bucks County Playhouse's New Masterclass Series (Feb 19, 2026)
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Lanford Wilson, Angels Fall
Lanford Wilson, 5th of July
Lanford Wilson, Fifth of July
Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
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Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
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Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
Lanford Wilson, Fifth of July
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Lanford Wilson, The Hot l Baltimore
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Landord Wilson, The Rimers of Eldritch
Videos
Video: Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close & More in New Trailer for Ryan Murphy's ALL FAIR
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-09 16:30:18
Video: Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close & More Star in Teaser for Ryan Murphy's ALL FAIR
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-14 10:50:40
Video: Brandon Uranowitz Celebrates Tony Win for 'Best Featured Actor in a Play'
by Richard Ridge - 2023-06-11 22:28:17
VIDEO: Sarah Paulson Says She Almost Didn't Star in RATCHED on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Sarah Leiber - 2020-09-24 09:19:26
VIDEO: Sarah Paulson Talks About Her Love of Performing for an Audience on THE LATE SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - 2020-09-18 08:30:51
VIDEO: Keri Russell Talks About Her First Time on Broadway in BURN THIS
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-06-19 16:02:55
VIDEO: Adam Driver Talks BURN THIS and His Arts in the Armed Forces Program
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-06-03 15:06:15
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 9- BURN THIS Nabs A Tony For Joan Allen
by A.A. Cristi - 2019-06-01 11:01:00
VIDEO: Keri Russell Talks Making Her Broadway Debut in BURN THIS
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-05-07 09:09:26
TV: Inside Opening Night of BURN THIS with Keri Russell, Adam Driver & More!
by TV - Opening Night Special - 2019-04-17 09:29:33
TV Exclusive: Marshall W. Mason on Receiving Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - 2016-06-12 23:00:01
Backstage with Richard Ridge: From BLACKBIRD to THE NEWSROOM - Tony Nominee Jeff Daniels Shares Advice for Actors!
by Nicole Rosky - 2016-05-22 15:22:48
Tony Awards Close-Up: How Does Jeff Daniels Make It Through the Brutality of BLACKBIRD? Find Out!
by Nicole Rosky - 2016-06-09 15:36:48
Who Was Lucille Lortel and Why Is There An Award Named For Her?
by Michael Dale - 2016-03-31 21:01:50
VIDEO: Darren Pettie Delivers Powerful Arthur Miller Speech From INCIDENT AT VICHY
by Michael Dale - 2015-11-17 19:26:29
TV: New York City's Signature Theatre on Winning the 2014 Regional Theatre Award
by BroadwayWorld TV - 2014-06-08 23:16:54
TV: Jeff Daniels Previews and Talks 54 Below Show; See it Tonight!
by Robert Diamond - 2014-01-04 14:38:47
News
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2026
The Provincetown Theater will hold auditions for non-union actors this month for Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July, a funny, tender, and deeply human portrait of friends and family in the aftermath of the turbulent 1960s.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2026
Signature Theatre has announced performers and special guests for its 35th Anniversary Gala, set for Thursday, March 19, 2026, at the Edison Ballroom. Learn more here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2026
Bucks County Playhouse will present a new masterclass series for 2026 with a lineup of adult education classes at Lambertville Hall in Lambertville, NJ, open to all ages and levels of experience.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2026
Following the announcement of this year’s Offies nominations, OffFest will return as the festival arm of OffWestEnd, celebrating work not only made in London but also at festivals across the UK. See the nominations!
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 11, 2026
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that James Van Der Beek, best known for his celebrated role as Dawson Leery on the series Dawson's Creek, has passed away at the age of 48.
by Sidney Paterra - Feb 4, 2026
With the Justice Department's recent release of the Epstein Files, certain individuals have been implicated in the 3.5 million emails that were made public on Janury 30. One of them in the theatre community was playwright Lauren Gunderson, who is named 9 times in the files.
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 22, 2026
JQY (Jewish Queer Youth) will honor Tony Award-winning actor Brandon Uranowitz with the Jewish Queer Icon Award this March and Tony Award-winning producer Riva Marker with the JQY Trailblazer Award.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2026
A new play titled The Big Bad has been announced from Divine Riot and Healing TREE. The production is being produced by Cassidy Layton and Marissa Ghavami, with Ren Dara Santiago writing and co-producing.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 23, 2025
Carlsbad Playreaders has announced its 2026 season, featuring a wide-ranging lineup of staged readings that includes classic comedies, contemporary favorites, musical theatre, and bold new works.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2025
Manhattan Arts Center has commissioned a new original play by New York City-based playwright Andrew Michael Reid. The organization presents five mainstage productions annually and serves as a regional hub for theatre, visual art, and arts education.
by David Friscic - Nov 19, 2025
The autobiographical world of playwright Paula Vogel comes alive in the illuminating and fragilely evocative “tone poem” of a play entitled The Mother Play at the Studio Theatre. This very moving and occasionally caustic play explores all the hard issues of life in a family—such as death, illness, financial problems and –above all—the dislocation that occurs from constant moving to new locations. (Indeed, the subtitle of the play is “ A Play in Five Evictions”). The Herman family is composed of a very peripatetic mother who has survived the onslaught of a divorce and unwanted children, but she passes so much rage onto her two children, and she drowns herself in martinis.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2025
Look At Me Now features a vibrant mix of pop and Broadway hits, backed by a three piece band led by Ike Reeves on piano, with Sean Conly on bass and Ray Marchica on drums. Directed by Geoff Stoner.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2025
The Colony Theatre has announced casting for the second installment of its Scripts & Sips playreading series, What Doesn't Kill You Hurts You Longer by Steve Apostolina, directed by 10-time Artios Award-winner Michael Donovan.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2025
The world premiere production of Girl, Interrupted has been added to The Public’s 2025-2026 season. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok brings Girl, Interrupted to the stage for its world premiere.
by Gillian Blum - Nov 3, 2025
Tony Award-nominee Fina Strazza joins an invite-only industry reading of Once on Rumspringa by Ellis Stump on November 10 at 4:00pm, at Ripley Grier Studios.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 9, 2025
Hulu has dropped a new trailer for All's Fair, the new legal drama series from TV guru Ryan Murphy. The trailer for the highly anticipated series showcases the all-star cast led by Kim Kardashian and Naomi Watts, along with Broadway alums Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close, and Judith Light.Watch it now.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2025
The Colony Theatre in Burbank has announced the second installment of its Scripts & Sips playreading series, What Doesn't Kill You Hurts You Longer by Steve Apostolina, directed by 10-time Artios Award-winner Michael Donovan.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2025
Chris Rivera's new supernatural comedic play The Literal Demon I Summoned to Get My Ex-Boyfriend Back will receive a staged industry reading at Intar Theatre. Learn more!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2025
The North American Premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s anthropology, directed by John Perrin Flynn, will launch Rogue Machine’s new season on their mainstage. Learn more here!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2025
Resurrection Theatre will present THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, running October 31 through November 22, 2025 at the California Stage Complex in Sacramento.
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Lanford Wilson has written 6 shows including The Gingham Dog (Playwright), Talley's Folly (Playwright), Fifth of July (Playwright), Angels Fall (Playwright), Burn This (Playwright), Redwood Curtain (Playwright).
Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Award (), Artistic Achievement Award (IT Awards) for , Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence (The Lortels), Best Play (Tony Awards) for Angels Fall , Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for 5th of July, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Fifth of July , Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Talley's Folly, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Talley's Folly, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Talley's Folly, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Talley's Folly, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Talley's Folly, Best New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Fifth of July, Best American Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Hot l Baltimore and Best Playwrights (Drama Desk Awards) for The Rimers of Eldritch.
Lanford Wilson has received several prestigious awards throughout his career. He was inducted into the Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame. He earned the Artistic Achievement Award at the IT Awards. He also received the Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence from The Lortels. Wilson won Best Play from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Talley's Folly. He was awarded The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Talley's Folly as well. Additionally, he won Best American Play from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for The Hot l Baltimore. He was recognized as one of the Best Playwrights by the Drama Desk Awards for The Rimers of Eldritch.
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