Lanford Wilson
Birth Place: Lebanon, MO, USA
Latest News on Lanford Wilson:
BERT & TRIXIE VISIT THE VET To Have World Premiere at Purple Rose Theatre (May 21, 2025)
Video: Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close & More Star in Teaser for Ryan Murphy's ALL FAIR (May 14, 2025)
I AND YOU By Lauren Gunderson Begins At Capital Stage In December (May 1, 2025)
BERT & TRIXIE VISIT THE VET To Have World Premiere at Purple Rose Theatre (May 21, 2025)
Video: Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close & More Star in Teaser for Ryan Murphy's ALL FAIR (May 14, 2025)
I AND YOU By Lauren Gunderson Begins At Capital Stage In December (May 1, 2025)
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Awards and Nominations
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- 2011 - Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Award
Lanford Wilson
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IT Awards - 2010 - Artistic Achievement Award
Lanford Wilson
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The Lortels - 2001 - Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence
Lanford Wilson
Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Play
Lanford Wilson, Angels Fall
Drama Desk Awards - 1981 - Outstanding Play
Lanford Wilson, 5th of July
Tony Awards - 1981 - Best Play
Lanford Wilson, Fifth of July
Drama Desk Awards - 1980 - Outstanding Play
Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1980 - Best Play
Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
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The Pulitzer Prize - 1980 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
Tony Awards - 1980 - Best Play
Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
Drama Desk Awards - 1979 - Outstanding New Play
Lanford Wilson, Talley's Folly
Drama Desk Awards - 1978 - Best New Play
Lanford Wilson, Fifth of July
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1973 - Best American Play
Lanford Wilson, The Hot l Baltimore
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Drama Desk Awards - 1967 - Best Playwrights
Landord Wilson, The Rimers of Eldritch
Videos
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
STAGE TUBE: Signature Theatre's THE MOUND BUILDERS Do the 'Harlem Shake'
by Stage Tube - 2013-03-31 10:31:52
News
BERT & TRIXIE VISIT THE VET To Have World Premiere at Purple Rose Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2025
The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) has announced the final production of their 34th season, “Bert & Trixie Visit the Vet” a World Premiere comedy written by Matt Letscher. Tickets are on sale now.
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2025
The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) has announced the final production of their 34th season, “Bert & Trixie Visit the Vet” a World Premiere comedy written by Matt Letscher. Tickets are on sale now.
Video: Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close & More Star in Teaser for Ryan Murphy's ALL FAIR
by Josh Sharpe - May 14, 2025
Hulu has dropped the first teaser trailer for All's Fair, a new legal drama series from TV guru Ryan Murphy. Soundtracked to a rendition of Chicago's 'Cell Block Tango,' the teaser also showcases the all-star cast, including Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close. Watch the teaser now!
by Josh Sharpe - May 14, 2025
Hulu has dropped the first teaser trailer for All's Fair, a new legal drama series from TV guru Ryan Murphy. Soundtracked to a rendition of Chicago's 'Cell Block Tango,' the teaser also showcases the all-star cast, including Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close. Watch the teaser now!
I AND YOU By Lauren Gunderson Begins At Capital Stage In December
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2025
Capital Stage has announced its final piece to the 2025/26 Season to be performed during the holiday season. Charming, mysterious, and poetic in the truest sense of the word, Lauren Gunderson's I AND YOU is a study of the beauty, the agony, and the mystery of human connection.
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2025
Capital Stage has announced its final piece to the 2025/26 Season to be performed during the holiday season. Charming, mysterious, and poetic in the truest sense of the word, Lauren Gunderson's I AND YOU is a study of the beauty, the agony, and the mystery of human connection.
Photos: Dramatists Guild Awards Honor David Henry Hwang, Shaina Taub and More
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 30, 2025
Last night, the Dramatists Guild of America honored the recipients of their 2025 Awards with a ceremony at Green Fig at which playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists celebrated their fellow theatre writers. Check out photos here!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 30, 2025
Last night, the Dramatists Guild of America honored the recipients of their 2025 Awards with a ceremony at Green Fig at which playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists celebrated their fellow theatre writers. Check out photos here!
Review: BURN THIS at Road Less Traveled Theater
by Michael Rabice - Apr 28, 2025
Grief, love and personal life challenges are all examined with fascinating detail in the engrossing production of Lanford Wilson's play BURN THIS now on stage at Road Less Traveled Theatre.
by Michael Rabice - Apr 28, 2025
Grief, love and personal life challenges are all examined with fascinating detail in the engrossing production of Lanford Wilson's play BURN THIS now on stage at Road Less Traveled Theatre.
Shaina Taub, Itamar Moses, and More Receive 2025 Dramatists Guild Awards
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2025
The Dramatists Guild of America has announced Shaina Taub, Itamar Moses, and more as the recipients of the Guild’s 2025 Awards. Learn more about all of the recipients here!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2025
The Dramatists Guild of America has announced Shaina Taub, Itamar Moses, and more as the recipients of the Guild’s 2025 Awards. Learn more about all of the recipients here!
Project Y Theatre 10th Annual WOMEN IN THEATER Festival Returns In June
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2025
Project Y Theatre will present the 10th Annual Women in Theater Festival, a festival devoted to presenting new work by women, at A.R.T./New York Theatres in The Gural Theatre (502 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019), June 13-29.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2025
Project Y Theatre will present the 10th Annual Women in Theater Festival, a festival devoted to presenting new work by women, at A.R.T./New York Theatres in The Gural Theatre (502 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019), June 13-29.
Project Y Theatre to Present 10th Annual Women In Theater Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025
Project Y Theatre will present the 10th Annual Women in Theater Festival, a festival devoted to presenting new work by women. Learn more and see how to attend.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025
Project Y Theatre will present the 10th Annual Women in Theater Festival, a festival devoted to presenting new work by women. Learn more and see how to attend.
STAR WARS On Stage: A Guide to Broadway Stars in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 11, 2025
With the highly anticipated second season of Andor arriving in a few short weeks, we have compiled a list of the most noteworthy Star Wars actors to have graced the Broadway stage over the years.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 11, 2025
With the highly anticipated second season of Andor arriving in a few short weeks, we have compiled a list of the most noteworthy Star Wars actors to have graced the Broadway stage over the years.
Indigenous Playwright Rhiana Yazzie Presents New Play, THE NUT, THE HERMIT, THE CROW, AND THE MONK
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2025
Playwright and filmmaker Rhiana Yazzie, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, presents her new play, The Nut, The Hermit, The Crow, and The Monk. Written and directed by her, the play marks the 15th anniversary of her theater company, New Native Theatre.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2025
Playwright and filmmaker Rhiana Yazzie, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, presents her new play, The Nut, The Hermit, The Crow, and The Monk. Written and directed by her, the play marks the 15th anniversary of her theater company, New Native Theatre.
David Henry Hwang To Receive Dramatist Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 2, 2025
The Dramatists Guild of America has announced that the recipient of its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award is playwright David Henry Hwang. The award will be presented at the Guild’s annual awards ceremony on Monday, April 28.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 2, 2025
The Dramatists Guild of America has announced that the recipient of its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award is playwright David Henry Hwang. The award will be presented at the Guild’s annual awards ceremony on Monday, April 28.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Iconic Plays That Shaped American Theater
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 30, 2025
The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the most prestigious honors in American theater, celebrating outstanding works that have made a significant impact on the stage. Here's a closer look at what the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is, how it works, and why it matters.
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 30, 2025
The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the most prestigious honors in American theater, celebrating outstanding works that have made a significant impact on the stage. Here's a closer look at what the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is, how it works, and why it matters.
American Blues Reveals Winner of 2025 Blue Ink Award for Playwriting
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2025
American Blues Theater has revealed the recipient of the 2025 Blue Ink Award is Alyssa Haddad-Chin for her play You Should Be So Lucky. Learn more about Haddad-Chin and about the award.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2025
American Blues Theater has revealed the recipient of the 2025 Blue Ink Award is Alyssa Haddad-Chin for her play You Should Be So Lucky. Learn more about Haddad-Chin and about the award.
Finalists Revealed for 2025 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2025
The American Theatre Critics and Journalists Association has revealed six finalists for the 2025 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, recognizing the playwrights who produced the best scripts that premiered professionally outside of New York City in 2024.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2025
The American Theatre Critics and Journalists Association has revealed six finalists for the 2025 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, recognizing the playwrights who produced the best scripts that premiered professionally outside of New York City in 2024.
Review: BOOK OF DAYS at Wichita Community Theatre
by John Dalton-White - Mar 15, 2025
What did our critic think of BOOK OF DAYS at Wichita Community Theatre?
by John Dalton-White - Mar 15, 2025
What did our critic think of BOOK OF DAYS at Wichita Community Theatre?
THE RUINS World Premiere and More Set for Guthrie Theater 2025"2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2025
The Guthrie Theater has revealed nine productions as part of its 2025–2026 mainstage season, plus a world premiere. Learn more about the season and see full programming here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2025
The Guthrie Theater has revealed nine productions as part of its 2025–2026 mainstage season, plus a world premiere. Learn more about the season and see full programming here!
BOOK OF DAYS Will Play at Wichita Community Theatre
by Paula Makar - Mar 2, 2025
Acclaimed by Frank Rich as 'a writer who illuminates the deepest dramas of American life with poetry and compassion,' Lanford Wilson is one of the most esteemed contemporary American playwrights of our time. Nowhere is this more evident than in his latest play, Book of Days, which has won the Best Play Award from the American Theater Critics Association.
by Paula Makar - Mar 2, 2025
Acclaimed by Frank Rich as 'a writer who illuminates the deepest dramas of American life with poetry and compassion,' Lanford Wilson is one of the most esteemed contemporary American playwrights of our time. Nowhere is this more evident than in his latest play, Book of Days, which has won the Best Play Award from the American Theater Critics Association.
Lucille Lortel Theatre Reveals 2025 Round Of 121 Project Supported Musicals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025
The Lucille Lortel Theatre has revealed that four new musicals will receive support through the 121 Project, the Lortel's tailored development program for new musical works. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025
The Lucille Lortel Theatre has revealed that four new musicals will receive support through the 121 Project, the Lortel's tailored development program for new musical works. Learn more!
Student Blog: Understudying in a New Work
by Student Blogger: Grace Schofield - Feb 5, 2025
That is one reason I love new work so much is I love getting to help create something from scratch and be there right at the beginning of it and grow with it.
by Student Blogger: Grace Schofield - Feb 5, 2025
That is one reason I love new work so much is I love getting to help create something from scratch and be there right at the beginning of it and grow with it.
Review: BOOK OF DAYS at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
by Alan Portner - Feb 1, 2025
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 2025 calendar year offerings with an offbeat murder mystery/character study by Lanford Wilson called BOOK OF DAYS performed at The Westport Bowery. The play, originally commissioned by Jeff Daniels in 1998 for his own small town (Michigan) theater company, is set in a southwestern Missouri rural community at a time not specifically named. Lanford Wilson is best known for his naturalistic use of dialogue. His best- known work is the two-hander “Talley’s Folly.” BOOK OF DAYS draws on Wilson’s own theatrical roots in small-town America. He was from Lebanon, Missouri.
by Alan Portner - Feb 1, 2025
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 2025 calendar year offerings with an offbeat murder mystery/character study by Lanford Wilson called BOOK OF DAYS performed at The Westport Bowery. The play, originally commissioned by Jeff Daniels in 1998 for his own small town (Michigan) theater company, is set in a southwestern Missouri rural community at a time not specifically named. Lanford Wilson is best known for his naturalistic use of dialogue. His best- known work is the two-hander “Talley’s Folly.” BOOK OF DAYS draws on Wilson’s own theatrical roots in small-town America. He was from Lebanon, Missouri.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Lanford Wilson written?
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).
What awards has Lanford Wilson been nominated for?
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.
What awards has Lanford Wilson won?
Lanford Wilson has received several prestigious awards throughout his career. His accolades include the Off-Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Award, the Artistic Achievement Award from the IT Awards, and the Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence from The Lortels. He won the Best Play award at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Talley's Folly and received The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the same work. Additionally, he was honored with the Best American Play award at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for The Hot l Baltimore and the Best Playwrights award at the Drama Desk Awards for The Rimers of Eldritch.
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