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Birth Place: Penzing, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

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STAGE CREDITS

Cabaret
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1966
Fraulein Schneider
Brecht on Brecht
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1962
Performer
Brecht on Brecht
[Off-Broadway]
Reading, 1961
The Threepenny Opera
[Off-Broadway]
Return Engagement [off-Broadway], 1955
Jenny
The Threepenny Opera
[Off-Broadway]
Theatre de Lys Revival, 1954
The Threepenny Opera
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Brandeis Concert Reading, 1952
Performer
Barefoot in Athens
[Broadway]
1951
Xantippe
The Firebrand of Florence
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1945
Duchess
Candle in the Wind
[Broadway]
1941
Cissie
The Eternal Road
[Broadway]
1937
Miriam
The Witch of Endor
Die Dreigroschenoper
[Berlin]
Original Berlin Production, 1928
Jenny

Writing

LoveMusik
Source Material

Movies

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
[ 1961 ] Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales
From Russia with Love
[ 1963 ] Rosa Klebb
The Appointment
[ 1969 ] Emma Valadier
Semi-Tough
[ 1977 ] Dr. Clara Pelf
Mahagonny
[ 1980 ] voice

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1967 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Lotte Lenya, Cabaret


winner
Tony Awards - 1956 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Lotte Lenya, The Threepenny Opera

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The Glimmerglass Festival Unveils Tour Details and Cast for Collaborative Production of HAPPY END
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2026

The Glimmerglass Festival, in collaboration with Opera Saratoga, Finger Lakes Opera, and Seagle Festival, will present a tour of the production HAPPY END.
Red Bull Theater Will Honor John Lithgow With Matador Award Photo
Red Bull Theater Will Honor John Lithgow With Matador Award
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2026

 Red Bull Theater has announced that John Lithgow will be honored with the Matador Award for Achievement in Classical Theater and Joanna Cole will receive the George Mayer Award for Extraordinary Service to Classical Theater.
Shereen Pimentel & More Join The Glimmerglass Festival's 2026 Season Photo
Shereen Pimentel & More Join The Glimmerglass Festival's 2026 Season
by Joshua Wright - Jan 26, 2026

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced casting for its 2026 season, featuring Oklahoma!, Madame Butterfly, Così, Fellow Travelers, Happy End, and Robin Hood, running July 10–August 17 in Cooperstown, New York.
Trap Door Theatre To Present RAG DOLL ON A BOMB SITE In December Photo
Trap Door Theatre To Present RAG DOLL ON A BOMB SITE In December
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 4, 2025

Trap Door Theatre will continue its 32nd season with Rag Doll on a Bomb Site, written, performed, and choreographed by Shelley Cooper and directed by Kelsey Miller, playing December 11–13, 2025, at Trap Door Theatre.
LA BOHEME and More Set for Opera Saratoga's Upcoming Season Photo
LA BOHEME and More Set for Opera Saratoga's Upcoming Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 31, 2025

Opera Saratoga — the Capital Region's only professional opera company — is celebrating its 65th anniversary with its eyes firmly on the future, with a modern new minimalism that makes room for maximum drama.   
Full Cast and Creative Team Set for THE KEENERS Industry Reading Photo
Full Cast and Creative Team Set for THE KEENERS Industry Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025

The complete cast and creative team has been revealed for the exclusive developmental industry reading of The Keeners, a new play with music by Barbara Grecki. Learn more!
First Complete Recording of Kurt Weill And Alan Jay Lerner’s LOVE LIFE Released on Photo
First Complete Recording of Kurt Weill And Alan Jay Lerner’s LOVE LIFE Released on Capriccio Records
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2025

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music and Capriccio Records have released the first complete recording of Love Life, the landmark 1948 musical by Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner.
Stage Direction: The Legendary Hal Prince Photo
Stage Direction: The Legendary Hal Prince
by Charles Kirsch - Sep 3, 2025

Charles Kirsch is the 17-year-old host of the theater podcast Backstage Babble, where he has conducted over 250 in-depth interviews with some of Broadway’s best. In “Stage Direction,” he will be using material from the podcast and additional interviews to chronicle the career and impact of some of the most influential theater directors. 
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BINGE FREE FESTIVAL Returns To Santa Monica Playhouse For 10th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2025

Santa Monica Playhouse will reopen its newly refurbished Main Stage this fall with the return of the Binge Free Festival (BFF), celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season from October 14 through November 16, 2025.
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum to Present UNDER THE OAKS Salon Series Photo
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum to Present UNDER THE OAKS Salon Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 14, 2025

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum will return with the company’s annual Under the Oaks salon series, featuring performance and music every Thursday in September on Theatricum’s spectacular outdoor stage in Topanga.
Previews: PAINTING CHURCHES at The Pinebrook Theater Photo
Previews: PAINTING CHURCHES at The Pinebrook Theater
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Jul 5, 2025

You can see the Falcone Repertory Theatre’s script-in-handing reading of Tina Howe’s Painting Churches at the Pine Brook Theater in Trumbull (the old Group Theater's summer home).
RAG DOLL ON A BOMB SITE to Open at Hudson Guild Theatre Photo
RAG DOLL ON A BOMB SITE to Open at Hudson Guild Theatre
by Emmy Rice - Apr 20, 2025

Rag Doll on a Bomb Site is a solo musical that is apart of the Hollywood Fringe Festival selection. Book, music, and lyrics by Shelley Cooper. Check here for more details!
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by Richard Sasanow - Apr 8, 2025

Macheath’s back in town! Or at least he was for a few short days, when the Berliner Ensemble brought its now-famous Barrie Kosky production of THREEPENNY OPERA to BAM, in association with St. Ann’s Warehouse.
Ute Lemper Releases 'Speak Low' Kurt Weill Tribute for 75th Anniversary Photo
Ute Lemper Releases 'Speak Low' Kurt Weill Tribute for 75th Anniversary
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 3, 2025

On the 75th anniversary of revolutionary composer Kurt Weill’s passing, acclaimed singer & actress Ute Lemper has released Speak Low, the new single from her album Pirate Jenny. Listen to it here!
International Cast Of Eleven Selected As Finalists In 2025 Lotte Lenya Competition Photo
International Cast Of Eleven Selected As Finalists In 2025 Lotte Lenya Competition
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 19, 2025

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has named the eleven exceptional singing actors who will compete for a top prize of $25,000 in the final round of the twenty-seventh annual Lotte Lenya Competition, the internationally renowned theatrical singing contest.
Theatre Now Hosts Master Class With Janine McGuire And Arri Lawton Simon This Month Photo
Theatre Now Hosts Master Class With Janine McGuire And Arri Lawton Simon This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2025

Theatre Now's next Industry Night will be held on Monday, January 27th at 6:30pm, featuring a Master Class with award-winning writing team Janine McGuire and Arri Lawton Simon (The Bubble).
Photos: Becca Kidwell's IF YOU HADN'T...BUT YOU DID at Don't Tell Mama Photo
Photos: Becca Kidwell's IF YOU HADN'T...BUT YOU DID at Don't Tell Mama
by Rebecca Kaplan - Dec 2, 2024

Becca Kidwell brought her enthralling show If You Hadn't…But You Did back to Don't Tell Mama on November 29, 2024, at 7 pm. The show is a daring exploration of love, sex, and murder. See photos from the show snapped by photographer Conor Weiss.
Becca Kidwell's IF YOU HADN'T...BUT YOU DID Comes to Don't Tell Mama Photo
Becca Kidwell's IF YOU HADN'T...BUT YOU DID Comes to Don't Tell Mama
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2024

Becca Kidwell will return to Don't Tell Mama with her enthralling show If You Hadn't…But You Did, a daring exploration of love, sex, and murder, later this month.
Ariana Maubach Wins at 11th Annual Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition Photo
Ariana Maubach Wins at 11th Annual Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 31, 2024

Mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach of Toronto took home First Prize and the Audience Choice Prize at the Canadian Opera Company’s 11th annual Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition on October 30, 2024 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Interview: Mason McCulley's Homage to Mom & Carole in CAROLE COOK DIED FOR MY SINS Photo
Interview: Mason McCulley's Homage to Mom & Carole in CAROLE COOK DIED FOR MY SINS
by Gil Kaan - Oct 14, 2024

Mason McCulley world premieres his Carole Cook Died For My Sins October 24, 2024 at the Skylight Theatre (with previews beginning October 20th). Cameron Watson directs the three-week engagement of this one-man show.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Lotte Lenya been in?

Lotte Lenya has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Lotte Lenya been in?

Lotte Lenya has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Lotte Lenya been nominated for?

Lotte Lenya has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her role in "Cabaret." Additionally, she was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her performance in "The Threepenny Opera."

What awards has Lotte Lenya won?

Lotte Lenya has won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Tony Award for her role in The Threepenny Opera.

How many shows has Lotte Lenya written?

Lotte Lenya has written 1 shows including LoveMusik (Source Material).

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