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BIO

Lynn Nottage is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and a screenwriter. Her plays have been produced widely in the United States and throughout the world.



Plays include Sweat (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Obie Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Evening Standard Award; Tony, Drama Desk award nominations); Ruined (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, New York Drama Critics Circle, DD, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel, Obie, and Audelco awards for Best Play); Floyd’s (Guthrie); Mlima’s Tale (The Public); By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award, DD nom); Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine (Obie Award; DD, Lortel award noms); Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Las Meninas; Mud, River, Stone; Por’knockers; and POOF!; as well as the book for the musical adaption of The Secret Life of Bees (Atlantic).

TV: She’s Gotta Have It (writer/producer). PEN/Laura Pels Master Dramatist Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship, a Guggenheim Grant, Lucille Lortel Fellowship, Visiting Research Fellowship at Princeton. Associate professor at Columbia. Member of the Dramatists Guild.

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[West End, 2024]
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[Broadway, 2023] Cancelled
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[Broadway, 2021] [Replacement]
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Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Book of a Musical

Lynn Nottage, MJ the Musical

Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Lynn Nottage, The Secret Life of Bees


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Lynn Nottage, The Secret Life of Bees

Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Play

Lynn Nottage, Sweat


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Obie Awards - 2017 - Playwrighting

Lynn Nottage, Sweat


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The Lortels - 2017 - Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee

Lynn Nottage, Lynn Nottage


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The Pulitzer Prize - 2017 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Lynn Nottage, Sweat

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Play

Lynn Nottage, Sweat

Evening Standard Awards - 2014 - Best Play

Lynn NottageIntimate Apparel

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Play

Lynn Nottage, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark


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Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Play

Lynn Nottage, Ruined


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2009 - Best Play

Lynn Nottage, Ruined


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2009 - Best Play

Lynn Nottage , Ruined


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The Pulitzer Prize - 2009 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Lynn Nottage, Ruined


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Obie Awards - 2005 - Playwriting

Lynn Nottage, Fabulation


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Best Play

Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel

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News


Jordan Dobson, Morgan Siobhan Green & More to Join Keen Company 25th Anniversary Gala

KEEN COMPANY’S 25th Anniversary Gala will take place in October. Guests are invited to join a keen celebration with backstage stories, show-stopping performances, a sit-down dinner, open bar, and thrilling auction wins. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Broadway Cast of MJ THE MUSICAL Performs 'Beat It'

The Broadway cast of MJ the Musical stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show on Wednesday to perform the classic song 'Beat It' from the show. Watch it now!
Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet for Opening Night of YELLOW FACE

The stars aligned at the Todd Haimes Theatre to celebrate opening night of Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang.
Cleveland Public Theatre to Present Satirical NOT-FOR-PROFIT... Beginning Next Month

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) will present the World Premiere of not-for-profit (or the equity, diversity and inclusion play) by francisa da silveira. 
Interview: Michelle Elaine of NOISES OFF at Alley Theatre

As the curtain rises on a new chapter of her career, Michelle Elaine joining Alley Theatre's Resident Acting Company is one of the most thrilling recent events in the Houston theater scene.
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME, FAT HAM Are the Most-Produced Plays of 2024/25

American Theatre magazine, published by Theatre Communications Group, has released Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights for the new season. This list was based on the 1,281 productions at 305 TCG member theatres, plus 176 productions at commercial or non-member theatres.
Photos: Jamaal Fields-Green in MJ on Tour

This summer, Jamaal Fields-Green assumed the title role of ‘MJ’ after achieving the distinction of being the first and only person to have played the role in all three global productions. Get a first look at production photos and see how to purchase tickets.
Tickets to MJ National Tour at Chrysler Hall to go on Sale in October

Individual tickets for the musical MJ at Chrysler Hall will go on sale in October. He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson's unique and unparalleled artistry comes to Norfolk in MJ. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Dave Harris Wins The 2024 Relentless Award For MANAKIN

Playwright Dave Harris has been awarded the 2024 Relentless Award and will receive a $50,000 prize for his play MANAKIN.
Keen Company Unveils 25th Anniversary Season Featuring World Premiere Musical

KEEN COMPANY revealed its 25th anniversary season featuring a lineup of productions and special events. Highlights include revivals of classic plays and new works, celebrating a quarter-century of theater. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: BNS Productions Presents CLYDE'S

This was my first time seeing any work by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Lynn Nottage. I was delighted at the storyline of 'Clyde's' and the wonderful direction and casting crafted by BNS Productions.
Photos: COUNTING AND CRACKING Opens Off-Broadway

Last night, September 12, The Public Theater and NYU Skirball celebrated the Opening Night of Belvoir St Theatre’s COUNTING AND CRACKING, a Sri Lankan-Australian epic written and associate directed by S. Shakthidharan and directed and associate written by Eamon Flack making its North American debut at NYU Skirball. See photos from opening night!
Roche Schulfer and Charles Newell to be Honored at 56th Jeff Awards

Roche Schulfer and Charles Newell will receive the Special Equity Theater Award at the 56th Anniversary Jeff Awards. Learn more about the awards.
BWW Review: MJ the Musical - A Thrilling Tribute to the Man and the Music

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Theatre Three Announces NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 And More 62nd Season

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Lynn Nottage written?

Lynn Nottage has written 12 shows including MJ (Bookwriter), Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Playwright), Por'Knockers (Playwright), Mud, River, Stone (Playwright), Intimate Apparel (Playwright), Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine (Playwright), The Antigone Project (Playwright), Ruined (Lyricist), By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Playwright), In Your Arms (Story), Sweat (Playwright), Intimate Apparel (Libretto).

What awards has Lynn Nottage been nominated for?

Lynn Nottage has received numerous nominations for prestigious awards, including: - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Intimate Apparel - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Intimate Apparel - Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for MJ the Musical - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Secret Life of Bees - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Secret Life of Bees - Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sweat - Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Sweat - Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels) for Lynn Nottage - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Sweat - Best Play (Tony Awards) for Sweat - Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Intimate Apparel - Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for By the Way, Meet Vera Stark - Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Ruined - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Ruined - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Ruined - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Ruined - Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Fabulation - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Intimate Apparel - John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Intimate Apparel.

What awards has Lynn Nottage won?

Lynn Nottage has received several prestigious awards throughout her career. These include the Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Secret Life of Bees, Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Sweat, and she was inducted as a Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels). Nottage won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Sweat and also for Ruined. Additionally, she received the Outstanding Play award (Drama Desk Awards) for Ruined, and the Best Play award (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Ruined as well. Other accolades include the Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Fabulation, the Best Play award (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Intimate Apparel, and the John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Intimate Apparel.

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