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Roberta Maxwell STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Public World Premiere Production, 2016
Patricia Gabriel

[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Original Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Patricia Gabriel

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Production, 2012
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Production, 2011
Charlotta

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Revival, 2011
Anfisa

[Off-Broadway]
2007
Queen Margaret

[Off-Broadway]
2004
Duchess of York

[Off-Broadway]
2003
Ruth

[Off-Broadway]
2003
Attosa

[Off-Broadway]
2002
Cornelia

[Off-Broadway]
2000
Mrs. Tancred

[Off-Broadway]
1998
Gwyneth Lambert

[Off-Broadway]
1998
Eileen

[Broadway]
1996
Mrs. Winemiller

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1988
Mrs. Webb

[Off-Broadway]
1987
Jenny

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Beaty

[Broadway]
1977
Portia Contarini

[Off-Broadway]
1977
Anne

[Broadway]
1974
Jill Mason

[Broadway]
1973
Jessica

[Broadway]
1973
Nora Clitheroe

[Broadway]
1972
Lucienne

[Off-Broadway]
1971
Joanne

[Broadway]
1970
Sorel Bliss

[Broadway]
1970
Desdemona

[Broadway]
1969
Katherine

[Off-Broadway]
1969
Betty Carney

[Broadway]
1968
Betty Dullfeet

[Broadway]
1968
Citizen, Girl Guide, Schoolgirl, etc.

Sister Helena (Understudy)

Sandy (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
1958
Ursula


Roberta Maxwell Awards and Nominations

Obie Awards - 1977 - Performance

Roberta Maxwell, Ashes

Obie Awards - 1970 - Performance

Roberta Maxwell, Whistle in the Dark

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Daphne Rubin-Vega and Tim Daly Will Lead THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA Off-Broadway

Daphne Rubin-Vega and Tim Daly will lead The Night of the Iguana Off-Broadway this December. Learn more about the play here!

The Dryden Ensemble Presents SWAN SONGS

The Dryden Ensemble presents “Swan Songs” on Sunday, April 16 at 3:00 p.m. at Seminary Chapel, located on the campus of the Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ.

The Dryden Ensemble Presents PERGOLESI & BACH In Solebury And Princeton This Month

The Dryden Ensemble presents “Pergolesi and Bach” on Saturday, March 25 at 3:00 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church Solebury, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, PA and on Sunday, March 26 at 3:00 p.m. at Seminary Chapel, located on the campus of the Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ.

The Dryden Ensemble Presents VERSAILLES: INTRIGUE & ENVY In Solebury And Princeton

The Dryden Ensemble opens its new season with “Versailles: Intrigue & Envy.” Performances will take place on Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.

The Dryden Ensemble Announces 2022-23 Concert Season

The Dryden Ensemble has announced its upcoming Swan Season, celebrating 28 years of music making. It includes a three-concert series and one special event at the Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ, and two concerts at Trinity Episcopal Church.

André De Shields, Hamish Linklater & More to Star in VOLPONE Benefit Reading Presented by Red Bull Theater

Today, Red Bull Theater announced a very special benefit reading of  Ben Jonson’s classic comedy, Volpone, or The Fox directed by Jesse Berger, Red Bull’s Founder and Artistic Director. First produced by Red Bull Theater in 2012, this new version will feature emendations & elaborations by director Berger and playwright Jeffrey Hatcher.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, March 25- with Ashley Spencer, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and More!

Today (March 25) in live streaming: the premiere of Electric Island, AAPI Broadway unites on Stars in the House, Ashley Spencer visits Backstage Live, and more!

Phylicia Rashad Joins Emily Mann and Jean Lichty to Kick Off Tennessee Williams' 110th Birthday Celebration

The event will begin March 25 at 7 PM with La Femme's executive director Jean Lichty, “In Conversation” with Tony-nominee and Theater Hall of Fame-inductee, director Emily Mann and five-time Emmy nominee and Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad. Iguana will stream through March 28, 2021.

$10 Tickets to The Night of the Iguana Starring Dylan McDermott & Phylicia Rashad

In celebration of Tennessee Williams's 110th birthday on Friday, March 26, La Femme Theatre Productions presents an Encore Benefit Presentation of Tennessee Williams’s The Night of the Iguana, directed by Emily Mann. The presentation will stream online as a benefit for The Actors Fund.

Encore Screening of THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA Starring Dylan McDermott, Phylicia Rashad and More to Take Place in March

La Femme Theatre Productions' presentation of Tennessee Williams's The Night of the Iguana, directed by Emily Mann, was initially streamed this past December and raised nearly $17K for The Actors Fund. La Femme will present an Encore streaming of The Night of the Iguana in celebration of Tennessee Williams's 110th birthday on March 26, 2021.

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS'S NIGHT OF THE IGUANA Starring Dylan McDermott and Phylicia Rashad to Stream This Week

La Femme Theatre Productions will present Tennessee Williams’s The Night of the Iguana, directed by Emily Mann, as a benefit for the Actors Fund. The show will stream December 2-6, 2020. Tickets range from $10 - $250.

Phylicia Rashad, Dylan McDermott, Roberta Maxwell and More to Star in THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA

La Femme Theatre Productions will present Tennessee Williams's The Night of the Iguana, directed by Emily Mann, as a benefit for the Actors Fund. The show will stream December 2-6, 2020.

Photo Flash: HARRY TOWNSEND'S LAST STAND Celebrates Len Cariou and Craig Bierko

Harry Townsend's Last Stand (www.HarryTownsendsLastStand.com) a new play written by George Eastman (The Snow Job; Bitter Exchange) and directed by Karen Carpenter (Love, Loss and What I Wore; Handle With Care), will premiere at New York City Center Stage II (131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues) it was announced today by Dennis Grimaldi (A Gentlemen's Guide…; Love Letters, Angels in America, Other People's Money). Starring Three time Tony® Award Nominee and Tony® Award winner, Len Cariou  (title role in Sweeney Todd; A Little Night Music with Glynis Johns and Hermione Gingold ; Applause starring Lauren Bacall; “Blue Bloods”) and Craig Bierko (Tony® Award  and Drama Desk Award nominee, Music Man; “The Long Kiss Goodnight, “UnREAL,” “Blue Bloods”), Harry Townsend's Last Stand begins a strictly limited engagement on November 18th  with opening night set for December 4th.

Complete Cast Announced for Starry Reading of RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET

Red Bull Theater today announced the cast for the one-night-only, all-star benefit concert performance of the Olivier Award-winning Best Musical Return to the Forbidden Planet, a musical of Shakespearean proportions by Bob Carlton. The 2019-'20 Season kick-off event will take place Monday October 21st at the Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street)

The Dryden Ensemble Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

The Dryden Ensemble will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this season, beginning with their Autumn Benefit on Sunday, October 6 at 5 p.m. This special event will hosted by Brian Fix at his historic home, the first of President Woodrow Wilson's residences in Princeton. The evening includes a theatrical entertainment, a?oeAn Eyewitness Guide to Versailles,a?? featuring actors Roberta Maxwell and Paul Hecht, followed by a sumptuous buffet dinner and silent auction. Reservations are required. Tickets cost $150 per person and may be purchased online or by mail.

Photo Flash: Shakespeare Theatre Company Celebrates Artistic Director, Michael Kahn

On Sunday, June 16, Washington, D.C.'s theatre community gathered to celebrate the end of MICHAEL KAHN's 33-year tenure as Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company with musical and dramatic performances, special guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics, and media, and a mayoral proclamation.

Photo Flash: Michael Urie, Patrick Page, Peter Dinklage And More Come Out For Red Bull Theater Gala

The Eleventh Annual Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit took place on Monday June 3rd, at 6pm, celebrating the company's 16th Season and honoring director Daniel Sullivan, actor Condola Rashad, and the American Theatre Wing with the 2019 Matador Awards for Excellence in Classical Theater. Proceeds from the evening will support all of Red Bull Theater's programs including its Off-Broadway productions of The White Devil and Mac Beth, Revelation Readings series, and its Shakespeare in Schools initiative.

Play On Shakespeare Announces Actors And Directors For PLAY ON!

Play On Shakespeare today announces an expansive list of compelling actors and dynamic directors confirmed to participate in the Play on! Festival, presented in association with Classic Stage Company (CSC) and Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF). Play on! features 39 readings of new, work-in-progress translations of Shakespeare's plays into contemporary modern English by some of today's most exciting playwrights-May 29-June 30 at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater at CSC (136 E. 13th Street). In 2015, Oregon Shakespeare Festival launched an ambitious 39-play, three-year commissioning project, Play on!, tasking 36 playwrights-more than half of whom were women and playwrights of color, each paired with a dramaturg-to translate Shakespeare's canon in celebration of the enduring impact of the Bard's work. Supported by a generous grant from the Hitz Foundation and inspired by long-time patron Dave Hitz's passion for Shakespeare, the project was and continues to be led by Lue Morgan Douthit. For more information, visit playonfestival.org.

The Dryden Ensemble Presents QUEEN CHRISTINA GOES TO ROME

The Dryden Ensemble presents 'Queen Christina Goes to Rome,' a dramatic retelling of the story of the unconventional Swedish queen on Saturday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, Pennsylvania, and on Sunday, January 20 at 3:00 p.m. at Miller Chapel, located on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey. General admission tickets are $25 per concert and student tickets are free with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased online at drydenensemble.org or at the door.

The Dryden Ensemble Presents A GERMAN PRINCESS AT VERSAILLES

The Dryden Ensemble presents 'Queen Christina Goes to Rome,' a dramatic retelling of the story of the unconventional Swedish queen on Saturday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, Pennsylvania, and on Sunday, January 20 at 3:00 p.m. at Miller Chapel, located on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey.

Roberta Maxwell FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Roberta Maxwell has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.

Roberta Maxwell has not appeared in the West End

Roberta Maxwell has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. Some of her notable nominations include Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for her performance in "Lettice and Lovage," a nomination for Performance at the Obie Awards for "Ashes," an Outstanding Performance nomination at the Drama Desk Awards for "Slag," and a Performance nomination at the Obie Awards for "Whistle in the Dark."

Roberta Maxwell has won several awards for her performances. She received an Obie Award for her performance in "Ashes" and another Obie Award for her performance in "Whistle in the Dark". She also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance for her role in "Slag".

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