Roger Rees
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Date of Birth:
May 05, 1944
Date of Death:
July 10, 2015 (71)
Birth Place: WALES
Bio:
Off-Broadway: Lynn Nottage's Mud, River, Stone (Playwrights Horizons); Arms and the Man (Roundabout); Here Lies Jenny (Zipper Theater; Post Street Theater).
UK: Associate Artistic Director, 1984-5: Julius Caesar; Turkey Time; John Bull (Bristol Old Vic).
Regional: Artistic Director, 2005-7: Film ...
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John Kander, Chita Rivera and Roger Rees during the Original Broadway Cast Recording of ''The Visit'' at Avatar Recording Studio on April 27, 2015 in New York City.

Roger Rees during the Original Broadway Cast Recording of ''The Visit'' at Avatar Recording Studio on April 27, 2015 in New York City.

John Kander, Chita Rivera and Roger Rees during the Original Broadway Cast Recording of ''The Visit'' at Avatar Recording Studio on April 27, 2015 in New York City.

John Kander, Chita Rivera and Roger Rees during the Original Broadway Cast Recording of ''The Visit'' at Avatar Recording Studio on April 27, 2015 in New York City.
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Roger Rees Biography
Off-Broadway: Lynn Nottage's Mud, River, Stone (Playwrights Horizons); Arms and the Man (Roundabout); Here Lies Jenny (Zipper Theater; Post Street Theater).UK: Associate Artistic Director, 1984-5: Julius Caesar; Turkey Time; John Bull (Bristol Old Vic).
Regional: Artistic Director, 2005-7: Film Society; Rivals; Taming of the Shrew (Petruchio opposite Bebe Neuwirth); Double Double; Simon Grey's The Late Middle Classes; Anything Goes (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Herringbone; (WTF, McCarter Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse); Red Memories (NYSF); Merry Wives of Windsor; Love's Labour's Lost (Old Globe Theatre); Treemonisha; Juniper Tree; White House Cantata; Firebrand of Florence (Collegiate Chorale, NY); "Variety," episode 'OZ' (HBO).
Roger Rees Awards and Nominations
Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award | ||
Roger Rees, The Visit | ||
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2012 - Best Direction of a Play ![]() |
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Roger Rees, Peter and the Starcatcher | ||
Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Direction of a Play | ||
Roger Rees, Peter and the Starcatcher | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical | ||
Roger Rees, A Man of No Importance | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actor - Play | ||
Roger Rees, Indiscretions | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actor - Play | ||
Roger Rees, Indiscretions | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actor - Play | ||
Roger Rees, Indiscretions | ||
Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | ||
Roger Rees , Indiscretions | ||
Olivier Awards - 1985 - Comedy Performance of the Year | ||
Roger ReesLove's Labours Lost | ||
Tony Awards - 1982 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play ![]() |
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Roger Rees, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | ||
Olivier Awards - 1980 - Actor of the Year in a New Play ![]() |
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Roger Rees News

by Team BWW - Jun 15, 2022
The Jimmy Awards have just announced this year’s 92 nominees, coming from 46 high school musical theatre awards competitions across the U.S. The show will feature dynamic ensemble and solo performances and will culminate with the presentation of a Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor award, as well as other honors and scholarships. Winners will be chosen by a panel of industry experts.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 13, 2022
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Alone, a new musical by Dean Tyler K. We can pass hundreds of people in a day, and every one of them has a story that we will never know.

by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2022
The Broadway Education Alliance Inc. presented the 12th annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance yesterday at the Open Jar Studios on Broadway.

by Carian Lynée Parker - May 21, 2022
More than 100 talented young NYC public school theatre artists will make their Broadway debuts in The Shubert Foundation's 2022 High School Theatre Festival for NYC Public Schools on Monday, May 23 at 7:30pm at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway) on Broadway. This annual high profile and high energy theatre education experience for NYC students is presented by The Shubert Foundation and the NYC Department of Education Arts Office.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2022
Emmy Award-winning journalist Frank DiLella will be hosting the 88th Annual Drama League Awards alongside theatrical legends and Tony Award winners, Patti LuPone, Ben Vereen, Sutton Foster, Shoshana Bean, Gabby Beans and Lear deBessonet.

by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2022
Nearly one million people in the United States are living with Parkinson's disease and about 60,000 people in this country are diagnosed each year with the brain disorder, which primarily affects motor functions.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2022
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Alone, a new musical by Dean Tyler K. We can pass hundreds of people in a day, and every one of them has a story that we will never know.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2022
The award, named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb, will be presented to the team of Isabella Dawis & Tidtaya Sinutoke by Heidi Blickenstaff and Julia Murney on Monday May 2nd from 6-8pm at a by-invitation-only ceremony at Bond 45. T

by Student Blogger: Rebecca Goldfarb - Mar 31, 2022
I was cast as 'Dorothy' in Plaza Theatricals' production of The Wizard of Oz in December for four performances. Fast forward to now, the run was successful and we are now touring the show throughout NY.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2022
The Broadway League has announced 45 participating Regional Awards Programs for the 13th annual Jimmy Awards® which will take place on Monday, June 27, 2022 at 7:30pm at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre.
Roger Rees Videos

by BroadwayWorld TV - Dec 19, 2021
Andrew Barth Feldman and Seth Rudetsky are performing LIVE tonight in a streaming concert as the final show of The Seth Concert Series for 2021!

by BroadwayWorld TV - Nov 1, 2020
Today we rewind to 2015, when The Visit opened at the Lyceum Theatre, where it played for 61 performances.

by Abigail Charpentier - Sep 27, 2019
YELLOW SOUND LABEL has announced that Jukebox Saloon Vol. 2, featuring Chicago-based vocalist Colby Beserra and New York keyboard whiz Dan Lipton, is available in digital and streaming formats starting today, Friday, September 27. Beserra and Lipton bring their strong musicality and love of a good song to the Jukebox Saloon. Inspired by the classic Tony Bennett/Bill Evans duo records, a pair of pros strips down and re-engineers their favorite songs with a sense of musical adventure. They create unique, jazzed-out interpretations of songs you know and songs they'd like you to hear. Jukebox Saloon Vol. 2 is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music and other music services.

by Stage Tube - Jul 30, 2019
Watch more from the big night and below, watch as Ekele performs a song from the musical she was nominated for- Aida- on Live with Kelly and Ryan!

by Stage Tube - Jun 26, 2019
This week, the 2019 Jimmy Awards nominees paid a visit to current Evan Hansen and former Jimmys winner, Andrew Barth Feldman, and the whole gang at Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway!

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 25, 2019
The winners of the eleventh annual JIMMY AWARDS® were determined and announced last night, Monday, June 24, 2019, at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. This life-changing event was hosted by Tony Award® winner Ben Platt and presented by the Broadway League Foundation.

by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2019
Today, we're celebrating the birthday of star of stage and screen, Brooke Shields!
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 12, 2016
Brian Bedford, Roger Rees, Alan Rickman and more legends of Broadway were honored during the In Memoriam segment of the 70th Annual TONY AWARDS.
by BWW News Desk - Nov 25, 2015
John Kander recently stopped by NPR's FRESH AIR to discuss his amazing career as one of Broadway's legendary composers. Listen to the full interview below!
by Sally Henry - Jul 11, 2015
Below, take a look back at this brilliant stage and screen actor's career with video clips from the television shows CHEERS and THE WEST WING, Broadway productions such as THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, THE VISIT, and many more!