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BIO

Steven Skybell most recently starred as ‘Henry Lehman’ in the first American production of The Lehman Trilogy, at Boston’s Huntington Theatre. He starred as ‘Tevye’ in Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish directed by Joel Grey from 2018-2023, for which he received the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, as well as nominations from the Drama League, Outer Critics, and Drama Desk awards. He recently made his Carnegie Hall debut appearing in an evening of Yiddish songs to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In September 2022 he made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut appearing as ‘Tevye’ in Barrie Kosky’s celebrated English production of Fiddler on the Roof from the Komische Oper Berlin. His numerous Broadway credits include: the 2016 revival of Fiddler on the Roof (Lazar Wolf); Pal Joey; Wicked; The Full Monty; Love! Valour! Compassion!; Café Crown; Ah, Wilderness! His additional Off-Broadway credits include: The Lucky Star, Babette’s Feast, Antigone in New York (Obie Award). Other: Camelot (Helen Hayes nomination); Broken Glass, Caucasian Chalk Circle (both, Connecticut Critics Circle nominations);The Chosen. Television and film: “Blue Bloods,” “Elementary,” “666 Park Avenue,” “Chicago P.D.,” Miracle of Miracles, Cradle Will Rock, Simply Irresistible, Arthur Miller’s Everybody Wins, many others. Shakespearean credits include the title role in Hamlet, Vanessa Redgrave’s Antony and Cleopatra, Cymbeline, Troilus and Cressida, Much Ado About Nothing, Two Gentlemen of Verona (all at the Public Theater), and Julie Taymor’s Titus Andronicus (Theatre for a New Audience). He has performed all over the world, including the Saito Kinen Festival in Tokyo, Japan and Shakespeare’s Globe in London, where he was one of two Americans chosen for the inaugural season, appearing in Henry V, and A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, which included a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II (as seen on PBS’ “Great Performances”). He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Yale College, a Certificate in Acting from the British American Drama Academy, Balliol College at Oxford, and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale School of Drama. He has taught acting at Yale Drama, Juilliard, Harvard, NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts, Fordham, and the Shakespeare Lab at the Public Theater.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2024
Herr Schultz


[Off-Broadway]
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbeine Off-Broadway Production, 2023
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Return Production, 2022
Tevye


[Off-Broadway]
NYTF Off-Broadway Production at Stage 42, 2019


[Off-Broadway]
National Yiddish Theatre Production, 2018


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2015
Lazar Wolf [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park Production, 2015
Frenchman

Gaoler

Pisanio

Gaoler

Pisanio

Frenchman

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Production, 2014
Jesse Mahoney


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


[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company, 2012
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
Public LAB Production, 2011


[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2008
Ernest


[Chicago]
Chicago Production, 2005
Dillamond


[US Tour]
1st National Tour, 2005
Doctor Dillamond [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
2005
Sepulveda


[Off-Broadway]
2004
The Professor


[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park, 2004
Friar Francis


[Regional (US)]
Regional Revival, 2003
Arthur


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Doctor Dillamond [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
2002
Dave


[US Tour]
National Tour, 2001
Harold Nichols


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2000
[Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1998
King Richard II


[Off-Broadway]
1998
Buckingham


[Off-Broadway]
1997
Agrippa


[Off-Broadway]
1996
Duke of York/Sir Humphrey Stafford/1st Keeper/Lady Bona/Post


[Off-Broadway]
1996
Duke of Bedford/Richard Plantagenet/Messenger


[Off-Broadway]
1995
Ulysses


[Broadway]
1995
Perry Sellars (Understudy)

Arthur Pape (Understudy)

Buzz Hauser (Understudy)

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Arthur Pape (Unknown)

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[Off-Broadway]
1994
Thurio


[Broadway]
1989
Lester Freed


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1988
Wint Selby


Movies

Everybody Wins
[ 1990 ] Father Mancini
Cradle Will Rock
[ 1999 ] Blitzstein - Bertolt Brecht
Zoo
[ 1999 ] Horseman
Simply Irresistible
[ 1999 ] Mr. Mueller

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Steven Skybell, Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish)

Drama League Awards - 2019 - Distinguished Performance Award

Steven Skybell, Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish)

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Steven Skybell, Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish)


winner
Obie Awards - 1996 - Performance

Steven SkybellAntigone In New York

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Steven Skybell been in?

Steven Skybell has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Steven Skybell been in?

Steven Skybell has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Steven Skybell been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish), Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish), Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish) and Performance (Obie Awards) for Antigone In New York.

What awards has Steven Skybell won?

Steven Skybell won an Obie Award for Performance for his role in Antigone In New York.

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