Tom Stoppard
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Paul Giamatti Cast in Mystery Horror Film BOUTIQUE (Mar 2, 2026)
BIO
Internationally award-winning writer Tom Stoppard’s plays include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Real Inspector Hound, After Magritte, Jumpers, New Found Land, Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth, Travesties, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (a play for actors and orchestra written with André Previn), Night and Day, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia, Indian Ink, The Invention of Love, The Coast of Utopia, Rock ‘n’ Roll and, most recently, The Hard Problem. His radio plays include Albert’s Bridge, Artist Descending a Staircase, The Dog It Was That Died, If You’re Glad I’ll Be Frank, and most recently, Darkside. As well as for the stage and radio, Stoppard is an award-winning writer for film and television.
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(Back Row L-R) Japhet Balaban, Jesse Aaronson, Sarah Killough, Erica Dasher, Sara Topham, Eden Epstein, Seth Numrich, Christopher James Stevens
(Third Row L-R) Arty Froushan, Jenna Augen, Faye Castelow, Dylan S. Wallach, Jaqueline Jarrold, Matt Harrington, Daniel Cantor, Charlotte Graham, Corey Brill, Colleen Litchfield, Gina Ferrall and Aaron Neil
(Second Row L-R) Caissie Levy, Betsy Aidem, David Krumholtz, Director Patrick Marber, Playwright Tom Stoppard, Brandon Uranowitz, Tedra Millan and Anthony Rosenthal
(First Row L-R) Aaron Shuf, Max Ryan Burach, Romy Fay, Calvin James Davis, Pearl Scarlett Gold, Ava Michele Hyl, Michael Deaner, Joshua Satine, Reese Bogin, Drew Squire and Jaxon Cain Grundleger
From: Photos: Tom Stoppard, Patrick Marber, and the Cast of LEOPOLDSTADT Meet the Press
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Video: Tom Stoppard and Sonia Friedman Celebrate Tony Win for 'Best Play'
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Video: Patrick Marber Celebrates Tony Win for 'Best Direction of a Play'
by Richard Ridge - 2023-06-12 09:14:09
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Video: Joshua Malina Reveals Why Starring in LEOPOLDSTADT is 'Meaningful' to Him on GMA3
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VIDEO: LEOPOLDSTADT Cast Members Discuss Their Faith on TODAY
by Michael Major - 2023-01-30 11:29:55
Video: Watch an All New Trailer for LEOPOLDSTADT on Broadway
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Video: Watch Scenes from Tom Stoppard's LEOPOLDSTADT on Broadway
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VIDEO: What's Tom Stoppard's LEOPOLDSTADT All About? The Company Explains
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VIDEO: Christine Baranski Shares Her Favorite Tony Awards Memories
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VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of Hampstead Theatre's THE DUMB WAITER in New Trailer
by Stephi Wild - 2020-11-27 09:14:53
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News
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2026
The nominations are in for the 2026 Olivier Awards. The nominees included Paddington the Musical, Into The Woods, Oh, Mary!, Into The Woods, Evita, and more. Check out the full list here!
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 3, 2026
Theater and television stars Caissie Levy, Adam Kantor and Jo Lampert will perform, and comedian and advocate Dana Goldberg will host an upcoming gala supporting Jewish Queer Youth (JQY).
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 2, 2026
Paul Giamatti is set to star in the mystery horror Boutique, written and directed by Jim Gavin. Giamatti will also produce with Dan Carey through their company Touchy Feely Films. The film is set for production in the UK this summer and marks Gavin’s feature film directorial debut.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2026
Performances are now underway for the Broadway premiere of Every Brilliant Thing. Tony Award winner Daniel Radcliffe is back on Broadway in this one-person production. Meet the cast of Every Brilliant Thing here!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2026
The Conejo Players Readers Theatre program has announced its 2026 season, featuring five bold and compelling plays that span comedy, drama, and dark humor. Learn more here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2026
New American Ensemble will present a world premiere staging of Anton Chekhov's first and often neglected play, Ivanov, directed by New American Ensemble's Artistic Director Michael DeFilippis.
by - Feb 6, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 6, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 5, 2026
Arcadia is set in April 1809 in a stately home in Derbyshire. Thomasina, a gifted pupil, proposes a startling theory, beyond her comprehension. All around her, the adults, including her tutor Septimus, are preoccupied with secret desires, illicit passions and professional rivalries. Two hundred years later, academic adversaries Hannah and Bernard are piecing together puzzling clues, curiously recalling those events of 1809, in their quest for an increasingly elusive truth.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 5, 2026
Of all Tom Stoppard's work, Arcadia has always stood out. Touching on sex, Fermat's last theorum, the second law of thermodynamics, landscape gardening with a detective story thrown in, it is a mixture of subjects that few playwrights could attempt to combine. Does it matter if you don't understand the complex scientific and mathematical theories? Not at all. Carrie Cracknell's magnificent revival has huge amounts of humour and heart, which is not always a given with Stoppard's work.
by Kat Mokrynski - Feb 3, 2026
Recently, we had the chance to speak with Seamus Dillane, who plays the role of Septimus Hodge in Arcadia. We discussed what made him want to be a part of the production, what interests him about his character and even what it has been like working with a play where the cast is divided between two timelines!
by Evan Henerson - Jan 31, 2026
The playwright’s story structure is engaging and West’s cast is rich with charisma, with the action fitting comfortably into Munroe’s smartly realized stage at the Atwater Village Theatre complex.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2026
The date has been set for the 70th Drama Desk Awards! The 2026 Drama Desk Awards will be held at The Town Hall on May 17, 2026. Learn more about the event here!
by Courtney Castelino - Jan 25, 2026
This week, Sock ‘n’ Buskin presented a limited engagement of Tom Stoppard's comedy-meets-existential-crisis, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2026
Cygnet Theatre has announced the eight productions that will make up its 2026–27 season, marking the company’s 22nd season overall and its second season at The Joan in the Arts District Liberty Station.
by Jim Munson - Jan 22, 2026
BroadwayWorld talks to Bay Area theater luminary Carey Perloff about her production of Chekhov's classic tragicomedy 'The Cherry Orchard' running at Marin Theatre January 29 to February 22.
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 22, 2026
JQY (Jewish Queer Youth) will honor Tony Award-winning actor Brandon Uranowitz with the Jewish Queer Icon Award this March and Tony Award-winning producer Riva Marker with the JQY Trailblazer Award.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2026
Villanova Theatre will present Tom Stoppard's masterwork, Arcadia, in the Court Theater of the Mullen Center for the Performing Arts, directed by Valerie Joyce.
by James Lindhorst - Jan 16, 2026
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has announced its 2026 season including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Tempest, the return of Romeo & Zooliet, and Two Gentlemen of Verona.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2026
A star-studded silent auction offering once-in-a-lifetime experiences has launched in support of Hampstead Theatre raising vital funds to support the playwrights, artists and audiences of the future.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2026
The 2026 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced the Judging Panel for the 48th Annual Award. The Winner of the 2026 Prize will be announced on February 26 in a special invitation-only celebration at London's Royal Court Theatre.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tom Stoppard has written 21 shows including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Playwright), Travesties (Playwright), Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land (Playwright), Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Bookwriter), Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Playwright), Night and Day (Playwright), Artist Descending a Staircase (Playwright), The Real Inspector Hound and The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (Playwright), Hapgood (Playwright), Arcadia (Playwright), The Real Thing (Playwright), Night and Day (Playwright), The Invention Of Love (Playwright), Jumpers (Playwright), The Coast of Utopia: Part 1 - Voyage (Playwright), The Coast of Utopia: Part 2 - Shipwreck (Playwright), The Coast of Utopia (Playwright), The Coast of Utopia: Part 3 - Salvage (Playwright), Rock 'n' Roll (Playwright), Shakespeare in Love (Based on the Screenplay), Leopoldstadt (Playwright).
Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Leopoldstadt, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Leopoldstadt, Lebedev Award (Evening Standard Awards) for , Moscow Art Theatre's Golden Seagull (Evening Standard Awards), Best Play (Tony Awards) for Rock 'n' Roll, Best Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Rock 'n' Roll, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for Rock 'N' Roll, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Rock 'n' Roll, The BBC Award for Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for The Coast Of Utopia - Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Invention of Love, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Invention of Love, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Invention of Love, Outstanding Revival - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Real Thing, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for The Invention Of Love, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for The Invention of Love, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Arcadia, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Arcadia, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Arcadia, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Arcadia, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Arcadia , Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Arcadia, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Real Thing, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Real Thing, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Real Thing, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for The Real Thing, Comedy of the Year (Olivier Awards) for On The Razzle, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Night and Day, Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Night And Day, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Night and Day, Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Travesties, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Travesties, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Travesties, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Jumpers, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Awards) for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead .
Tom Stoppard has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career. He won the Outstanding Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for Leopoldstadt, as well as Best Play honors from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for the same production. He received the Lebedev Award and Moscow Art Theatre's Golden Seagull from the Evening Standard Awards. His work The Coast of Utopia earned him Best Play from the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Play from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and Best Play at the Tony Awards. For Rock 'n' Roll, he won Best Play from the Evening Standard Awards. The Invention of Love garnered him Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and Best Play from the Evening Standard Awards. The Real Thing achieved Outstanding Revival - Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Play from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best Play at the Tony Awards, and Best Play from the Evening Standard Awards. Arcadia received Best Play awards from both the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards and the Evening Standard Awards. Night and Day received Best Play from the Evening Standard Awards. Travesties earned Best Comedy from the Evening Standard Awards, Best Play from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and Best Play at the Tony Awards. Jumpers was recognized as Best Play by the Evening Standard Awards. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead won Best Play honors from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards and the Tony Awards and received the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright from the Evening Standard Awards.
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