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Who Played Lee in True West

Lee is a role in True West that opened Off-Broadway in 1980.

A finalist for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a nominee for three 2000 Tony Awards, including Best Play - This American classic explores alternatives that might spring from the demented terrain of the California landscape. Sons of a desert-dwelling alcoholic and a suburban wanderer clash over a film script. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has sold to producer Sal Kimmer when Lee, a demented petty thief, drops in. He pitches his own idea for a movie to Kimmer, who then wants Austin to junk his bleak, modern love story and write Lee's trashy Western tale.

8 actors have played Lee in True West.

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Performer Production Opened
Peter Boyle Off-Broadway True West 1980
William Andrews Off-Broadway True West 1980
Bruce Lyons Off-Broadway True West 1982
Daniel Stern Off-Broadway True West 1982
Dennis Quaid Off-Broadway True West 1982
Jim Belushi Off-Broadway True West 1982
John Malkovich Off-Broadway True West 1982
Peder Melhouse Off-Broadway True West 1982

Other Roles in True West

Role Production Opened
Austin Off-Broadway True West 1980
Austin/ Saul Off-Broadway True West 1980
Lee Off-Broadway True West 1980
Mom Off-Broadway True West 1980
Saul Kimmer Off-Broadway True West 1980

“Lee” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
The Cher Show Broadway 2018
Jerusalem West End 2011
The Tale Of The Allergist's Wife Broadway 2000
True West Broadway 2000

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