Jan Maxwell
Latest News on Jan Maxwell:
Broadway League Steps Back from Light-Dimming Announcements Following Backlash (Nov 5, 2024)
Celebrate 20 Years of the Breithaupt Brothers' Songbook at Joe's Pub (Oct 22, 2024)
MARY POPPINS Composer Richard M. Sherman Has Passed Away at 95 (May 26, 2024)
Broadway League Steps Back from Light-Dimming Announcements Following Backlash (Nov 5, 2024)
Celebrate 20 Years of the Breithaupt Brothers' Songbook at Joe's Pub (Oct 22, 2024)
MARY POPPINS Composer Richard M. Sherman Has Passed Away at 95 (May 26, 2024)
BIO
Jan Maxwell was nominated for two Tony Awards® in 2010 for The Royal Family and for Lend Me A Tenor. She received the Drama Desk Award for Best Actress for The Royal Family.
Other Broadway: Coram Boy (Tony, Drama Desk noms), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Drama Desk Award, Tony nom.), Sixteen Wounded (Drama Desk nom.), A Doll's House, The Sound of Music, The Dinner Party, Dancing at Lughnasa, City of Angels.
Off-Broadway: Victory, Scenes From an Execution (Drama Desk nom.) and Camille (all with Potomac Theatre Project/NYC), Wings (Second Stage), My Old Lady (Lortel Award, Drama Desk nom.).
TV: Law & Order, Gossip Girl.
Photos
Chris Carmack, Jan Maxwell, Alec Baldwin and Richard Easton during the Curtain Call for The Opening Night Performance of The Roundabout Theatre Company's Production of ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City. March 16, 2006
Date:
12/26/2019
From: Photo Coverage: Remembering Tony Award-Winner Richard Easton
Chris Carmack, Jan Maxwell, Alec Baldwin and Richard Easton during the Curtain Call for The Opening Night Performance of The Roundabout Theatre Company's Production of ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City. March 16, 2006
Date:
12/26/2019
From: Photo Coverage: Remembering Tony Award-Winner Richard Easton
STAGE CREDITS
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1989
Carla Haywood [Replacement]
Alaura Kingsley [Replacement]
Performer (Swing) [Replacement]
Carla Haywood (Understudy) [Replacement]
Alaura Kingsley (Understudy) [Replacement]
Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, The City of Conversation
Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award
Jan Maxwell, The City of Conversation
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, The City of Conversation
The Lortels - 2015 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, The City of Conversation
Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, The Castle
Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Jan Maxwell, Follies
Drama League Awards - 2012 - Distinguished Performance Award
Jan Maxwell, Follies
Helen Hayes Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical
Jan MaxwellFollies
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Jan Maxwell, Follies
Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jan Maxwell, Follies
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, Lend Me A Tenor
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, Lend Me A Tenor
Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Jan Maxwell, Lend Me a Tenor
Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Jan Maxwell, The Royal Family
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, The Royal Family
Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Play
Jan MaxwellScenes From an Execution
IT Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role
Jan MaxwellScenes from an Execution
Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, Coram Boy
Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Jan Maxwell, Coram Boy
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, Entertaining Mr. Sloane
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play
Jan Maxwell, Sixteen Wounded
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Jan Maxwell, Sixteen Wounded
The Lortels - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actress
Jan Maxwell, My Old Lady
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play
Jan Maxwell, My Old Lady
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - Best Featured Actress - Musical
Jan Maxwell, The Sound of Music
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Featured Actress - Play
Jan MaxwellA Doll's House
Videos
VIDEO: Watch Ali Ewoldt, Nic Rouleau & More Unite to Sing FOLLIES!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-11-30 09:51:06
Broadway Rewind: Bernadette Peters Sings 'Losing My Mind' and More from FOLLIES
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - 2020-11-12 12:53:41
Broadway Rewind: Watch Bernadette Peters & More in the 2011 Revival of FOLLIES
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-07-11 17:01:00
Broadway Rewind: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Shows Off All the Way to Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-04-17 16:31:00
VIDEO: How Could She Leave Us? Remembering Jan Maxwell in an Extended Clip from FOLLIES
by Julie Musbach - 2018-02-13 11:57:17
TV: Remembering Jan Maxwell- Watch an Intimate Conversation from 2011
by Nicole Rosky - 2018-02-12 11:51:43
STAGE TUBE: Broadway Flashback- Watch 18-Year-Old Laura Benanti Sing 'The Sound of Music' on Broadway!
by Sally Henry Fuller - 2015-03-01 17:51:28
TV: Chatting with the 2014 Drama Desk Featured Nominees- Celia Keenan-Bolger, Brian J. Smith, Jan Maxwell & More!
by Nicole Rosky - 2014-05-10 09:00:01
TV: Watch Highlights from Lincoln Center Theater's THE CITY OF CONVERSATION
by Nicole Rosky - 2014-05-06 12:30:48
Terri White Performs 'From Blues to Broadway' at Newman Theater Today
by BWW News Desk - 2013-09-01 00:30:00
Terri White Performs 'From Blues to Broadway' at Newman Theater, 9/1
by Christina Mancuso - 2013-08-14 09:35:45
STAGE TUBE: Brian Stokes Mitchell and More Talk FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE Sandy Hook Benefit
by Stage Tube - 2013-01-29 20:20:17
STAGE TUBE: Michael Cerveris & NHS Chamber Choir Sing 'Sunday' at FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE
by Nicole Rosky - 2013-01-29 15:09:28
TV: BC/EFA Flea Market & Grand Auction Preview! VIP Tickets, Lunch with Lansbury, SMASH Set Visit, & More; Plus First Stars Revealed!
by Nicole Rosky - 2012-09-06 10:30:19
TV: Tony Winner Gregg Barnes - 'FOLLIES Feels Like The Little Engine That Could'
by Jessica Lewis - 2012-06-14 11:05:08
STAGE TUBE: Victoria Clark Performs 'Losing My Mind' in FOLLIES!
by Stage Tube - 2012-06-02 17:15:36
News
Celebrate 20 Years of the Breithaupt Brothers' Songbook at Joe's Pub
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 22, 2024
Celebrate 20 years of the Breithaupt Brothers' songbook at Joe's Pub. Featuring performances by James Naughton, Catherine Russell, and more, this event showcases timeless tunes. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 22, 2024
Celebrate 20 years of the Breithaupt Brothers' songbook at Joe's Pub. Featuring performances by James Naughton, Catherine Russell, and more, this event showcases timeless tunes. Learn how to purchase tickets.
How Often are People Tony-Nominated for Different Shows in the Same Season?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Apr 14, 2024
This time, the reader question was: How often are people Tony Award-nominated for different shows in the same season?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Apr 14, 2024
This time, the reader question was: How often are people Tony Award-nominated for different shows in the same season?
Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, August 3- with Cheyenne Jackson, Beth Leavel and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 3, 2020
Today (August 3) in live streaming: Cheyenne Jackson sings with Seth Rudetsky, The Muny is back with Summer Variety Hour, and so much more!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 3, 2020
Today (August 3) in live streaming: Cheyenne Jackson sings with Seth Rudetsky, The Muny is back with Summer Variety Hour, and so much more!
Neil LaBute's BILLY AND BILLIE Starring Adam Brody, Jan Maxwell and More Will be Available to Stream
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2020
St. Louis Actors' Studio will release two episodes per week for the next five weeks of Neil LaBute's direcTV show 'Billy and Billie' beginning July 6 via St. Louis Actors' Studio Twitter - @stlas1.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2020
St. Louis Actors' Studio will release two episodes per week for the next five weeks of Neil LaBute's direcTV show 'Billy and Billie' beginning July 6 via St. Louis Actors' Studio Twitter - @stlas1.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Jan Maxwell been in?
Jan Maxwell has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.
How many West End shows has Jan Maxwell been in?
Jan Maxwell has not appeared in the West End.
What awards has Jan Maxwell been nominated for?
Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The City of Conversation, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The City of Conversation, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The City of Conversation, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (The Lortels) for The City of Conversation, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Castle, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Follies , Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Follies, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lend Me A Tenor, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lend Me A Tenor, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Lend Me a Tenor, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Royal Family , Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Royal Family, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Scenes From an Execution, Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role (IT Awards) for Scenes from an Execution, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Coram Boy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Coram Boy, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sixteen Wounded, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sixteen Wounded , Outstanding Featured Actress (The Lortels) for My Old Lady, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for My Old Lady, Best Featured Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Sound of Music and Best Featured Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Doll's House .
What awards has Jan Maxwell won?
Jan Maxwell has won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Lend Me A Tenor. She received the Outstanding Actress in a Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for The Royal Family. Additionally, she won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical award from the Drama Desk Awards for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Jan Maxwell also earned the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for Sixteen Wounded, as well as for My Old Lady.
Videos