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The Theater Hall of Fame was created to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the American Theater. Members are elected annually by the nation’s Drama Critics, Drama Editors, and Members of Theater Hall of Fame. For bios and photos of the members, please click here.
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2018 Inductees were honored in November of 2018 at the Gershwin Theatre
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George Abbott
F. Murray Abraham Maude Adams Viola Adams Jacob Adler Stella Adler |
Lynn Ahrens
Edward Albee Theoni V. Aldredge Ira Aldridge Jane Alexander Mary Alice |
Winthrop Ames
Judith Anderson Maxwell Anderson Robert Anderson Julie Andrews Margaret Anglin |
Jean Anouilh
Harold Arlen George Arliss Boris Aronson Adele Astaire Fred Astaire |
Eileen Atkins
Brooks Atkinson Rene Auberjonais Alan Ayckbourn Emanuel Azenberg |
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Lauren Bacall
Pearl Bailey George Balanchine William Ball Anne Bancroft Tallulah Bankhead Christine Baranski Richard Barr Philip Barry Ethel Barrymore John Barrymore Lionel Barrymore |
Howard Bay
Nora Bayes John Lee Beatty Julian Beck Samuel Beckett Brian Bedford S.N. Behrman David Belasco Barbara Bel Geddes Norman Bel Geddes Michael Bennett |
Richard Bennett
Robert Russell Bennett Eric Bentley Irving Berlin Roger Berlind Sarah Bernhardt Leonard Bernstein Ken Billington Patricia Birch Andre Bishop Earl Blackwell |
Michael Blakemore
Kermit Bloomgarden Jerry Bock Ray Bolger Edwin Booth Junius Brutus Booth Shirley Booth Phillip Bosco Dion Boucicault Alice Brady Bertolt Brecht |
Fannie Brice
Matthew Broderick Peter Brook John Mason Brown Rosco Lee Browne Robert Brustein Betty Buckley Billie Burke Abe Burrows Ellen Burstyn Richard Burton |
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Zoe Caldwell
Mrs. Patrick Campbell Eddie Cantor Len Cariou Morris Carnovsky Mrs. Leslie Carter Joseph Chaikin Frank Chanfrau Carol Channing |
Stockard Channing
Gower Champion Ruth Chatterton Paddy Chayefsky Anton Chekhov Alice Childress Caryl Churchill Ina Claire Bobby Clark |
Glenn Close
Harold Clurman Lee J. Cobb Richard L. Coe George M. Cohan Alexander H. Cohen Jack Cole Cy Coleman |
Constance Collier
Alvin Colt Betty Comden Marc Connelly Barbara Cook Thomas Abthrope Cooper Katharine Cornell Noel Coward |
Jane Cowl
Lotta Crabtree Cheryl Crawford Hume Cronyn Rachel Crothers Russel Crouse John Cullum Charlotte Cushman |
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Jim Dale
Jean Dalrymple Augustin Daly Tyne Daly Graciela Danielle Blythe Danner |
E.L. Davenport
Gordon Davidson Ossie Davis Owen Davis Ruby Dee Alfred De Liagre Jr. |
Merle DeBuskey
Agnes DeMillie Brian Dennehy Colleen Dewhurst Howard Dietz Dudley Digges |
Melvyn Douglas
Eddie Dowling Alfred Drake Marie Dressler Mrs. John Drew John Drew |
Vernon Duke
William Dunlap Mildred Dunnock Charles Durning Christopher Durang Eleanora Duse |
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Jeanne Eagels
Richard Easton |
Fred Ebb
Ben Edwards |
Florence Eldridge
Lehman Engel |
Oskar Eustis
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Maurice Evans
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Robert Falls
Abe Feder Jose Ferrer Cy Feuer Zelda Fichandler Dorothy Fields |
Herbert Fields
Lewis Fields W.C. Fields Harvey Fierstein Jules Fisher Minnie Maddern Fiske |
Clyde Fitch
Geraldine Fitzgerald Stephen Flaherty Henry Fonda Lynn Fontanne |
Horton Foote
Maria Irene Fornes Edwin Forrest Bob Fossee Brian Friel |
Rudolf Friml
Charles Frohman Daniel Frohman Robert Fryer Athol Fugard |
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John Gassner
Peter Gennaro Grace George George Gershwin Ira Gershwin Bernard Gersten Larry Gelbart |
Paul Gemignani
William Gibson John Gielgud W.S. Gilbert Jack Gilford William Gillette Charles Gilpin |
Lillian Gish
Susan Glaspell John Golden Max Gordon Ruth Gordon Mordecai Gorelik |
Adolph Green
Paul Green Charlotte Greenwood Jane Greenwood Joel Grey Tammy Grimes |
George Grizzard
John Guare Otis Guernsey, Jr. A.R. Gurney Mel Gussow Tyrone Guthrie |
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Uta Hagen
Sir Peter Hall Lewis Hallam T.E. Hambleton Marvin Hamlisch Oscar Hammerstein II Walter Hampden Lorraine Hansberry Otto Harbach E. Y. Harburg Sheldon Harnick Edward Harrigan |
Jed Harris
Julie Harris Rosemary Harris Sam H. Harris Rex Harrison Kitty Carlisle Hart Lorenz Hart Moss Hart Tony Hart June Havoc Helen Hayes David Hays |
Leland Hayward
David Henry Hwang George Hearn Ben Hecht Eileen Heckart Theresa Helburn Lillian Hellman Katharine Hepburn Victor Herbert Jerry Herman James A. Herne |
Henry Hewes
Gregory Hines Al Hirschfeld Raymond Hitchcock Hal Holbrook Celeste Holm Hanya Holm Arthur Hopkins De Wolf Hopper James Houghton John Houseman |
Bronson Howard
Eugene Howard Leslie Howard Sidney Howard Willie Howard Tina Howe Barnard Huhes Henry Hull Josephine Hull Walter Huston Earle Hyman |
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Henrik Ibsen
William Inge Henry Irving |
Dana Ivey
Bernard B. Jacobs Elsie Janis |
Joseph Jefferson
Al Jolson Cherry Jones |
James Earl Jones
Margo Jones Robert Earl Jones |
Tom Jones
Jon Jory Raul Julia |
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Madeline Kahn
Michael Kahn John Kander Garson Kanin George S. Kaufman |
Danny Kaye
Elia Kazan Stacy Keach Gene Kelly George Kelly |
Fanny Kemble
Adrienne Kennedy Jerome Kern Walter Kerr Michael Kidd |
Richard Kiley
Willa Kim Woodie King Jr. Sidney Kingsley Kevin Kline |
Florence Klotz
Arthur Kopit Joseph Wood Krutch Tony Kushner |
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Bert Lahr
Burton Lane Nathan Lane Frank Langella Lawrence Langner Lillie Langtry Angela Lansbury James Lapine |
Charles Laughton
Arthur Laurents Linda Lavin Gertrude Lawrence Jerome Lawrence Canada Lee Eugene Lee Ming Cho Lee |
Robert E. Lee
Eva Le Gallienne Lotte Lenya Alan Jay Lerner Sam Levene Robert Lewis Paul Libin Goddard Lieberson |
Beatrice Lillie
Howard Lindsay Celia Lipton John Lithgow Frank Loesser Frederick Loewe Joshua Logan William Ivey Long |
Pauline Lord
Lucille Lortel Santo Loquasto Dorothy Loudon Alfred Lunt Charles Ludlum Patti LuPone |
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Charles MacArthur
Steele MacKaye Sir. Cameron Mackintosh Judith Malina David Mamet Rouben Mamoulian Richard Mansfield Theodore Mann Robert B. Mantell Joe Mantello |
Burns Mantle
Frederic March Nancy Marchand Julia Marlowe Elliot Martin Ernest H. Martin Mary Martin Marshall W. Mason Raymond Massey Joe Masteroff |
Marin Mazzie
Elizabeth McCann Audra McDonald Sir Ian McKellen Siobhan McKenna John McMartin Terrence McNally Lynne Meadow Louisa Medina Sanford Meisner |
Helen Menken
Burgess Meredith Ethel Merman David Merrick Jo Mielziner Arthur Miller Marilyn Miller Liza Minnelli Brian Stokes Mitchell Helena Modjeska |
Philip Moeller
Ferenc Molnar Lola Montez Robert Morse Victor Moore Zero Mostel Anna Cora Mowatt Paul Muni Brian Murrary Tharon Musser |
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George Jean Nathan
Mildred Natwick |
Nazimova
Patricia Neal |
James M. Nederlander
Mike Nichols |
Marsha Norman
Elliot Norton |
Trevor Nunn
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Jack O’Brien
Sean O’Casey |
Clifford Odets
Donald Oenslager |
Laurence Olivier
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Eugene O’Neill
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Jerry Orbach
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Geraldine Page
Martin Pakledinaz Joseph Papp |
Estelle Parsons
Osgood Perkins Bernadette Peters |
Molly Picon
Harold Pinter Luigi Pirandello |
Christopher Plummer
Cole Porter |
Robert Preston
Harold Prince |
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Jose Quintero
Ellis Rabb John Raitt Tony Randall Phylicia Rashad Lynn Redgrave |
Michael Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave Florence Reed Roger Rees Ada Rehan Elmer Rice |
Sir Tim Rice
Frank Rich Lloyd Richards Ralph Richardson Chita Rivera Jason Robards |
Jerome Robbins
Paul Robeson Richard Rodgers Will Rogers Sigmud Romberg |
Harold Rome
Billy Rose Ann Roth Daryl Roth Lillian Russell |
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Donald Saddler
Gene Saks Diana Sands William Saroyan Peter Shaffer Ernie Schier Joseph Schildkraut Harvey Schmidt Alan Schneider Gerald Schoenfeld Arthur Schwartz |
Maurice Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz George C. Scott Marian Seldes Irene Sharaff George Bernard Shaw Sam Shepard Robert E. Sherwood J. J. Shubert Lee Shubert Herman Shumlin |
Paul Sills
Neil Simon Lee Simonson Edmund Simpson Otis Skinner Lois Smith Maggie Smith Oliver Smith Philip J. Smith Stephen Sondheim E. H. Sothern |
Kim Stanley
Jean Stapleton Maureen Stapleton Frances Sternhagen Joseph Stein Roger L. Stevens Isabelle Stevenson Ellen Stewart Dorothy Stickney Fred Stone Peter Stone |
Tom Stoppard
Lee Strasberg August Strindberg Elaine Stritch Susan Stroman Charles Strouse Jule Styne Margaret Sullavan Arthur Sullivan Daniel Sullivan |
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Jessica Tandy
Laurette Taylor Julie Taymor |
Ellen Terry
Boris Thomashevsky |
Sada Thompson
Cleon Throckmorton |
Tommy Tune
Jonathan Tunick |
Cicely Tyson
Alfred Uhry |
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Gwen Verdon
Ben Vereen Paula Vogel Robin Wagner Nancy Walker Eli Wallach James Wallack Lester Wallack |
Tony Walton
Douglas Turner Ward David Warfield Wendy Wasserstein Ethel Waters Sam Waterston Fritz Weaver Clifton Webb |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Joseph Webber Margaret Webster Kurt Weill Orson Welles Mae West George White Robert Whitehead |
Richard Wilbur
Oscar Wilde Thornton Wilder Bert Williams Tennessee Williams August Wilson Elizabeth Wilson Lanford Wilson |
P. G. Wodehouse
George C. Wolfe Peggy Wood Alexander Woollcott Irene Worth Teresa Wright Ed Wynn |
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Vincent Youmans
Stark Young |
Jerry Zaks
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Florenz Ziegfeld
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Patricia Zipprodt
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Catherine Zuber
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Established in 1993 in honor of Earl Blackwell, James M. Nederlander, Gerard Oestreicher and Arnold Weissberger, The Theater Hall of Fame Founders Award is voted by the Hall’s Executive Committee to an individual for his or her outstanding contribution to the theater. |
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1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
James M. Nederlander Kitty Carlisle Hart Henry Hewes Otis L. Guernsey Jr. Edward Colton No Award |
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2001 2003 2005 2007 2008 |
Gerard Oestreicher
L. Arnold Weissberger Tom Dillon Price Berkley Donald R. Seawell Roy A. Somlyo Shirley Herz |
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