Lucille Lortel was an American Actress, Artistic Director and, most notably, Producer. In the course of her career Ms Lortel produced or co-produced nearly 500 plays, 5 of which were nominated for Tony Awards: As Is by William M. Hoffman, Angels Fall by Lanford Wilson, Blood Knot by Athol Fugard, Mbongeni Ngema's Sarafina! and A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing. Additionally she produced Marc Blitzstein's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, a production which ran for seven years and according to The New York Times "caused such a sensation that it...put Off Broadway on the map."
Read more about Lucille Lortel: Early Life and Acting Career, White Barn Theatre, Lucille Lortel Theatre, ANTA Matinee Series, Other Projects, Awards and Honors, Death
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