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.
	2012 Inductees honored January 28, 2013 at the Gershwin Theatre Andre Bishop producer/director Betty Buckley actor Christopher Durang playwright Michael Kahn director Trevor Nunn director Martin Pakledinaz (posthumously) costume designer Paula Vogel playwright Sam Waterston actor

Members

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George Abbott Maude Adams Viola Adams Jacob Adler Stella Adler 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 Alan Ayckbourn Emanuel Azenberg
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Lauren Bacall Pearl Bailey George Balanchine William Ball Anne Bancroft Tallulah Bankhead 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 GeddesNorman Bel Geddes Michael Bennett	Richard Bennett Robert Russell Bennett Eric Bentley Irving Berlin Roger Berlind Sarah Bernhardt Leonard Bernstein 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 Peter Brook John Mason Brown Rosco Lee Browne Robert Brustein Betty Buckley Billie Burke Abe Burrows 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 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 E.L. Davenport	Gordon Davidson Ossie Davis Owen Davis Ruby Dee Alfred De Liagre Jr. 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	Maurice Evans
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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 Henry Fonda Lynn Fontanne	Horton Foote 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 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	Leland Hayward 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 John Houseman	Bronson Howard Eugene Howard Leslie Howard Sidney Howard Willie Howard 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 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 Gene Kelly	George Kelly Fanny Kemble Jerome Kern Walter Kerr	Michael Kidd Richard Kiley Willa Kim Woodie King Jr.	Sidney Kingsley Kevin Kline Florence Klotz Joseph Wood Krutch
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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 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 Judith Malina David Mamet Rouben Mamoulian Richard Mansfield Theodore Mann Robert B. Mantell Burns Mantle	Frederic March Nancy Marchand Julia Marlowe Elliot Martin Ernest H. Martin Mary Martin Raymond Massey Elizabeth McCann Sir Ian McKellen	Siobhan McKenna John McMartin Terrence McNally Louisa Medina Sanford Meisner Helen Menken Burgess Meredith Ethel Merman	David Merrick Jo Mielziner Arthur Miller Marilyn Miller Liza Minnelli 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. NederlanderMike Nichols	Elliot Norton	Trevor Nunn
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Jack O’Brien Sean O’Casey	Clifford Odets Donald Oenslager	Laurence Olivier	Eugene O’Neill	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 Rbb John Raitt Tony Randall Lynn Redgrave	Michael Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave Florence Reed Ada Rehan Elmer Rice	Lloyd Richards Ralph Richardson Chita Rivera Jason Robards Jerome Robbins	Paul Robeson Richard Rodgers Will Rogers Sigmud Romberg	Harold Rome Billy Rose Ann Roth Lillian Russell
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Donald Saddler Gene Saks Diana Sands William Saroyan Peter Shaffer 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 Stephen Sondheim	E. H. Sothern Kim Stanley 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 Charles Strouse Jule Styne Margaret Sullavan Arthur Sullivan Daniel Sullivan
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Jessica Tandy Laurette Taylor	Ellen Terry Boris Thomashevsky	Sada Thompson Cleon Throckmorton	JonathanTunick	Tommy Tune
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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	Langford Wilson P. G. Wodehouse Peggy Wood Alexander Woollcott Irene Worth Teresa Wright Ed Wynn
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Vincent Youmans	Stark Young	Florenz Ziegfeld	Patricia Zipprodt

The Theater Hall of Fame Founders Awards

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.
1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999		James M. Nederlander Kitty Carlisle Hart Henry Hewes Otis L. Guernsey Jr. Edward Colton No Award		2000 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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