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 .
	2024 Inductees wiil be honored in November of 2024 at the Gershwin Theatre Elizabeth Ashley actor Charles Busch actor/playwright William Finn composer/lyricist Boyd Gaines actor Stephen Mckinley Henderson actor Donna Murphy actor David Rabe playwright Todd Haimes producer posthumously<

Members

For bios and photos of the members, please click here .

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George Abbott F. Murray Abraham Maude Adams Viola Adams Jacob Adler Stella Adler	Lynn Ahrens Joanne Akalaitis 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 Amiri Baraka 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 Bob Crowley 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 André De Shields 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 Christine Ebersole	Ben Edwards Florence Eldridge	Lehman Engel Alvin Epstein	Oskar Eustis Maurice Evans
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Robert Falls Abe Feder Michael Feingold 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 Fosse Gerald Freedman Brian Friel	Rudolf Friml Charles Frohman Daniel Frohman Robert Fryer Athol Fugard
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Frank Galati 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 Judd Hirsch 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 Bill Irwin	Dana Ivey Abe Jacob 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 Natasha Katz	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 Emily Mann 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 Donna McKechnie Sir Ian McKellen Siobhan McKenna John McMartin Terrence McNally Lynne Meadow Louisa Medina Thomas Meehan Sanford Meisner	Alan Menken Helen Menken Burgess Meredith Ethel Merman David Merrick Laurie Metcalf 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	Bebe Neuwirth Mike Nichols	Marsha Norman Elliot Norton	Lynn Nottage 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 Suzan-Lori Parks	Estelle Parsons Mandy Patinkin Osgood Perkins	Bernadette Peters Molly Picon Harold Pinter	Luigi Pirandello Christopher Plummer Cole Porter	Robert Preston Michael Price 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 Ann Reinking	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 Ntozake Shange 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 Anna Deavere Smith 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	Leslie Uggams 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 John Weidman 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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Maury Yeston Vincent Youmans	Stark Young Jerry Zaks	Florenz Ziegfeld	Patricia Zipprodt	Catherine Zuber

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 anindividual 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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