International Theatre Database
International Theatre Database
Category
Theatre
Website
http://www.lortel.org/Number
+12129242817
Address
121 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014, United States
Location
New York, United States
The Lucille Lortel Theatre has been in continuous operation as New York’s premiere Off-Broadway Playhouse since 1955. The theatre builds on the legacy of its founder, Lucille Lortel (1900–1999), who was a champion of work by artists including Samuel Beckett, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, Jean Genet, Adrienne Kennedy, Larry Kramer, Terrence McNally, Marsha Norman, Sam Shepard, and Wendy Wasserstein, among many others.
