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Joe Mantello

Birth Place: Rockford, IL, USA

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A two-time Tony Award-winning director, credits include The Humans (Tony nomination), Blackbird, An Act of God, Airline Highway, The Last Ship, Casa Valentina, I'll Eat You Last..., The Other Place, Dogfight, Other Desert Cities, The Pride, Pal Joey, 9 to 5, November, The Receptionist, The Ritz, Three Days of Rain, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross (Tony nomination), Laugh Whore, Assassins (Tony Award), Wicked, Take Me Out (Tony Award), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, A Man of No Importance, Design for Living, The Vagina Monologues, Bash, Love! Valour! Compassion! (Tony nomination), Proposals, The Mineola Twins, and Corpus Christi. Acting credits: The Glass Menagerie, The Normal Heart (Tony nomination), Angels in America (Tony nomination), The Baltimore Waltz. Mantello was nominated for Emmy and Critics' Choice Awards for his performance in HBO's "The Normal Heart." He is a member of Naked Angels and an Associate Artist at the Roundabout Theatre Company and has received Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Helen Hayes, Clarence Derwent, Obie, and Joe A. Callaway Awards.

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Joe Mantello STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
2017 Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Tom Wingfield

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2011
Ned Weeks

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Council of Principalities

Louis Ironson

Sarah Ironson

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Louis Ironson

[Off-Broadway]
1992
Third Man

[Off-Broadway]
1991
Stan

Joe Mantello Productions

 
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Joe Mantello Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women

Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Direction of a Play

Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Joe Mantello, The Humans

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Joe Mantello, The Humans

Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Direction of a Play

Joe Mantello, The Humans

The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Director

Joe Mantello, The Other Place

The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Director

Joe Mantello, Other Desert Cities

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart

The Lortels - 2010 - Outstanding Director

Joe Mantello, The Pride

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Joe Mantello, 9 to 5

Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best Director

Joe Mantello, Wicked

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Joe Mantello, Glengarry Glen Ross

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Direction of a Play

Joe Mantello, Glengarry Glen Ross


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BroadwayWorld Awards - 2004 - Best Direction of a Musical

Joe Mantello, Wicked


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Drama Desk Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Director - Musical

Joe Mantello, Assassins

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Joe Mantello, Wicked


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Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Direction of a Musical

Joe Mantello, Assassins


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Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Director - Musical

Joe Mantello, Wicked


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Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Director - Play

Joe Mantello, Take Me Out


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Drama League Awards - 2003 - Founders Award for Excellence in Directing

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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Joe Mantello , Take Me Out


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The Lortels - 2003 - Outstanding Director

Joe Mantello, Take Me Out


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Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Direction of a Play

Joe Mantello, Take Me Out


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Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Director - Musical

Joe Mantello, A Man of No Importance


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Drama Desk Awards - 1998 - Outstanding Director - Play

Joe Mantello, Mizlansky/Zilinsky or Schmucks

Drama Desk Awards - 1998 - Outstanding Director - Play

Joe Mantello, Mizlansky/Zilinsky or Schmucks

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Director - Play

Joe Mantello , Love! Valour! Compassion!

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Director - Play

Joe Mantello, Love! Valour! Compassion!

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Director - Play

Joe Mantello, Love! Valour! Compassion!

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Director - Play

Joe Mantello, Love! Valour! Compassion!


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1995 - Best Director - Play

Joe Mantello, Love! Valour! Compassion!

Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Direction of a Musical

Joe Mantello, Love! Valour! Compassion!


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Helen Hayes Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Play or Musical

Joe Mantello3 Hotels

Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play

Joe Mantello, Angels in America

Tony Awards - 1993 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Joe Mantello, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1992 - Best Debut Performance

Joe Mantello, The Baltimore Waltz

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Joe Mantello News


Interview: Sideeq Heard's Ever Excited to Direct FAT HAM Again


The west coast premiere of James Ijames’ 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning Fat Ham opened April 4, 2024, at the Geffen Playhouse. Sideeq Heard directs the talented cast of Nikki Crawford, Chris Herbie Holland, Billy Eugene Jones, Adrianna Mitchell, Marcel Spears, Benja Kay Thomas and Matthew Elijah Webb. Sideeq found time after his successful opening weekend to answer a few of my queries.

Lauren Samuels, Austen Danielle Bohmer & More to Join WICKED Tour


The national tour of Wicked is welcoming new cast members. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

WICKED Adds Additional Performances in Melbourne


Wicked has been playing to ecstatic full houses at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre since it opened on 2 March. Due to demand, new performances  for WICKED have been released for sale up until 28 July, with presales beginning today and general public tickets from 12 April.

Sondheim's HERE WE ARE Will Release Cast Recording Next Month


The original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are, will be released next month. The musical, also by David Ives, will release an album on CD and digital platforms worldwide on Friday, May 17. Preorder the album here!

Freestyle Love Supreme, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and John Lloyd Young Will Headline Transport Group Gala


Transport Group has announced performers for its 2024 gala will include Tony Award winners Freestyle Love Supreme, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and John Lloyd Young.  

Meet the Cast of MOTHER PLAY, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway


Second Stage Theater's Mother Play will begin previews on Broadway tonight, April 3. Meet the cast of Mother Play here!

Meet the Cast of UNCLE VANYA, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway


Uncle Vayna is back this season courtesy of Lincoln Center Theater. This version of the play features a new translation by Heidi Schreck and is directed by Lila Neugebauer.  Meet the cast of Uncle Vanya here!

WICKED Returns to the Bushnell Next Month


WICKED, Hartford's most popular musical, will return to The Bushnell on April 24 through May 12, 2024.  

WICKED To Hold LA Open Call For Broadway and Touring Companies


WICKED is seeking new talent for its Broadway and touring companies. The show will hold an open call in Los Angeles on Monday, April 8.

Meet the Cast of PATRIOTS, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway


The Almeida Theatre production of Patriots officially begins previews on Broadway tonight, April 1. Meet the cast of Patriots here!

WICKED 'Munchkinland' National Tour Celebrates 15 Years On the Road!


BroadwayWorld is wishing a hearty-- in Oz-speak-- Congratulotions to the 'Munchkinland' touring cast of Wicked. The production is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary of making magic across North America.  

WICKED Will Play Lyric Theatre, QPAC in September


The producers of the Broadway blockbuster WICKED have announced that the musical phenomenon will fly into the Lyric Theatre, QPAC in September this year.

Review: WICKED at Regent Theatre


What did our critic think of WICKED at Regent Theatre?

WICKED National Tour To Hold Virtual Call for the Role of 'Fiyero'


A virtual open call for the role of 'Fiyero' has been announced for the National Touring Company of the blockbuster musical WICKED.

Stephen Sondheim's Final Musical HERE WE ARE Available to View at NYPL


The world premiere production of Here We Are was filmed by the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and added to its collection. Learn how to view the production!

Photos: First Look at WICKED's New West End Cast Members


All new photos have been released of the new cast of Wicked in London's West End. Check out the photos here!

Transport Group 2024 Gala Will Honor Jennifer Costello and Jan Svendsen Weiss This April


Transport Group has announced that its 2024 gala will honor Broadway producer Jennifer Costello and Activate4Good founder Jan Svendsen Weiss with its Transporting American Theatre Award on Tuesday, April 30, at The Edison Ballroom, 240 West 47 Street.

Full Broadway Cast Set For PATRIOTS, Starring Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Keen, and More


The full Broadway cast has been announced for the Almeida Theatre production of Patriots, the new play by Peter Morgan. Learn more about the show and find out who is starring here!

HARRY POTTER, WICKED & More Set for Broadway In Hollywood 2024-25 Season


BROADWAY IN HOLLYWOOD has revealed their new 2024-25 Season - consisting of Six Los Angeles Premieres and the return of two blockbuster favorites. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!

Joe Mantello FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Joe Mantello been in?

Joe Mantello has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Joe Mantello been in?

Joe Mantello has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Joe Mantello been nominated for?

Joe Mantello has been nominated for numerous awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Director of a Play for "Three Tall Women" and "The Humans" at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Direction of a Play for "Three Tall Women" and "The Humans" at the Tony Awards, and Outstanding Director of a Play for "The Humans" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. He has also received nominations for Best Director for "Wicked" at the Olivier Awards, Best Direction of a Musical for "Wicked" at the BroadwayWorld Awards, and Outstanding Director of a Musical for "Wicked" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Mantello's nominations span a wide range of productions, showcasing his versatility and talent in both plays and musicals.

What awards has Joe Mantello won?

Joe Mantello has won several awards throughout his career, including Best Direction of a Musical for "Wicked" at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Director - Musical for "Assassins" at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Direction of a Musical for "Assassins" at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Director - Musical for "Wicked" at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Director - Play for "Take Me Out" at the Drama Desk Awards, Founders Award for Excellence in Directing at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Director of a Play for "Take Me Out" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Director at The Lortels for "Take Me Out," Best Direction of a Play for "Take Me Out" at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Director - Musical for "A Man of No Importance" at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Director - Play for "Mizlansky/Zilinsky or Schmucks," Best Director - Play for "Love! Valour! Compassion!" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Play or Musical for "3 Hotels" at the Helen Hayes Awards.

How many shows has Joe Mantello written?

Joe Mantello has written 1 shows including The Santaland Diaries (Adaptation).

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