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Revision as of 19:19, 12 November 2009
Stewart F. Lane (born 1951) is a four-time Tony Award winning Broadway producer with two shows currently on Broadway: Superior Donuts and Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. He also has a DVD out now based on his critically acclaimed book, Let's Put on a Show! [1] He has also produced in Dublin and London (Olivier nominated twice). In addition to publishing two plays, he has directed across across the country, working with Stephen Baldwin, Shannon Doherty, Chazz Palminteri, and more. He is co-owner of the [[Palace Theatre (Broadway) with the Nederlander Organization and a partner in the Tribeca Grill with Robert DeNiro. Having been an actor, Mr. Lane has begun public speaking about his theatrical ventures.
Tony Awards
2002 Best Musical - Thoroughly Modern Millie
1991 Best Musical - The Will Rogers Follies
1984 Best Musical - La Cage aux Folles
2006 Best Theatrical Event - Jay Johnson: The Two and Only
Biography
Early life
Lane was born in New York, New York, the son of Leonard Charles Lane (a corporate executive) and Mildred Chesanow Lane. He has an older sister and a younger brother. Lane graduated Great Neck North High School in 1969 and attended C. W. Post College for one year before transferring to Boston University College of Fine Arts where he graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Acting in 1973.[2]
Career
In 1974, Lane earned his Actors Equity card performing in The Little Theater on the Square in Sullivan, Illinois playing in Oklahoma! starring Peter Palmer. He later toured in summer stock with Van Johnson in Send Me No Flowers (1975). In 1976, Lane worked at the Piedmont Repertory Company starring in Picnic, The Philadelphia Story and The Odd Couple. In the spring of 1977, Lane co-starred with Ed Herlihy in Never Too Late at the Fox Hollow Dinner theater in Jericho, New York. Later that year, he joined the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA unions and moved to California and wrote the first draft of his play In the Wings[3]. Returning to New York in 1978 he worked as assistant house manager at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre during the run of Same Time Next Year by Bernard Slade. Lane also worked at the theater during Tribute starring Jack Lemmon and later at the Alvin Theatre during the run of Annie. His first billing as Assistant to the Producer was for Whose Life Is It Anyway? starring Tom Conti.
Off-Broadway and regionally, Mr. Lane produced: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only, Fortune's Fools, Sarah Abraham by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman, Eating Raoul - The Musical and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz composed by Allen Menken.
In London, Mr. Lane produced Thoroughly Modern Millie (Olivier Nomination), Ragtime (Olivier Nomination and Lobby Hero. In Dublin, he produced the world premiere of JFK: A Musical Drama
Expanding into film, Mr. Lane produced the documentary Show Business: the Road to Broadway and Brooklyn Rules starring Alec Baldwin and Freddy Prinze Jr.. Recently, Mr. Lane produced the Broadway production of Company starring Raul Ezparza, Cyrano de Bergerac for Great Performances on PBS.
Mr. Lane has written Let's Put on a Show, and the plays In the Wings (to be published in the spring 2008 by Hal Leonard) and If It Was Easy (published by Performing Books and nominated for Best New Play by the American Theatre Critics Association). He has directed extensively with productions of The Foreigner, The Gig, Ain't Misbehavin', If It Was Easy, The Golden Age, Frankenstein, Final Appeal with Chaz Palminteri and Stephen Baldwin, and In the Wings with Shannen Doherty.
Representing former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Mr. Lane served on the Board of Directors at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center and the Transitional Committee where appointed both the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs and the Commissioner of Film, Theater & Broadcasting.
Currently, Lane is President and Chief Executive Officer of Stellar Productions International, Inc. and Stewart F. Lane Productions, Inc. He is the co-owner and operator of the Palace Theatre in NY, and partner in the Tribeca Grill Restaurant with Robert DeNiro.
Mr. Lane also sits on the Board of Directors of Rogar Studios and the Board of Trustees of The Actor's Fund of America. Mr. Lane sat on the Board of Governors of The League of American Theatres and Producers for eleven years and still remains a member of the League. He is on The Board of Advisors for the The American Theater Wing and The Times Square Group. Mr. Lane is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Theatre Museum. See Awards and nominations below.
Giving back to the theater community, Mr. Lane has created scholarship funds at Columbia University Business Graduate School, and Boston University College of Fine Arts Undergraduate School, (B.F.A) as well as major support to the University of Massachusetts, Emerson College and Fiorello H. La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts School.
Personal life
Lane is married to fellow producer Bonnie Comley[4] and they live in NYC with their five children.
Notable productions
- Superior Donuts (October 1, 2009 - present)
- The 39 Steps (January 15, 2008–present)
- American Buffalo starring Cedric the Entertainer, John Leguizamo, and Haley Joel Osment (February 16, 1977 - April 12, 1977)
- Cyrano de Bergerac starring Kevin Kline, Jennifer Garner, and Daniel Sunjata (November 1, 2007 - January 6, 2008)
- Legally Blonde: The Musical (April 29, 2007–present)
- Fiddler on the Roof (revival) starring Alfred Molina (February 26, 2004 - January 8, 2006)
- Minnelli on Minnelli starring Liza Minnelli (December 8, 1999 - January 2, 2000)
- Wait Until Dark starring Quentin Tarantino and Marisa Tomei (April 5, 1998 - June 28, 1998)
- 1776 (revival) starring Pat Hingle and Brent Spiner (August 14, 1997 - June 14, 1998)
- The Goodbye Girl starring Martin Short and Bernadette Peters (March 4, 1993 - August 15, 1993)
- Teaneck Tanzi: The Venus Flytrap starring Deborah Harry and Andy Kaufman (April 20, 1983 - April 20, 1983)
- Woman of the Year starring Lauren Bacall (March 29, 1981 - March 13, 1983)
- Frankenstein starring Dianne Wiest (January 4, 1981)
- West Side Story starring Debbie Allen (February 14, 1980 - November 30, 1980)
- The Grand Tour starring Joel Grey (January 11, 1979 - March 4, 1979)
Awards and nominations
- 2007 Tony Award for Best Theatrical Event (Jay Johnson: The Two and Only, winner)
- 2004 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (Fiddler on the Roof, nominee)
- 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Fiddler on the Roof, nominee)
- 2003 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (Gypsy, nominee)
- 2003 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Gypsy, nominee)
- 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical (Ragtime, nominee)
- 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical (Thoroughly Modern Millie, nominee)
- 2002 Tony Award for Best Musical (Thoroughly Modern Millie, winner)
- 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Musical (Thoroughly Modern Millie, winner)
- 2000 American Theatre Hall of Fame & The American Theatre Critics Association Best New Play for "If It Was Easy..."
- 2002 Laurence Olivier Award Best New Comedy (Lobby Hero, nominee)
- 1998 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (1776, nominee)
- 1993 Tony Award for Best Musical (The Goodbye Girl, nominee)
- 1991 Tony Award for Best Musical (The Will Rogers Follies, winner)
- 1991 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (The Will Rogers Follies, winner)
- 1984 Tony Award for Best Musical (La Cage aux Folles, winner)
- 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (La Cage aux Folles, nominee)
- 1981 Tony Award for Best Musical (Woman of the Year, nominee)
Additional awards
- Drama League of New York's 2009 Benefit Gala honoree (along with wife Bonnie Comley)
- Arts Horizons Paul Newman Award (along with wife Bonnie Comley)
- Actors Fund Medal of Honor
- Distinguished Alumni Award (Boston University)
- Distinguished Alumni Award (Boston University College of Fine Arts)
- Doctor of Humane Letters from Five Towns College
- Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor
- The Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award
- The Child Development Center of the Hampton's Reach for the Stars Award
- Telly Award - Host Curtain Time"
- Drama-Logue Award for Best New Play Teaneck Tanzi
- Outer Critics Circle Award for La Cage aux Folles
- New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for The Will Rogers Follies
- Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Hall of Fame for The Will Rogers Follies)
- Lucille Lortel Award for Jay Johnson's The Two and Only, (nominee)
References
Published articles
- Paul Newman Award on www.Hamptons.com
- Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley to receive Arts Horizons honor
- Stewart F. Lane's DVD signing with the Drama League
- Stewart F. Lane's book signing Let's Put on a Show! on Broadway World
- Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley in Hampton Sheet
- Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley in TheaterLife
- Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley in Dan's Papers
- Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley in The Lowell Sun
- "The Tag Team of Broadway Theatre: Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley", Hamptons.com, August 20, 2007
- Playbill article
- The New York Sun