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Joseph Lane

Gender

Male

Born

Feb 03, 1956

Performer Writer

Also Known As

Nathan Lane

Relations

Husband of
Devlin Elliott

CREDITS
- Broadway
- Touring
Death of a Salesman (Apr 09, 2026 - Aug 09, 2026)
Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Willy Loman - Original

Pictures From Home (Feb 09, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023)
Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane

Irving Sultan - Original

Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (Apr 21, 2019 - Jun 16, 2019)
Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane

Gary - Original

Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Mar 25, 2018 - Jul 15, 2018)
Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Roy M. Cohn - Original

Prior 2 - Original

Angels in America: Perestroika (Mar 25, 2018 - Jul 15, 2018)
Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Roy M. Cohn - Original

The Angel Antarctica - Original

The Front Page (Oct 20, 2016 - Jan 29, 2017)
Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Walter Burns - Original

It's Only a Play (Oct 09, 2014 - Jun 07, 2015)
Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane

James Wicker - Original (Aug 28, 2014 - Jan 04, 2015)

James Wicker - Replacement (Mar 31, 2015 - Jun 07, 2015)

The Nance (Apr 15, 2013 - Aug 11, 2013)
Play, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane

Chauncey - Original

The Addams Family (Apr 08, 2010 - Dec 31, 2011)
Musical, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane

Gomez Addams - Original (Mar 08, 2010 - Mar 06, 2011)

Waiting for Godot (Apr 30, 2009 - Jul 12, 2009)
Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Estragon - Original

November (Jan 17, 2008 - Jul 13, 2008)
Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane

Charles Smith - Original

Butley (Oct 25, 2006 - Jan 14, 2007)
Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Ben Butley - Original

The Odd Couple (Oct 27, 2005 - Jun 04, 2006)
Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Oscar Madison - Original

The Frogs (Jul 22, 2004 - Oct 10, 2004)
Musical, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane

Dionysos - Original

"The Frogs" even more freely adapted by Nathan Lane

The Play What I Wrote (Mar 30, 2003 - Jun 15, 2003)
Special, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane

Mystery Guest Star - Replacement

The Producers (Apr 19, 2001 - Apr 22, 2007)
Musical, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane

Max Bialystock - Original (Mar 21, 2001 - Mar 17, 2002)

Starring: Nathan Lane

Max Bialystock - Replacement (Dec 30, 2003 - Apr 04, 2004)

The Man Who Came to Dinner (Jul 27, 2000 - Oct 08, 2000)
Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Sheridan Whiteside - Original

Angela Lansbury - A Celebration (Nov 17, 1996 - Nov 17, 1996)
Special, Benefit

Starring: Nathan Lane

Host - Original

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Apr 18, 1996 - Jan 04, 1998)
Musical, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Prologus - Original (Mar 18, 1996 - Feb 09, 1997)

Pseudolus - Original (Mar 18, 1996 - Feb 09, 1997)

Love! Valour! Compassion! (Feb 14, 1995 - Sep 17, 1995)
Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane

Buzz Hauser - Original

Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Nov 22, 1993 - Aug 27, 1994)
Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane

Max Prince - Original

Guys and Dolls (Apr 14, 1992 - Jan 08, 1995)
Musical, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Nathan Detroit - Original

On Borrowed Time (Oct 09, 1991 - Jan 05, 1992)
Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane

Mr. Brink - Original

Some Americans Abroad (May 02, 1990 - Jun 17, 1990)
Play, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane

Henry McNeil - Original

Wind in the Willows (Dec 19, 1985 - Dec 22, 1985)
Musical, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane

Toad - Original

Merlin (Feb 13, 1983 - Aug 07, 1983)
Musical, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane

Prince Fergus - Original

Present Laughter (Jul 15, 1982 - Jan 02, 1983)
Play, Revival

Performer: Nathan Lane

Roland Maule - Original
Broadway Bound (Oct 20, 1987 - Jul 31, 1988)
Play, Original

Also Starring: Nathan Lane

Stanley - Original
AWARDS

Tony Award®

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

2026 | Nominee | Death of a Salesman

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

2018 | Winner | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

2018 | Winner | Angels in America: Perestroika

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

2017 | Nominee | The Front Page

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

2013 | Nominee | The Nance

Performer: Nathan Lane

Best Actor in a Musical

2001 | Winner | The Producers

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Actor in a Musical

1996 | Winner | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Actor in a Musical

1992 | Nominee | Guys and Dolls

Starring: Nathan Lane

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play

2026 | Nominee | Death of a Salesman

Starring: Nathan Lane

Harold S. Prince Lifetime Achievement Award

2024 | Recipient

Nathan Lane

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

2018 | Winner | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

2018 | Winner | Angels in America: Perestroika

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

2017 | Nominee | The Front Page

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Play

2013 | Nominee | The Nance

Performer: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

2010 | Nominee | The Addams Family

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Play

2006 | Nominee

Nathan Lane (for "Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams")

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

2001 | Winner | The Producers

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1996 | Winner | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1995 | Winner | Love! Valour! Compassion!

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1992 | Winner | Guys and Dolls

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1990 | Winner

Nathan Lane (for "The Lisbon Traviata")

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1983 | Nominee | Present Laughter

Performer: Nathan Lane

Theatre World

John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement

2019 | Recipient

Nathan Lane

CREDITS
AWARDS

Broadway
Touring

Death of a Salesman (Apr 09, 2026 - Aug 09, 2026)

Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Willy Loman - Original

Pictures From Home (Feb 09, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023)

Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Irving Sultan - Original

Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (Apr 21, 2019 - Jun 16, 2019)

Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Gary - Original

Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Mar 25, 2018 - Jul 15, 2018)

Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Roy M. Cohn - Original
- Prior 2 - Original

Angels in America: Perestroika (Mar 25, 2018 - Jul 15, 2018)

Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Roy M. Cohn - Original
- The Angel Antarctica - Original

The Front Page (Oct 20, 2016 - Jan 29, 2017)

Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Walter Burns - Original

It's Only a Play (Oct 09, 2014 - Jun 07, 2015)

Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane
- James Wicker - Original (Aug 28, 2014 - Jan 04, 2015)
- James Wicker - Replacement (Mar 31, 2015 - Jun 07, 2015)

The Nance (Apr 15, 2013 - Aug 11, 2013)

Play, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane
- Chauncey - Original

The Addams Family (Apr 08, 2010 - Dec 31, 2011)

Musical, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Gomez Addams - Original (Mar 08, 2010 - Mar 06, 2011)

Waiting for Godot (Apr 30, 2009 - Jul 12, 2009)

Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Estragon - Original

November (Jan 17, 2008 - Jul 13, 2008)

Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Charles Smith - Original

Butley (Oct 25, 2006 - Jan 14, 2007)

Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Ben Butley - Original

The Odd Couple (Oct 27, 2005 - Jun 04, 2006)

Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Oscar Madison - Original

The Frogs (Jul 22, 2004 - Oct 10, 2004)

Musical, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane
- Dionysos - Original
"The Frogs" even more freely adapted by Nathan Lane

The Play What I Wrote (Mar 30, 2003 - Jun 15, 2003)

Special, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane
- Mystery Guest Star - Replacement

The Producers (Apr 19, 2001 - Apr 22, 2007)

Musical, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Max Bialystock - Original (Mar 21, 2001 - Mar 17, 2002)
Starring: Nathan Lane
- Max Bialystock - Replacement (Dec 30, 2003 - Apr 04, 2004)

The Man Who Came to Dinner (Jul 27, 2000 - Oct 08, 2000)

Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Sheridan Whiteside - Original

Angela Lansbury - A Celebration (Nov 17, 1996 - Nov 17, 1996)

Special, Benefit

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Host - Original

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Apr 18, 1996 - Jan 04, 1998)

Musical, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Prologus - Original (Mar 18, 1996 - Feb 09, 1997)
- Pseudolus - Original (Mar 18, 1996 - Feb 09, 1997)

Love! Valour! Compassion! (Feb 14, 1995 - Sep 17, 1995)

Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Buzz Hauser - Original

Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Nov 22, 1993 - Aug 27, 1994)

Play, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Max Prince - Original

Guys and Dolls (Apr 14, 1992 - Jan 08, 1995)

Musical, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Nathan Detroit - Original

On Borrowed Time (Oct 09, 1991 - Jan 05, 1992)

Play, Revival

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Mr. Brink - Original

Some Americans Abroad (May 02, 1990 - Jun 17, 1990)

Play, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane
- Henry McNeil - Original

Wind in the Willows (Dec 19, 1985 - Dec 22, 1985)

Musical, Original

Starring: Nathan Lane
- Toad - Original

Merlin (Feb 13, 1983 - Aug 07, 1983)

Musical, Original

Performer: Nathan Lane
- Prince Fergus - Original

Present Laughter (Jul 15, 1982 - Jan 02, 1983)

Play, Revival

Performer: Nathan Lane
- Roland Maule - Original

Broadway Bound (Oct 20, 1987 - Jul 31, 1988)

Play, Original

Also Starring: Nathan Lane
- Stanley - Original

Tony Award®

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

2026 | Nominee | Death of a Salesman

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

2018 | Winner | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

2018 | Winner | Angels in America: Perestroika

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

2017 | Nominee | The Front Page

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

2013 | Nominee | The Nance

Performer: Nathan Lane

Best Actor in a Musical

2001 | Winner | The Producers

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Actor in a Musical

1996 | Winner | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Starring: Nathan Lane

Best Actor in a Musical

1992 | Nominee | Guys and Dolls

Starring: Nathan Lane

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play

2026 | Nominee | Death of a Salesman

Starring: Nathan Lane

Harold S. Prince Lifetime Achievement Award

2024 | Recipient

Nathan Lane

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

2018 | Winner | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

2018 | Winner | Angels in America: Perestroika

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

2017 | Nominee | The Front Page

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Play

2013 | Nominee | The Nance

Performer: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

2010 | Nominee | The Addams Family

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Play

2006 | Nominee

Nathan Lane (for "Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams")

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

2001 | Winner | The Producers

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1996 | Winner | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1995 | Winner | Love! Valour! Compassion!

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1992 | Winner | Guys and Dolls

Starring: Nathan Lane

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1990 | Winner

Nathan Lane (for "The Lisbon Traviata")

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1983 | Nominee | Present Laughter

Performer: Nathan Lane

Theatre World

John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement

2019 | Recipient

Nathan Lane

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