American Theatre Hall of Fame
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The American Theatre Hall of Fame in New York City was founded in 1971 by Earl Blackwell, Gerard Oestreicher, James M. Nederlander, and Arnold Weissberger. Eligible inductees come from many disciplines including actors, playwrights, designers, directors and producers who have had a career on Broadway spanning at least twenty-five years with a minimum of five major theatrical credits. Selections are made by approximately 400 voting members from the Theatre Hall of Fame and the American Theatre Critics Association.
Induction ceremonies take place at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City.
Inductees include:
- George Abbott
- Maxwell Anderson
- Judith Anderson
- Julie Andrews
- Ethel Barrymore
- John Barrymore
- Lionel Barrymore
- Barbara Bel Geddes[citation needed]
- Michael Bennett (1986)
- Eric Bentley (1998)
- Leonard Bernstein
- Eubie Blake
- Shirley Booth
- Richard Burton
- Mrs. Patrick Campbell
- Len Cariou (2004)
- Kitty Carlisle Hart
- Mrs. Leslie Carter
- Carol Channing
- Ruth Chatterton
- Ina Claire
- Noel Coward
- Jose Ferrer
- Zelda Fichandler (1999)
- Minnie Maddern Fiske
- Geraldine Fitzgerald (1986)
- Lynn Fontanne
- George Gershwin
- Ira Gershwin
- William Gibson (2005)
- George Grizzard
- A. R. Gurney
- Uta Hagen (1981)
- Julie Harris
- Rosemary Harris (1986)
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Moss Hart
- Katharine Hepburn
- Jerry Herman (1986)
- Gregory Hines (2004)
- Alan Jay Lerner
- John Lithgow (2005)
- Frank Loesser
- Dorothy Loudon (2005)
- Alfred Lunt
- Raymond Massey (1986)
- Ian McKellen (2004)
- Ethel Merman
- Judith Malina (2003)
- Liza Minnelli
- Brian Murray (2004)
- Estelle Parsons (2004)
- Christopher Plummer (1986)
- Michael Redgrave (1986)
- George C. Scott (1986)
- Marian Seldes (1996)
- George Bernard Shaw
- Robert E. Sherwood
- Jean Stapleton
- Maureen Stapleton (1981)
- Roger L. Stevens (1986)
- Barbra Streisand
- Dorothy Stickney
- Sada Thompson
- Mae West
- Oscar Wilde
- Tennessee Williams
