Birth Place: USA
In a career that was launched in the early 1950’s, Joel Grey has created indelible stage roles each decade since: as the iconic M.C. in Cabaret (1966, Tony Award), as song and dance man George M. Cohan in George M! (1967, Tony nomination), as Charley VII in Goodtime Charlie (1975, Tony nomination), as Jacobowsky in The Grand Tour (1979, Tony nomination), as Olim in New York City Opera’s Silverlake (1981), as Amos Hart in the landmark revival of Chicago (1996), and as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Wicked (2004).
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Joel Grey, Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish)
Joel Grey, Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish)
Joel Grey, The Normal Heart
Joel Grey, The Normal Heart
Joel Grey, The Normal Heart
Joel Grey , Wicked
Joel Grey, Give Me Your Answer, Do!
Joel Grey, Chicago
Joel Grey, Chicago
Joel Grey Cabaret
Joel Grey, The Grand Tour
Joel Grey, The Grand Tour
Joel Grey, Goodtime Charley
Joel Grey, Goodtime Charley
Joel Grey, George M!
Joel Grey, George M!
Joel Grey, Cabaret
Joel Grey has appeared on Broadway in 13 shows.
Joel Grey has not appeared in the West End.
Joel Grey has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Fiddler on the Roof" (in Yiddish), Best Direction of a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "The Normal Heart," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Normal Heart," Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Normal Heart," Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Wicked," and more. Grey's nominations also include Outstanding Lead Actor in a Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Cabaret," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The Grand Tour," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Cabaret."
Joel Grey has won several awards throughout his career, including Best Direction of a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "The Normal Heart," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Normal Heart," Outstanding Featured Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Give Me Your Answer, Do!," Best Featured Actor - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Chicago," Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Chicago," Best Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "George M!," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Cabaret."
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