Lonny Price
Lonny Price (born March 9, 1959 in New York City ) is an American actor and director .
Life
Lonny Price began his career as a stage actor in off-Broadway productions. In 1981 he took on a role in Stephen Sondheim's Broadway production Merrily We Roll Along , which was canceled after 16 performances. This was followed by roles in other theater and musical productions. At the same time he took on his first film roles. He became known to an international audience through his role as Neil Kellerman in the dance film Dirty Dancing .
From the 1990s on, he also directed numerous theater and musical productions. Together with Linda Kline , he was nominated for a Tony Award in the category of best musical libretto in 2001 for the Musical A Class Act .
The TV broadcast of the musical Company , staged by Price, was nominated for a prize at the Primetime Emmy Awards 2008 in the category directing a variety, music or comedy show. At the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards , he was in the same category for his direction of Sondheim! The Birthday Concert nominated.
Filmography (selection)
actor
- 1980: Headin 'for Broadway
- 1981: The Chosen (The Chosen)
- 1984: The Muppets Take Manhattan (The Muppets Take Manhattan)
- 1987: Dirty Dancing
- 1988: Hot to Trot (Hot to Trot)
- 1989: Jacob Have I Loved (TV movie)
- 1992: Flodder - A family to kiss in Manhattan (Flodder in America!)
- 2013: 2 Broke Girls (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2017: Dirty Dancing (TV movie)
Director
- 2007: Company: A Musical Comedy
- 2010: Great Performances (TV series, episode Sondheim! The Birthday Concert )
- 2010–2011: Desperate Housewives (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2012–2016: 2 Broke Girls (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2015: The Jack and Triumph Show (TV series, 2 episodes)
Stage (selection)
actor
- 1981: The Survivor
- 1981: Merrily We Roll Along (Musical)
- 1982–1983: 'Master Harold' ... And the Boys
- 1986: Rags (musical)
- 1987: Broadway
- 1987-1988: Burn This
- 2001: A Class Act (Musical)
Director
- 1994: Sally Marr ... and her escorts
- 2001: A Class Act (Musical)
- 2003: Urban Cowboy (Musical)
- 2007: 110 in the Shade (musical)
- 2014: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
- 2017: Sunset Boulevard
Web links
- Lonny Price in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lonny Price in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Lonny Price in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Award Search ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at tonyawards.com, accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ a b Lonny Price at emmys.org, accessed on January 6, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Price, Lonny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |