Lucille Lortel

Lucille Lortel
Lucille Lortel in ca. 1920s by Achille Volpe
Born	Lucille Wadler (1900-12-16)December 16, 1900 Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Died	April 4, 1999(1999-04-04) (aged 98) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, theatrical producer, artistic director
Years active	1925–1999
Spouse	Louis Schweitzer (1931–1971; his death)

Lucille Lortel (née Wadler, December 16, 1900 – April 4, 1999) was an American actress, artistic director, and theatrical producer. In the course of her career Lortel produced or co-produced nearly 500 plays, five of which were nominated for Tony Awards: As Is by William M. Hoffman, Angels Fall by Lanford Wilson, Blood Knot by Athol Fugard, Mbongeni Ngema's Sarafina!, and A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing. She also produced Marc Blitzstein's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, a production which ran for seven years and according to The New York Times "caused such a sensation that it...put Off-Broadway on the map."^[1]