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Lonny Price

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Lonny Price
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Lonny Price directed Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and at the English National Opera, Sweeney Todd starring Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel at the ENO and Lincoln Center, and Carousel at the ENO. His Broadway credits include Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill starring Audra McDonald (also for HBO and currently on the West End stage), 110 in the Shade, 'Master Harold' ... and the Boys, Sally Marr and Her Escorts (co-written with Joan Rivers and Erin Sanders), Urban Cowboy, and A Class Act (Tony nomination, Best Book, with Linda Kline). His work with the NY Philharmonic includes Company, Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (Emmy Award), and Passion. He directed television captures of his Sweeney Todd (Emmy Award), Company, Camelot, and Candide. His documentary Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened premiered at the New York Film Festival and was named one of New York Times' Top 10 Films of 2016.
BornMarch 9, 1959
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Dirty Dancing
    7.1
    • Neil Kellerman
    • 1987
    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Frank Oz, Dabney Coleman, Jim Henson, Joan Rivers, Gregory Hines, Art Carney, James Coco, and Linda Lavin in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
    The Muppets Take Manhattan
    6.8
    • Ronnie Crawford
    • 1984
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Director



    • Show of titles (2021)
      Show of titles
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Audra McDonald and Taylor Schilling in The Bite (2021)
      The Bite
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
      Live from Lincoln Center
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005–2019
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • television director
      • 2005–2018
    • Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs in 2 Broke Girls (2011)
      2 Broke Girls
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2016
    • Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016)
      Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Audra McDonald in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (2016)
      Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Imelda Staunton in Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre (2015)
      Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Robert Smigel and Jack McBrayer in The Jack and Triumph Show (2015)
      The Jack and Triumph Show
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Desperate Housewives (2004)
      Desperate Housewives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010–2011
    • Company (2011)
      Company
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Ving Rhames and Freddie Highmore in Master Harold ... and the Boys (2010)
      Master Harold ... and the Boys
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
      Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2001
    • One Life to Live (1968)
      One Life to Live
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994–1996

    Actor



    • Abigail Breslin and Colt Prattes in Dirty Dancing (2017)
      Dirty Dancing
      3.2
      TV Movie
      • Neil Kellerman
      • 2017
    • Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs in 2 Broke Girls (2011)
      2 Broke Girls
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • O. Henry's Christmas (1996)
      O. Henry's Christmas
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Jack (segment "One Thousand Dollars")
      • 1996
    • In the Gloaming
      TV Movie
      • Laird
      • 1996
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Frank Hoover
      • Dr. Lieber
      • 1991–1992
    • Flodder in Amerika! (1992)
      Flodder in Amerika!
      5.7
      • Geoffrey
      • 1992
    • Loving (1983)
      Loving
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Howie Miller
      • 1990
    • Doctor Doctor (1989)
      Doctor Doctor
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Peter Balcovske
      • 1990
    • Bridget Fonda and Jenny Robertson in Jacob Have I Loved (1989)
      Jacob Have I Loved
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Mr. Rice
      • 1989
    • Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)
      Dear John
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Andrew Garberg
      • 1988
    • John Candy, Dabney Coleman, and Bobcat Goldthwait in Hot to Trot (1988)
      Hot to Trot
      4.5
      • Frank
      • 1988
    • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
      The Golden Girls
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Hastings
      • 1988
    • Not Quite Human (1987)
      Not Quite Human
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Mr. Sturges
      • 1987
    • Dirty Dancing (1987)
      Dirty Dancing
      7.1
      • Neil Kellerman
      • 1987
    • Hail to the Chief (1985)
      Hail to the Chief
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Steve
      • 1985

    Writer



    • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
      Live from Lincoln Center
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2008–2019
    • Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016)
      Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
      7.6
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • book adaptation
      • 2005–2010

    Videos7

    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
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    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Clip 2:01
    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Clip 2:01
    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Clip 2:02
    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Dirty Dancing
    Clip 0:15
    Dirty Dancing
    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Trailer 1:52
    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
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    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition

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    • Born
      • March 9, 1959
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Parents
        Murray A. Price
    • Other works
      Directed "A Class Act" musical he also co-wrote with Edward Kleban and Linda Kline (Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, California, USA).

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      Co-wrote the book to, directed, and starred in the musical "A Class Act". The show is about the life of Edward Kleban, who Mr. Price plays. Kleban was the lyricist of "A Chorus Line" who wanted very much to write the music and lyrics to a Broadway show. Kleban never achieved his dream and died of lung cancer.

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