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News Photo Special: Celebrating the Stage Work of Two-Time Tony Winner Joe Mantello Joe Mantello, who will be directing The Humans and Blackbird on Broadway in early 2016, celebrates his birthday Dec. 27. Playbill.com looks back at his stage career, as an actor and prolific director. Happy birthday, Joe!

December 27, 2015

Celebrating the Stage Work of Two-Time Tony Winner Joe Mantello

Joe Mantello and Stephen Spinella in <I>Angels in America: Millenium Approaches</I> — Celebrating the Stage Work of Two-Time Tony Winner Joe Mantello

Joe Mantello, who will be directing The Humans and Blackbird on Broadway in early 2016, celebrates his birthday Dec. 27. Playbill.com looks back at his stage career, as an actor and prolific director. Happy birthday, Joe!
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Joe Mantello and Stephen Spinella in <I>Angels in America: Millenium Approaches</I> — Joe Mantello and Stephen Spinella in Angels in America: Millenium Approaches

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Stephen Spinella, David Marshall Grant, Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Mantello in <I>Angels in America: Millenium Approaches</I> — Stephen Spinella, David Marshall Grant, Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Mantello in Angels in America: Millenium Approaches

Stephen Spinella and Joe Mantello in <I>Angels in America: Perestroika</I> — Stephen Spinella and Joe Mantello in Angels in America: Perestroika

David Marshall Grant and Joe Mantello in <I>Angels in America: Perestroika</I> — David Marshall Grant and Joe Mantello in Angels in America: Perestroika

John Glover, Nathan Lane and Anthony Heald in <I>Love! Valour! Compassion!</I> — John Glover, Nathan Lane and Anthony Heald in Love! Valour! Compassion!

John Benjamin Hickey and Anthony Heald in <I>Love! Valour! Compassion!</I> — John Benjamin Hickey and Anthony Heald in Love! Valour! Compassion!

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Nathan Lane, Anthony Heald, Justin Kirk, Stephen Bogardus, John Benjamin Hickey and John Glover in <I>Love! Valour! Compassion!</I> — Nathan Lane, Anthony Heald, Justin Kirk, Stephen Bogardus, John Benjamin Hickey and John Glover in Love! Valour! Compassion!

Jerry Stiller and Marcell Rosenblatt in <I>What's Wrong With This Picture?</I> — Jerry Stiller and Marcell Rosenblatt in What's Wrong With This Picture?

Faith Prince and Alan Rosenberg in <I>What's Wrong With This Picture?</I> — Faith Prince and Alan Rosenberg in What's Wrong With This Picture?

David Moscow and Faith Prince in <I>What's Wrong With This Picture?</I> — David Moscow and Faith Prince in What's Wrong With This Picture?

A Scene from <i>Proposals</i> — A Scene from Proposals

Kelly Bishop and Dick Latessa

A Scene from <i>Proposals</i> — A Scene from Proposals

A Scene from <i>Proposals</i> — A Scene from Proposals

Alan Cumming and Dominic West

Jennifer Ehle and Dominic West

Alan Cumming, Jennifer Ehle, and Dominic West

Stanley Tucci and Edie Falco

Stanley Tucci and Edie Falco

Daniel Sunjata (Left) and Joe Lisi (Right)

Daniel Sunjata in <i>Take Me Out</i> — Daniel Sunjata in Take Me Out

Denis O'Hare and James Yaegashi in <i>Take Me Out</i> — Denis O'Hare and James Yaegashi in Take Me Out

Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel

Norbert Leo Butz and Idina Menzel

"No One Mourns the Wicked"

Denis O'Hare, Michael Cerveris, James Barbour, and Becky Ann Baker

James Barbour and Neil Patrick Harris in <I>Assassins</I> — James Barbour and Neil Patrick Harris in Assassins

The Cast of <i>Assassins</i> — The Cast of Assassins

The cast of <i>Assassins</i> — The cast of Assassins

Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick — Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in The Odd Couple

Nathan Lane, Lee Wilkof, Rob Bartlett, Matthew Broderick, Brad Garrett and Peter Frechette

Paul Rudd and Julia Roberts

Bradley Cooper and Julia Roberts

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Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper

Kevin Chamberlin and Matthew Montelongo in <I>The Ritz</I> — Kevin Chamberlin and Matthew Montelongo in The Ritz

Rosie Perez and Kevin Chamberlin, with (under the bed) Terrence Riordan and Brooks Ashmanskas in <I>The Ritz</I> — Rosie Perez and Kevin Chamberlin, with (under the bed) Terrence Riordan and Brooks Ashmanskas in The Ritz

Nathan Lane and Ethan Phillips in <I>November</I> — Nathan Lane and Ethan Phillips in November

Laurie Metcalf in <I>November</I> — Laurie Metcalf in November

Nathan Lane and Dylan Baker in <I>November</I> — Nathan Lane and Dylan Baker in November

Pal_Joey_Broadway_Production_Photo_Martha Plimpton_cast_HR — Martha Plimpton and cast in Pal Joey

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Matthew Risch and Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing and Matthew Risch

Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block and Kathy Fitzgerald

Stephanie J. Block, Allison Janney and Megan Hilty

Megan Hilty, Allison Janney and Stephanie J. Block

The Normal Heart_Broadway_Production Photos_Joe Mantello and John Benjamin Hickey_HR — Joe Mantello and John Benjamin Hickey in The Normal Heart

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The Normal Heart_Broadway_Production Photos_Joe Mantello_HR — Joe Mantello in The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart_Broadway_Production Photos_Lee Pace, Jim Parsons, Joe Mantello and Patrick Breen_HR — Lee Pace, Jim Parsons, Joe Mantello and Patrick Breen in The Normal Heart

Joan Marcus

Stockard Channing, Rachel Griffiths and Stacy Keach — Stockard Channing, Rachel Griffiths and Stacy Keach

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Judith Light

Judith Light and Stockard Channing

Zoe Perry and Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf and Daniel Stern

Laurie Metcalf

Bette Midler — Bette Midler

Richard Termine

Bette Midler

Reed Birney

Larry Pine

Nick Westrate, John Cullum, Gabriel Ebert and Tom McGowan — Nick Westrate, John Cullum, Gabriel Ebert and Tom McGowan

Matthew Murphy

Fred Applegate, Jimmy Nail, Sally Ann Triplett and cast

Jimmy Nail and cast

Jimmy Nail and Sally Ann Triplett

Michael Esper and Rachel Tucker — Michael Esper and Rachel Tucker

Matthew Murphy

Jim Parsons — Jim Parsons

Jeremy Daniel

Jim Parsons

Tim Kazurinsky, Jim Parsons and Christopher Fitzgerald

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Mantello started his New York stage career directing Imagining Brad at the Players Theatre in 1990. He won the 2003 Best Director of a Play Tony Award for Take Me Out. He also won the 2004 Best Director of a Musical Tony for Assassins.

Acting credits include Broadway's Angels In America and The Normal Heart, which both earned him Tony nominations

Broadway directing credits include What's Wrong With This Picture?; Love! Valour! Compassion!; Proposals; Design for Living; An Evening with Mario Cantone; Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Wicked; Laugh Whore; Glengarry Glen Ross; The Odd Couple; Three Days of Rain; The Ritz; November; Pal Joey; 9 To 5; Other Desert Cities; The Other Place; I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers; Casa Valentina; The Last Ship; Airline Highway and An Act of God.