L Morgan Lee is an Obie award-winning actress and theatre maker most known for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize winning musical A Strange Loop, which garnered her a Lucille Lortel nomination and the distinction of being the first openly transgender actress to originate a role in a Pulitzer Prize winning piece of theatre. Recently, L Morgan was cast to portray artist Lili Elbe in a musical adaptation of the novel The Danish Girl being workshopped in London. She is also developing a new play entitled, The Women (2021) which was seen in Ars Nova's 2021 Vision Residency. L Morgan is dedicated to being a part of work centering underrepresented voices on both stage and screen. "She needed a hero, so that's what she became." For more: lmorganlee.com
Sessions in which L Morgan Lee participates
Friday 8 July, 2022
Winner of the Tony Award® for Best Musical, Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning, blisteringly funny masterwork exposes the heart and soul of a young artist grappling with desires, identity, and instincts he both loves and loathes. Hell-bent on breaking free of his own self-perception, Usher wrestles with the thoughts in his head, brought to life on stage by a hilarious, straight-shooting ensemble. Bold and heartfelt in its truth-telling, A Strange Loop is the big, Black, and...
Sunday 10 July, 2022
Join the Dramatists Guild and National Queer Theater in conversation with L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop, The Danish Girl), Roger Q. Mason (Lavender Men, The White Dress), and the 2021/22 New Visions Fellowship: Ayla Xuan Chi Sullivan, Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko, Catching On Thieves, and Storm Thomas. This conversation will dream of "Broadway-to-come;" the possibilities for an American theatre that is more inclusive to the stories of trans, gender non-conforming, and qu...