L Morgan Lee is a Tony Award®–nominated actress and creative artist working across stage and screen. She made history as the first openly transgender actor ever nominated for a Tony Award®, recognized for her performance in A STRANGE LOOP, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical that went on to win the Tony Award® for Best Musical. Her performance also brought additional recognition from the Obie Awards, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Awards following its acclaimed Off-Broadway run.

Lee is a featured vocalist on the Grammy Award®–nominated original Broadway cast recording of A Strange Loop, as well as on The Rainbow Lullaby Album (Broadway Records), Ethan Carlson’s Her Sound, Vol. 3, Joe Iconis’ album (Ghostlight Records), and more. Her voice work also spans immersive and audio storytelling, including AKS Immersive’s DRAMA: An Aural Experience and Osiris Media’s Sugar Maple Series.

As a director and creator, Lee has focused on the development of new work and collaborative storytelling, including four consecutive seasons of the BTB Theatre Festival Finales—LIMITLESS, OVERHEARD, DARE, and BLISS—which centered commissioned work by TNB2S+ artists and have since been published by Broadway Licensing. Her own play, The Learning Curve, was also featured as part of the festival.

In October 2025, she directed a star-studded benefit concert production of The Drowsy Chaperone at Carnegie Hall, believed to be one of the earliest—and possibly the first—instances of an openly trans artist directing a major event at the historic venue. The production received Special Recognition Honors at the 37th GLAAD Media Awards, reflecting her expanding presence both onstage and behind the scenes.

She has been recognized by organizations including the Entertainment Community Fund, Playwrights Horizons, and Human Rights Campaign, which honored her with a Visibility Award in 2024. She also serves on the faculty of Pace University, where she mentors and trains the next generation of artists.

Across performance, directing, and the development of new work, L Morgan Lee continues to build a body of work that bridges tradition and contemporary storytelling, bringing her voice to both established stages and new creative spaces.