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Elizabeth Swados

Elizabeth Swados

Born:
1951-02-05
From:
Buffalo, NY

Elizabeth Swados was an American writer, composer, musician, and theatre director. Swados received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Choreography. She was nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, and Outstanding Music, and won an Obie Award for her direction of 'Runaways' in 1978. In 1980, the Hobart and William Smith Colleges awarded her an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters.

Writing

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Alice at the Palace
Alice at the Palace
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling

Directing

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

Sound

The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Family Sins
Family Sins
Seize the Day
Seize the Day
The Cosmic Eye
The Cosmic Eye
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
King of America
King of America
Alice at the Palace
Alice at the Palace
Four Friends
Four Friends
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Guests of the Nation
Guests of the Nation
Barn Burning
Barn Burning
OHMS
OHMS
Rappaccini's Daughter
Rappaccini's Daughter
Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling

Acting

MaMa's Pushcart
MaMa's Pushcart
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling