Known For
Writing
Born
Feb 05, 1951
Died
Jan 05, 2016
Place of Birth
Buffalo, NY
Credits
19 titles
Elizabeth Swados
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Director
Brook by Brook
Self
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Original Music Composer
MaMa's Pushcart
Family Sins
Music
Seize the Day
Original Music Composer
The Cosmic Eye
Original Music Composer
The Killing Floor
Original Music Composer
King of America
Music
Alice at the Palace
Theatre Play
American Playhouse
Original Music Composer
Four Friends
Original Music Composer
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Original Music Composer
Guests of the Nation
Music
Barn Burning
Music
OHMS
Music
Rappaccini's Daughter
Music
Too Far to Go
Music
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
Self