Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1951-02-05 00:00:00
Birth Place:Buffalo, NY
Known For:Writing
Death Date:2016-01-05 00:00:00
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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.
Filmography (24)
MaMa's Pushcart
actor1988
OHMS
music1980
Seize the Day
original music composer1986
The Cosmic Eye
original music composer1986
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
musical2014
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
screenplay2014
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
original story2014
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
music1977
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
writer1977
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
director2014
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
Role: Self1977
Rappaccini's Daughter
music1980
Barn Burning
music1980
Four Friends
original music composer1981
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
original music composer1981
Too Far to Go
music1979
Alice at the Palace
music1982
Alice at the Palace
theatre play1982
Alice at the Palace
songs1982
The Killing Floor
original music composer1984
Family Sins
music1987
King of America
music1982
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
original music composer1998
Guests of the Nation
music1981