Elizabeth Swados

Known for

Writing

Born

Feb 5, 1951

Died

Jan 5, 2016

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.

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Brook by Brook

20028.0out of 10

The Girl with the Incredible Feeling

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MaMa's Pushcart

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Family Sins

19875.7out of 10

The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

19985.3out of 10

King of America

19829.0out of 10

Barn Burning

19805.4out of 10

Rappaccini's Daughter

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Alice at the Palace

19826.2out of 10

Guests of the Nation

19818.0out of 10

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

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OHMS

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Too Far to Go

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The Cosmic Eye

19866.3out of 10

Seize the Day

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Four Friends

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The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

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The Killing Floor

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