Elizabeth Swados
Writing
- Born
- February 5, 1951 · Buffalo, NY
- Died
- January 5, 2016 (age 64)
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
Four Friends
December 11, 1981
Seize the Day
September 9, 1986
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
September 11, 1998
Barn Burning
March 17, 1980
The Cosmic Eye
June 6, 1986
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
April 17, 2014
Rappaccini's Daughter
January 1, 1980
Alice at the Palace
January 16, 1982
Too Far to Go
March 12, 1979
The Killing Floor
April 10, 1984
Family Sins
October 25, 1987
OHMS
January 2, 1980
Behind the camera16
- 2014My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) Director, Original Story, Screenplay, Musical
- 1998The Adventures of Sebastian Cole Original Music Composer
- 1987Family Sins Music
- 1986Seize the Day Original Music Composer
- 1986The Cosmic Eye Original Music Composer
- 1984The Killing Floor Original Music Composer
- 1982King of America Music
- 1982Alice at the Palace Songs, Theatre Play, Music
- 1981Four Friends Original Music Composer
- 1981