Elizabeth Swados
Elizabeth Swados (February 5, 1951 – January 5, 2016) was an American writer, composer, musician, choreographer, 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.
Elizabeth Swados | |
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Swados rehearsing in New York City, 1978 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 5, 1951 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 5, 2016 (aged 64) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, composer, musician, theatre director |
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