Elizabeth Swados
Writing
Born: 1951-02-05 · Buffalo, NY
Died: 2016-01-05
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 doctora
🎬 Movies (17)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
2014
Director
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
1998
Original Music Composer
MaMa's Pushcart
1988
Family Sins
1987
Music
The Cosmic Eye
1986
Original Music Composer
Seize the Day
1986
Original Music Composer
The Killing Floor
1984
Original Music Composer
King of America
1982
Music
Alice at the Palace
1982
Theatre Play
Guests of the Nation
1981
Music
Four Friends
1981
Original Music Composer
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
Original Music Composer
Barn Burning
1980
Music
Rappaccini's Daughter
1980
Music
OHMS
1980
Music
Too Far to Go
1979
Music
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
1977
Self