Alex Timbers | |
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 Timbers at the 2022 Gaithersburg Book Festival | |
| Born | August 7, 1978 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, director, producer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Alex Timbers (born August 7, 1978) is an American writer and director best known for his work on stage and television. He has received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Drama Desk Award, as well as nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Grammy Award. Timbers received the Drama League Founder's Award for Excellence in Directing and the Jerome Robbins Award for Directing.[1]
Timbers received a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Moulin Rouge! and a Special Tony Award for David Byrne's American Utopia both at the 74th Tony Awards. He was nominated for two further Tony Awards for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Peter and the Starcatcher. Other Broadway credits include The Pee-wee Herman Show, Beetlejuice , Gutenberg! The Musical!, Here Lies Love, and Oh Hello! on Broadway, written by and starring comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney.
On television, he co-created the Amazon Prime Video series Mozart in the Jungle which won the 2016 Golden Globe Award.[2] Timbers collaborated with comedian John Mulaney directing his Netflix specials Oh, Hello! (2017), John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018) and John Mulaney: Baby J (2023), the later of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) nomination.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (March 5, 2019). "Kelli O'Hara, Alex Timbers, and Taylor Mac to Receive 2019 Honorary Drama League Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Mozart in the Jungle". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.