Brian Swibel

Brian Swibel
Born
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Education
  • The Goodman School of Drama (BFA)
  • Saratoga International Theater Institute
Awards
  • Tony Award for Best Musical
  • Tony Award for Special Theatrical Event
  • Outer Critics Circle Award
  • Kodak Emerging Filmmaker

Brian Swibel, often credited as B. Swibel, is an American writer, producer, director and activist.[1][2][3][4] Working in theater, film, and television, he has garnered five Tony Award nominations, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Kodak Emerging Filmmaker honor at the Cannes Film Festival.[5][6][7]

His written work includes the short films: Fault, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and received worldwide distribution from Shorts International; Sunset Town, which premiered at Lake Placid Film Festival and screened around the world; and Forbidden Fruit, which he created for Stevie Wonder and NBC, based on the non-fiction book by Pulitzer finalist, Betty DeRamus.[8][9]

Swibel's Broadway theatrical productions include Moulin Rouge! The Musical, An American in Paris, Oh, Hello on Broadway, You’re Welcome America: A Final Night with George W. Bush, Beetlejuice, The New One, King Kong, The Performers, The Seagull, Amelie, and Xanadu.[10]

His Off-Broadway productions include My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer, a New York Times and Time Out NY Critics Pick, and Family Secrets, directed by Bob Balaban.  His regional, national tour, and worldwide productions include Xanadu, The New One, Dangerous Beauty, Amelie, An American in Paris, and Moulin Rouge! The Musical.[11]

For TV, Swibel's productions of Oh, Hello on Broadway premiered on Netflix, You’re Welcome America: A Final Night with George W. Bush, on HBO, An American in Paris, on PBS, and The New One, on Netflix.  He most recently produced the Woody Harrelson-narrated Netflix documentary, Kiss The Ground, which premiered in 2020.

Swibel has created, directed, and produced multiple hit web series, including Cubby Bernstein, written by Douglas Carter Beane and starring Cynthia Nixon, Nathan Lane and Patti Lupone, and The Trumpty Dumpty Cycle, written by John Lithgow and starring Meryl Streep, Samuel L. Jackson and Joseph Gordon Levitt, among many others.[12][13]

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  2. ^ "NBC Developing Underground Railroad Miniseries and Musical With Stevie Wonder". The Hollywood Reporter. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  3. ^ Robertson, Campbell (2008-06-01). "Roads to Recognition That Were Really Short". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  4. ^ "Good Thing Cast & Crew Hollywood onstage411.com - Los Angeles". www.onstage411.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  5. ^ Lang, Brent (2020-08-30). "Variety Show With Jennifer Lawrence, Dave Matthews, Sia Raises Money for Voter Awareness". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  6. ^ ""Xanadu," "Young Frankenstein" nab N.Y. stage awards". Reuters. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  7. ^ "Kodak's Budding Filmmakers". www.filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-01-22). "James Gandolfini HBO Drama Project 'Big Dead Place' Heating Up With Tim Van Patten Directing". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  9. ^ "HBO's Michael Lombardo: James Gandolfini Was 'Ready to Jump' Back Into TV". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  10. ^ "The Seagull Broadway @ Walter Kerr Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  11. ^ Gold, Daniel M. (2014-02-24). "Two Sisters With Secrets, Desperate for Escape". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  12. ^ "The Trumpty Dumpty Cycle - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  13. ^ Marianne Garvey (October 2020). "Watch Meryl Streep read a poem from John Lithgow's 'Trumpty Dumpty' book". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-07.