Elizabeth Swados

Elizabeth Swados
Swados rehearsing in New York City, 1978
Background information
Born(1951-02-05)February 5, 1951
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 2016(2016-01-05) (aged 64)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.[1]
Occupation(s)Writer, composer, musician, theatre director

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.[2] 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.[3] In 1980, the Hobart and William Smith Colleges awarded her an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters.[4]

  1. ^ Grimes, William (January 5, 2016). "Elizabeth Swados, Creator of Socially Conscious Musicals, Is Dead at 64". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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  4. ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine." Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Retrieved July 3, 2016.