Jack O'Brien | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Jack_O%27Brien_(director)_in_2024.jpg) O'Brien receiving Special Tony Award 2024 | |
| Born | June 18, 1939 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer and lyricist |
| Years active | 1965–present |
Jack O'Brien (born June 18, 1939) is an American director, producer, writer and lyricist.[1] He served as the Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California from 1981 through the end of 2007.[2]
O'Brien has won three Tony Awards and been nominated for seven more, and won five Drama Desk Awards. He has directed and produced musicals, including The Full Monty and Hairspray, contemporary dramas such as The Piano Lesson, The Invention of Love and The Coast of Utopia, Shakespeare classics, including Hamlet and Henry IV (a combination of Part 1 and Part 2), and operas, including Il trittico at the Metropolitan Opera.
- ^ John Fleming (November 13, 2006). "Jack of all genres". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
- ^ "Biography of O'Brien at the American Theatre Wing". Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2008.