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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]
Jan 6, 2016 · Elizabeth Swados, a composer, writer and director who fashioned a unique style of socially engaged musical theater, drawing on a global menu of musical styles and a street-level...
Jan 6, 2016 · Elizabeth Swados, whose transcendent pan-cultural musical Runaways inspired generations of theater artists well beyond its 1978 Broadway run, died Tuesday in Manhattan.
Feb 12, 2016 · Hilton Als writes about the late Elizabeth Swados, who told stories about survival, but not at the expense of wonder, hope, and the dream of inclusion.
- Hilton Als
Jun 30, 2016 · For Elizabeth Swados, being nominated for four Tony Awards in one year while still in her 20s — for “Runaways,” in 1978 — led to success in an unexpected direction.
- Eric Grode
Jun 23, 2021 · Learn about the life and work of Elizabeth Swados, an American composer, writer, and theatrical director. She created diverse and socially conscious musicals, novels, poetry, and more, often inspired by her Jewish heritage and personal experiences.
Jan 6, 2016 · Swados, who directed, wrote and composed an outstanding number of works that commented on racism, mental illness and lower income populations, died in Manhattan on Monday, January 5, from...
