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Elizabeth Swados (1951-2016) was an American writer, composer, musician, choreographer, and theatre director. She created musicals such as Runaways, Doonesbury, and The Beautiful Lady, and wrote books, articles, and films on various topics.
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.
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
Elizabeth Swados, Creator of Socially Conscious Musicals, Is Dead at 64. The composer, writer and director worked on numerous productions, including “Runaways” and “Kasper Hauser,” that ...
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.
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...
