Person

Elizabeth Swados

Writing · 1951–2016 · Buffalo, NY

Elizabeth Swados was an American writer, composer, musician, 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. 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. In 1980, the Hobart and William Smith Colleges awarded her an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters.

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  American Playhouse

  Original Music Composer

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  Seize the Day

  Original Music Composer

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  The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

  Original Music Composer

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  Four Friends

  Original Music Composer

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  Family Sins

  Music

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  My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

  Director

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  The Killing Floor

  Original Music Composer

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  Alice at the Palace

  Songs

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  The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

  Original Music Composer

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  MaMa's Pushcart

  1988

• 2014My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)Director
• 1998The Adventures of Sebastian ColeOriginal Music Composer
• 1988MaMa's Pushcart
• 1987Family SinsMusic
• 1986Seize the DayOriginal Music Composer
• 1986The Cosmic EyeOriginal Music Composer
• 1984The Killing FloorOriginal Music Composer
• 1982King of AmericaMusic
• 1982Alice at the PalaceSongs
• 1982American PlayhouseOriginal Music Composer
• 1981Four FriendsOriginal Music Composer
• 1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other StoriesOriginal Music Composer
• 1981Guests of the NationMusic
• 1980Barn BurningMusic
• 1980OHMSMusic
• 1980Rappaccini's DaughterMusic
• 1979Too Far to GoMusic
• 1977The Girl with the Incredible FeelingSelf