Birth Place: Frankfort, KY, USA
Theatre directing credits include The Iceman Cometh, Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (NY Drama Critics' Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Musical); Lucky Guy; The Normal Heart (Drama Desk); Jelly's Last Jam (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award); Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Tony Award and Drama Desk) and Perestroika (Drama Desk); Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (Tony and Drama League Award); Topdog/Underdog (Obie Award); Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Drama Desk); Elaine Stritch at Liberty (Tony for Special Theatrical Event); The Tempest; Caroline, or Change (Olivier Award Best Musical); and A Free Man of Color.
George C. Wolfe, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
George C. Wolfe, The Iceman Cometh
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
George C. Wolfe, Lucky Guy
George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
George C. Wolfe, Caroline, or Change
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe, Caroline
George C. Wolfe, Caroline, or Change
George C. Wolfe, Topdog / Underdog
George C. Wolfe, Topdog / Underdog
George C. Wolfe, The Wild Party
George C. Wolfe, The Wild Party
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe, Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
George C. Wolfe, Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
George C. Wolfe, Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
George C. Wolfe, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
George C. Wolfe, Angels in America
George C. Wolfe , Angels in America: Perestroika
George C. Wolfe, Angels in America
George C. Wolfe , Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
George C. Wolfe, Jelly's Last Jam
George C. Wolfe, Jelly's Last Jam
George C. Wolfe, Jelly's Last Jam
George C. Wolfe , Jelly's Last Jam
George C. Wolfe, Spunk
George C. Wolfe has written 10 shows including Paradise! (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Paradise! (Bookwriter), Queenie Pie (Libretto), The Colored Museum (Playwright), Urban Blight (Bookwriter), Spunk:Three Tales by Zora Neale Hurston (Adaptation), Jelly's Last Jam (Bookwriter), Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk (Source Material), The Wild Party (Bookwriter), Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (Book Writer).
George C. Wolfe has been nominated for various awards throughout his career, including Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus," "The Iceman Cometh," "Lucky Guy," and "The Normal Heart." He was also nominated for Best Book of a Musical for "Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed" and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Normal Heart." Wolfe received nominations for Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed," "Caroline, or Change," and "Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk." Additionally, he was nominated for Best Original Score for "Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk" and Best Director - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" and "Angels in America." Wolfe's nominations also include Outstanding Book of a Musical for "Jelly's Last Jam" and Best Direction of a Musical for the same production. He won awards such as Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Normal Heart" and Outstanding Director - Musical for "Jelly's Last Jam." Wolfe also received the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing at the Drama League Awards and Special Citations for his stewardship of the Public Theater at the Obie Awards.
George C. Wolfe has won several prestigious awards for his work in theater. These include Best Direction of a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Normal Heart." He also won Outstanding Director - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Caroline, or Change" and the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing at the Drama League Awards. Wolfe received Special Citations for his stewardship of the Public Theater at the Obie Awards and won Direction for "Topdog / Underdog." He was honored with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre at the Drama League Awards and won Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk." Additionally, he won Best Director - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for both "Angels in America" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992." Wolfe also won Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches." He received Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Jelly's Last Jam" and won Direction at the Obie Awards for "Spunk."
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