Elizabeth Swados

Writing

Biography

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.

Personal Info

• Known For Writing
• Gender Female
• Birthday February 5, 1951 (64 years old)
• Died January 5, 2016
• Place of Birth Buffalo, NY