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George C. Wolfe

Playwright, Director and Producer

George C. Wolfe

George C. Wolfe




Birth Name:

George Costello Wolfe


Born:

September 23, 1954




Broadway Play
Broadway Play
Broadway Play
Broadway Play
Broadway Play
Broadway Play
Broadway Play

Plus:

  • Lucky Guy
  • A Free Man of Color
  • The Ride Down Mt. Morgan
  • Golden Child
  • Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
  • The Colored Museum
  • Spunk
  • Tribal Rites, or The Coming of the Great God-bird Nabuku to the Age of Horace Lee Lizer
  • Many Musicals

2025 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Director of a Musical - Gypsy

2024 Tony Award Nominations

Special Award for Lifetime Achievement

2019 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Play - Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

2018 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Play - The Iceman Cometh

2016 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Musical - Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Best Book of a Musical - Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

2013 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Play - Lucky Guy

2011 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Play - The Normal Heart

2011 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Director of a Play - The Normal Heart

2004 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Musical - Caroline, or Change
Best Musical - Caroline, or Change

2004 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Director of a Musical - Caroline, or Change
Outstanding New Musical - Caroline, or Change

2003 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play - Take Me Out

2003 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding New Play - Take Me Out

2002 Tony Award Nominations

Best Special Theatrical Event - Elaine Stritch At Liberty
Best Play - Topdog / Underdog

2002 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Director of a Musical - Elaine Stritch At Liberty

2000 Tony Award Nominations

Best Book of a Musical - The Wild Party

2000 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical - The Wild Party
Best Play - The Ride Down Mt. Morgan

1999 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Play - The Ride Down Mt. Morgan

1998 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play - Golden Child

1997 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding New Play - The Skriker

1996 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Musical - Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk
Best Musical - Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk
Best Original Score - Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk

1996 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Best Play Revival - The Tempest
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk
Outstanding Director of a Play - The Tempest
Outstanding Musical - Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk

1994 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play - Angels in America: Perestroika
Best Direction of a Play - Angels in America: Perestroika
Best Play - Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

1994 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Play - Angels in America: Perestroika

1993 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Play - Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

1993 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Director of a Play - Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
Outstanding New Play - Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

1992 Tony Award Nominations

Best Book of a Musical - Jelly's Last Jam
Best Direction of a Musical - Jelly's Last Jam

1992 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Book of a Musical - Jelly's Last Jam
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Jelly's Last Jam

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