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.
Wrote 3
1980s
- 1982
Alice at the Palace
Theatre Play
1970s
- 1977
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
Writer
Sound 16
1990s
- 1998
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Original Music Composer
1980s
- 1987
Family Sins
Music
- 1986
The Cosmic Eye
Original Music Composer
- 1984
The Killing Floor
Original Music Composer
- 1982
King of America
Music
Alice at the Palace
Music, Songs
- 1981
Four Friends
Original Music Composer
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Original Music Composer
Guests of the Nation
Music
- 1980
Barn Burning
Music
OHMS
Music
Rappaccini's Daughter
Music
1970s
- 1979
Too Far to Go
Music
- 1977
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
Music
Acted in 1
1980s
- 1988
MaMa's Pushcart
Movie
Directed 1
Appearances2
2000s
- 2002
Brook by Brook
Self
1970s
- 1977
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
Self