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Jean Cocteau

Birth Place: Maisons-Laffitte, FRANCE

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The Human VoiceThe Human Voice
 
[West End, 2022]
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Indiscretions
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Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Play

Jean Cocteau, Indiscretions

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Frances Ruffelle, Sally George, and Alan Cumming's I CAN DIE TOO Will Premiere at Pit Photo
Frances Ruffelle, Sally George, and Alan Cumming's I CAN DIE TOO Will Premiere at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2026

Tony Award winner Frances Ruffelle and Olivier Award winner Stephen Ashfield will star in I CAN DIE TOO, a new play with music co-written by Ruffelle, Sally George, and Alan Cumming, at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Crítica: EURÍDICE SEGÚN EURÍDICE at Espacios Itinerantes Photo
Crítica: EURÍDICE SEGÚN EURÍDICE at Espacios Itinerantes
by Juan Carlos Araujo - Mar 12, 2026

Un musical que resignifica el mito de Orestes para demostrar que el amor, el dolor de una separación, y el empoderamiento femenino, son temas tan reales hoy como lo fueron en la antigua Grecia.
Opera Parallele Reveals 2026 Spring Season Lineup Photo
Opera Parallele Reveals 2026 Spring Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2026

Opera Parallele will present an engaging lineup for its 2026 spring season, featuring a mix of contemporary and classic operas. The season aims to attract a diverse audience with its innovative productions.
How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends Photo
How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 23, 2025

While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated. 
ERIK SATIE: 100 ANOS Comes to Teatro Colon Photo
ERIK SATIE: 100 ANOS Comes to Teatro Colon
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2025

Por primera vez en el Teatro Colón, se presentará la que Satie consideró su obra maestra: Sócrates (1918), un «dramasinfónico» basado en tres diálogos de Platón. Se trata de una obra sumamente particular, pocas veces interpretada en vivo.
Ensemble For These Times Reveals Pianists For its E4TT/RMF New Music Piano Summit Photo
Ensemble For These Times Reveals Pianists For its E4TT/RMF New Music Piano Summit
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2025

Award-winning SF contemporary chamber group Ensemble for These Times has announced the guest pianists for its E4TT/RMF New Music Piano Summit. Learn more here!
New Music And Multimedia Work HOPPER HAIKU To Premiere In New York City In November Photo
New Music And Multimedia Work HOPPER HAIKU To Premiere In New York City In November
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2025

​​​​​​​The LAB, a new performance and production company, will present the New York City premiere of Hopper Haiku, an original music and multimedia experience inspired by the paintings of American realist Edward Hopper.
Opera Parallele Represented In 14 Cities This Season Photo
Opera Parallele Represented In 14 Cities This Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2025

Opera Parallèle, San Francisco's contemporary opera company now in its 16th anniversary season, is on the move—stretching its wings across North America and beyond. Learn more here!
Madison Lyric Stage Will Present FOUR MURDERS IN FORTY YEARS Photo
Madison Lyric Stage Will Present FOUR MURDERS IN FORTY YEARS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2025

Madison Lyric Stage will present an original evening of suspense, music, and murder: FOUR MURDERS IN FORTY YEARS, running September 19–21 at the historic Deacon John Grave House. 
Video: Watch 'Kaboom' From THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL Photo
Video: Watch 'Kaboom' From THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL
by Michael Major - Jun 17, 2025

Watch a video of 'Kaboom' from the Signature Theatre's DC premiere of The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, with music and lyrics by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill, NBC’s Smash) and a book by Joe Iconis and Gregory S. Moss.
Video: 'Nixon's Big Number' from THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL Photo
Video: 'Nixon's Big Number' from THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL
by Michael Major - Jun 14, 2025

Signature Theatre has revealed a new look at the DC premiere of The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, with music and lyrics by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill, NBC’s Smash) and a book by Joe Iconis and Gregory S. Moss (Indian Summer, Reunion). Check out brand new video of 'Nixon's Big Number' from the show.
Photos: THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL At Signature Theatre Photo
Photos: THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL At Signature Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2025

Signature Theatre has revealed first look photos of the DC premiere of The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, with music and lyrics by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill, NBC’s Smash) and a book by Joe Iconis and Gregory S. Moss (Indian Summer, Reunion).
Video: First Look at THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL at Signatur Photo
Video: First Look at THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL at Signature Theatre
by Michael Major - Jun 10, 2025

Watch a preview of Joe Iconis' The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical at Signature Theatre! It stars Eric William Morris, George Abud, Darlesia Cearcy, George Salazar, and more.
Video: George Salazar Sings 'Brown Buffalo' From THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. Photo
Video: George Salazar Sings 'Brown Buffalo' From THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL
by Michael Major - May 29, 2025

As Joe Iconis' The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical prepares for its Washington DC premiere at Signature Theatre, watch an exclusive video of George Salazar performing 'Brown Buffalo.' 
Northern Ireland Opera's LA VOIX HUMAINE Comes to the Everyman, Cork Photo
Northern Ireland Opera's LA VOIX HUMAINE Comes to the Everyman, Cork
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2025

Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine is a spellbinding, one-act, one-woman opera based on a play of the same name written by Jean Cocteau, who directed the first production of the opera in 1959.
Eric William Morris and More to Star in THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON Photo
Eric William Morris and More to Star in THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2025

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the DC premiere of The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!
HARVEY MILK REIMAGINED To Have West Coast Debut At Opera Parallèle Photo
HARVEY MILK REIMAGINED To Have West Coast Debut At Opera Parallèle
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2025

Opera Parallèle will present the West Coast debut of Harvey Milk Reimagined, a bold and timely refreshed version of the groundbreaking opera originally composed by Stewart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie.
Theater 2020 To Present Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY This Spring Photo
Theater 2020 To Present Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2025

Theater 2020 will bring COMPANY to Brooklyn this spring. The 12-time TONY Award winning musical will run at The Mark O'Donnell Theater for a limited engagement, April 17th through May 11th, 2025.
Los Angeles Philharmonic Unveils Gustavo Dudamel's Final Walt Disney Concert Hall Sea Photo
Los Angeles Philharmonic Unveils Gustavo Dudamel's Final Walt Disney Concert Hall Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2025

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has unveiled details of its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the last in which legendary maestro, Gustavo Dudamel, will serve in his current role.
First EVERYMAN MADE Season Lineup Revealed Photo
First EVERYMAN MADE Season Lineup Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2025

Des Kennedy, Artistic Director of The Everyman in Cork, launched his inaugural season today with EVERYMAN MADE: world-class theatre, made by The Everyman, for Cork and beyond. Learn more here!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Jean Cocteau written?

Jean Cocteau has written 2 shows including The Eagle Has Two Heads (Playwright), Indiscretions (Playwright).

What awards has Jean Cocteau been nominated for?

Jean Cocteau has been nominated for the Best Play category at the Tony Awards for "Indiscretions".

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