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Lloyd Richards

Date of Death: June 29, 2006 (87)

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Lloyd Richards STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1957
Perry Hall

Lloyd Richards Productions

 
[Broadway, 1996]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1992]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1990]
Director
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1987]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1984]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1978]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1965]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1962]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1959]
Director

Lloyd Richards Awards and Nominations


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1996 - Best Director - Play

Lloyd Richards, Seven Guitars

Tony Awards - 1996 - Best Direction of a Play

Lloyd Richards, Seven Guitars


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production

Lloyd RichardsTwo Trains Running

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1992 - Best Director

Lloyd Richards - , Two Trains Running

Drama Desk Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Director - Play

Lloyd Richards, The Piano Lesson

Helen Hayes Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production

Lloyd RichardsThe Piano Lesson

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1990 - Best Director

Lloyd Richards, The Piano Lesson

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1990 - Best Director

Lloyd Richards, The Piano Lesson

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Direction of a Play

Lloyd Richards , The Piano Lesson

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Play

Lloyd Richards, The Piano Lesson

Drama Desk Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Director - Play

Lloyd Richards , Joe Turner's Come and Gone


winner
Drama League Awards - 1988 - Unique Contribution to the Theatre

Lloyd Richards


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production

Lloyd RichardsJoe Turner's Come and Gone

Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Direction of a Play

Lloyd Richards, Joe Turner's Come and Gone


winner
Tony Awards - 1987 - Best Direction of a Play

Lloyd Richards, Fences

Tony Awards - 1960 - Best Direction of a Play

Lloyd Richards , A Raisin in the Sun

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Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Names Melia Bensussen Artistic Director of National Playwrights Conference


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PEAK Performances to Present Opera-in-Concert Performances of BLIND INJUSTICE


PEAK Performances at Montclair State University is producing two opera-in-concert performances of Blind Injustice, composed by Montclair State University College of the Arts faculty member Scott Davenport Richards (A Star Across the Ocean, Charlie Crosses the Nation) with a libretto by David Cote (Three Way, The Scarlet Ibis).

Director Jon Royal Selected As The SDCF 2023 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist At St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre


Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announces that Jon Royal, a director, teaching artist, and facilitator from Nashville, TN, has been selected as the 2023 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist at St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre, where he will work with Founder and Producing Director Ron Himes.

Submissions Now Open For Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival 2024


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The Drama League Announces The Irene Gandy Directing Assistantships


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Celebration Arts to Present A RAISIN IN THE SUN in December


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Photos: First Look at THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Center Repertory Company


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The Acting Company to Present Annual Louanna O. Carlin & John MacDonald Reading Series


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Matthew López's Hilarious THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE At Center REP, November 4- 26


Center Repertory Company will present The Legend of Georgia McBride, written by Tony and Olivier Award winner Matthew López (The Inheritance, The Whipping Man, Somewhere, the book of the Broadway musical Some Like it Hot, and Amazon Studios' Red, White & Royal Blue).

Lloyd Richards FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Lloyd Richards been in?

Lloyd Richards has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Lloyd Richards been in?

Lloyd Richards has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Lloyd Richards been nominated for?

Lloyd Richards has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. He was nominated for Best Director - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Seven Guitars" and for Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production. He also received a nomination for Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Two Trains Running" and a nomination for Best Director at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same play. Richards received nominations for Outstanding Director - Play at the Drama Desk Awards and Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "The Piano Lesson." He also received multiple nominations for Best Director at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Piano Lesson." Additionally, "The Piano Lesson" was nominated for Best Play at the Tony Awards. For "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," Richards received a nomination for Outstanding Director - Play at the Drama Desk Awards, a Unique Contribution to the Theatre nomination at the Drama League Awards, and a nomination for Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards. He was also nominated for Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for this production. Finally, Richards received nominations for Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for both "Fences" and "A Raisin in the Sun." These are just a few of the many nominations that Lloyd Richards has received throughout his illustrious career.

What awards has Lloyd Richards won?

Lloyd Richards has won several awards throughout his career. He received the Best Director - Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his work on "Seven Guitars." He also won the Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production award from the Helen Hayes Awards for "Two Trains Running" and "Joe Turner's Come and Gone." Richards was recognized for his Unique Contribution to the Theatre by the Drama League Awards. Additionally, he won the prestigious Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for his work on "Fences."

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