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BIO

Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford first met and began to collaborate while students at DePauw University in Indiana. Later, they created a musical which was produced at Boston University while Miss Cryer was working on her Master's degree at Radcliffe. Now Is The Time For All Good Men, which was mounted at the Theatre de Lys in 1967, (in which Miss Cryer played the leading role and Miss Ford understudied all the women's roles) was their first New York production. It was followed by the off-Broadway hit The Last Sweet Days Of Isaac, which starred Austin Pendleton and whihc won an Obie Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama Desk Award and the Variety Poll. Though they are the first female team to have successfully collaborated to create for the musical theatre, each is a very versatile talent. Nancy Ford, who is married to actor Keith Charles, has played the piano for such musicals as The Fantasticks and Brecht On Brecht and also wrote dialouge for a daytime soap opera.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1978
Heather [Replacement]

Productions

Writing

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Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1979 - Outstanding Music

Nancy Ford, I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road


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Drama Desk Awards - 1970 - Most Promising Playwright

Nancy Ford, The Last Sweet Days of Isaac


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Obie Awards - 1970 - Best Musical

Nancy Ford, The Last Sweet Days of Isaac

News


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10th Annual and Final TOMATOES GOT TALENT SHOW to Be Presented This Week At The Triad

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HOUSE ON FIRE by Gretchen Cryer and Gracie Hyland to be Presented at The Green Room 42

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Leslie Uggams And Liz Callaway Join The Honorary Board Of The York Theatre Company

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 Farmers Alley Theatre will partner with the Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival to bring Sondheim on Sondheim to Southwest Michigan audiences this April and May.
Christopher Durang to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2024 Dramatists Guild Awards

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Barbara Bleier & Austin Pendleton Welcome Some OLD FRIENDS! To Pangea May 2nd and 9th

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Nancy Ford written?

Nancy Ford has written 4 shows including Now Is the Time for All Good Men (Composer), The Last Sweet Days of Isaac (Composer), Shelter (Composer), I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road (Composer).

What awards has Nancy Ford been nominated for?

Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road, Most Promising Playwright (Drama Desk Awards) for The Last Sweet Days of Isaac and Best Musical (Obie Awards) for The Last Sweet Days of Isaac.

What awards has Nancy Ford won?

Nancy Ford has received several awards, including the Most Promising Playwright at the Drama Desk Awards for The Last Sweet Days of Isaac and the Best Musical at the Obie Awards for the same production, The Last Sweet Days of Isaac.

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