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BIO

Chavkin is a director, writer and artistic director of the TEAM. Hadestown (NYTW, National Theatre, London) has been one of her greatest joys. Tony and Lortel nominations and Drama Desk Award for Dave Malloy's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway, Ars Nova, A.R.T.). London: Mission Drift (National Theatre), American Clock (Old Vic). Select New York and regional: Marco Ramirez’s The Royale (LCT; Obie Award, Drama Desk and Lortel noms.), Malloy’s Preludes (LCT3), Bess Wohl’s Small Mouth Sounds (Ars Nova and national tour) and Continuity (MTC), Carson Kreitzer’s and Matt Gould’s Lempicka (Williamstown Theatre Festival), The Royal Family (Guthrie Theatre) and multiple collaborations with Taylor Mac.


Her first film, Remind Me, was an official selection of the Venice and Beverly Hills Film Festivals. 2017 Smithsonian Award for Ingenuity.
In 2019-2020, she will direct Malloy’s Moby Dick at A.R.T. She is a proud NYTW Usual Suspect and Member SDC. Chavkin earned her BFA at NYU where she now serves on the directing faculty at Playwrights Horizons Theater School, and earned her MFA at Columbia University.

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Productions

 
[US Tour, 2024]
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[Broadway, 2024]
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[West End, 2024]
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[Off-Broadway, 2023]
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[Broadway, 2023]
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[Off-Broadway, 2023]
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[US Tour, 2021]
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[San Diego, CA (Regional), 2020]
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[Boston, 2019]
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[Off-Broadway, 2019]
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[Broadway, 2019]
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[West End, 2019]
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[West End, 2018]
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[Off-Broadway, 2018]
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[Canada, 2017]
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[US Tour, 2017]
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[Off-Broadway, 2016]
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[Off-Broadway, 2016]
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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Choreographer
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[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Assistant Director

Writing

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Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown


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Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Direction of a Musical

Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown


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Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Direction of a Musical

Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Rachel Chavkin, The Royale

The Lortels - 2016 - Outstanding Director

Rachel Chavkin, The Royale

The Lortels - 2014 - Outstanding Director

Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812


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Obie Awards - 2013 - Special Citation

Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Videos

News


Stage Directors And Choreographers Society Announces Executive Board Election Results And President's Award

SDC announced the results of its 2024 Executive Board election, highlighting new leadership roles and the organization's future direction. Discover the elected members and their upcoming initiatives.
Video: The Avett Brothers Perform During SWEPT AWAY Opening Night Curtain Call

Swept Away officially opened on Broadway this week. The cast was joined on stage for a special performance by The Avett Brothers during the show's curtain call. Check out the video here!
Tickets on Sale For HADESTOWN and COME FROM AWAY in Cleveland

Playhouse Square announced that tickets to the touring Broadway productions of HADESTOWN and COME FROM AWAY are available for purchase now. Learn more here!
Broadway Buying Guide: November 11, 2024- Audra McDonald returns in GYPSY

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, November 11, 2024.
TALKING HADESTOWN Featuring Commentary And Narration From Anaïs Mitchell Full Album Out Now

Explore the fifth anniversary of the HADESTOWN cast album with commentary and narration by Anaïs Mitchell, offering insights into the celebrated musical's journey and impact.
HADESTOWN to Return to Dallas in 2025

Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America (BAA) just announced that Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will return to Dallas in 2025.
HADESTOWN Comes to Dallas Next Year

Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America have announced that Hadestown will return to Dallas in 2025. The show will play February 25 to March 2 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.
Isabella Esler, Jake Epstein, Chilina Kennedy & More Will Star in LIFE AFTER in Toronto

The full cast and creative team for the new musical LIFE AFTER at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre has just been announced. The new musical will play a limited engagement from Wednesday, April 16 – Sunday, May 4, 2025 as part of the 2024/25 Off-Mirvish Season. Check out who is joining the cast here!
HADESTOWN Comes to Alberta Bair Theater

 Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will come to Alberta Bair Theater in just 3 weeks.
Video: Maia Reficco and Jordan Fisher Perform 'All I've Ever Known' from HADESTOWN on GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Hadestown's Maia Reficco and Jordan Fisher took the stage on Good Morning America on Monday for a performance of 'All I've Ever Known.' Watch the interview and performance now!
Photos: HADESTOWN at the Lyric Theatre in London

New production photos have been released for Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre in London. Check out the all new photos of the current West End cast here!
Video: Jordan Fisher, Maia Reficco, & HADESTOWN Cast Perform Medley

Jordan Fisher, Maia Reficco, and the cast of Broadway's Hadestown took the stage on Good Morning America on Monday to perform a medley from the show. Watch the performance now!
Tune-In Alert: HADESTOWN To Appear On GOOD MORNING, AMERICA, October 29

Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown, will bring the underground to midtown tomorrow when the cast appears on Good Morning America.
Broadway Dallas And Dallas ISD Announce STEAM Education Program Themed To HADESTOWN

Broadway Dallas and Dallas ISD launched a new STEAM education program inspired by HADESTOWN, aiming to integrate arts into science, technology, engineering, and math curricula for students.
Christine Anu & More to Star in Australian Production of HADESTOWN

One of Australia's most popular performers Christine Anu will lead a dynamic cast of multi-talented opera and musical theatre performers in the Broadway smash-hit musical Hadestown when it premieres in Sydney in February next year.
HADESTOWN Comes To Miller Auditorium In 2025

HADESTOWN is set to arrive at Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo in 2025, offering audiences a chance to experience the acclaimed Broadway musical.
Broadway Buying Guide: October 14, 2024- OUR TOWN, GYPSY, and More

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, October 14, 2024.
Listen: 'TALKING HADESTOWN' Album Features Commentary From Anais Mitchell

A new album has been released titled 'Talking Hadestown,' a sixteen-part, digital words-and-music experience where Tony and Grammy-Award winning composer Anaïs Mitchell takes listeners through the inspirations, concepts and creative processes that lie behind the key songs from the Tony Award winning best musical. 
Trevor Dion Nicholas and Rachel Tucker to Join HADESTOWN in London

New cast members will be joining Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre, London. Trevor Dion Nicholas will play Hades and Rachel Tucker will play Persephone. Learn more about the cast and production and see how to purchase tickets.
Broadway Buying Guide: September 30, 2024- TEETH Returns for Spooky Season

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, September 30, 2024.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Rachel Chavkin written?

Rachel Chavkin has written 1 shows including Hadestown (Developed by).

What awards has Rachel Chavkin been nominated for?

Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hadestown, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hadestown, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hadestown, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Royale, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for The Royale, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 and Special Citation (Obie Awards) for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.

What awards has Rachel Chavkin won?

Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hadestown, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hadestown, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hadestown, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, and Special Citation (Obie Awards) for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.

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