Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Front Page, It's Only a Play, Macbeth, The Nance, Dead Accounts, Catch Me If You Can, Impressionism, The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony nomination), Henry IV (Tony), Hairspray (Tony), Imaginary Friends, The Invention of Love (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), The Full Monty (Tony nomination), More to Love, Getting Away With Murder, Pride's Crossing, The Little Foxes, Damn Yankees, Two Shakespearean Actors (Tony nomination), Porgy and Bess (Tony nomination). Metropolitan Opera: Il Trittico. Carnegie Hall: Guys and Dolls. Central Park: Much Ado About Nothing. Off-Broadway: Hapgood (Lucille Lortel Award). London: Love Never Dies, Hairspray (Olivier Award nomination). National Theatre: His Girl Friday. He was the artistic director of The Old Globe Theatre from 1981-2007 and directed six movies for PBS's "American Playhouse." Book: Jack Be Nimble, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. O’Brien directed the critically acclaimed national tour of The Sound of Music and the world premiere of the Jake Heggie/Terrence McNally opera Great Scott for The Dallas Opera. Mr. O'Brien was nominated for an Emmy Award for his documentary "Becoming Mike Nichols" (HBO).
Jack O'Brien, Shucked
Jack O'Brien, Shucked
Jack O'Brien, Shucked
Jack O'Brien, All My Sons
Jack O'Brien, Carousel
Jack O'Brien, The Front Page
Jack O'Brien, The Nance
Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Jack O'Brien , Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jack O'Brien, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jack O'Brien, Henry IV
Jack O'Brien, Henry IV
Jack O'Brien, Hairspray
Jack O'Brien, Henry IV (LCT)
Jack O'Brien, Hairspray
Jack O'Brien, Hairspray
Jack O'Brien, The Invention of Love
Jack O'Brien, The Full Monty
Jack O'Brien, The Invention of Love
Jack O'Brien, The Full Monty
Jack O'Brien, The Invention of Love
Jack O'Brien, The Full Monty
Jack O'Brien, Two Shakespearean Actors
Jack O'Brien, Porgy and Bess
Jack O'Brien, Porgy and Bess
Jack O'Brien has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Jack O'Brien has not appeared in the West End.
Jack O'Brien has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of the notable nominations include Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Drama League Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Shucked," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Shucked," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "All My Sons," Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Carousel," and Best Direction of a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "The Coast of Utopia." Other nominations include Outstanding Director of a Musical for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and "Hairspray," Best Direction of a Play for "Henry IV" and "The Invention of Love," and Outstanding Director of a Musical for "The Full Monty" and "Porgy and Bess."
Jack O'Brien has won several awards throughout his career, including Best Direction of a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "The Coast of Utopia." He also received Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. O'Brien won Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Coast of Utopia" as well. Additionally, he received accolades for his work on "Henry IV," "Hairspray," "Henry IV (LCT)," "The Invention of Love," and "The Full Monty" from various prestigious award ceremonies such as the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Jack O'Brien has written 2 shows including The Selling of the President (Bookwriter), Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Conceiver).
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