Jack O'Brien - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	18-June-1939
Place of Birth	Saginaw (Saginaw County, Michigan, United States of America)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Jack O'Brien'
Profession	Television Director, Lyricist, Television Producer, Writer, Theatre Director, Theatrical producer
Jack O'Brien is an American director, producer, writer and lyricist. He served as the Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California from 1981 through the end of 2007. O'Brien has won three Tony Awards and been nominated for seven more, and won five Drama Desk Awards. He has directed and produced musicals, including The Full Monty and Hairspray, contemporary dramas such as The Piano Lesson, The Invention of Love and The Coast of Utopia, Shakespeare classics, including Hamlet and Henry IV, and operas, including Il trittico at the Metropolitan Opera. He has also been associated with some notorious Broadway failures. In 1972, he wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the book for The Selling of the President, which closed after five performances. The Old Globe also co-produced the stage adaptation of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, which closed after only one performance.

Awards by Jack O'Brien

Check all the awards nominated and won by Jack O'Brien.

2013

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Honored for : The Nance

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	The Nance

2008

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director	Hairspray

2007

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Honored for : The Coast of Utopia: Voyage, The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Honored for : The Coast of Utopia: Voyage, The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Honored for : The Coast of Utopia: Voyage, The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	The Coast of Utopia: Voyage","The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck","The Coast of Utopia: Salvage
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	The Coast of Utopia: Voyage","The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck","The Coast of Utopia: Salvage
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play	The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck","The Coast of Utopia: Salvage","The Coast of Utopia: Voyage

2005

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

2004

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Honored for : Henry IV

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Honored for : Henry IV

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Honored for : Henry IV

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	Henry IV
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	Henry IV
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play	Henry IV

2003

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Honored for : Hairspray

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Honored for : Hairspray

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Honored for : Hairspray

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical	Hairspray
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical	Hairspray
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical	Hairspray

2001

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Honored for : The Invention of Love

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Honored for : The Invention of Love

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical	The Full Monty
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	The Invention of Love
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical	The Full Monty
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	The Invention of Love
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play	The Invention of Love
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical	The Full Monty

1992

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play	Two Shakespearean Actors

1989

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	The Cocktail Hour

1977

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical	Porgy and Bess
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical	Porgy and Bess

hits counter