Awards & Winners

Burt Shevelove

Date of Birth 19-September-1915
Place of Birth Newark
(New Jersey, Essex County, United States of America, Area codes 862 and 973, Area code 973, Area code 862)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Bert Shevelove
Profession Screenwriter, Playwright, Theatre Director, Television Producer, Television Director
Burt Shevelove was an American musical theater playwright, lyricist, librettist, and director. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from Brown University and Yale. At Brown in 1935, he acted in the first ever Brownbrokers musical titled Something Bruin. After serving as a volunteer ambulance driver in WWII, he began working as a writer, director and producer for radio and television. At the time of his death he had lived in London for many years. His Broadway career started in 1948 with writing material, co-producing and directing for the revue Small Wonder. Among his successes were A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and No, No, Nanette, for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical.

Awards by Burt Shevelove

Check all the awards nominated and won by Burt Shevelove.

1972


Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1971


Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
Honored for : No, No, Nanette

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical No, No, Nanette
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical No, No, Nanette

1968


Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical Hallelujah, Baby!

1963


Tony Award for Best Musical
Honored for : A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Honored for : A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum