Special EventsGeorge C. Wolfe Talks His 45 Year–Long Career at NYPL Event October 24
Recordings of the Tony winner's previous productions will be shared alongside the discussion.
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Margaret Hall
October 24, 2022
George C. Wolfe arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano LessonHeather Gershonowitz
Five-time Tony winner George C. Wolfe peels back the curtain on his legendary 45 year–long career at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts October 24. A Conversation With George C. Wolfe, free to the public, will include a discussion with the director-playwright in addition to recordings from the plays and musicals he has worked on.
Wolfe's prolific career has included tenures as the artistic director and producer of The Public Theater and the New York Shakespeare Festival, and as the chief creative officer of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Wolfe's stage work has included The Colored Museum, Spunk, Paradise, Jelly's Last Jam, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Angels in America, Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, On The Town, The Wild Party, Elaine Stritch At Liberty, Caroline or Change, The Normal Heart, Lucky Guy, Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, The Iceman Cometh, and many more.
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See Shuffle Along’s George C. Wolfe Receive the Monte Cristo Award.
See Shuffle Along’s George C. Wolfe Receive the Monte Cristo Award.
The Tony Award-winning director received the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center 16th Annual Monte Cristo Award.
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