Julie Taymor is an American director of theatre, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award and an Academy Award nomina...
Golden Lion, Tony Award for Best Scenic Design, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Grand Jury Prize, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Laurence Olivier Award fo...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, Across the Universe, Frida, Titus, Fool's Fire, Oedipus Rex
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[on designing puppets/costumes for 'The Lion King'] Having made the decision not to hide the performers within animal suits or behind masks, the challenge was to convey the animal's essence while maintaining the presence of the human.
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New York City, Directing the Broadway Musical "Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark." [November 2010]
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She is at the Metropolitan opera where she is directing and designing the puppets for Mozart's "The Magic Flute.' [October 2004]
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Was ousted as director of Broadway musical, "Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark", in 2011. Lawsuits were filed by both sides and a royalties agreement was reached in February 2012.
In 1998, won two Tony Awards for "The Lion King": Best Director (Musical) and Best Costume Designer. She was also among the "Lion King" composers and lyricists nominated that year for Best Original Musical Score. The year before, in 1997, she had received two Tony nominations for "Juan Darien": as Best Director (Musical) and, along with collaborator G.W. Mercier, as Best Scenic Designer.
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She was awarded the 1999 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Theatrical Event of the Year for the Lion King performed at the Lyceum in London, England.
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She and Richard Hudson was awarded the 1999 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Designer for "The Lion King" performed at the Lyceum Theatre.
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She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Costume Designer for "The Lion King" at the Lyceum Theatre.
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She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Director for "The Lion King" at the Lyceum Theatre.
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Won two Tony awards (Direction & Costume Design) in 1998 for the Broadway production of "The Lion King."
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