Wilford Leach
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Wilford Leach was an American theater director and educator known for his innovative work in musical and avant-garde theater, including multiple Tony Award–winning productions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilford Leach canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
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| instanceOf |
Tony Award winner
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tony Award
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed |
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985 Broadway production)
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The Pirates of Penzance (1980 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pirates of Penzance (1983 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of William & Mary
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University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Juilliard School
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La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Shakespeare Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ New York University ⓘ |
| familyName | Leach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
avant-garde theatre
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musical theatre ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental theatre
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | off-off-Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| name | Wilford Leach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Pirates of Penzance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985 Broadway production)
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The Pirates of Penzance (1980 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pirates of Penzance (1983 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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film director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the acting program at Juilliard School ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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