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Leigh Silverman is an American director for the stage, both off-Broadway and on Broadway. She was nominated for the 2014 and 2024 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for the musicals Violet and Suffs, and the 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for the play From Up Here .
May 6, 2024 · An openly Jewish woman who was one of the youngest female directors to make her debut on Broadway (she was in her 20s when she brought “Well” to the stage), Silverman has thought a lot about the concept of Jewish theater.
Silverman directed the Lisa Kron play Well off-Broadway at The Public Theater; the play ran from March 2004 to May 2004. She also directed Well on Broadway in 2006. Among other...
May 24, 2024 · Suffs director Leigh Silverman talks about building a rebellious Broadway musical with Shaina Taub and experiencing the second Tony season of her career.
- Hayley Levitt
Leigh Silverman (Director) directed the world premiere of Chinglish at Goodman Theatre, as well as the subsequent Broadway transfer. Other Broadway credits include Grand Horizons (WTF, 2ST); The Lifespan of a Fact (Studio 54); Violet (Roundabout, Tony nomination); Well (Longacre Theatre).
May 7, 2024 · When Suffs closed at the Public, Taub and director Leigh Silverman went back to the drawing board to address issues that critics discussed in writing and that Taub noticed firsthand by...
Mar 12, 2024 · It has Taub and Tony-nominated director Leigh Silverman at the helm, as well as an entirely female and non-binary cast—among them Tony winner Nikki M. James, Jenn Colella, Emily Skinner, and...
