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MARIANNE ELLIOTT is Artistic Director of Elliott & Harper Productions, a new theatre company co-founded in 2016 with producer Chris Harper. Elliott & Harper's inaugural production, Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle by Simon Stephens is running at the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End until 6 January 2018. Future productions include a co-production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, opening in November 2017 as a co-production with West Yorkshire Playhouse and Catherine Schreiber at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds and Company by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth with Rosalie Craig as Bobbi and Patti LuPone as Joanne. Company opens at the Gielgud Theatre in London in September 2018. Marianne is the first woman in Broadway history to win 2 Tony Awards for Best Direction of a Play and was an Associate Director at the National Theatre for 10 years where, most recently, she directed Tony Kushner's Angels in America. Her work for the National Theatre also includes the multi-award winning War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. War Horse, co-directed with Tom Morris, transferred to the West End and Broadway, and has toured the UK and Ireland, two tours of North America, plus runs in Canada, Toronto, Berlin and China. War Horse's awards include the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play. Marianne's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time transferred from the NT to the West End and Broadway, as well as tours of the UK, Ireland and North America; winning Marianne an Olivier and Tony Award for Best Director and the South Bank Show Arts Award. Curious Incident... is currently on an international tour which includes Toronto, Melbourne, Singapore and Hong Kong. At the National Theatre, Marianne also directed Husbands & Sons (a co-production with the Royal Exchange Theatre), Rules for Living, The Light Princess Port, Season's Greetings, Women Beware Women, All's Well That Ends Well, Mrs. Affleck, Harper Regan, Saint Joan (Olivier Award for Best Revival, South Bank Show Award), Therese Raquin, and Pillars of the Community (Evening Standard Best Director Award) for the NT. She was an Associate Director at the Royal Court, where her productions included Stoning Mary, Notes on Falling Leaves, The Sugar Syndrome and Local. She was previously an Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre where she directed Port, Design for Living, Les Blancs, As You Like It, A Woman of No Importance, Nude with Violin, Fast Food, Martin Yesterday, Deep Blue Sea, Mad for It, Poor Superman and I Have Been Here Before. Other theatre includes Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic; Much Ado About Nothing for the RSC and The Little Foxes at the Donmar.

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Marianne Elliott Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Marianne Elliott, Company

Drama League Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Direction of a Musical

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Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Direction of a Musical

Marianne Elliott, Company

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Marianne Elliott, Angels in America

Olivier Awards - 2018 - Best Director

Marianne Elliott , Angels In America

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Marianne Elliott, Angels in America

Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Direction of a Play

Marianne Elliott, Angels in America


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Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Direction of a Play

Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


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Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Special Award

Marianne ElliottWar Horse


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Director of a Play

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Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Direction of a Play

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Olivier Awards - 2008 - Best Director

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Evening Standard Awards - 2006 - Best Director

Marianne ElliottPillars of the Community

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Marianne Elliott News


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Patti LuPone Will Return to Broadway in THE ROOMMATE Opposite Mia Farrow


Patti LuPone is headed back to Broadway this year! She will star opposite Mia Farrow in Jen Silverman's new play, The Roommate. Learn more here!

Further Dates Added to UK Tour of WAR HORSE


New dates have been announced for the National Theatre’s production of War Horse, the theatrical event based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, which embarks on a major 18-month UK and Ireland tour from 5 September 2024, touring through to 2026.

Review: Gender-Swapped COMPANY Cleverly Reimagines Sondheim Show


More than 50 years after its original Broadway production, which had a Boston tryout at the Shubert Theatre, the Stephen Sondheim musical Company, with book by George Furth, had its third revival in 2021, in a sprightly, cleverly reimagined, gender-swapped production that won five Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical.

Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY Plays Keller Auditorium In July 2024


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Patti LuPone Says She's More Likely to do a Broadway Play Than a Musical


See what Patti LuPone had to say about the current state of Broadway, and much more.

Special Offer: EXPERIENCE THE UNFORGETTABLE PATTI LUPONE at Symphony Hall


Special offer: experience the unforgettable Patti LuPone

Photos: Go Inside Young People's Chorus of New York City 2024 Gala


On Monday, March 11, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC) held its annual gala benefit concert & dinner at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in NYC.  See photos from the event.

Patti LuPone & More to Join Atlantic Theater Company 2024 Gala


Atlantic Theater Company will present their 2024 Gala on Monday, April 29, 2024 at The Plaza. See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets.

PATTI LUPONE: A LIFE IN NOTES is Coming to LA Opera in April


LA Opera will present Broadway legend Patti LuPone in her first solo show with the company, performing her personal musical memoir entitled A Life in Notes. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: COMPANY at Kennedy Center


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COMPANY to be Presented at the Benedum Center in April


The Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's and George Furth's COMPANY, winner of five 2022 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, will be on stage at the Benedum Center for eight performances. See how to purchase tickets.

Patti LuPone to Launch A LIFE IN NOTES Multi-City Tour This Spring


This spring three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will perform her new concert Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes on a multi-city tour.

COCK Comes to Open Space Arts in April


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Video: Get A First Look at a New Montage for COMPANY on Tour


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THE WIZ, COMPANY, and More Set For The Smith Center for the Performing Arts' 2024-25 Broadway Season


The Smith Center for the Performing Arts has announced its latest lineup of Broadway productions for 2024/2025 The new season features 10 stage productions direct from Broadway that have collectively been showered with 33 Tony Awards®, 18 Drama Desk Awards and five Laurence Olivier Awards. Learn which shows are included.

Patti LuPone to Perform at Young People's Chorus of NYC's Gala Concert and Benefit Dinner


Young People’s Chorus of New York City will present its annual gala in March, featuring Patti LuPone. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: Gender-Swapped COMPANY Falls Flat at the Ohio Theatre Despite Genius Sondheim Score


Nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards and winning 6 in the original production in 1970, Stephen Sondheim’s COMPANY was one of the first musicals to deal with contemporary dating, marriage, and divorce.  Originally played by a male lead, Director Marianne Elliott (with approval from Sondheim) decided to swap genders in the second West End revival in 2018, and Bobby then became Bobbie.

Meet the Cast of THE WHO'S TOMMY, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!


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Marianne Elliott FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Marianne Elliott been nominated for?

Marianne Elliott has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career. These nominations include Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Company," Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Drama League Awards for "Company," and Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Company." She has also been nominated for Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Angels in America," Best Director at the Olivier Awards for "Angels In America," and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Angels in America." Additionally, she received nominations for Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Angels in America," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," and Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time." Marianne Elliott also received a Special Award at the Drama Desk Awards for "War Horse," along with nominations for Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "War Horse" and Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "War Horse." Furthermore, she won the Best Director award at the Olivier Awards for "War Horse" and the Best Director award at the Evening Standard Awards for "Pillars of the Community."

What awards has Marianne Elliott won?

Marianne Elliott has won several prestigious awards for her outstanding work in the theater industry. These include Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Company," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. She also received a Special Award at the Drama Desk Awards for "War Horse," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "War Horse," Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "War Horse," and Best Director at the Evening Standard Awards for "Pillars of the Community."

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