Scott Ellis

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Recently: The Little Dog Laughed and Twelve Angry Men (Tony, Drama Desk noms., Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Revival). Broadway: The Boys From Syracuse, The Man Who Had All the Luck with Chris O’Donnell, The Rainmaker with Woody Harrelson and Jayne Atkinson. 1776 (Drama Desk, Tony nom. Best Director), She Loves Me (Tony nom., Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle awards), Picnic (Outer Critics nom.), Company, A Month in the Country, Steel Pier (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle awards, Tony nom.). London: She Loves Me (Olivier Award). Off-Broadway: The Waverly Gallery, The Dog Problem, That Championship Season, Dark Rapture, And the World Goes ‘Round: The Songs of Kander and Ebb (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle awards) and Flora, the Red Menace (Drama Desk nom). NYC Opera: 110 in the Shade, A Little Night Music with Jeremy Irons and Juliet Stevenson, also with Victor Garber, Judith Ivey and Zoe Caldwell (L.A. Opera). Director/co- conceiver of Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall” and Great Performances, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies.
 
Credits

Producer
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Jonah1 Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 02/01/2024 Artistic Director
2 The Refuge Plays1 Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 10/11/2023 Artistic Director
3 If I Forget Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 02/22/2017 Associate Artistic Director
4 Love, Love, Love Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 10/19/2016 Associate Artistic Director
5 Indian Ink Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 09/30/2014 Associate Artistic Director
6 Talley's Folly Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 03/05/2013 Associate Artistic Director
7 If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 09/20/2012 Associate Artistic Director
8 The Common Pursuit Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 05/24/2012 Associate Artistic Director
9 Sons of the Prophet Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 10/20/2011 Associate Artistic Director
10 Death Takes a Holiday Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 07/21/2011 Associate Artistic Director
11 The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 01/30/2011 Associate Artistic Director
12 The Language Archive Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 10/17/2010 Associate Artistic Director
13 The Glass Menagerie Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 03/24/2010 Associate Artistic Director
14 The Understudy Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 11/05/2009 Associate Artistic Director
15 The Tin Pan Alley Rag Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 07/14/2009 Associate Artistic Director
16 Distracted Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 03/04/2009 Associate Artistic Director
17 Streamers Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 11/11/2008 Associate Artistic Director
18 The Marriage of Bette and Boo Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 07/13/2008 Associate Artistic Director
19 Crimes of the Heart Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 02/14/2008 Associate Artistic Director
20 Suddenly Last Summer Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 11/15/2006 Associate Artistic Director
21 Pig Farm Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 06/27/2006 Associate Artistic Director
22 Entertaining Mr. Sloane Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 03/16/2006 Associate Artistic Director
23 Mr. Marmalade Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 11/20/2005 Associate Artistic Director
24 The Paris Letter Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 06/12/2005 Associate Artistic Director
25 McReele Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 02/24/2005 Associate Artistic Director
26 The Foreigner Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 11/07/2004 Associate Artistic Director
27 Fiction Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 07/25/2004 Associate Artistic Director
28 Intimate Apparel Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 04/08/2004 Associate Artistic Director
29 All Over Gramercy Theatre 06/27/2002 Associate Artistic Director
30 Speaking in Tongues Gramercy Theatre 11/15/2001 Associate Artistic Director
31 Blue Gramercy Theatre 06/28/2001 Associate Artistic Director
32 Juno and the Paycock Gramercy Theatre 09/22/2000 Associate Artistic Director
33 Arms and the Man Gramercy Theatre 02/10/2000 Associate Artistic Director
34 Give Me Your Answer, Do! Gramercy Theatre 10/05/1999 Associate Artistic Director
35 The Mineola Twins Laura Pels Theatre (Former) 02/18/1999 Associate Artistic Director
36 Ashes to Ashes Gramercy Theatre 02/07/1999 Associate Artistic Director
37 Impossible Marriage Laura Pels Theatre (Former) 10/15/1998 Associate Artistic Director

1Interim Artistic Director.

Director
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Amy and the Orphans Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 03/01/2018 Director
2 Dada Woof Papa Hot Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 11/09/2015 Director
3 The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 06/27/2013 Director
4 Gruesome Playground Injuries Second Stage Theatre 01/23/2011 Director
5 Mr. & Mrs. Fitch Second Stage Theatre 02/22/2010 Director
6 The Understudy Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 11/05/2009 Director
7 Streamers Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 11/11/2008 Director
8 Good Boys and True Second Stage Theatre 05/19/2008 Director
9 Entertaining Mr. Sloane Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 03/16/2006 Director
10 The Little Dog Laughed Second Stage Theatre 01/10/2006 Director
11 The Dog Problem Linda Gross Theater 06/06/2001 Director
12 The Waverly Gallery Promenade Theatre 03/22/2000 Director
13 That Championship Season Second Stage Theatre 04/21/1999 Director
14 Dark Rapture Signature Theatre 04/23/1996 Director
15 And the World Goes 'Round Westside Theatre/ Upstairs 03/18/1991 Director

Author
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 And the World Goes 'Round Westside Theatre/ Upstairs 03/18/1991 Conceiver

Actor
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Hijinks! Westside Arts Theatre/ Cheryl Crawford Theatre 12/17/1980 Gussie/Tribune Reporter
Awards
Award Production Function
1 NOMINATED 2006 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Director The Little Dog Laughed Director
2 NOMINATED 1991 Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Director And the World Goes 'Round Director