- Vivian Matalon
Vivian Matalon (born
October 11 ,1929 ) is a British award-winningtheatre director .Born in
Manchester ,England , Matalon began his career as an actor in a series of forgettable British films, but his greatest success has been as a director of West End, Broadway, and regional theater productions.Matalon's West End credits include "Bus Stop" with
Lee Remick andKeir Dullea , "I Never Sang for My Father " withRaymond Massey , and "The Glass Menagerie " withAnna Massey . He was artistic director for three years at theHampstead Theatre , where his productions includedClifford Odets ' "Awake and Sing " and theEurope an premiere of "Small Craft Warnings " byTennessee Williams .Matalon presently is serving on the Artisic Advisory Board of
New York City 'sNew Worlds Theatre Project , which makes late 19th and early 20th centuryYiddish plays accessible to contemporary audiences in modern English translations.tage productions
*"Souvenir" (2005)
*"The Tap Dance Kid " (1983)
*"The Corn Is Green " (1983 revival)
*"The American Clock " (1980)
*"Brigadoon " (1980 revival)
*"Morning's at Seven " (1980 revival)
*"P. S. Your Cat Is Dead! " (1975)
*"Noël Coward in Two Keys " (1974)
*"After the Rain " (1967)Awards and nominations
;Awards
*1980: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play – "Morning's at Seven"
*1984: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – "The Tap Dance Kid";Nominations
*1980: Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play – "Morning's at Seven"External links
*
*
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.