Scott Ellis

Scott Ellis
Born	19 April 1957 (1957-04-19) (age 51) Washington, DC., USA
Occupation	Director
Awards won Laurence Olivier Awards Best Director of a Musical 1995 She Loves Me Other awards Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical 1991 And the World Goes 'Round 1991 A Little Night Music

Scott Ellis (19 April 1957, Washington, DC) is an American stage director and television director.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 2.1 Stage 2.2 Television 3 References 4 External links

Biography

He has directed numerous Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, starting with the New York City Opera Company revivals at the New York State Theatre: A Little Night Music (1990) and 110 in the Shade (1992) up to his current show, the musical Curtains. He has been nominated for the Tony Award as Best Director (Musical) four times: in 1994 for a revival of She Loves Me, in 1997 for Steel Pier, in 1998 for a revival of 1776, and in 2004 for a revival of Twelve Angry Men.

He received the 1991 Drama Desk Award- Outstanding Director of a Musical- for And The World Goes 'Round.

He is the Associate Artistic Director for the Roundabout Theatre.

In 2007, Ellis received an Emmy nomination for directing the episode "The Break Up" of the comedy series 30 Rock.

Work

Stage Curtains (2007) The Little Dog Laughed (2006) Twelve Angry Men (2004) The Boys from Syracuse (2002) The Man Who Had All the Luck (2002) The Rainmaker (1999) 1776 (1997) Steel Pier (1997) A Month in the Country starring Helen Mirren She Loves Me (1993) And The World Goes 'Round (1991)

Television 30 Rock (2006) Hope & Faith (2005-2006) Out of Practice (2005) Stacked (2005) Frasier (2000-2004)

References

• "Scott Ellis Biography". filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
• Ernio Hernandez (26 January 2006). "Brief Encounter with Scott Ellis", Playbill. Retrieved on 2 September 2008. 

External links

• Scott Ellis at the Internet Broadway Database
• Scott Ellis at the Internet Movie Database

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