Birth Place: Stuttgart, GERMANY
Jerry won four Tony Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards and an Obie Award. Mr. Zaks directed many Broadway shows including Sister Act, Guys and Dolls, Six Degrees of Separation, Lend Me a Tenor, House of Blue Leaves, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Anything Goes, La Cage aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors and more. Mr. Zaks received SDC's Mr. Abbott Award for lifetime achievement and an honorary doctorate of fine arts from his alma mater, Dartmouth College. Mr. Zaks is a 2013 inductee to the Theater Hall of Fame.
Jerry Zaks, The Music Man
Jerry Zaks, Mrs. Doubtfire
Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly!
Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly!
Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly!
Jerry Zaks, Sister Act
Jerry Zaks , The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Jerry Zaks , The Civil War
Jerry Zaks, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Jerry Zaks , A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Jerry Zaks, Smokey Joe's Cafe
Jerry ZaksGuys and Dolls
Jerry ZaksSix Degrees of Separation
Jerry Zaks, Guys and Dolls
Jerry Zaks, Guys and Dolls
Jerry Zaks , Six Degrees of Separation
Jerry Zaks , Six Degrees of Separation
Jerry Zaks , Six Degrees of Separation
Jerry Zaks , Assassins
Jerry Zaks , Six Degrees of Separation
Jerry Zaks, Lend Me a Tenor
Jerry ZaksWenceslas Square
Jerry Zaks, Lend Me a Tenor
Jerry Zaks, Wenceslas Square
Jerry Zaks, Anything Goes
Jerry Zaks , Anything Goes
Jerry Zaks, Anything Goes
Jerry Zaks , The House of Blue Leaves
Jerry Zaks, The Foreigner
Jerry Zaks, The Marriage of Bette and Boo
Jerry Zaks, Tintypes
Jerry Zaks has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Jerry Zaks has not appeared in the West End.
Jerry Zaks has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of the notable nominations include Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Drama League Awards for "The Music Man," Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Mrs. Doubtfire," and Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Hello, Dolly!" He has also received nominations for Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" and Best Director at the Olivier Awards for "Wenceslas Square." Zaks has had a successful career with nominations across various prestigious award ceremonies for his outstanding work in both plays and musicals.
Jerry Zaks has won several awards for his work in Broadway, including Best Director - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Guys and Dolls," Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Six Degrees of Separation," Outstanding Director - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Lend Me a Tenor," Best Director at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Anything Goes" and "Wenceslas Square," Outstanding Director - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Anything Goes," Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Lend Me a Tenor," and Best Director at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The House of Blue Leaves." He also received Direction awards at the Obie Awards for "The Foreigner" and "The Marriage of Bette and Boo."
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