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David Cromer

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David Cromer
Cromer in 2018
Born(1964-10-17)October 17, 1964(age 59)
OccupationTheatrical director
AwardsLucille Lortel Award,Obie Award,Tony Award,MacArthur Fellow

David Cromer(born October 17, 1964) is an Americantheatre director,andstage,film, and TVactor.He has received recognition for his work onBroadway,Off-Broadway,and in his native Chicago. Cromer has won or been nominated for numerous awards, including winning theLucille Lortel AwardandObie Awardfor his direction ofOur Town.[1]He was nominated for theDrama Desk Awardand theOuter Critics Circle Awardfor his direction ofThe Adding Machine.[2][3]In 2018, Cromer won theTony Award for Best Direction of a MusicalforThe Band's Visit.

Biography and Education

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Born the third of four sons to Richard and Louise Cromer, he was raised inSkokie, Illinois.Cromer dropped out of high school in his junior year, later acquired aGED,and attendedColumbia College Chicago.[4]

Career

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Cromer has been nominated for or won theJoseph Jefferson Awardfor his work in Chicago productions, winning forAngels in AmericaParts I and II in 1998,The Pricein 2002, andThe Cider House Rulesin 2003.[5][6]In 2005, Cromer made hisOff-Broadwaydebut directingAustin Pendleton'sOrson's Shadowat theBarrow Street Theatre.The production originated at theSteppenwolf Theatre Companyin Chicago.[7]His 2008 production of a musical adaptation ofThe Adding Machinealso moved to Off-Broadway from Chicago[8]and received wide critical acclaim,[9]receiving sixLucille Lortel Awardnominations in the 2008 season, more than any other show.[3]Cromer received a nomination for the 2008 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Director of a Musical, forThe Adding Machine.[2]It is now being produced in regional theaters around the country.[10]

In 2009, Cromer performed the role of the Stage Manager in an Off-Broadway revival ofOur Town,which he also directed, at The Barrow Street Theatre.[11]The production, which began in Chicago in 2008, has been acclaimed for its non-traditional elements.[12]Cromer won theLucille Lortel Awardfor Outstanding Director and theObie Award,Directing forOur Town.[13]In the wake of hisOur Townsuccess,The New York Timesprofiled Cromer, referring to "his suddenly thriving career [which] has etched him as a visionary wunderkind, a genius in a black cape with secrets up his billowing sleeves."[4]

In October 2009, Cromer directed a short-lived Broadway revival ofBrighton Beach MemoirsstarringNoah Robbins,Santino Fontana,Laurie Metcalf,andDennis Boutsikaris.(The planned production ofBroadway Boundwas cancelled.)[14]

He directed the Broadway revival ofThe House of Blue Leaves,which starredBen StillerandEdie Falcoand played a limited run from April 2011 to August 2011.[15]

In 2010, he was announced to direct the Broadway production of the musicalYank!by Joseph and David Zellnik.[16]In 2010, he said ofYank!,"I'm hungrier to work on this than anything in recent memory."[17]However, the production has been postponed, according toThe New York Timesarticle of September 2010.[18]

In June to July 2011, he directedA Streetcar Named Desire,withJessica Hechtas Blanche, at theWilliamstown Theater Festival.[19]

He was announced to direct a Broadway revival ofTennessee Williams'Sweet Bird of YouthstarringNicole KidmanandJames Francoand set for Fall 2011, but in August 2011 the production was delayed and Franco dropped out. Cromer says it is "still on the drawing board."[20]

He directedTribesbyNina Raineat the Off-BroadwayBarrow Street Theatre,which ran from February 2012 to September 2012.[21][22]

In October to December 2013, he returned to Chicago to star as Ned Weeks inTimeLine Theatre Company's production ofThe Normal HeartbyLarry Kramer.[23]

In 2016 he directedThe Effect[24]andThe Band’s Visit,[25]the latter of which winning him the 2017Obie Awardfor Directing.[26]In 2017,The Band's Visittransferred to Broadway, where it won 10 Tony Awards, includingBest MusicalandBest Direction of a Musical.

In 2017 he directedThe Treasurerat Playwrights' Horizons.[27]

In 2019, he directedThe Sound InsideatStudio 54[28]for which Cromer received a nomination for theTony Award for Best Direction of a Play,one of the six Tony nominations the production received.[29]

He also has worked as a character actor. In 2012, he appeared in a small role in the pilot of the television showThe Newsroom.[30]In 2015, he played a character in eight episodes of the showBillions.[31]

In 2022, he directedCamp Siegfriedat theTony Kiser TheatreandA Case for the Existence of GodOff-Broadway.[32][33]

In 2023, he appeared in the title role inUncle VanyaOff-Broadway.[34]

Cromer directed the Broadway production of the playPrayer for the French RepublicbyJoshua Harmonin the Spring of 2024 and is set to direct the stage adaptation ofGood Night, and Good LuckstarringGeorge Clooneyon Broadway in 2025.[35]

Personal life

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He was named a 2010MacArthur Fellow,the foundation cited his efforts in reviving classic theater such as his work onThe Adding MachineandOur Townin their announcement.[36]

He taught directing at Columbia College Chicago, the same school he attended years prior.

References

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  1. ^Hetrick, Adam."David Cromer's Heralded 'Our Town' Ends Off-Broadway Run Sept. 12"playbill.com, September 12, 2010
  2. ^ab"Cromer listing"InternetBroadway Database, accessed April 24, 2011
  3. ^abGans, Andrew; Jones, Kenneth (May 5, 2008)."BetrayedandAdding MachineWin Lucille Lortel Awards ".Playbill.Archived fromthe originalon May 9, 2008.
  4. ^abWitchel, Alex."David Cromer Isn’t Giving Up",The New York Times,February 11, 2011.
  5. ^"Jeff Awards Cromer Listing"ArchivedAugust 29, 2011, at theWayback Machinejeffawards.org, accessed April 25, 2011
  6. ^Jones, Kenneth.Chicago Jeff Awards Go to Richard Kind, Marc Robin, Cider House Rules, Singin' in the Rain "playbill.com, November 4, 2003
  7. ^Isherwood, Charles."Two Titans of Drama Assemble for a Battle of Wills and Wits"The New York Times,March 14, 2005
  8. ^Isherwood, Charles(February 28, 2007)."An Audience-Friendly Theatrical Town, Chicago Is".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 6,2008.
  9. ^Feldman, Adam (February 27, 2008)."Adding Machine".Time Out: New York.Archived fromthe originalon March 30, 2008.RetrievedApril 6,2008.
  10. ^Isherwood, Charles."Prolific Director, Off Off Off Off Broadway"The New York Times,November 11, 2008
  11. ^Gans, Andrew; Hetrick, Adam."Cromer to Return to Off-Broadway's 'Our Town' June 19"playbill.com, June 16, 2009
  12. ^Isherwood, Charles."21st-Century Grover’s Corners, With the Audience as Neighbors"The New York Times,February 27, 2009
  13. ^"'Our Town' Listing"ArchivedOctober 2, 2012, at theWayback MachineInternet Off-Broadway Database, accessed April 24, 2011
  14. ^Jones, Kenneth."Broadway's Neil Simon Plays Will Close Nov. 1"ArchivedJune 6, 2012, at theWayback Machineplaybill.com, October 31, 2009
  15. ^Gans, Andrew.Ben Stiller and Edie Falco Inhabit a House of Blue Leaves, Opening on Broadway April 25 "playbill.com, April 25, 2011
  16. ^Gans, Andrew; Hetrick, Adam."David Cromer to Direct Broadway's 'Yank! A WWII Love Story'"playbill.com, May 10, 2010
  17. ^Cromernewyorktheatreguide.com
  18. ^Healy, Patrick."'Yank!' Won't Reach Broadway This Season"New York Times,September 4, 2010
  19. ^Healy, Patrick."Cromer and Hecht to Reunite for 'Streetcar' at Williamstown"The New York Times,March 7, 2011.
  20. ^Healy, Patrick (August 30, 2011)."'Sweet Bird' Won't Fly on Broadway This Fall; Franco No Longer Involved in Revival ".The New York Times.
  21. ^Hetrick, Adam."David Cromer-Directed Off-Broadway Hit 'Tribes' Extends to September"playbill.com, March 21, 2011
  22. ^Brantley, Ben."World of Silence and Not Listening"nytimes.com, March 4, 2012
  23. ^"David Cromer to Lead TimeLine's NORMAL HEART; Casts Announced for Fall Season"broadwayworld.com, July 18, 2013.
  24. ^Als, Hilton."David Cromer directs" The Effect "".New Yorker.
  25. ^Teachout, Terry."'The Band's Visit' Review: Nothing Lost in Translation ".Wall Street Journal.
  26. ^Obie Awards for his work,2017 WinnersArchivedMay 7, 2019, at theWayback Machine
  27. ^Brantley, Ben."In ‘The Treasurer,’ a Son Remembers Mama, as She Forgets Everything"nytimes.com, September 26, 2017
  28. ^Meyer, Dan (October 18, 2019)."How Broadway's The Sound Inside Got Made and Why Audiences Should See It".Playbill.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.
  29. ^Libbey, Peter (October 15, 2020)."Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees".The New York Times.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.
  30. ^Jones, Chris. "Cromer shows up in Sorkin pilot",Chicago Tribune,April 03, 2012, accessed April 30, 2016 at[1]
  31. ^"David Cromer".IMDb.RetrievedApril 18,2018.
  32. ^Rabinowitz, Chloe."Sawyer Barth & Lily McInerny to Star in Bess Wohl's CAMP SIEGFRIED at Second Stage Theater".BroadwayWorld.com.RetrievedAugust 25,2022.
  33. ^Green, Jesse (May 3, 2022)."Review: Making a Beautiful 'Case for the Existence of God'".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedSeptember 15,2023.
  34. ^Collins-Hughes, Laura (July 7, 2023)."'Uncle Vanya' Review: Confidences by Candlelight ".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedSeptember 15,2023.
  35. ^Good Night, and Good Luck Official Siteaccessed 06/30/2024
  36. ^"MacArthur Fellows Program: Meet the 2010 Fellows"macfound.org, accessed April 24, 2011
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