Birth Place: USA
Galati was an associate director at the Goodman Theatre from 1986 to 2008.
In 2004, Galati was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. He was the recipient of nine Joseph Jefferson Awards for his contributions to Chicago theater.
Galati and co-writer Lawrence Kasdan adapted the novel The Accidental Tourist for a film, The Accidental Tourist which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay), a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The pair won a USC Scripter Award for the screenplay.
Galati was awarded the Tony Award for Best Play for his adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath in 1990. The production originated at Steppenwolf and transferred to Broadway where, in addition to Best Play, Galati won an additional Tony for Best Direction of a Play. The drama also received six more nominations, including recognition in acting categories for Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, and Lois Smith. Following his success with The Grapes of Wrath, Galati went on to adapt As I Lay Dying in 1995, and Haruki Murakami's After the Quake in 2005. He also wrote original work, such as Everyman (1995). Most of his work debuted at Steppenwolf.
Galati occasionally had turns as an actor, and directed Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul at New York Theatre Workshop. For Broadway, he directed the musical Ragtime in 1998 and The Pirate Queen in 2007. He directed two productions of The Visit, at the Goodman Theatre in 2001 and at the Signature Theatre (Arlington, Virginia) in May 2008, with Chita Rivera.
With a book score by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and directing and libretto by Galati, Knoxville premiered at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Spring 2020, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book A Death in the Family by James Agee and Pulitzer Prize winning play All the Way Home by Tad Mosel. It stars Jason Danieley as Author.
The Frank Galati Papers are at Northwestern University. He was a professor emeritus in the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University, having retired in 2006.
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Frank Galati has written 2 shows including Boss (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Loving Repeating (Bookwriter).
Frank Galati has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including: Outstanding Director, Resident Musical at the Helen Hayes Awards for "The Visit", Outstanding Director - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Ragtime", Best Director - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Ragtime", Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Ragtime", Outstanding Director - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Grapes of Wrath", Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "The Grapes of Wrath", and Best Director at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Grapes of Wrath" and "The Grapes of Wrath". Additionally, he was nominated for Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Grapes of Wrath" and Best Play at the Tony Awards for "The Grapes of Wrath".
Frank Galati has won several awards for his work in theater. He won the Outstanding Director - Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for "Ragtime" and the Outstanding Director - Play award for "The Grapes of Wrath." At the Tony Awards, he won the Best Direction of a Play award for "Grapes of Wrath" and the Best Play award for the same production.
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