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STAGE CREDITS

The Last of the Thorntons
[Off-Broadway]
2000
Performer

Productions

Kung FuKung Fu
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Founding Artistic Director
Angels in America: Millennium ApproachesAngels in America: Millennium Approaches
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Founding Artistic Director
Angels in America: PerestroikaAngels in America: Perestroika
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Founding Artistic Director
The Orphans' Home CycleThe Orphans' Home Cycle
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Founding Artistic Director
The Orphans' Home Cycle: Part 3 - The Story of a FamilyThe Orphans' Home Cycle: Part 3 - The Story of a Family
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Founding Artistic Director
The Orphans' Home Cycle: Part 2 - The Story of a MarriageThe Orphans' Home Cycle: Part 2 - The Story of a Marriage
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Founding Artistic Director
The Orphans' Home Cycle: Part 1 - The Story of a ChildhoodThe Orphans' Home Cycle: Part 1 - The Story of a Childhood
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Founding Artistic Director
Zooman and the Sign
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Founding Artistic Director
Home
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Founding Artistic Director
The First Breeze of Summer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Founding Artistic Director
Edward Albee's Occupant
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Founding Artistic Director
Paradise Park
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Founding Artistic Director
Queens Boulevard (the musical)
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Founding Artistic Director
Two Trains Running
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Founding Artistic Director
Seven Guitars
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Founding Artistic Director
Landscape of the Body
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Founding Artistic Director
The Trip To Bountiful
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Founding Artistic Director
The Baltimore Waltz
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Founding Artistic Director
The Oldest Profession
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Founding Artistic Director
Mr. Fox: A Rumination
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Founding Artistic Director
Director
The Regard Evening
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Founding Artistic Director
The Harlequin Studies
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Founding Artistic Director
Rain Dance
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Founding Artistic Director
Fifth of July
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Founding Artistic Director
Book of Days
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Artistic Director
Burn This
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Founding Artistic Director
Director
A Few Stout Individuals
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Artistic Director
Edward Albee's Occupant
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Founding Artistic Director
The Late Henry Moss
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Artistic Director
Thief River
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Founding Artistic Director
Urban Zulu Mambo
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Founding Artistic Director
The Last of the Thorntons
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Founding Artistic Director
Director
A Lesson Before Dying
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Founding Artistic Director
Letters From Cuba
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Artistic Director
Enter the Night
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Artistic Producer
Mud and Drowning
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Artistic Director
Bosoms and Neglect
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Artistic Director
Marco Polo Sings a Solo
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Founding Artistic Director
I Can't Remember Anything/The Last Yankee
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Artistic Director
The American Clock
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Director
Artistic Director
Curse of the Starving Class
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Artistic Director
Director
Tooth of Crime (Second Dance)
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Artistic Director
When the World Was Green (A Chef's Fable)
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Artistic Director
Chicago
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Artistic Director
The Alexander Plays...Suzanne in Stages
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Artistic Director
Sleep Deprivation Chamber
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Artistic Director
June and Jean in Concert
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Artistic Director
Director
A Movie Star Has to Star in Black and White
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Artistic Director
Laura Dennis
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Director
Artistic Director
The Young Man from Atlanta
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Artistic Director
Night Seasons
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Artistic Director
Talking Pictures
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Artistic Director
Fragments
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Director
Artistic Director
Sand: Box, The Sandbox and Finding the Sun
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Artistic Director
Counting the Ways/Listening
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Artistic Director
Marriage Play
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Director
Artistic Director
Two Rooms
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Director
Artistic Director
Ambrosio
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Director
A Woman Without a Name
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Artistic Director

Awards and Nominations


winner
- 2017 - Hall of Fame Award

James Houghton


winner
The Lortels - 2016 - Lifetime Achievement Award

James Houghton


winner
Obie Awards - 2015 - Sustained Achievement Award

James Houghton


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Director - Play

James HoughtonThe American Clock

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Director - Play

James Houghton, The American Clock

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by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2024

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has James Houghton been nominated for?

Hall of Fame Award (), Lifetime Achievement Award (The Lortels) for , Sustained Achievement Award (Obie Awards), Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The American Clock and Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The American Clock.

What awards has James Houghton won?

James Houghton has received several prestigious awards throughout his career, including the Hall of Fame Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Lortels, the Sustained Achievement Award from the Obie Awards, and the Outstanding Director - Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for The American Clock.

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