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Daniel Fish

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BIO

Fish is a New York-based director who makes work across the boundaries of theater, film, and opera. He draws on a broad range of forms and subject matter including plays, film scripts, contemporary fiction, essays and found audio.


His recent work includes WHITE NOISE, inspired by the novel by Don DeLillo (Theater Freiburg and Ruhrfestspiele Recklingshausen), Michael Gordon’s opera, ACQUANETTA (Prototype Festival), A Leonard Bernstein’s A QUIET PLACE (Curtis Opera Theater), Don’t Look Back (The Chocolate Factory), Who Left This Fork Here (Baryshnikov Arts Center, Onassis Center), Ted Hearne's The Source (BAM NEXT WAVE, L.A Opera, San Francisco Opera), and ETERNAL.
His work has been seen at theaters and festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe including, The Walker Arts Center, PuSH, Teatro Nacional D. Maria, Lisbon/Estoril Film Festival, Vooruit, Festival TransAmeriques, Noorderzon Festival, The Chocolate Factory, The Public Theater’s Under The Radar, Opera Philadelphia/Curtis Opera Theater, American Repertory Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center at Bard College, Yale Repertory Theater, McCarter Theater, Signature Theater, The Shakespeare Theater Company, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Staatstheater Braunschweig, and The Royal Shakespeare Company.
Residencies and commissions include The MacDowell Colony, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Mass MOCA, The Chocolate Factory, The Bushwick Starr, LMCC/Governor’s Island. He is graduate of Northwestern University’s Department of Performance Studies and the recipient of the 2017 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts for the Theater.

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[Off-Broadway, 2025]
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[US Tour, 2020]
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[Off-Broadway, 2019]
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[Broadway, 2019]
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[Off-Broadway, 2018]
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[Off-Broadway, 2012]
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[Off-Broadway, 2008]
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[Off-Broadway, 2002]
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[Off-Broadway, 2001]
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Writing

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Daniel Fish, Oklahoma!


winner
Obie Awards - 2019 - Special Citations

Daniel Fish, Oklahoma!

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Daniel Fish, Oklahoma!

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Direction of a Musical

Daniel Fish, Oklahoma!

Videos

News


St. Ann’s Warehouse Will Present Two New International Productions For 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2025

St. Ann’s Warehouse has announced two new international productions for early 2026, following its upcoming staging of Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie, directed by Thomas Kail and starring Michelle Williams (November 25, 2025–February 1, 2026).
Watch Marisha Wallace Sing Her 3 Dream Roles
by Joey Mervis - Oct 17, 2025

Three dream roles have so far eluded Broadway and West End favorite Marisha Wallace. She just ended an acclaimed Broadway run in Cabaret, but her heart is set on playing these three characters someday. So cast her already! Watch in this video as she sings through the roles that she hopes to play one day.
Album Review: LIVE IN LONDON, Marisha Wallace
by Clementine Scott - Aug 14, 2025

Marisha Wallace, Broadway’s current Sally Bowles, has had a career in New York and London marked by starring roles in musicals about women surviving tough circumstances. As we find out in her debut live recording, Live in London, her own life hasn’t been much different.
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Releases 65 FOR THE 65TH in Honor of Union’s Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2025

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) has announced the release of 65 for the 65th, a celebratory publication honoring 65 directors and choreographers whose work has transformed the American theatre.
OPERA America Awards $135,000 To Support Commissions Of Women Composers At Five Opera Companies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025

OPERA America has revealed the five recipients of the 2025 Commissioning Grants from its Opera Grants for Women Composers program. Learn more about the program here!
Michelle Williams and Mike Faist in ANNA CHRISTIE and More Set for St. Ann's Warehouse Fall Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2025

St. Ann’s Warehouse will open its 2025–26 Fall season with three productions. Julia McDermott anchors the blistering dark comedy Weather Girl by Brian Watkins, plus more.
Marisha Wallace Will Release a Live Album This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2025

Olivier-nominated actress and singer Marisha Wallace will release a brand-new album, Live in London. The album was recorded in front of a full house at the Adelphi Theatre in March 2025.
Norm Lewis, Michael James Scott, and More Will Lead LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Muny
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2025

Norm Lewis, Michael James Scott, Cameron Anika Hill, Terence Archie, Allison Blackwell, Troy Iwata, Michael Hartung and Meghan Murphy will star in La Cage aux Folles when the musical returns to The Muny this summer after nearly four decades.
Lisa Kron to Pen New Stage Adaptation of YENTL
by Joshua Wright - Apr 15, 2025

A new musical adaptation of Yentl the Yeshiva Boy is in development, with a book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Adam Benzwi. The production is part of the Civis Hope Commissions at the Fisher Center at Bard.
Sam Sadigursky and Nathan Koci Detail 'The Solomon Diaries: Volumes IV & V'
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 3, 2025

Clarinetist Sam Sadigursky and accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci have set the release of the next two volumes of The Solomon Diaries for April 11th.
Video: A Declassified Understudy Survival Guide with Hannah Solow
by Joey Mervis - Feb 11, 2025

In this video, Oh, Mary! understudy extraordinaire Hannah Solow breaks down how she manages doing double understudy duty as Mary and Mary's Chaperone.
Review Roundup: ELEKTRA, Starring Brie Larson
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 6, 2025

Starring Brie Larson, Daniel Fish directs the first major revival in over a decade of Sophokles’ electrifying and timeless play, Elektra, with a translation by poet Anne Carson, at the Duke Of York’s Theatre.
Review: ELEKTRA, Duke Of York's Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Feb 6, 2025

So why is Daniel Fish’s Elektra such a droning dud?
THE BLUE PARTS Reading Reveals Cast
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2025

The cast has been announced for an upcoming reading of The Blue Parts, created by playwright Liba Vaynberg & director Dina Vovsi. Learn more about the reading and the cast here!
Theatre Royal Brighton Launches Pay What You Can Lottery For ELEKTRA
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2025

Theatre Royal Brighton and Empire Street Productions have announced Brighton's first-ever Pay What You Can Lottery for the highly anticipated production of ELEKTRA, starring Brie Larson.
Tickets on Sale For ELEKTRA at Duke of York's
by Stephi Wild - Dec 30, 2024

Tickets are now on sale for Elektra at Duke of York's. Performances will begin in January 2025. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!
Photos: Brie Larson, Stockard Channing, and More in ELEKTRA
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2024

All new photos have been released from the rehearsal room of ELEKTRA, the UK Premiere production of the translation by award winning poet Anne Carson of Sophokles’s play. Check out the photos here!
Full Cast Set for ELEKTRA Starring Brie Larson, Stockard Channing & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2024

The the full cast has been revealed for ELEKTRA, the UK Premiere production of the translation by award winning poet Anne Carson of Sophokles’s electrifying play. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Meet the Cast of EUREKA DAY on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2024

Manhattan Theatre Club's Eureka Day, by Jonathan Spector, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, officially begins previews tonight, November 25. Meet the cast of Eureka Day here!
Meet the Cast of GYPSY, Now on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2024

GYPSY is coming back to Broadway, starring Audra McDonald! The production begins previews at Broadway’s newly renovated Majestic Theatre. Meet the cast of GYPSY here!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Daniel Fish written?

Daniel Fish has written 1 shows including White Noise (Playwright).

What awards has Daniel Fish been nominated for?

Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Oklahoma!, Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Oklahoma!, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Oklahoma! and Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Oklahoma!.

What awards has Daniel Fish won?

Daniel Fish has received Special Citations at the Obie Awards for his work on Oklahoma!.

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