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Danya Taymor is a New York based director, writer and translator. Recent direction includes Will Arbery's HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING (Playwrights Horizons, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Lortel Outstanding Play) Korde Arrington Tuttle's GRAVEYARD SHIFT (Goodman Theater), Jeremy O. Harris' "DADDY" (Almeida London + New Group/Vineyard), Antoinette Nwandu's PASS OVER (Lincoln Center + Steppenwolf, Lortel Outstanding Play), Danai Gurira's FAMILIAR (Steppenwolf), Martyna Majok's QUEENS (Lincoln Center Theater), Justin Kuritzkes’ THE SENSUALITY PARTY (The New Group), Susan Soon-He Stanton’s CYGNUS (Women’s Project), Brian Watkins’ WYOMING (Lesser America) and MY DAUGHTER KEEPS OUR HAMMER (The Flea), and Sarah Gancher’s THE PLACE WE BUILT (The Flea). Translations include Alejandro Ricaño's We Are Getting Better at Saying Goodbye, Luis Enrique Guitierrez Ortiz Monasterio's I Hate Fucking Mexicans,and Ettore Scola's Working on a Special Day.


Her production Antoinette Nwandu's PASS OVER was filmed in collaboration with Spike Lee and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Awards and fellowships include the Cullman Award for Extraordinary Creativity from Lincoln Center, Time Warner Directing Fellowship at Women's Project, 2050 fellowship at New York Theatre Workshop, Van Lier Directing Fellowship; Gates Foundation Grant, Rough Draft Residency at the Drama League and the Lincoln Center Directors Lab. She has taught theater in Ecuador and Slovakia.
Most recently, Taymor directed The Outsiders on Broadway, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. She was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award for this production.

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Productions

John Proctor Is the Villain
 
[West End, 2026]
Director
The Outsiders
 
[US Tour, 2025]
Director
Trophy BoysTrophy Boys
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Director
John Proctor Is the VillainJohn Proctor Is the Villain
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Director
JonahJonah
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Director
Tuvalu Or, The Saddest SongTuvalu Or, The Saddest Song
 
[Off-Broadway, 2021] Cancelled
Director
Pass OverPass Over
 
[Broadway, 2021] [Replacement]
Director[Replacement]
DaddyDaddy
 
[West End, 2020]
Director
Heroes of the Fourth TurningHeroes of the Fourth Turning
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Director
The HoleThe Hole
 
[, 2018] [Replacement]
Director[Replacement]
Pass OverPass Over
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Director

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Direction of a Play

Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain

Drama League Awards - 2025 - OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY

Danya Taymor, John Proctor is The Villain


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Direction of a Play

Danya Taymor, John Proctor Is the Villain

Tony Awards - 2025 - Best Direction of a Play

Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Direction of a Musical

Danya Taymor, The Outsiders


winner
Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Direction of a Musical

Dayna Taymor, The Outsiders


winner
Obie Awards - 2020 - Special Citation

Danya TaymorHeroes of the Fourth Turning

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Review: THE OUTSIDERS First National Tour Presented by Broadway in Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - Feb 13, 2026

THE OUTSIDERS presents an original and vibrant stage adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s classic 1967 novel about the conflict between Tulsa teen gangs the Greasers and the Socs (short for socialites). The musical — and particularly director Danya Taymor’s inventive and visually dynamic staging — pulses with youthful energy, but the material doesn’t feel juvenile.
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by Elizabeth Cortes - Feb 5, 2026

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2026

Final performance dates have been revealed for some members of the original Broadway cast of The Outsiders at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, including Trevor WAyne, Jason Schmidt, and more.
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Sadie Soverall and More to Star in JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN UK Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2026

The cast has been revealed for the UK transfer of John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower, directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor. It arrives from a run on Broadway and plays at the Royal Court.
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by Josh Sharpe - Jan 29, 2026

Danya Taymor, director of Broadway's John Proctor Is the Villain, will return to the project to helm the forthcoming movie adaptation. For her direction of the stage production, she received one of the show's seven Tony nominations.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2026

Single tickets for the Tony Award winning Best Musical, The Outsiders, based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola's landmark motion picture, are now on sale for its Playhouse Square engagement.
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THE OUTSIDERS, THE GREAT GATSBY and More Set for Broadway in Cincinnati's 26/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2026

Broadway in Cincinnati's 26/27 season lineup will feature The Great Gatsby, The Outsiders and more.
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THE OUTSIDERS Recoups on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 27, 2026

The Outsiders, which won four Tony Awards in 2024 (including Best Musical), has offically recouped its Broadway investment, becoming the first new musical to do so since & Juliet, which opened in 2022. The Broadway production recouped its $22 million capitalization costs as of the week ending December 28, 2025.
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by Nicole Rosky - Jan 23, 2026

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Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Fox Theatre, St. Louis
by Rob Levy - Jan 11, 2026

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by Drew Eberhard - Jan 3, 2026

The year, 1967, the place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its central narrative came from the scrawlings of a 16-year-old named Susan Eloise Hinton, and the rest as we know it is solidified into literary history. History so much, that it has sparked a re-birth with a new generation and with the new stage adaptation of Hinton’s subliminal novel, a pandemonium and cultural phenomenon was created.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Danya Taymor been nominated for?

Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for John Proctor is the Villain, OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY (Drama League Awards) for John Proctor is The Villain, Outstanding Direction of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for John Proctor Is the Villain, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for John Proctor is the Villain, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Outsiders, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Outsiders and Special Citation (Obie Awards) for Heroes of the Fourth Turning.

What awards has Danya Taymor won?

Danya Taymor has won several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Direction of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for John Proctor is the Villain, Outstanding Direction of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for John Proctor Is the Villain, Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for The Outsiders, and a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for Heroes of the Fourth Turning.

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