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James Macdonald BIO

For MTC: Top Girls. In New York: Escaped Alone (BAM); Cloud Nine (Atlantic); Love and Information (Minetta Lane/NYTW); Cock (Duke on 42nd/STP); King Lear, The Book of Grace, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? (The Public Theater); John Gabriel Borkman (BAM/Abbey Theatre); Dying City (Lincoln Center); A Number (NYTW); 4.48 Psychosis (St. Ann's Warehouse). Recently in London: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Father, Glengarry Glen Ross (West End); The Children, The Wolf From the Door, Circle Mirror Transformation, Love and Information, Cock (Royal Court); Bakkhai, A Delicate Balance, Judgment Day (Almeida); Wild, #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei, And No More Shall We Part (Hampstead); Roots (Donmar); Dido Queen of Carthage, The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other, Exiles (National Theatre). Film: A Number (HBO/BBC).

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James Macdonald STAGE CREDITS

James Macdonald Productions

 
[West End, 2019]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2018] [Replacement]
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[Broadway, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[Off-Broadway, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2014]
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[Off-Broadway, 2012]
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[Off-Broadway, 2011]
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[Off-Broadway, 2010]
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[Broadway, 2008]
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[Off-Broadway, 2008]
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[Off-Broadway, 2007]
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James Macdonald Awards and Nominations

Obie Awards - 2014 - Direction

James MacDonald, Love and Information

Olivier Awards - 1977 - Musical of the Year

James MacDonald, Something's Afoot

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Broadway Buying Guide: September 25, 2023

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, September 25, 2023.

Broadway Buying Guide: September 18, 2023

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, September 18, 2023.

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of INFINITE LIFE, Now Extended at Atlantic Theater Company

See photos from Infinite Life at Atlantic Theater Company, now extended!

Alexandra Silber, Jack DiFalco & More to Star in OUR CLASS at BAM

OUR CLASS, the award-winning play by Polish writer Tadeusz Słobodzianek, will be performed for the first time in New York at Brooklyn Academy of Music. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Review Roundup: INFINITE LIFE World Premiere Opens At Atlantic Theater Company

Atlantic Theater Company is presenting the world premiere production of Infinite Life, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Baker (Body Awareness) and directed by Obie Award winner James Macdonald (Cloud Nine). Read the reviews. 

Broadway Buying Guide: September 5, 2023

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, September 5, 2023.

Photos: Get a First Look at the World Premiere of INFINITE LIFE at Atlantic Theater Company

Get a first look at photos of Atlantic Theater Company's Infinite Life. Lear how to purchase tickets!

RACHEL BLOOM: DEATH, LET ME DO MY SHOW, PAY THE WRITER & More Lead Top Off-Broadway Shows for September

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is helping you pick what to see next by rounding up our top recommended theatre each month. Coming up off-Broadway this September is

Broadway Buying Guide: August 28, 2023

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, August 28, 2023.

A World Premiere Play, a New Bilingual Musical & More Join Atlantic Theater Company 2023-2024 Season

Get a sneak peek into the upcoming season at Atlantic Theater Company. From world premieres to bilingual musicals, stay updated on the diverse range of productions hitting the stage in the 2023-2024 season.

Broadway Buying Guide: August 21, 2023

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, August 21, 2023.

Atlantic Theater Company's INFINITE LIFE Begins Performances Tonight

Get all the details about the highly-anticipated production of INFINITE LIFE at Atlantic Theater Company. Find out when and where the performances take place, and get a sneak peek into what to expect from this exciting new show. Don't miss out on this unforgettable theater experience!

LET'S CALL HER PATTY, PREJUDICE & PRIDE and More Lead Top Off-Broadway Shows for August

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is helping you pick what to see next by rounding up our top recommended theatre each month. Coming up off-Broadway this August is a world premiere comedy, a gender bent musical adaptation of a Jane Austen novel, and more. 

INFINITE LIFE and BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Set For Atlantic Theater Company's 2023-2024 Season

Atlantic's 2023-2024 season kicks off with the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Baker's play Infinite Life, directed by James Macdonald, and the world premiere of Marco Ramirez's musical Buena Vista Social Club , directed by Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali.

National Theatre Confirms Twelve New Productions

The National Theatre has announced twelve new productions including a new play by Tim Price and Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith. Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Frecknall will make her National Theatre directorial debut with Federico García Lorca’s modern masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, starring Harriet Walter.

Barbara Warner Howard, Founding Member of New York Theatre Workshop, Passes Away

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Barbara Leah Warner Howard died on November 9, 2022, peacefully at home while listening to Ella Fitzgerald, surrounded by family and friends. 

Photos: First Look at the Cast of THE CHERRY ORCHARD at the Yard Theatre

All new portraits have been released as casting has been announced for The Cherry Orchard at The Yard Theatre and HOME, Manchester. Check out the photos here!

The World Premiere Of Vinay Patel's THE CHERRY ORCHARD Comes to The Yard Theatre Next Month

A Yard Theatre, ETT and HOME co-production, co-commissioned by The Yard Theatre and ETT, playing at The Yard Theatre, London from 5 September – 22 October and HOME, Manchester from 2 – 19 November 2022. 

Photos: Inside Press Night of A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 at the Donmar Warehouse

Check out all new photos from this weekend's press night for A Doll's House, Part 2 at the Donmar Warehouse.

BWW Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2, Donmar Warehouse

Clever (even a bit too clever at times) sequel that picks up Ibsen's action 15 years later in a world that has the intractable problems many of us have today.

James Macdonald FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

James Macdonald has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. He has been nominated for Direction at the Obie Awards for his work on "Love and Information." Additionally, he received a nomination for Outstanding Director at The Lortels for his production of "Cock." Macdonald was also nominated for Musical of the Year at the Olivier Awards for his work on "Something's Afoot."

Direction (Obie Awards) for Love and Information.

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