John Caird
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Caid is a freelance director and writer working in theatre, opera and musical theatre, an Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Principal Guest Director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm (Dramaten) and author of Theatre Craft, published by Faber and Faber.
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John Caird Biography
Caid is a freelance director and writer working in theatre, opera and musical theatre, an Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Principal Guest Director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm (Dramaten) and author of Theatre Craft, published by Faber and Faber.Recent work in England includes: Macbeth (Almeida) and Hamlet (NT), both with Simon Russell Beale. In Stockholm his production of Strindberg’s Dance of Death is currently running at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and in Japan he has just directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the New National Theatre and his own adaptation of Teru Miyamoto’s novel Kinshu at the Galaxy Theatre. Other productions at the NT include Bulwer-Lytton’s Money, new versions of Bernstein’s Candide and Barrie’s Peter Pan, Trelawny of the ‘Wells’, The Seagull with Judi Dench, Pam Gems’s Stanley with Anthony Sher and Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones with Diana Rigg and Simon Russell Beale.
He is an honorary associate director of the RSC, where he has directed over 20 plays including classic works by Shakespeare, Shaw, Farquhar, Gorky, Strindberg, Brecht and Ben Jonson, and new plays by Peter Flannery, Pam Gems, Jonathan Gems, John Berger and Nella Bielski, Richard Nelson, David Edgar, Mary O’Malley and Charles Wood. His productions of Les Misérables and Nicholas Nickleby, both with Trevor Nunn, have won numerous awards around the world. Other work includes Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song & Dance (Palace), Mozart’s Zaide (Battignano Opera Festival, Tuscany) and the Siegfried and Roy Spectacular (Las Vegas).
Television includes: Nicholas Nickleby, As You Like It and his own adaptation of Shakepeare’s Henry IV plays for the BBC.
Other recent productions include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night (both Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm), The Beggar’s Opera (Nissay Theatre, Tokyo), The Screams of Kitty Genovese (Public Theatre, New York) and Verdi’s Don Carlos (Welsh National Opera and Canadian Opera Company, Toronto).
Published work as a librettist and lyricist includes: a new version of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera with the composer Ilona Sekacz, first performed at the RSC, a new adaptation of J M Barrie’s Peter Pan (RSC and NT), Children of Eden with composer Stephen Schwartz, Jane Eyre and Daddy Long Legs, both with composer Paul Gordon, and Bernstein’s Candide with new lyrics by Richard Wilbur and Stephen Sondheim.
John Caird Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Book of a Musical  |
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| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or off-Broadway) | ||
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| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or off-Broadway) | ||
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| Tony Awards - 2001 - Best Book of a Musical | ||
| John Caird , Jane Eyre | ||
| Tony Awards - 2001 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | ||
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| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Director - Play |
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| Tony Awards - 1997 - Best Direction of a Play | ||
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| Olivier Awards - 1994 - Best Director of a Musical | ||
| John CairdThe Beggar's Opera | ||
| Helen Hayes Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production | ||
| John CairdLes Miserables | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1987 - Best Director |
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| Tony Awards - 1987 - Best Direction of a Musical |
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| Tony Awards - 1982 - Best Direction of a Play |
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| John Caird , The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | ||
| Evening Standard Awards - 1980 - Best Director |
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| John CairdThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | ||
| Olivier Awards - 1980 - Director of the Year |
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John Caird News
Christy Altomare, Returns To Bucks County Playhouse Next Monthby Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2023
Broadway’s sweetheart and Yardley, PA native, Christy Altomare will return to Bucks County Playhouse next month with a new solo concert. Altomare sold out two performances with her solo concert debut at the Playhouse in 2022.
Cebu City Premieres John Caird & Paul Gordon's DADDY LONG LEGS, Feb. 3by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 20, 2023
The two-hander period musical 'Daddy Long Legs,' featuring the book by John Caird (Royal Shakespeare Company) and the music and lyrics by Paul Gordon ('Jane Eyre' on Broadway), will make its Cebu City premiere on February 3, 2023, at the Siddhartha Theater, Guang Ming Institute of Performing Arts. Directed by Penelop Ong (Vaudeville Theatre Company), the production will run until February 5.
Photos: LES MISERABLES West End Releases Brand-New Production Shotsby A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2023
Get a first look at brand-new production images of the long-running West End production of LES MISÉRABLES at the Sondheim Theatre.
Now Hiring Stage Manager, Costume Designer, & More - BWW Classifiedsby - Dec 29, 2022
This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 12/29/2022 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.
LES MISERABLES Comes to the Eccles in June 2023by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2022
Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, will go on sale Friday, December 16 at 10am for its engagement at Salt Lake City’s Eccles Theater, June 20 - July 2, 2023.
LES MISERABLES Comes To The Fabulous Fox Theatre, January 17by A.A. Cristi - Dec 9, 2022
Casting for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES, has been announced for the touring production coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre January 17-22.
DADDY LONG LEGS Announced At Cinnabar Theater This Januaryby A.A. Cristi - Dec 7, 2022
Petaluma's premier theater company, Cinnabar Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director Nathan Cummings and Executive Director Diane Dragone, is proud to continue their 50th anniversary season with the musical romance “Daddy Long Legs”, performing live January 6-22nd at Cinnabar Theater, and streaming online January 27-29th.
LES MISERABLES On Sale Friday At The Hippodrome Theatre, October 21by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2022
Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES, will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, October 21 at 10 a.m. for its engagement at the Hippodrome Theatre (Feb 7-12, 2023). Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.com.
Photos: See Michelle Williams, David Phelps, Randal Keith & More in CHILDREN OF EDEN - Set to Stream Next Yearby Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 20, 2022
The Chicagoland Theatre Fund's staged concert presentation of Children of Eden will be available to stream next year for a limited time only! The concert will stream ahead of a full-scaled non-concert production of Children of Eden, set to be produced late next year. See photos from the concert presentation here!
See BROADWAY FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN CONCERT & More at The Green Room 42 in Octoberby Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2022
The Green Room 42 has announced its October line-up for in-person cabaret performances. October will feature new installments of Broadway Sessions, At This Performance, Villain: DeBlanks and much more.ARTZ
John Caird Videos
by BroadwayWorld TV - May 5, 2022
New footage has been released of LES MISÉRABLES at the Sondheim Theatre. Check out the all new trailer here!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Dec 12, 2020
The new musical, Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist, is now available to stream at EstellaScrooge.com.
by Stage Tube - Nov 16, 2020
Producers Michael Jackowitz of Witzend Productions, David Bryant and Michael Alden, in partnership with Streaming Musicals, herald the arrival of a new holiday musical tradition with the World Premiere of Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist.
by Stage Tube - Jun 1, 2020
The Stratford Festival has launched a film festival during this period of social isolation, offering free streaming of 12 Shakespeare productions captured as part of its Stratford Festival On Film series. The series continues with Love's Labour's Lost, May 28-June 18. The festival held a virtual roundtable for the production. Watch the video here!
by Stage Tube - May 29, 2020
The Stratford Festival has launched a film festival during this period of social isolation. The series continues with Love's Labour's Lost, May 28-June 18. Check out the pre-show!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Apr 26, 2020
We also dropped by a rehearsal for Cameron Mackintosh's new production of the landmark musical Les Misérables, directed by John Caird. It starred Alexander Gemignani, Aaron Lazar, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gary Beach and Norm Lewis. Mackintosh told Ridge, 'I'm delighted to have the opportunity. The only thing I never expected or dreamt of was getting such a wonderful cast as this. Everybody we ever dreamt of wanted to be in it. We found some marvelously talented people that we didn't know, and I think it's one of the strongest casts of Les Miz that's ever been anywhere.'
by Stage Tube - Jan 12, 2020
The newly renovated Sondheim Theatre (formerly the Queen's Theatre) officially re-opened in December 2019. The theatre is home to Les Miserables.
by Stage Tube - Dec 18, 2019
Ahead of its first performance at the Sondheim Theatre tonight, get a look at rehearsals as a new chapter in Les Miserables history, as the cast prepares for its West End production.
by Stage Tube - Jun 17, 2019
The Barn Theatre recently announced its production of Daddy Long Legs! Watch Kirstie Davis (Director) and Gregor Donnelly (Designer) discuss the production!
by Alan Henry - Sep 7, 2018
BroadwayWorld has a first look at Cleveland Musical Theatre's newly revised version of Jane Eyre, The Musical starring Andrea Goss and Matt Bogart. This re-conceived version of Jane Eyre is the result of a yearlong collaboration between CMT's Artistic Director, Miles J. Sternfeld, Tony Award-nominated composerlyricist Paul Gordon and Tony Award-winning book writer John Caird.
