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BIO

Broadway credits include this season’s An Enemy of the People with Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, Macbeth with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, King Lear with Glenda Jackson, A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Tony Award Nomination), The Glass Menagerie, Fun Home (Tony Award), The Real Thing, The Realistic Joneses, Seminar. Recent credits: Hamlet (The Public Theatre), Othello (New York Theatre Workshop), The Flick (Playwrights Horizons, Barrow Street Theatre, National Theatre; Lucille Lortel Award nomination), The Glass Menagerie (Toneelgroep, Amsterdam), John (Signature Theatre; Obie Award, Lortel and Drama Desk Award nomination), The Village Bike (MCC Theatre), and Uncle Vanya (Soho Repertory Theatre; Drama Desk nomination), among others.

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Productions

 
[Broadway, 2024]
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[Off-Broadway, 2023] Cancelled
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[Off-Broadway, 2022]
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[Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
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[Broadway, 2019]
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[London, 2018]
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[Off-Broadway, 2017]
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[Off-Broadway, 2016]
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[US Tour, 2016]
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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2013]
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[Off-Broadway, 2012]
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Movies

White Noise
[ 2022 ] Alfonse

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Direction of a Play

Sam Gold, A Doll's House, Part 2

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Sam GoldJohn


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BroadwayWorld Awards - 2015 - Best Direction of a Musical

Sam Gold, Fun Home


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Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Direction of a Musical

Sam Gold, Fun Home

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Sam Gold, Fun Home

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Sam Gold, Fun Home

The Lortels - 2014 - Outstanding Director

Sam Gold, Fun Home

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Sam GoldUncle Vanya

The Lortels - 2013 - Outstanding Director

Sam Gold, The Flick


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The Lortels - 2012 - Outstanding Director

Sam GoldThe Big Meal

The Lortels - 2012 - Outstanding Director

Sam Gold, Look Back in Anger


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Obie Awards - 2010 - Directing

Sam Gold, Circle Mirror Transformation


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Obie Awards - 2010 - Directing

Sam Gold, The Aliens

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Sam Gold, Circle Mirror Transformation

Videos

News


DEATH BECOMES HER vs. MINCEMEAT Battle For Best Ensemble In The BWW Awards; Last Chance To Vote!
by BWW Awards - Jun 2, 2025

This is the final chance to vote for BroadwayWorld's 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater. There's just one week left to vote!
The Best Tony Awards Fashions of the 2020s
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2025

Let’s take a look back at some of the most unforgettable looks that turned the Tony Awards into a true fashion spectacle. Check out photos of all of our favorite Tony Awards fashions of the 2020s!
Photos: John Krasinski in ANGRY ALAN, Now Playing Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2025

All new photos have been released of John Krasinski in Penelope Skinner’s ANGRY ALAN, directed by Sam Gold. Check out the photos here and learn more about the show!
1 Week Left for the BWW Awards; MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Leading Over MINCEMEAT & DEATH BECOMES HER
by BWW Awards - May 27, 2025

The latest standings have been released for BroadwayWorld's 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater. There's just one week left to vote!
ANGRY ALAN Starring John Krasinski to Offer $45 Tickets Through Rush Policy
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2025

Penelope Skinner’s ANGRY ALAN, created with Don MacKay, starring award-winning actor John Krasinski and directed by Tony Award-winning director Sam Gold, begins performances off-Broadway tonight. Learn how to purchase Rush tickets!
EUREKA DAY And More Set for TimeLine Theatre Company 2025-26 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2025

TimeLine Theatre Company has announced a landmark 29th season—culminating in a long-awaited inaugural production in its new theatre currently under construction at 5035 N. Broadway in Uptown.
Jonathan Whitton Joins Studio Seaview as General Manager
by Nicole Rosky - May 22, 2025

Tony, Olivier and Peabody Award winning production company Seaview is proud to announce Jonathan Whitton has joined Seaview to serve as General Manager for Studio Seaview productions.
Industry Leaders Show Up to Support the Drama League Directors Project
by James Blinken - May 20, 2025

Under the leadership of Bonnie Comley, Bevin Ross, and Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, the 91st Annual Drama League Awards Luncheon transformed the Ziegfeld Ballroom into a vibrant tribute to the power and artistry of live theater. This iconic event, a mainstay of the Broadway and Off-Broadway calendar, once again honored the past season's most compelling productions and performances—an affirmation of theater’s enduring role in American culture.
HALF HOUR By Blake DeLong Comes to Theatre 511
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2025

Tony Award winning producers Ashley Melone and Nick Mills in association Vineyard Arts Project will present an industry reading of HALF HOUR by Blake DeLong, directed by Jon Hudson Odom.
Two Weeks Left To Vote for the 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards
by BWW Awards - May 19, 2025

Show your support for shows like Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat, Death Becomes Her, BOOP! The Musical and more.
Videos You Missed This Week: Meet the Tony Nominees and More
by Sidney Paterra - May 16, 2025

The 2024-25 Broadway season is officially complete and awards season has begun. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending May 16, 2025 with videos from Death Becomes Her, Sunset Boulevard, and more!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 15, 2025
by - May 15, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 15, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Video: John Krasinski is 'Perfectly Nervous' to Get Back Onstage in ANGRY ALAN
by Joey Mervis - May 14, 2025

The inaugural production at Studio Seaview (formerly the Tony Kiser Theatre) will be Penelope Skinner's ANGRY ALAN, starring John Krasinski and directed by Sam Gold. Watch in this video as both chat more about bringing the new play to the stage.
Photos: John Krasinski at ANGRY ALAN First Day of Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2025

You can now get a look inisde the first day of rehearsals for ANGRY ALAN, starring John Krasinski at Studio Seaview. Check out photos here!
First Standings Announced for the 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards
by BWW Awards - May 12, 2025

The first standings have been released for BroadwayWorld's 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater - as decided by the most important critics, the audience at large - allowing YOU to have your say during the most exciting time of the year for the theater community.
The Drama League Unveils 30 Recipients of Directors Project Fellowships
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2025

The Drama League has revealed the thirty exceptional stage directors receiving the 2025 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and programs collectively known as The Directors Project. Learn more!
Top Off-Broadway Shows for May 2025
by Sidney Paterra - May 1, 2025

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre for the month of May! Learn more about upcoming Off-Broadway shows.
Michael Patrick Thornton Joins WAITING FOR GODOT on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2025

Michael Patrick Thornton will return to Broadway this fall as ‘Lucky’ in Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot starring Keanu Reeves as ‘Estragon’ and Alex Winter as ‘Vladimir.’
2025 Drama League Awards Nominations- The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 22, 2025

The Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. We have the full list of nominees here!
Video: Kit Connor Recalls ROMEO + JULIET On-Stage Mishap
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 8, 2025

In an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Kit Connor recalled a performance during the recent production of Romeo and Juliet when one of his stunts almost went awry. Watch the interview!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Sam Gold been nominated for?

Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for A Doll's House, Part 2, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for John, Best Direction of a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Fun Home, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Fun Home, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Fun Home, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Fun Home, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Fun Home, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Uncle Vanya, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for The Flick, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for The Big Meal, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Look Back in Anger , Directing (Obie Awards) for Circle Mirror Transformation, Directing (Obie Awards) for The Aliens and Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Circle Mirror Transformation.

What awards has Sam Gold won?

Sam Gold has won Best Direction of a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Fun Home, and he also received the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Fun Home. Additionally, he won Outstanding Director at The Lortel Awards for The Big Meal. He earned Obie Awards for Directing for both Circle Mirror Transformation and The Aliens.

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