Des McAnuff
Stratford: Director of Tommy, Henry V, Christopher Plummer’s A Word or Two, Twelfth Night, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Tempest, As You Like It, Macbeth, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Romeo and Juliet, Caesar and Cleopatra. Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys (Tony and Olivier awards), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Tony Award), Dracula the Musical, How to Succeed… (Tony Award), The Who’s Tommy (Tony and Olivier awards), A Walk in the Woods, Big River (Tony Award). Film: Cousin Bette, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Iron Giant, Quills. Awards: Tony, Olivier and Dora Award-winning director; 2006 recipient of the Drama League’s Julia Hansen Award for lifetime achievement in directing; Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards’ National Arts Centre Award; Member of the Order of Canada.
