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Diane Paulus
Director
Born January 1, 1966 in New York City, New York, United States (60 years old)
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Diane Marie Paulus is an American theater and opera director who is currently the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. Paulus was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for her revivals of Hair and The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, and won the award in 2013 for her revival of Pippin.
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Career Trajectory
Diane Paulus emerged as a transformative directorial voice through her 2002 Public Theater production of Hair, which transferred to Broadway and won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, establishing her as a director capable of excavating radical political meaning from canonical works. Over the subsequent two decades, she has directed a succession of acclaimed musicals—Pippin, Waitress, and Jagged Little Pill—while simultaneously serving as Artistic Director of American Repertory Theater, creating a dual practice that has positioned her as one of the most influential theatre directors in contemporary American performance.
Career Highlight
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Hair (2009)
Training & Education
Harvard University
Engagements
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