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David Leveaux (born 13 December 1957)this source shows 1958: Biography filmreference.com. Retrieved 9 May 2009 is an English film and theatre director.
He has been nominated for five Tony Awards as director of both plays and musicals. "Leveaux listing for Tony Awards" , tonyawards.com. Retrieved 9 May 2009 He directs in the UK, working at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Almeida Theatre, and the Donmar Warehouse – as well as on Broadway theatre in New York City, and also in Tokyo.
Leveaux made his film directorial debut with The Exception, which was released by A24 in 2017.
While taking a break in New York City, he discovered Eugene O'Neill's play, A Moon for the Misbegotten, and revived it at Riverside, starring Frances de la Tour and Ian Bannen. The production transferred to the West End and Broadway (1984). Bannen again starred, opposite Kate Nelligan in the Broadway version.
Subsequently, he directed Therese Raquin at Chichester, Anna Christie in London and on Broadway, and Romeo and Juliet for the Royal Shakespeare Company. At the Almeida Theatre, he directed Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, Moonlight, Betrayal and Neil LaBute's The Distance From Here (2002). Listing of Pinter plays, with production details haroldpinter.org. Retrieved 10 May 2009
He was the artistic director of Theatre Project Tokyo, directing productions in Tokyo, including Electra (1995), Lulu (1999), Modern Noh Plays, The Changeling, Hedda Gabler, and Two Headed Eagle. Leveaux credits National Theatre New York. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
He was the associate director of the Donmar Warehouse, under Sam Mendes' artistic directorship. His revival of the musical Nine at the Donmar in 1996 transferred to Broadway in 2003 with Antonio Banderas, where Leveaux received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and the musical itself won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
He directed Electra in 1997, for which Zoë Wanamaker received an Olivier Award. Olivier Awards, 1998 albemarle-london.com. Retrieved 9 May 2009
He received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Director for his 1999 revival of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. Olivier Awards, 2000 albemarle-london.com. Retrieved 9 May 2009
In 2003, he revived Tom Stoppard's Jumpers for the Royal National Theatre in London. This then toured the UK regions before eventually transferring to Broadway in 2004.
He directed Cyrano de Bergerac (2007) on Broadway, starring Kevin Kline, with Ben Brantley writing in The New York Times:
He directed the first West End revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, which opened in May 2009.Lipton, Brian S. "David Leveaux to Direct West End Revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia", theatermania.com, 20 April 2009
"Mr. Leveaux, the British director of the exquisite-looking Broadway productions of Nine and Jumpers, does pretty better than most of his peers, which is his blessing and his curse. (Even Fiddler on the Roof, in his hands, suggested a Vogue layout on Shtetl Chic.) He also has a strong sentimental streak, tempered by his aesthetic sense. He is the perfect man to bring Cyrano into the 21st century, presenting the play's flowery sensibility without making audiences feel they’ve been doused in perfume."Brantley, Ben. Rapier Wit and a Nose for Poetry", The New York TimesNovember 2, 2007
Michael Riedel controversy
In 2005, Leveaux was in an altercation with New York Post columnist Michael Riedel at Angus McIndoe, a Manhattan restaurant and theatre hangout. Riedel, who later admitted to being "tipsy", insulted Leveaux by claiming that English directors often ruin classic American musicals. While rumours circulated that Leveaux hit Riedel so hard that the columnist had to go to the emergency room, the truth is that Riedel was merely shoved to the floor and was not injured.
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