George C. Wolfe

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George C. Wolfe is an acclaimed American theater and film director and playwright known for his influential work on Broadway and in cinema, particularly in bringing powerful African American stories to the screen and stage.

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George C. Wolfe canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film director
human
playwright
producer
screenwriter
theatre director
awardReceived Drama Desk Award
NAACP Image Award
Obie Award
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Wolfe
fieldOfWork African American theatre
film
television
theatre
givenName George
languageOfWorkOrName English
name George C. Wolfe
notableWork Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Broadway revival)
linked to: Angels in America

Angels in America: Perestroika (Broadway revival)
Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (Broadway production)
Caroline, or Change (Broadway production)
Caroline, or Change (Off-Broadway production)
Jelly's Last Jam
Jelly's Last Jam (Broadway production)
Lackawanna Blues (film)
Lucky Guy (Broadway production)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020 film)
Nights in Rodanthe (film)
linked to: Nights in Rodanthe

On the Town (Broadway revival)
Rustin (film)
Shuffle Along (2016 Broadway production)
Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Spunk
The Colored Museum
The Colored Museum (play)
linked to: The Colored Museum

The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (Broadway production)
The Iceman Cometh (Broadway revival)
linked to: The Iceman Cometh

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film)
The Normal Heart (Broadway revival)
linked to: The Normal Heart

The Tempest (Shakespeare in the Park production)
linked to: The Tempest

The Wild Party (Broadway production)
linked to: The Wild Party

Topdog/Underdog (Broadway production)
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (stage production)
You’re Not You (film)
occupation film director
playwright
producer
screenwriter
theatre director
positionHeld artistic director of The Public Theater
producer of the New York Shakespeare Festival
sexOrGender male

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom director George C. Wolfe
Rustin (2023 film) director George C. Wolfe
subject linked to: film "Rustin" (2023)
Rustin (2023 film) producer George C. Wolfe
subject linked to: film "Rustin" (2023)
Jelly's Last Jam bookBy George C. Wolfe
Jelly's Last Jam director George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe name George C. Wolfe
Lucky Guy director George C. Wolfe