Danya Taymor
Danya Taymor | |
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 Taymor at 77th Tony Awards 2024 | |
| Born | October 20, 1988 New York City |
| Occupation | Stage director |
| Partner | Gabriel Ebert[1] |
| Relatives | Julie Taymor[2] (aunt) |
Danya Taymor is an American theatre director. She won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Outsiders,[3] and received a second consecutive nomination in 2025 for Best Direction of a Play for John Proctor is the Villain.
Life and career
Taymor grew up in Palo Alto, California. Her parents are doctors in Palo Alto — her father is a pediatrician and her mother is a psychiatrist.[4] Her aunt is the acclaimed theatre and film director Julie Taymor. She attended Palo Alto High School and subsequently graduated from Duke University. The first time she auditioned was at 6, for Palo Alto Children’s Theatre.[4]
Taymor made her Broadway debut as assistant director of a 2015 revival of Thérèse Raquin and later helmed the premiere of Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s Pass Over.[5]
Accepting her Tony in 2024 for directing the Broadway musical The Outsiders, Taymor acknowledged the importance of female representation in theater, calling it the "honor of a lifetime to be among this group of directors — especially the group of women directors, a record number this year." The six female nominees in that group, outnumbering four men who also received nods in the play and musical categories, ranged from prolific veteran Leigh Silverman to rising star Whitney White.[6]
On April 14, 2025, the Taymor-directed play, John Proctor is the Villain, opened at the Booth Theatre.[7] Performances began on March 20 and it will run through September 2025.[7]
In summer 2025, Taymor will direct the American premiere of Trophy Boys, by Emmanuelle Mattana. The play will begin previews June 5, 2025, with an opening night set for June 24. The show will run until July 13.[8]
She is married to actor Gabriel Ebert.[9]
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | I Hate Fucking Mexicans | Director | Off-Broadway, Flea Theatre | [10] |
| 2012 | Wrench | Off-Broadway, The Tank @ 46th Street | ||
| 2014 | My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer | Off-Broadway, Flea Theatre | ||
| The Mysteries | Associate Director | |||
| 2015 | Wyoming | Director | Off-Broadway, Lesser America | |
| Thérèse Raquin | Assistant Director | Broadway, Studio 54 | ||
| 2016 | In Quietness | Director | Off-Broadway, Dutch Kills Theater Company | |
| The Place We Built | Off-Broadway, Flea Theatre | |||
| The Sensuality Party | Off-Broadway, The New Group | |||
| Asking for Trouble | Off-Broadway, Ensemble Studio Theatre | |||
| 2017 | Pass Over | Regional, Steppenwolf Theatre | ||
| 2018 | Queens | Off-Broadway, Lincoln Center Theatre | ||
| Pass Over | ||||
| Familiar | Regional, Steppenwolf Theatre | |||
| 2019 | "Daddy" | Off-Broadway, The Pershing Square Signature Center | ||
| Heroes of the Fourth Turning | Off-Broadway, Playwrights Horizons | |||
| 2020 | Graveyard Shift | Regional, Goodman Theatre | ||
| 2021 | Pass Over | Broadway, August Wilson Theatre | ||
| 2022 | "Endgame" Samuel Beckett
Gate Theatre Dublin |
2022 | "Daddy" A Melodrama | West End, Almeida Theatre |
| Evanston Salt Costs Climbing | Off-Broadway, The Pershing Square Signature Center | |||
| 2023 | The Outsiders | Regional, La Jolla Playhouse | ||
| 2024 | Jonah | Off-Broadway, Roundabout Theatre Company | ||
| The Outsiders | Broadway, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | |||
| 2025 | John Proctor is the Villain | Broadway, Booth Theatre | ||
| Trophy Boys | Off-Broadway, MCC Theater | |||
| 2026 | The Outsiders | U.S. National Tour |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lucille Lortel Awards | Outstanding Director | Heroes of the Fourth Turning | Nominated | rowspan=7|[11] |
| 2024 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | The Outsiders | Won | |
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Nominated | |||
| 2025 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Play | John Proctor is the Villain | Nominated | |
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director of a Play | Won | |||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Won | |||
| Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Nominated |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ 'Danya Taymor on the Rise.' Accessed 12/9/24.
- ^ "Tony Award Winners 2024: Updating List". New York Times. New York, New York. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
After a very crowded spring in which 18 Broadway shows opened in two months, theatergoers and actors alike can finally exhale — and celebrate.
- ^ a b Gangal, Ashwini (2024-09-19). "Tony Award-winning director Danya Taymor looks back on growing up in Palo Alto". The Almanac. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ Green, Jesse (2021-08-22). "Review: 'Pass Over' Comes to Broadway, in Horror and Hope". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa (2025-03-28). "The Women Shaping Broadway: A Look at This Spring's Directors". Broadway Direct. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ a b "Broadway's John Proctor Is the Villain Announces 2-Week Extension". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ Tran, Diep (December 9, 2024). "Outsiders Director Danya Taymor to Direct U.S. Premiere of Trophy Boys". Playbill.
- ^ [vhttps://denvergazette.com/arts-entertainment/gabe-evans-of-denver-nominated-tony-award/article_97a2bd29-f339-45e2-a547-ad2084e4a6db.html]
- ^ "Danya Taymor – AboutTheArtists". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Danya Taymor – AboutTheArtists". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
External links
- Danya Taymor at IMDb