A. J. Antoon

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A. J. Antoon
Born
Alfred Joseph Antoon Jr.

(1944-12-07)December 7, 1944
Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 22, 1992(1992-01-22) (aged 47)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationShadowbrook Jesuit Seminary
Boston University (BA)
Yale University
OccupationDirector
Years active1971–1991
PartnerPeter Perez

A. J. Antoon (December 7, 1944 – January 22, 1992) was an American

AIDS
-related lymphoma.

Biography

Alfred Joseph Antoon was born in

Billy Rose Theatre Collection.[3]

Career

Antoon directed his first professional production,

The Place.[2] Antoon continued his success with the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1971 with his direction of Tale of Cymbeline.[3]

In 1972, Antoon directed both the off-Broadway and Broadway debut productions of That Championship Season as well as a Broadway production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.[2] Antoon was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for both productions and won with That Championship Season.[1][4] Since then, no director was nominated for two Tony awards in the same category until Matthew Warchus in 2009.[5] That Championship Season also won the 1972 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director and the 1972 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.[6][7] Antoon's production of Much Ado About Nothing was also successful; he directed a television adaptation of it in 1973.[8] Following his success with these two productions, Antoon was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Boston College.[3]

Antoon went on to direct numerous original Broadway productions, including

Wild West-themed production of The Taming of the Shrew in Central Park.[1] His final production came shortly thereafter with Song of Singapore in 1991.[3]
Throughout his career he relied on and worked closely with Elizabeth McGonagle, who was first an assistant and then assistant director on most of his productions.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gussow, Mel (1992-01-23). "A.J. Antoon, Stage Director, 47; Presented Classics and New Plays". The New York Times. p. B12. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Papers, 1961–1991" (PDF). The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  4. ^ "1973 Tony Award Winners". Wisdom Digital Media. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  5. ^ "'Billy Elliot' scores big at Tony Awards". Platinum Broadway. 2009-06-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  6. ^ "1971-1972 18th Drama Desk Awards". Drama Desk. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  7. ^ "Past Awards". New York Drama Critics' Circle. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  8. IMDb
  9. ^ A. J. Antoon at the Internet Broadway Database
  10. ^ "New York OBIES". Village Voice LLC. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2009-06-27.

External links

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