Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor is a stage and film director; she is the first woman to have received a Tony Award for directing a musical, which she received for directing "The Lion King" (1997). She has also won a MacArthur Award (the "genius award").
Works
- "The Tempest" (1986 film)
- "Fool's Fire" (1992 TV)
- Oedipus Rex (1993 opera production)
- "Juan Darien" (1996 musical)
- "The Lion King" (1997 musical adaptation)
- "Titus" (1999 film)
- "The Green Bird" (2000 musical)
- Frida (2002 film)
- "The Magic Flute" (2005/06 opera production at the Met; also recorded)
- "Across the Universe" (2006 film musical)
- "Grendel" (2006 opera at the L.A. Opera)
- Across the Universe (2007 romantic comedy musical)
- The Tempest (2010 film)