Jack O'Brien

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Jack O'Brien (born June 18, 1939) is an American director, producer, writer and lyricist. He has won three Tony Awards and been nominated for seven more, and won five Drama Desk Awards. O'Brien has directed and produced musicals, including The Full Monty and Hairspray, contemporary dramas such as The Piano Lesson, The Invention of Love and The Coast of Utopia, Shakespeare classics, including Hamlet and Henry IV (a combination of Part 1 and Part 2), and operas, including Il trittico at the Metropolitan Opera.

Most Popular Jack O'Brien Trailers

Total trailers found: 10

I Never Sang for My Father Trailer (1988)

15 June 1988

A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father.

The Good Doctor Trailer (1978)

08 November 1978

A writer (made to resemble Russian playwright Anton Chekhov) narrates a collection of his stories, all of which are written in the style of Chekhov.

On Broadway Trailer (2019)

12 October 2019

An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce.

The Skin of Our Teeth Trailer (1983)

18 January 1983

Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play "The Skin of Our Teeth," the story of Mr. and Mrs.

All My Sons Trailer (1987)

19 January 1987

Two families, related by friendship and love, face up to the consequences of greed and avarice in the post-war years.

Every Act of Life Trailer (2018)

23 April 2018

The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay rights, addiction and recovery, finding true love, and the relentless pursuit of inspiration.

Becoming Mike Nichols Trailer (2016)

28 January 2016

This intimate portrait of director, producer, and improvisational comedy icon Mike Nichols shows his final and historic interviews filmed just months before his death.

The Nance Trailer (2014)

10 October 2014

Nathan Lane portrays a comic from the 1930s who plays gay men for laughs. Originally Episode 2 from Season 40 of Live From Lincoln Center on PBS.

An Enemy of the People Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

When a scientist learns that his town's lucrative springs present a serious health threat, the community refuses to listen to him.

The Invention of Love Trailer (2001)

29 March 2001

An esoteric play portraying the life of poet A. E. Housman focusing specifically on his personal life and love for a college classmate.