Swados

American  

[swey-dohs, swah‑] / ˈsweɪ doʊs, ˈswɑ‑ /

noun

1. Harvey, 1920–72, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

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Example Sentences

But “The Beautiful Lady,” a musical by Elizabeth Swados from 1984, is actually the artistic forebear of Dave Malloy’s “Great Comet,” even though it is only just now getting a New York premiere at La MaMa, under Anne Bogart’s evocative direction.

From New York Times

When he was still in high school, Gutierrez was mentored by the composer, writer and director Elizabeth Swados, a pillar of La MaMa.

From New York Times

And concluding the season, in May, will be the New York premiere of Elizabeth Swados’s reimagined musical composition “The Beautiful Lady,” which adapts the words of Russian poets who lived and performed in St. Petersburg during the 1917 Russian Revolution.

From New York Times

She even met the man who is now her husband, Matt Gehring, a comedian, in Ms. Swados’s class.

From New York Times

The benefit Monday night included a production of the 1978 Tony-nominated show, “Runaways” by the late Elizabeth Swados.

From Washington Times