Alex Timbers
{{Short description|American writer and director}}
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| name = Alex Timbers
| image = Alex timbers 5213048.jpg
| caption = Timbers at the 2022 Gaithersburg Book Festival
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1978|8|7}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Playwright, director, producer
| years_active = 2009–present
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Alex Timbers (born August 7, 1978) is an American writer and director best known for his work on stage and television. He has received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Drama Desk Award, as well as nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Grammy Award. Timbers received the Drama League Founder's Award for Excellence in Directing and the Jerome Robbins Award for Directing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/kelli-ohara-alex-timbers-and-taylor-mac-to-receive-2019-honorary-drama-league-awards|title=Kelli O'Hara, Alex Timbers, and Taylor Mac to Receive 2019 Honorary Drama League Awards|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=March 5, 2019|website=Playbill|access-date=2019-05-19}}
Timbers received a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Moulin Rouge! and a Special Tony Award for David Byrne's American Utopia both at the 74th Tony Awards. He was nominated for two further Tony Awards for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Peter and the Starcatcher. Other Broadway credits include The Pee-wee Herman Show, Beetlejuice , Gutenberg! The Musical!, Here Lies Love, and Oh Hello! on Broadway, written by and starring comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney.
On television, he co-created the Amazon Prime Video series Mozart in the Jungle which won the 2016 Golden Globe Award.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/mozart-jungle|title=Mozart in the Jungle|website=www.goldenglobes.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04}} Timbers collaborated with comedian John Mulaney directing his Netflix specials Oh, Hello! (2017), John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018) and John Mulaney: Baby J (2023), the later of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) nomination.
Early life and education
Timbers grew up in New York City. When he was 15, he moved to Illinois and attended Lake Forest High School. He then went to Yale University where he graduated magna cum laude. While at Yale, he was a member of the improvisational comedy group The Viola Question and president of the Yale Dramatic Association.{{cite web | url=https://theviolaquestion.com/alumni | title=Alumni }}
Career
= 2003–2009: Early work =
Between 2003 and 2015, Timbers served as the Artistic Director of the award-winning, experimental theater company Les Freres Corbusier.{{Cite web|url=https://domyessay.com/blog/yale-university-notable-alumni|title=The Prestige Of Yale University: Notable Yale Alumni|website=domyessay.com|access-date=24 December 2024}} Les Freres productions included Boozy: The Life, Death, and Subsequent Vilification of Le Corbusier and, More Importantly, Robert Moses, Dance Dance Revolution, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Hell House, Heddatron, and Hoover Comes Alive!.{{cite web|url=http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org|title=Welcome to La Jolla Playhouse|date=2011-05-19|publisher=Lajollaplayhouse.org|access-date=2014-01-22}} For Hell House, Timbers was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Theatrical Experience.
In 2003, Timbers conceived and directed the Les Freres show A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, for which he and writer Kyle Jarrow won an Obie Award. Timbers also won two Garland Awards for the subsequent Los Angeles production, and his 2006 revival was heralded by The New York Times as the "Best Revival of the Year."{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/102090-A-Very-Merry-Unauthorized-Childrens-Scientology-Pageant-Returns-to-NYC|title=A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant Returns to NYC|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|date=September 15, 2006|work=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605075419/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/102090-A-Very-Merry-Unauthorized-Childrens-Scientology-Pageant-Returns-to-NYC|archive-date=June 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E0DE1530F930A35755C0A9619C8B63|title=The Tonys - Critics' Picks|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=June 3, 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 16, 2014|location=New York|issn=0362-4331}}
Timbers served as the second assistant director on the Broadway premiere of Jersey Boys in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=394781|title='Jersey Boys' Listing|author=The Broadway League|publisher=Ibdb.com|access-date=2014-01-22}}
For the Off-Broadway production of Gutenberg! The Musical!, Timbers was nominated for a 2007 Drama Desk Award for Best Director of a Musical.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107645-Award-Nominated-Gutenberg-The-Musical-Will-Close-May-6-in-NYC|title=Award-Nominated 'Gutenberg! The Musical!' Will Close May 6 in NYC|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=April 26, 2007|work=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605071344/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107645-Award-Nominated-Gutenberg-The-Musical-Will-Close-May-6-in-NYC|archive-date=June 5, 2011|url-status=dead}} His production of Dixie's Tupperware Party was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106523-Andersson-Meriwether-and-Timbers-Team-on-Dixies-Tupperware-Party|title=Andersson, Meriwether and Timbers Team on Dixie's Tupperware Party|last=Pincus-Roth|first=Zachary|date=March 14, 2007|work=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021141651/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106523-Andersson-Meriwether-and-Timbers-Team-on-Dixies-Tupperware-Party|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}
= 2010–2017: Breakthrough =
In 2010, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson opened at the Public Theater to rave reviews with Timbers directing.{{cite news|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/theater/reviews/18bran.html|title=Old Hickory, That Emo Punk, Singing and Dancing to Fame|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=May 18, 2009|work=The New York Times}} The show was written by Timbers with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman. It returned to the Public the following year, extended three times, and became the second highest-grossing show in the institution's history.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140524-Bloody-Bloody-Andrew-Jackson-Hits-100th-Performance-at-the-Public|title=Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Hits 100th Performance at the Public|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=2010-06-19|publisher=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726010645/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140524-Bloody-Bloody-Andrew-Jackson-Hits-100th-Performance-at-the-Public|archive-date=2014-07-26|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-07-16}} It transferred to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway on September 20, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/features/article/143969-PLAYBILL-ON-OPENING-NIGHT-Bloody-Bloody-Andrew-Jackson-Old-Hickory-Is-Smokin|title=PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson — Old Hickory Is Smokin'|last=Haun|first=Harry|date=October 14, 2010|work=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121053336/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/143969-PLAYBILL-ON-OPENING-NIGHT-Bloody-Bloody-Andrew-Jackson-Old-Hickory-Is-Smokin|archive-date=November 21, 2010|url-status=dead}} The show won the Lucille Lortel Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical. Timbers won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139023-Outer-Critics-Circle-Awards-Noms-Announced-Memphis-Royal-Family-Top-List|title=Outer Critics Circle Awards Noms Announced; Memphis, Royal Family Top List|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=2010-04-26|publisher=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102032920/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139023-Outer-Critics-Circle-Awards-Noms-Announced-Memphis-Royal-Family-Top-List|archive-date=2013-11-02|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-07-16}}
In Fall 2010, Timbers directed The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway, which was subsequently filmed for HBO.
In March 2011, Timbers co-directed with Roger Rees Peter and the Starcatcher for Disney at New York Theatre Workshop.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119891-Can-He-Fly-Disney-and-La-Jolla-Will-Test-Wings-of-Starcatchers--a-Peter-Pan-Prequel|title=Can He Fly? Disney and La Jolla Will Test Wings of Starcatchers — a Peter Pan Prequel|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=July 28, 2008|work=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629165142/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119891-Can-He-Fly-Disney-and-La-Jolla-Will-Test-Wings-of-Starcatchers--a-Peter-Pan-Prequel|archive-date=29 June 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=15 March 2011}} The show opened to a positive review from Ben Brantley in The New York Times, and Timbers won the 2011 Obie Award for Direction.{{cite news|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/theater/reviews/peter-and-the-starcatcher-at-theater-workshop-review.html|title='Peter and the Starcatcher' at Theater Workshop - Review|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=March 9, 2011|work=The New York Times}}[http://obies.villagevoice.com/2011/ "OBIES"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703031450/http://obies.villagevoice.com/2011/ |date=2011-07-03 }} obies.villagevoice.com, May 16, 2011 The production was the fastest-selling show in New York Theatre Workshop's history and extended three times.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149160-Acclaimed-Peter-and-the-Starcatcher-Gets-One-Last-Extension-Off-Broadway|title=Acclaimed Peter and the Starcatcher Gets One Last Extension Off-Broadway|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=2011-03-24|publisher=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022132827/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149160-Acclaimed-Peter-and-the-Starcatcher-Gets-One-Last-Extension-Off-Broadway|archive-date=2011-10-22|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-07-16}} In March 2012, Timbers and Rees again co-directed Peter and the Starcatcher on Broadway. It was subsequently nominated for nine Tony Awards and won five.{{cite web|url=http://peterandthestarcatcher.com/press/features/|title=Features|publisher=Peter and the Starcatcher|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506082850/http://peterandthestarcatcher.com/press/features|archive-date=2013-05-06|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-22}} The show spawned two national tours and a year-long return engagement Off-Broadway.
In August 2013, Timbers and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson composer Michael Friedman reunited for a musical version of the play Love's Labour's Lost that appeared as part of Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theatre.{{cite web|url=http://loveslabourslost.com|title=Love's Labour's Lost|access-date=2015-06-16}} It was nominated for a 2014 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/2014-annual-drama-desk-awards-nominations-announced-gentlemans-guide-earns-12-nominations-com-217625|title=2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced; Gentleman's Guide Earns 12 Nominations|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=April 25, 2014|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2019-05-28}}
In 2013 and again in 2014, Timbers directed Here Lies Love Off-Broadway at the Public Theater in New York City, an immersive club musical about Imelda Marcos featuring the music of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, for which he won the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Director.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/legit/news/off-broadways-lortel-awards-like-here-lies-love-fun-home-and-the-open-house-complete-list-1201171610/|title=Off Broadway's Lortel Awards Like 'Here Lies Love,' 'Fun Home' and 'The Open House' (COMPLETE LIST)|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=2014-05-04|publisher=Variety|access-date=2014-07-16}} The show was extended at the Public Theater three times, and made numerous year-end Best Of lists including The New York Times, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, Time, The Hollywood Reporter, Time Out, New York Magazine, and Vogue.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/185883-Youre-the-Top-Twelfth-Night-The-Glass-Menagerie-Here-Lies-Love-and-More-Top-2013-Best-of-Theatre-Lists?tsrc=hpt2|title=You're the Top! Twelfth Night, The Glass Menagerie, Here Lies Love and More Top 2013 "Best of Theatre" Lists|date=2013-12-26|publisher=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227085525/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/185883-Youre-the-Top-Twelfth-Night-The-Glass-Menagerie-Here-Lies-Love-and-More-Top-2013-Best-of-Theatre-Lists?tsrc=hpt2|archive-date=2013-12-27|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-07-16}} He was also nominated for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Director.
In 2014, Timbers directed Here Lies Love at the National Theatre in London. Timbers, Byrne, and Fatboy Slim won the London Evening Standard Beyond Theatre Award "for pushing the boundaries of musicals."{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/evening-standard-theatre-awards-the-stars-gather-to-celebrate-the-best-of-british-theatre-9894050.html|title=Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2014: the best of British theatre|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-04-04|language=en-GB}}
Also in 2014, Timbers directed the musical Rocky, based on the Oscar-winning film, on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre, for which he was nominated for Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Director.{{cite web|url=http://rockybroadway.com|title=Rocky on Broadway | Official Site for Tickets | New York City|publisher=Rockybroadway.com|access-date=2014-07-16}} Two years earlier, he directed a pilot production of the show in Germany, which ran for five years in Hamburg and Stuttgart.
In 2016, Timbers directed an Off-Broadway revival of The Robber Bridegroom for Roundabout Theater Company, which won the 2016 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Revival.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/theater/lortel-awards-winners-guards-at-the-taj-the-robber-bridegroom.html|title=Lortel Awards Celebrate 'Guards at the Taj,' 'The Robber Bridegroom'|last=Chow|first=Andrew R.|date=2016-05-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-28|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lortel.org/|title=The Lucille Lortel Foundations|website=The Lucille Lortel Foundations|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-20}}
In 2016, Timbers directed the comedy Oh Hello! on Broadway, written by and starring comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney. The show opened to positive reviews, recouped its capitalization, and was filmed for Netflix.{{Citation|title=Oh, Hello On Broadway (2017)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oh_hello_on_broadway|language=en|access-date=2019-05-20}}
= 2018–present =
In 2018, Timbers directed the out-of-town tryout of Beetlejuice at the National Theater in Washington DC. The next year, he directed the Broadway transfer of Beetlejuice at the Winter Garden Theater. The show was nominated for eight 2019 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/|title=IBDB | The Official Source For Broadway Information|website=www.ibdb.com}}
Also in 2018, Timbers directed the out-of-town tryout of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, based on the Oscar-winning film, at the Emerson Colonial Theater in Boston. In July 2019, the show transferred to Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theater. The following year, the production was nominated for 14 Tony Awards including Best Musical. For his work on the production, Timbers was nominated for Best Director of a Musical and, for his work on the cast album, he was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award.{{cite web |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/tonyawards2021 |title=UPDATING LIVE: The 74th Annual Tony Award Winners {{!}} Playbill |website=www.playbill.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926231112/https://www.playbill.com/article/tonyawards2021 |archive-date=2021-09-26}} The show also won Best Musical at the 2020 Outer Critics Circle Awards and the 2020 Drama League Awards, and Timbers won the 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Director of a Musical.{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/moulin-rouge-and-danny-burstein-among-2020-drama-league-winners|title=Moulin Rouge! and Danny Burstein Among 2020 Drama League Winners | Playbill}}
In September 2019, Timbers served as Production Consultant on David Byrne's American Utopia at the Emerson Colonial Theater in Boston. The next month, the show opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theater. American Utopia was called "the best live show of all time" by NME Magazine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/best-live-show-all-time-nme-ep-live-tracks-david-byrne-american-utopia-tour-out-now-2018-12-11|title = "'…The Best Live Show of All Time' —NME" EP, Live Tracks from David Byrne's "American Utopia" Tour, Out Now; "American Utopia (Deluxe Edition)" Also Available - Nonesuch Records| date=11 December 2018 }} The show recouped and was named to many critics' year-end top ten lists.{{Cite web|url=https://americanutopiabroadway.com|title=American Utopia on Broadway | website=americanutopiabroadway.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519000417/https://americanutopiabroadway.com/ | archive-date=2019-05-19 | url-status=usurped}} The show was filmed for HBO and was nominated for six Emmy Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/spike-lee-david-byrnes-american-utopia-hbo-1202960517/|title = Spike Lee-Directed Film Version of 'David Byrne's American Utopia' Heads to HBO|date = 16 June 2020}}
In Summer 2021, Beetlejuice made its international debut in South Korea at the Sejong Arts Center, staged and designed by the original Broadway creative team, in July 2021. It was nominated for 10 Korea Musical Awards, including Best Musical.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-The-Cast-of-BEETLEJUICE-in-South-Korea-Performs-That-Beautiful-Sound-20210730|title=Video: The Cast of BEETLEJUICE in South Korea Performs 'That Beautiful Sound'|first=A. A.|last=Cristi|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}
In September 2021, Moulin Rouge! The Musical re-opened on Broadway and won 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. For his work on the production, Timbers won a 2021 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical.
That same month, American Utopia also re-opened on Broadway and received a 2021 Special Tony Award.
On November 12, 2021, Moulin Rouge! The Musical began performances simultaneously in Melbourne at the Regent Theatre and in London's West End at the Piccadilly Theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/london-premiere-of-moulin-rouge-the-musical-begins-november-12|title = London Premiere of Moulin Rouge! The Musical Begins November 12}} In May 2022, the Australian production opened in Sydney.{{cite web | url=https://www.capitoltheatre.com.au/moulin-rouge-the-musical/ | title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical }} In April 2022, Timbers directed the first national tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which opened in Chicago at the James M. Nederlander Theatre.{{cite web | url=https://www.theatreinchicago.com/moulin-rouge-the-musical/10720/ | title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical - Nederlander Theatre - Chicago }}{{cite web | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/beetlejuice-the-musical-marquis-theatre/ | title=Broadway and Beyond: "It's showtime" again for the musical adaptation of "Beetlejuice" | website=CBS News | date=8 April 2022 }} In October 2022, the German production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical opened in Cologne and in December 2022 the Korean production opened in Seoul, both directed by Timbers.{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MOULIN-ROUGE-is-Coming-to-Germany-in-Autumn-2022-20210930 | title=MOULIN ROUGE! Is Coming to Germany in Autumn 2022 }} A Japanese production began performances in Tokyo in 2023{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/moulin-rouge-the-musical-to-play-tokyo-in-2023|title= Moulin Rouge! The Musical to Play Tokyo in 2023|website= Playbill|accessdate= March 21, 2024}} An eighth production in the Netherlands premieres in 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.paudal.com/2023/09/26/musical-moulin-rouge-will-get-dutch-version-next-year-book-culture/ | title=Musical Moulin Rouge! Will get Dutch version next year | Book & Culture | date=26 September 2023 }}
In April 2022, Beetlejuice re-opened on Broadway, now at the Marquis Theater.{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/production/beetlejuicemarquis-theatre-2021-2022|title= Beetlejuice (Broadway, 2021-2022)|website= Playbill|accessdate= March 21, 2024}} In November 2022, Timbers directed the first national tour of Beetlejuice, which premiered at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theater.{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/beetlejuice-to-embark-on-north-american-tour|title= Beetlejuice to Embark on North American Tour|website= Playbill|accessdate= March 21, 2024}} The tour has consistently been among the top-grossing Broadway tours in various markets and recouped its investment in September 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BEETLEJUICE-North-American-Tour-Recoups-After-Only-37-Weeks-On-The-Road-20231030 | title=BEETLEJUICE North American Tour Recoups After Only 37 Weeks on the Road }} An additional production aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines began in 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/norwegian-cruise-line-brings-beetlejuice-the-musical-to-norwegian-viva | title=Beetlejuice: The Musical to Debut on Norwegian Viva | date=24 October 2023 }}
In 2023, Timbers returned to Broadway with three shows: Here Lies Love at the Broadway Theater, Gutenberg! The Musical! at the James Earl Jones Theater, and he served as Creative Consultant for Alex Edelman: Just For Us at the Hudson Theater, which Timbers then subsequently directed as a special for HBO. {{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/just-for-us-hbo-comedy-special-alex-edelman-interview-1234971003/ |title= Hilarious HBO Special Explores What Happens When a Jewish Comedian Infiltrates a White Nationalist Meeting |website= IndieWire|date= 6 April 2024 |accessdate= April 6, 2024}}
His debut picture book, Broadway Bird, was published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan, on May 24, 2022.{{Cite book|isbn = 978-1-250-78457-5|title = Broadway Bird|last1 = Timbers|first1 = Alex|date = 24 May 2022| publisher=Feiwel & Friends }}
Television works
Timbers directed and executive produced the television specials John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018), Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall (2020), and John Mulaney: Baby J (2023), all for Netflix. John Mulaney: Baby J won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Special,{{cite news |last1=Shanfeld |first1=Ethan |title=Oppenheimer Leads Critics Choice Awards with 8 Wins, Barbie Scores 6 — Full Winners List |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/critics-choice-awards-2024-winners-list-1235870581/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |work=Variety |date=January 14, 2024 |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115001757/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/critics-choice-awards-2024-winners-list-1235870581/ |url-status=live }} and for his work on the special as an executive producer, Timbers was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).{{cite web | url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/john-mulaney-baby-j | title=John Mulaney: Baby J }}
He is a co-creator with Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola, and Paul Weitz of the Amazon Studios series Mozart in the Jungle, which won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy. He served as Co-Executive Producer on all episodes.
Recognition
Sardi's Restaurant honored Timbers by unveiling a portrait of him for their famed wall of caricatures on July 20, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Wiltbank |first=Michael |date=July 21, 2022 |title=See the Unveiling of Tony-Winning Director Alex Timbers' Sardi's Portrait |url=https://playbill.com/article/see-the-unveiling-of-tony-winning-director-alex-timbers-sardis-portrait |website=Playbill}}
Credits
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Awards and nominations
Bibliography
Timbers' debut picture book, Broadway Bird, set in an all-animal version of Broadway, was published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan, on May 24, 2022.
References
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