James C. Nicola

{{short description|American theatre director}}

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James C. Nicola is an American theatre director.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/theater/jim-nicola-new-york-theater-workshop.html|title=Bidding Farewell to His Theatrical Flock|work=The New York Times|first=Scott|last=Heller|date=July 13, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}} From 1988 to 2022 he was the artistic director of the New York Theatre Workshop.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/theater/jim-nicola-retirement-new-york-theater-workshop.html|title=Head of New York Theater Workshop to Depart in 2022|work=The New York Times|first=Eric|last=Grode|date=April 16, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/new-york-theatre-workshop-james-nicola-departure-rent-slave-play-hadestown-1234736043/amp/|title=New York Theatre Workshop Artistic Director James C. Nicola Announces Departure; Legacy Includes 'Rent', 'Slave Play', 'Hadestown'|first=Greg|last=Evans|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 16, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/new-york-theatre-workshops-2022-gala-to-honor-artistic-director-james-c-nicola|title=New York Theatre Workshop's 2022 Gala to Honor Artistic Director James C. Nicola|first=Logan|last=Culwell-Block|work=Playbill|date=January 27, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}} Nicola was awarded a Special Tony Award at the 75th Tony Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/year/2022/category/any/show/any/|title=Tony Awards Winners / 2022|work=Tony Awards|access-date=July 16, 2022}}