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Wolfe was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, at the time a heavily-segregated city. He attended the all-black private school at which his mother taught before pursuing a B.A. in theater at Pomona College in Clairmont, California. Wolfe then taught for several years in Los Angeles and later in New York, where he received an M.F.A. in dramatic writing and musical theater at New York University in 1983. Frankfort is the name of several places: Frankfort, Illinois Frankfort, Indiana Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort, Michigan Village of Frankfort, New York Town of Frankfort, New York Frankfort, Ohio Frankfort, Wisconsin Frankfort, South Africa Today, Frankfurt, the name of two cities in Germany, is known as that in English. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... Segregation means separation. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... Pomona College Pomona College is a small private residential liberal arts college in Claremont, California, located 47 miles east of Los Angeles. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... MFA is an abbreviation, initialism or acronym for: Master of Fine Arts (most notable usage) Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malta Football Association [1] Music for America [2] Managed Funds Association Multi Fibre Arrangement This is a disambiguation page — a... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ...

Wolfe's first offerings--the musical Paradise (1985), his play The Colored Museum (1986)--were off-Broadway productions that met with mixed reviews. In 1989, however, Wolfe won an Obie award for best off-Broadway director for his play Spunk, an adaptation of three stories by Zora Neale Hurston. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... The Obie Awards, short for Off-Broadway Theater Awards, are annual awards bestowed by the newspaper The Village Voice on theater artists performing in New York City. ... Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891–January 28, 1960) was an African-American folklorist and author. ...

Wolfe gained a national reputation with his 1991 musical Jelly's Last Jam, a musical about the life of jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton; after a Los Angeles opening, the play moved to Broadway, where it received 11 Tony nominations. Two years later, Wolfe directed Tony Kushner's Angels in America to great critical acclaim as well as a Tony award; he also directed the second half, Perestroika, the following year. Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton (September 20, 1890 - July 10, 1941) was a virtuoso pianist, a bandleader, and a composer who some call the first true composer of Jazz music. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater. ... Tony Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an award-winning American playwright most famous for his play Angels in America. ... Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. ...

In 1996, Wolfe created the musical Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, an ensemble of tap and music starring Savion Glover; his work won him a second Tony award for direction and was an enormous financial success. Tap dance was born in the United States during the 19th century, and today is popular all around the world. ... Savion Glover. ...

Despite a kidney transplant from his brother William Wolfe in the late 1990s, George C. Wolfe continued to direct plays such as Kushner's Caroline, or Change and Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Suzan-Lori Parks (1964 - ) is an African-American playwright and novelist. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ...

In late 2004, Wolfe announced his intention to leave the theater for film direction, beginning with the well-received HBO film Lackawanna Blues. HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ...

External links

• George C. Wolfe bio
• George C. Wolfe at the Internet Broadway Database
• George C. Wolfe at the Internet Movie Database