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{{short description|British theatre director (born 1957)}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_place = [[Leicester]], England, United Kingdom
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'''David Leveaux''' (born 13 December 1957)<ref name=bio>this source shows 1958:[http://www.filmreference.com/film/67/David-Leveaux.html Biography] filmreference.com
Leveaux made his film directorial debut with ''[[The Exception]]'', which was released by [[A24]] in 2017.
==Early life==
Leveaux was born in Leicester and raised in [[Derby]] in the [[English Midlands|Midlands]], the son of a [[cardiologist]].<ref name=bio/> He read English language and literature at [[Manchester University]].<ref name=whatsonstage20030616>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821055523840 '20 Questions With...David Leveaux', ''WhatsOnStage.com'', 16 June 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616061218/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821055523840 |date=16 June 2011 }}</ref>
==Career==
In his early 20s, Leveaux became assistant to [[Peter Gill (playwright)|Peter Gill]] at [[Riverside Studios]].<ref name=whatsonstage20030616 /> When the Studios became bankrupt he was one of a group who occupied the building illegally to keep it running until it was reestablished legitimately.<ref name=whatsonstage20030616 /> While taking a break in New York City, he discovered [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s play, ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]'', and revived it at Riverside, starring [[Frances de la Tour]] and [[Ian Bannen]]. The production transferred to the West End and Broadway (1984).<ref name=whatsonstage20030616 /> Bannen again starred, opposite Kate Nelligan in the Broadway version.
Subsequently he directed ''[[Therese Raquin]]'' at [[Chichester]], ''[[Anna Christie]]'' in London and on Broadway, and ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. At the [[Almeida Theatre]] he directed [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[No Man's Land (play)|No Man's Land]]'', ''[[Moonlight (play)|Moonlight]]'', ''[[Betrayal (play)|Betrayal]]'' and [[Neil LaBute]]'s ''The Distance From Here'' (2002).<ref name=whatsonstage20030616 /><ref>[http://www.haroldpinter.org/plays/index.shtml Listing of Pinter plays, with production details] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613203248/http://www.haroldpinter.org
He was Artistic Director of Theatre Project Tokyo, directing productions in Tokyo, including ''Electra'' (1995), ''Lulu'' (1999), ''Modern Noh Plays'', ''The Changeling'', ''Hedda Gabler'', and ''Two Headed Eagle''.<ref name=bio/><ref>[http://www.ntny.org/productions/jumpers/credits.htm Leveaux credits] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727133223/http://www.ntny.org/productions/jumpers/credits.htm |date=27 July 2011 }}''National Theatre New York''
He was associate director of the [[Donmar Warehouse]], under [[Sam Mendes]]' artistic directorship. His revival of the musical ''[[Nine (musical)|Nine]]'' at Donmar in 1996 transferred to Broadway in 2003 with [[Antonio Banderas]], where he received a nomination for the Tony Award, Best Direction of a Musical and the musical itself won the Tony Award as Best Revival of a Musical. He directed ''[[Electra (Sophocles play)|Electra]]'' (1997), for which [[Zoë Wanamaker]] received an [[Olivier Award]].<ref>[http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Laurence%20Olivier%20Awards&Year=1998 Olivier Awards, 1998] albemarle-london.com
In 2003 he revived [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[Jumpers (play)|Jumpers]]'' for the [[Royal National Theatre]] in London. This then toured the UK regions before eventually transferring to Broadway in 2004.<ref name=whatsonstage20030616 />
He directed ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (2007) on Broadway, starring [[Kevin Kline]], with [[Ben Brantley]] writing in ''[[The New York Times]]'':
<blockquote>"Mr. Leveaux, the British director of the exquisite-looking Broadway productions of "Nine" and "Jumpers,
He directed the first West End revival of Tom Stoppard's play ''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]'', which opened in May 2009.<ref>Lipton, Brian S.[http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/04-2009/david-leveaux-to-direct-west-end-revival-of-tom-st_18104.html "David Leveaux to Direct West End Revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia"], theatermania.com, 20 April 2009</ref>
==Michael Riedel Controversy==
In 2005, Leveaux was in an altercation with ''New York Post'' columnist [[Michael Riedel (journalist)|Michael Riedel]] at the Manhattan restaurant and theatre hangout, Angus McIndoe. Riedel, who later admitted to being "tipsy", insulted Leveaux by claiming that English directors often ruin classic American musicals. While rumours circulated that Leveaux hit Riedel so hard that the columnist had to go to the emergency room, the truth is that Riedel was merely shoved to the floor and was not injured.<ref>{{cite news|url=
==Work==
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*''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' (2005)
*''[[Jumpers (play)|Jumpers]]'' (2004) – Tony Award nomination, Best Direction of a Play
*''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' (2004)
*''[[Nine (musical)|Nine]]'' (2003) – Tony Award nomination, Best Direction of a Musical and [[Drama Desk Award]] nomination, Outstanding Director of a Musical
*''[[Betrayal (play)|Betrayal]]'' (2000)
*''[[The Real Thing (play)|The Real Thing]]'' (2000) – Tony Award nomination, Best Direction of a Play
*''[[Electra (Sophocles play)|Electra]]
*''[[Anna Christie]]'' (1993) – Tony Award nomination, Best Direction of a Play
*''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]'' (1984) – Tony Award nomination, Best Direction of a Play
;[[Donmar Warehouse]]
*''[[Closer (play)|Closer]]''
*''The Real Thing'' – 1999 (transferred to the [[Albery Theatre]], January 2000)
*''Electra'' – (1997)
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*''Betrayal'' – (1991)
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*''[[Backbeat (film)|Backbeat]]'' (2011).<ref>[http://www.atgtickets.com/2871/669/London/Duke-Of-Yorks/Backbeat-Tickets "Official Duke of York's Theatre Website"], ''Ambassador Theatre Group''
;Film
*''[[The Exception]]'' – (2016)
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IBDB name|15412}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081203173951/http://www.americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/david_leveaux Biography as of November 2007 at American Theatre Wing]
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