Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award, and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song. She is widely known for directing the stage musical, The Lion King, for which she became the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing a musical, in addition to a Tony Award for Original Costume Design. She had been the director of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark before leaving in March 2011, after four months of previews (the longest preview period for any show in Broadway history), following artistic differences with the producers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julie Taymor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
13 movies · 4 shows
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025·7.3
On Broadway
2019·8.7
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018·7.3
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
2017·0.0
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014·6.5
Muse of Fire
2013·6.5
Pride of The Lion King
2011·10.0
Kurosawa's Way
2011·5.8
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010·8.5
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
2010·6.3
Creating the Universe
2008·0.0
Lights, Action, Music
2007·7.0
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
2006·0.0