Gerald Gutierrez

Gerald Gutierrez (February 3, 1950 – December 29, 2003) was an American Tony Award-winning stage director. He was born and died in Brooklyn, New York.

Career

Gutierrez was a graduate of Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York,[1] and then the Juilliard School and initially worked as a performer. He then started directing Off-Broadway, often at Playwrights Horizons. He directed, among others, the following plays at Lincoln Center: The Most Happy Fella (1992), The Heiress (1995), A Delicate Balance (1996), and Dinner at Eight (2002). His work with The Heiress and A Delicate Balance was said to be (by Playbill) as "near perfect representations of those plays".[2][3][4]

Of The Heiress, the Variety reviewer wrote: "Although Gerald Gutierrez’s direction can’t be undervalued, The Heiress is not by any stretch “director’s theater.”... Under Gutierrez’s sure hand, the exceptional cast never falters." [5] He directed the Wendy Wasserstein play Isn't It Romantic in 1983. Gutierrez and Wasserstein were good friends.[4]

He was said (by The New York Times) to have "an obsession with detail that made each production tick like a perfectly calibrated clock", and to do "ferocious" research.[6] André Bishop, a close friend of Gutierrez, said "Of all the directors I know, he was one who combined a scrupulous sense of reality with enormous flair and style."[7]

Death

Gutierrez died in his sleep of respiratory failure.[3]

Awards and nominations

Gutierrez was nominated for the 1994 Tony Award, Director of a Play for Abe Lincoln in Illinois.[8] He won the 1995 Tony Award, Director of a Play for The Heiress and the 1996 Tony Award, Director of a Play for A Delicate Balance.[9]

References
  1. "Gerald Gutierrez, Director, Is Dead at 53". The New York Times. 2003-12-31. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. Simonson, Robert & Kenneth Jones. "Gerald Gutierrez, Acclaimed Director of Broadway Plays, Is Dead" Playbill, December 30, 2003
  3. "Gerald Gutierrez, 53; Broadway Director Won 2 Tony Awards", Los Angeles Times, December 31, 2003.
  4. Buckley, Michael. "Director Gerald Gutierrez Dies at 53" theatermania.com, December 30, 2003.
  5. Evans, Greg. "Review: 'The Heiress' " Variety, March 9, 1995.
  6. Mandell, Jonathan. "The Witty Star of 'The Gerry Show'" The New York Times, January 18, 2004
  7. Gussow, Mel. "Gerald Gutierrez, Director, Is Dead at 53" The New York Times, December 31, 2003
  8. "'Abe Lincoln in Illinois' Broadway" Playbill, retrieved September 22, 2017
  9. "Gutierrez Broadway" Playbill, retrieved September 22, 2017


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