Broadway: End of the Rainbow, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, 110 In The Shade (Tony nom.), Shining City, Well, Awake and Sing! (Tony nom.), Rabbit Hole, The Light In The Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics awards), Reckless, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Seven Guitars (Tony nom.), among others. Recent: King Lear (Public Theater), Kdo! (Foret Nationale, Brussels), Kafeneion (Athens Festival), Garden Of Earthly Delights (Minetta Lane); Orpheus X (TFANA), Kaos (NYTW). Awards: Obie/Sustained Excellence, among others. ... read more
Greif attended Northwestern University and graduated from the University of California, San Diego graduate directing program. He was the Artistic Director of the La Jolla Playhouse, LaJolla, California from 1994 to 1999.
He was an Artistic Associate at the New York Theatre Workshop where he directed, among others, Bright Lights, Big City (1998–99) and the original production of Rent for which he received the Obie Award for direction of a musical and which he later directed on Broadway.
Greif has directed several original Broadway musicals and been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical four times. In addition ... read more
LCT: The King and I, Golden Boy, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, The Coast of Utopia, Blood and Gifts, A Minister’s Wife, Bernarda Alba, Belle Epoque. Broadway: You Can't Take It With You, The Bridges of Madison County. Off-Broadway includes various productions at The Public, Signature, Vineyard, TFANA, MTC and NYTW. Regional: Stone Cold Dead Serious, Nocturne (A.R.T.), 13 seasons at Chautauqua Theater Company. ... read more
