Floyd Mutrux (born June 25, 1941) is an American stage and film director, writer, producer, and screenwriter.
Floyd Mutrux | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1941 United States |
| Other names | Charles Floyd Mutrux |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, film director |
Career
editHe began his work in Hollywood as an uncredited writer for Two-Lane Blacktop (1971). His career continued with The Christian Licorice Store (1971; writer/producer), Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971; writer, producer and director) and Freebie and the Bean (1974; story and executive producer). He wrote and directed Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975) and The Hollywood Knights (1980). Mutrux also directed American Hot Wax (1978). His later work includes Dick Tracy (1990; executive producer), American Me (1992; writer/executive producer), Blood In Blood Out (1993; screenplay), There Goes My Baby (1994; writer/director) and Mulholland Falls (1996; story).
Mutrux co-wrote the musical theater productions Million Dollar Quartet (2010),[1][2][3] Baby It's You! (2009).[4][5][6] and Heartbreak Hotel, which opened at the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago on June 30, 2018, and closed on September 9, 2018.[7] He and co-writer Colin Escott were nominated for a Tony Award for Million Dollar Quartet.[1]
Personal life
editMutrux studied in New York while working at Second City, Chicago, and later attended Columbia University.
Floyd Mutrux was previously married to Gail Mutrux and later to Penny Long. He has a son, Ashley, with Long. He later married choreographer Brigitte Mutrux.
References
edit- ^ a b "Who's Nominated?". Tony Awards. IBM Corp. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Foster and Stanley Will Join Original Chicago Quartet for Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet" Playbill.com, January 21, 2010
- ^ Fick, David. "Million Dollar Quartet Opens Tonight". Musical Cyberspace, April 11, 2010
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Producers of Baby It's You! Eyeing Broadhurst Theatre and Beth Leavel" Archived March 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill. January 14, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Shirelles Musical Baby It's You! Takes More Steps Toward Broadway" playbill.com, October 20, 2010.
- ^ "Mutrux's Baby, It's You Musical to Play Broadhurst in Spring with Leavel in Talks to Star?". Broadway.com, January 14, 2011.
- ^ Hawbaker, KT (August 27, 2018). "'Heartbreak Hotel' Set to Close Sept. 9". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2019.