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| 1 | He was nominated for a 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Equity) Award for New Adaptation for "East of Eden" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 2 | His musical, "Loving Repeating," at the Kokandy Productions Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Non-Equity) Award for Musical or Revue Production. |
| 3 | He is an associate director at the Goodman Theater and Professor of Performance Studies at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. [August 2008] |
| 4 | His stage adaptation of the play, "The March" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation. |
| 5 | He was nominated for a 2009 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation of a Play for "Kafka on the Shore", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 6 | Michael Smith and his musical, "The Snow Queen", at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for a 2007 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work of a Musical. |
| 7 | His adaptation, "After the Quake", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation. |
| 8 | Stephen Flaherty and his musical, "Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein", at the About Face Theatre and Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work in a Musical. |
| 9 | He was nominated for a 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Musical for "Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein", at the About Face Theatre and Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 10 | He was nominated for a 2002 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Musical for "The Visit", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 11 | He was nominated for a 2001 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Drawer Boy", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 12 | He was nominated for a 1999 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Morning Star", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 13 | His play, "Gertrude Stein: Each One as She May", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for a 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work. |
| 14 | His stage adaptation, "As I Lay Dying", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for a 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work. |
| 15 | His play, "Earthly Possessions", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for a 1992 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work. |
| 16 | He was awarded the 1992 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "The Good Person of Setzuan", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 17 | He was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Musical for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 18 | He was awarded the 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation of "The Grapes of Wrath", at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 19 | He was awarded the 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "The Grapes of Wrath", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 20 | He was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Passion Play", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 21 | He was awarded the 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "She Always Said Pablo", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 22 | He was awarded the 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work for "She Always Said Pablo", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 23 | He was nominated for a 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Galileo", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 24 | He was nominated for a 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Aunt Dan and Lemon", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 25 | He was awarded the 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "You Can't Take It With You" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 26 | He was nominated for a 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Dresser" at the Body Politic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 27 | He was nominated for a 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in "Mother Courage and Her Children" at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 28 | He was nominated for a 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a play for "Mother Courage and Her Children", at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 29 | He was awarded the 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a play for "Travesties" at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 30 | He was nominated for the 1976 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his performance in "God's Favorite" at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 31 | He was nominated for a 1976 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for his performance in "The Caretaker" at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 32 | He was nominated for a 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Director of a Play for "Three Cuckolds" at the Candlelight Forum Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 33 | He was awarded the 1973 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work for "Boss" at the Candlelight Forum Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 34 | He was nominated for a 1972 Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance in "The National Health" at the Candelight Forum Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 35 | The January 25, 1988 draft of the script for My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) credits Jerico as writer, with revisions by Frank Galati, Richard Benner, Susan Rice, Herschel Weingrod & Timothy Harris, Paul Rudnick, and Debra Frank & Carl Sautter, and a further rewrite by Jonathan Reynolds. Only four of the ten writers received credits in the final film. |
| 36 | An ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. |
| 37 | In 1990, won two Tony Awards for "The Grapes of Wrath:" as author of the Best Play winner and as Best Director (Play). In 1998, he was also nominated as Best Director (Musical) for "Ragtime." |
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