David Korins

David Korins
Born (1976-08-04) August 4, 1976 (age 48) Mansfield, Massachusetts
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
OccupationCreative Director & Designer
Notable workHamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Beetlejuice, The Oscars, Grease: Live
SpouseCarolyn Cantor (2003 - div. 2018)
Children2
Awards2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special (Grease: Live), 2010 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Scenic Design, 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical (Beetlejuice), 2009 Drama Desk Award, 2009 Obie Award,

David Korins (born August 4, 1976) is a creative director and the principal designer of Korins.

Career

Korins has designed more than 25 Broadways shows including Hamilton (Tony Award nomination), Dear Evan Hansen, Beetlejuice (Tony Award nomination), and Mrs. Doubtfire.[1] His most recent work includes Here Lies Love (Tony Award nomination) and The Who's Tommy.

David Korins served as creative director for musicians including Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Kanye West, Mariah Carey (Number 1 to Infinity, All I Want for Christmas Is You) Andrea Bocelli, and Sia.[2]

Television credits include the 91st Academy Awards (Emmy Award Nomination), 94th Academy Awards (Emmy Award Nomination), Grease: Live (Emmy Award), Watch What Happens Live, and "Elton John: I'm Still Standing – A Grammy Salute."[3]

Korins has created exhibitions for Sotheby's, Gagosian Gallery, and the USC Shoah Foundation.[4] Korins also provides consulting for brands including Google, Spotify, YouTube, and Microsoft.[5]

Korins currently serves as Global Creative Director of Lighthouse Immersive, producing the highest selling ticketed experience in North America 2021, Immersive Van Gogh. Following the success of Van Gogh, he went on to create the Disney Animation Immersive Experience, an experience that celebrates all 100 years of Disney animation using unprecedented access to the entire Disney archive.

Broadway

Television

Film

Music & concerts

Personal life

Korins was raised in Mansfield, Massachusetts and graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst.[11] Korins has two children with Carolyn Cantor. Korins and Cantor divorced in 2018.

Awards and nominations

Korins has been awarded an Emmy Award, Lortel Award, an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Design, two Drama Desk Awards, three Henry Hewes Design Awards, and three Tony Award nominations for Best Scenic Design in a Musical.[12]

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2024 Tony Award Best Scenic Design for a Musical Here Lies Love Nominated
2022 Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special The Oscars Nominated
2019 Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special The Oscars Nominated[13]
2019 Tony Award Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical Beetlejuice Nominated[14]
2019 Drama Desk Award Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Beetlejuice Won[15]
2017 Tony Award Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical War Paint Nominated
2016 Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special Grease: Live Won
2016 Tony Award Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical Hamilton Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "David Korins – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  2. ^ "TEDxBroadway's David Korins Featured on TED.com". TEDxBroadway. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. ^ a b c d "David Korins". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  4. ^ "David Korins, 2019 Oscars Set Designer, Creates a Cloud of Majesty". SURFACE. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  5. ^ Block, Fang. "Worldwise: Award-Winning Creative Director David Korins' Favorite Things". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  6. ^ a b Lasky, Julie (2017-05-23). "Inside the Studio of David Korins, Set Designer of 'Hamilton'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  7. ^ a b "This Man Makes a Living Designing Sets for People Like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Lady Gaga". Money. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  8. ^ Cochran, Samuel. "Inside the Studio of Hamilton Production Designer David Korins". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  9. ^ "Bloomberg - How Did I Get Here? David Korins". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  10. ^ Evans, Suzy (2017-03-21). "David Korins Wants to Play in All the Sandboxes (Build Them Too)". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  11. ^ King, Darryn (2020-03-02). "A Day in the Life of Kanye West's Set Designer". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  12. ^ "David Korins Biography on BroadwayWorld.com". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  13. ^ "David Korins". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  14. ^ "The Tony Award Nominations". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  15. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2019-06-03). "Drama Desk Awards Winners List: 'The Ferryman', 'The Prom' Among Top Honorees". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-03.