AMERICAN IN PARIS' Bob Crowley Wins Tony for Best Scenic Design Musical

Bob Crowley and 59 Productions have won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for An American in Paris.

Crowley, (Set and Costume Design) other Broadway credits include An American in Paris, Aladdin, The Glass Menagerie, Once (Tony Award), The Dark Earth and the Light Sky, and The Little Mermaid.

He designed numerous National Theatre productions, including People,Travelling Light, Collaborators, King James Bible, Juno and the Paycock, The Habit of Art, The Power of Yes, Phedre,Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Gethsemane, Fram, The History Boys (Tony Award), His Girl Friday, and Mourning Becomes Electra.

In addition, he has designed over 25 Royal Shakespeare Company productions, including Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Plantagenets (Olivier Award). Other productions include Into the Woods andOrpheus Descending at the Donmar Warehouse, The Seagull at the Public Theater, Tarzan, The Year of Magical Thinking, The Capeman, and The Sweet Smell of Success. He won Tony Awards for Mary Poppins, Aida, The Coast of Utopia, and Carousel. His film credits include Othello,Tales of Hollywood, The Crucible, and the BBC's "Suddenly Last Summer."

He is a recipient of the Royal Designer for Industry Award and the Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatrical Design.

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