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Wagner was born in San Francisco, the son of Phyllis Edna Catherine (née Smith-Spurgeon) and Jens Otto Wagner. His mother was from New Zealand and his father was from Denmark. He attended art school and started his career in theatres in that city with designs for Don Pasquale, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Tea and Sympathy, and Waiting for Godot, among others. In 1958, he relocated to New York City, where he worked on numerous off-Broadway productions before making his Broadway debut as an assistant designer for the Hugh Wheeler play Big Fish, Little Fish in 1961. His first solo project was a short-lived 1966 production of The Condemned of Altona by Jean-Paul Sartre.
Wagner's many Broadway credits include Hair, The Great White Hope, Promises, Promises, Gantry, Jesus Christ Superstar, Seesaw, Mack & Mabel, A Chorus Line, Ballroom, On the Twentieth Century, 42nd Street, Dreamgirls, Song and Dance, City of Angels, Victor/Victoria, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Angels in America: Perestroika, The Producers, The Boy from Oz, and Young Frankenstein. His work in London's West End includes Crazy For You and Chess.
Wagner's other theatrical work ranges from off-Broadway and regional theatre productions to ballet and opera, including sets for the Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Hamburg State Opera, the Royal Swedish Opera, the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, and the New York City Ballet.
Wagner won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design six times out of eleven nominations and the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design three times out of ten nominations.
Wagner served on the Theatre Advisory Committee for the New York International Festival of the Arts, as a trustee of the New York Shakespeare Festival, and taught in the graduate theatre arts program at Columbia University. In 2001, Wagner was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.
Robin Wagner , Young Frankenstein
Robin Wagner, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Robin Wagner, Young Frankenstein
Robin Wagner, Kiss Me, Kate
Robin Wagner, The Producers
Robin Wagner, The Producers
Robin Wagner, The Producers
Robin Wagner, Kiss Me, Kate
Robin Wagner, Kiss Me Kate
Robin Wagner, Kiss Me, Kate
Robin Wagner, Crazy For You
Robin Wagner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
Robin Wagner, Crazy for You
Robin Wagner (Set),, Crazy for You
Robin Wagner, Jelly's Last Jam
Robin Wagner, City of Angels
Robin Wagner, City of Angels
Robin Wagner, Merlin
Robin Wagner, Dreamgirls
Robin Wagner, Dreamgirls
Robin Wagner , Dreamgirls
Robin Wagner, On the 2th Century
Robin Wagner, On the Twentieth Century
Robin Wagner, A Chorus Line
Robin Wagner, Seesaw
Robin Wagner, Jesus Christ Superstar
Robin Wagner, Lenny
Robin Wagner has been nominated for several awards throughout their career. They were nominated for Outstanding Set Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Young Frankenstein," Best Scenic Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein," and Outstanding Set Design of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Young Frankenstein." They were also nominated for Best Set Designer at the Olivier Awards for "Kiss Me, Kate," Outstanding Scenic Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Producers," and Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards for "The Producers." Other nominations include Outstanding Set Design - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Kiss Me, Kate," Outstanding Scenic Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Kiss Me, Kate," Best Set Designer at the Olivier Awards for "Crazy For You," Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards for "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches," Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Crazy for You," and Best Set, Costume, and Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Crazy for You." They were also nominated for Best Revival at the Tony Awards for "Jelly's Last Jam," Best Set Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "City of Angels," Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "City of Angels," Outstanding Projection Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Merlin," Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Dreamgirls," Lighting Design at The Hewes Awards for "Dreamgirls," Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards for "Dreamgirls," Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "On the 20th Century," and Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards for "On the Twentieth Century." Additionally, they received the Scenic Design award at The Hewes Awards for "A Chorus Line" and "Seesaw," Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards for "Jesus Christ Superstar," and Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Lenny."
Robin Wagner, the renowned set designer, has received numerous accolades throughout their career. Some of the notable awards they have won include Outstanding Set Design of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Producers," Outstanding Scenic Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Producers," and Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards for "The Producers." They have also been honored with Outstanding Set Design - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Kiss Me, Kate" and Outstanding Scenic Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same show. Wagner's exceptional work on "Crazy for You" earned them the Best Set, Costume, and Lighting Design award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. They also won the Best Set Design award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "City of Angels" and received Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for the same production. Their contributions to "Dreamgirls" were recognized with the Outstanding Set Design award at the Drama Desk Awards and the Lighting Design award at The Hewes Awards. Wagner's talent extended to "On the 20th Century," for which they won Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards and Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards. They were also honored with the Scenic Design award at The Hewes Awards for "A Chorus Line" and "Seesaw." Lastly, Wagner's exceptional set design for "Lenny" earned them the Outstanding Set Design award at the Drama Desk Awards.
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