Vanessa Leuck
Photos: 2026 Tony Awards- Stars Walk the Red Carpet (Jun 7, 2026)
Broadway Women's Fund Announces 2026's Women to Watch on Broadway (Mar 15, 2026)
Skeleton Key Entertainment's One-Man A CHRISTMAS CAROL To Play Sapan Greenport Theater (Nov 25, 2025)
BIO
Vanessa is an award-winning New York City-based costume designer who truly enjoys the art of collaborative storytelling. Some recent designs include: Sex With Strangers (Capital Repertory Theatre), Money Talks (Davenport Theatre), The Time Machine (The Acorn Theatre) Nomination, Best Overall Design NYMF 2017, Midnight at the Never Get (Dustin Sparks Productions), DISENCHANTED! National Tour (Starvox Entertainment) Previously Off-Broadway, the show received a 2015 Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical and her designs earned an American Theater Wing Henry Hewes Costume Design Award nomination.
Ms. Leuck has previously designed for DISNEY ON ICE, Off-Broadway, at several regional theaters and colleges, as well as with professional dance companies. She was a select designer invited to participate in the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab 2013. She was chosen for an exclusive internship with Walt Disney World as a sketch artist and designer for it’s theme parks and resorts 2003-2004. In addition to her design work she has assisted on several large-scale productions including THE LITTLE MERMAID (Broadway), RINGLING BROTHERS BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS (five productions), DISNEY LIVE, and DISNEY ON ICE.
Vanessa is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Borough of Manhattan Community College- City University of New York and a proud member of USA 829.
Photos
Karla Puno Garcia, Jaclyn Mercer, Hannah Ryan, Anne Lambert, Susan Lambert Hatem; Middle Row (left to right) Diane Phelan, Ellie Handel, Becky Abramovitz, Vanessa Leuck, April Armstrong, Cindi Rush, Emma Wilk; Back Row (left to right) Mark Coffin, Sarah Dacey Charles, Christina Watanabe, Zach Fifer, James Penca, Stephen Stout, Abigail Ludrof, Imran Sheikh, Ross Alden
From: Photo Flash: Meet The Cast of The Off-Broadway Premiere of CONFIDENCE (AND THE SPEECH)
Susan Lambert Hatem, Christina Watanabe, Hannah Ryan, Emma Wilk, Jaclyn Mercer, Becky Abramovitz; Front Row (left to right) Anne Lambert, Karla Puno Garcia, Diane Phelan, Ellie Handel, Cindi Rush, Vanessa Leuck
From: Photo Flash: Meet The Cast of The Off-Broadway Premiere of CONFIDENCE (AND THE SPEECH)
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Vanessa Leuck, Emojiland
winner
Vanessa Leuck, Emojiland
Videos
Photos & Video: Check Out New Footage & Images of THE GREAT GATSBY - THE IMMERSIVE SHOW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-06-23 11:23:57
News
by Bruce Glikas - Jun 7, 2026
The stars are aligning at Rockefeller Center! That's where the best of Broadway comes together today to walk the red carpet ahead of the 79th Annual Tony Awards- the biggest celebration in the American theatre. BroadwayWorld of course will be on hand at Radio City Music Hall all night to keep you up to speed on what's going on onstage, backstage, and behind the scenes!
by Gillian Blum - Mar 15, 2026
The Broadway Women's Fund revealed its 2026 Women to Watch on Broadway list, the seventh list from the fund spotlighting women in leadership in theater.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2025
Vanessa Leuck, Ethan Popp and Skeleton Key Entertainment are bringing back their sold-out, one-man experiential adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol to Greenport's iconic Sapan Greenport Theater.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2025
Nashville meets Broadway in the new country musical, “Hard Road To Heaven,” which will have its world premiere at Bucks County Playhouse. See who is starring int he production and learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2024
Only a few seats remain for Broadway Backwards, the star-studded annual evening of reimagined show tunes that share LGBTQ+ love stories. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2024
Tony winner and Grammy nominee Lena Hall will bring her latest one-woman show, THE SHOW GOES ON, to various cities starting in Philadelphia, PA! Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 29, 2024
Stars of Broadway and beyond have joined the lineup for this year's Broadway Backwards. Learn more about who is joining the event, set for March 11!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2024
The lineup has been announced for Broadway Backwards, which returns on Monday, March 11, 2024. Find out who will be performing at the event here!
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 5, 2023
A Christmas Carol: One Man Classic Tale is coming to Samuel Slater's Restaurant in Webster, MA on 12/14. This highly acclaimed off-Broadway production stars Scott H. Severance playing over 20 iconic characters. Get your tickets now at www.samuelslaters.com.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 23, 2023
Immersive Everywhere’s critically acclaimed production of The Great Gatsby – The Immersive Show will play its final Summer performance on Sunday, August 27, in Gatsby Mansion in the Park Central Hotel New York.
by Bruce Apar - Jun 29, 2023
In 'Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help,' playwright Katie Forgette mixes nostalgia with timeless lessons about the folly and disservice of parental stereotypes, and the abuse of power by the powers that be, a role that, in this case, is portrayed by organized religion.
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 27, 2023
Immersive Everywhere’s production of The Great Gatsby – The Immersive Show is now open off-Broadway. Let's see what the critics had to say...
by Jennifer Broski - Jun 26, 2023
Immersive Everywhere’s production of The Great Gatsby Just celebrated its opening night and BroadwayWorld was there to bring you photos. Check them out here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 14, 2023
Penguin Rep Theatre will present Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a new comedy set in the era of bell bottoms, cassette tapes and landline phones by Katie Forgette, directed by Thomas Caruso, June 23 through July 16.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2023
Penguin Rep Theatre under the leadership of founding artistic director Joe Brancato and executive director Andrew M. Horn presents Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a new comedy set in the era of bell bottoms, cassette tapes and landline phones by Katie Forgette, directed by Thomas Caruso, June 23 through July 16.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2023
Immersive Everywhere’s immersive production of The Great Gatsby has announced casting.
by BWW - Dec 12, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2022
Vanessa Leuck, Ethan Popp and Broadway on the North Fork are bringing back their sold-out, one-man immersive adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol to Shelter Island's historic Ram's Head Inn for one night only this holiday season.
by Alan Henry - Jun 1, 2022
The producers of EMOJILAND THE MUSICAL announced that the production’s national tour will close after its opening in Columbus, Ohio this weekend. The hit 2020 Off-Broadway show was set for a seven-week tour originally scheduled to kick off on Friday, June 3rd in Columbus, Ohio and play several other cities across the United States.
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2022
The Boston premiere of EMOJILAND comes to The Boch Center Shubert Theatre from Tuesday, June 14 – Sunday, June 19, 2022. The national tour of the 2020 Off-Broadway show that wowed NYC audiences (and critics alike) with its vibrance, electric energy and heart will be stopping in seven cities across America this summer.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Emojiland and Outstanding Costume Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Emojiland.
Vanessa Leuck has won the Outstanding Costume Design award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Emojiland.
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