Between Taste and Travesty: Costume Designs by William Ivey Long - Softcover

Polly (editor); William Ivey Long; Et A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979335906 ISBN 13: 9780979335907

Publisher: Museum; Et Al, 2007

Synopsis

From the Mr. Ivey-Long's website: William Ivey Long recently won his sixth Tony Award for his designs for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella which is running on Broadway along side Chicago, now in its 17th year! He also currently serves as Chairman of the Board for The American Theatre Wing. He has also designed for such artists as Mick Jagger, Siegfried and Roy, the Pointer Sisters, Joan Rivers, and for choreographers Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Peter Martins, David Parsons and Susan Stroman. He serves as Production Designer for North Carolina's oldest running seasonal outdoor drama, The Lost Colony, which was the 2013 recipient of the Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. He returns in 2013 for his 43nd season with the production. Mr. Long holds honorary degrees from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, and The College of William and Mary. He was the recipient of the Morrison Award (1992), the UNC Chapel Hill Playmakers Award (1994), the National Theatre Conference "Person of the Year" award (2000), the Order of the Long Leaf Pine (2001), the Distinguished Career Award from the Southeastern Theatre Conference (2002), the Raleigh Medal of Arts (2010), and the 2004 North Carolina Award presented by Governor Easley. Mr. Long earned an undergraduate degree in history from The College of William and Mary, was a Kress Fellow at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and then earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in stage design from Yale University School of Drama. Upcoming projects for Broadway include Big Fish, Bullets over Broadway, and The Merry Widow for The Metropolitan Opera. Mr. Long has been nominated for 13 Tony Awards. He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected Chairman of The American Theatre Wing in June, 2012.

About this edition

• Publisher: Museum; Et Al
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0979335906
• ISBN 13: 9780979335907
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1