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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. 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.
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."
Korins has created exhibitions for Sotheby's, Gagosian Gallery, and the USC Shoah Foundation. Korins also provides consulting for brands including Google, Spotify, YouTube, and Microsoft.
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
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Great Society
Beetlejuice (Tony Award Nomination)
Bandstand
War Paint (Tony Award Nomination)
Dear Evan Hansen
Misery
Hamilton (Tony Award Nomination)
Motown The Musical
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Annie
Bring It On The Musical
Magic/Bird
An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin
Godspell
Chinglish
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Lombardi
Passing Strange
Bridge & Tunnel
Here Lies Love (Tony Award Nomination)
The Who's Tommy
Television
94th Academy Awards
The Big Brunch
91st Academy Awards (Emmy Award Nomination)
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Grease: Live (Emmy Award)
Watch What Happens Live
Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking
The Webby Awards
Nickelodeon Halo Awards
CBS News: 50 Years Later, Civil Rights
XQ Super School Live
Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
The Climate Reality Project
Onion News Network
Make Me a Supermodel
Film
Hamilton (2020 film)
Bandstand
Blackbird
Winter Passing
The Pee-wee Herman Show
The Heart Short
Music & concerts
Lady Gaga (American Music Awards, Saturday Night Live)
Bruno Mars (American Music Awards, Saturday Night Live, New Year's Eve - Las Vegas)
Mariah Carey (Number 1 to Infinity, All I Want for Christmas Is You)
Kanye West (Coachella, SXSW, Lollapalooza)
Andrea Bocelli (Cinema World Tour)
Sia
Bonnaroo
Outside Lands
Personal life
Korins was raised in Mansfield, Massachusetts and graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst. 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.
References
External links
Korins - official site