David Korins (born August 4, 1976) is a creative director and the principal designer of Korins Studio.
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.
Credits 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 Ragtime All In: Comedy About Love All Out: Comedy About Ambition Dog Day Afternoon (Tony Award nomination) Just For Us
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
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 four Tony Award nominations for scenic design.
Association Year Category Project Result Drama Desk Awards 2004Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play Blackbird 2005 Orange Flower Water 2007 Essential Self-Defense Jack Goes Boating 2008 Hunting and Gathering 2009 Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them 2019 Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Beetlejuice 2023 Only Gold Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special Grease: Live 2019 Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special 91st Academy Awards 2022 Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special 94th Academy Awards Tony Award 2016Best Scenic Design in a Musical Hamilton 2017 War Paint 2019 Beetlejuice 2024 Here Lies Love 2026 Best Scenic Design in a Play Dog Day Afternoon
References
External links Korins - official site