Is resident designer at Trinity Rep and a resident artist at Long Wharf Theatre. He is the production designer of “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” Other Broadway credits: Bright Star, Ragtime, Show Boat and Sweeney Todd. Film credits: Coppola’s Hammett, Huston’s Mr. North, Malle’s Vanya on 42nd Street and Demme’s A Master Builder. BFA: Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon. MFA: Yale School of Drama. Three honorary PhDs. Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Emmy Awards; Elliot Norton Award for Sustained Excellence; Pell Award; and DesignxRI Lifetime Achievement Award. A recent inductee into the New York Theater Hall of Fame, he lives in Providence, RI, with his wife, Brooke.
The photos you are using in the biography of Scenic Designer Eugene Lee on page https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Eugene-Lee/ show an African American actor. NONE OF THESE PHOTOS ARE OFOF SCENIC DESIGNER EUGENE LEE. NONE. There may be an African American actor with the same name, but that actor's photos SHOULD NOT BE shown on Scenic Designer Eugene Lee's biography page.
Also, he died in 2023. He no longer "lives in Providence, RI, with his wife, Brooke. HE'S DEAD!
Eugene LeeOklahoma
Eugene Lee, Wicked
Eugene Lee, The Hairy Ape
Eugene Lee, The Ruby Sunrise
Eugene Lee , Wicked
Eugene Lee, Wicked
Eugene Lee, Wicked
Eugene Lee, Wicked
Eugene Lee, Ragtime
Eugene Lee, Ragtime
Eugene Lee, - Ragtime
Eugene Lee, Ragtime
Eugene Lee , Ragtime
Eugene LeeShowboat
Eugene LeeShowboat
Eugene Lee, The Hothouse
Eugene Lee, The Hothouse
Eugene Lee, Sweeney Todd
Eugene Lee, Candide
Eugene Lee, Candide
Eugene LeeAlice in Wonderland
Eugene Lee has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Eugene Lee has not appeared in the West End.
Eugene Lee has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Oklahoma," Best Set Design at the Olivier Awards for "Wicked," and Outstanding Scenic Design at The Lortels for "The Hairy Ape" and "The Ruby Sunrise." He has also received nominations for Best Scenic Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards and the Tony Awards for "Wicked," as well as Outstanding Set Designs - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for the same show. Additionally, Lee was recognized for his work on "Ragtime" with nominations for Outstanding Revival-Musical, Outstanding Set Design - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Set Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Tony Awards, and Scenic Design at The Hewes Awards. His nominations also include Outstanding Set Design for "Showboat," Outstanding Lighting Design and Set Design for "The Hothouse," Outstanding Set Design for "Sweeney Todd," and Most Promising Set Design for "Alice in Wonderland."
Eugene Lee has won several awards for his outstanding scenic and set designs in various Broadway productions. Some of his notable wins include Outstanding Scenic Design at The Lortels for "The Ruby Sunrise," Best Scenic Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Wicked," Outstanding Set Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Wicked," Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards for "Wicked," Outstanding Set Designs - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Wicked," and Outstanding Set Design - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Ragtime." He also received awards such as Scenic Design at The Hewes Awards for "Ragtime," Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Showboat," Scenic Design at The Hewes Awards for "Candide," and Most Promising Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Alice in Wonderland."
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