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Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Set Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2011]
Sets Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Scenic Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Scenic Designer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Obie Awards - 1987 - Set and Costume Design

Robert IsraelThe Hunger Artist


winner
The Hewes Awards - 1987 - Scenic Design

Robert IsraelThe Hunger ArtistThe Hunger Artist


winner
The Hewes Awards - 1986 - Collaborative Design Achievements - Scenic and Costume Design

Robert IsraelVienna Lusthus

News


The Olivier Awards 2024 Reveals Industry Recognition Award Recipients

The Olivier Awards 2024 have announced the recipients of this year’s Industry Recognition Awards. Learn more about the recipients here!
Doyle's Annual Stage & Screen Auction to Be Held This December

Doyle's Annual Stage & Screen Auction will be held on Friday, December 15. Get all the details here!
Sunday Morning Michael Dale: 1909 Typist Turned Playwright Elizabeth Baker Writes of Chasing Your Dreams in Chains

The Mint brings back another forgotten gem by Elizabeth Baker and Martha Clarke explores the Biblical playboy who tossed it all.
World Premiere of Martha Clarke's GOD'S FOOL to be Presented at La MaMa in June

Two legends in experimental theater – the iconic writer/director Martha Clarke and the Tony Award-winning La MaMa ETC – will collaborate for the first time when La MaMa presents the world premiere of Ms. Clarke’s newest full-length work, GOD’S FOOL.
New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of April 5 - Quiara Alegría Hudes Memoir, and More!

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!
BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens

This holiday week the Virtual Opera Tour’s Magic Opera Flying Carpet is making its first stop at Opera San Jose for their magnificent online performance of Three Decembers. It costs $40 to watch on demand.The price is a bit steep, but the story is affecting, the music is fabulous and the performances are riveting. 
The Orchard Project to Honor Savion Glover, Kristin Caskey, and More at 2020 Gala

The Orchard Project has announced its 2020 Gala, A TASTE OF SOMETHING NEW, occurring Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Prince George Ballroom and honoring the work of TONY-Award winning producers Kristin Caskey and Amanda Dubois, OBIE winning writer Kyle Jarrow, and TONY-winning tap legend Savion Glover.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of CHOIR BOY at SpeakEasy Stage?

Choir Boy is recently opened at SpeakEasy Stage Company and the reviews are in!
THE FLAMINGO KID Extends at Hartford Stage Through 6/15

Due to high ticket demand, Hartford Stage announced today that it is extending the run of the world premiere musical The Flamingo Kid, directed by Darko Tresnjak. The musical will now close on Saturday, June 15.
JAGGLED LITTLE PILL, MOULIN ROUGE And More Winners Announced For the 23rd Annual IRNE Awards; Danny Burstein, Lauren Patten and More!

Global Creatures' Broadway-bound Moulin Rouge and the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Man in the Ring were the big winners at the 23rd Annual IRNE Awards, as the two productions garnered a dozen awards between them. Moulin Rouge took home seven awards, including Best Musical, New Musical and Director in the Large Stage category, and Man in the Ring was honored with five, including the Best Play, Director, and Actor awards. Moonbox Productions' Cabaret earned a half-dozen awards, including Best Musical, and Best Director and Choreography awards for its director, Rachel Bertone.  Lauren Patten of JAGGED LITTLE PILL took home the award for Best Supporting Actress for a Large Company.
BWW Review: An Off-Night in Seville with an Unexciting FIDELIO at the Met

Beethoven's only opera, FIDELIO, was the last of three operas this season at the Met to take place in Seville, after CARMEN and BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Third time definitely wasn't the charm.
Just In: THE FLAMINGO KID Musical to Hit Broadway Spring 2018!

Producers Bob Israel and Larry Hirschhorn announced today that Garry Marshall's iconic movie THE FLAMINGO KID is being developed as a musical, with sights set on a Spring, 2018 Broadway opening. 
BWW Interview: Tony Nominee Clint Ramos Talks Designing Sets & Costumes for ECLIPSED

Today, the talented designer speaks exclusively with BWW about the unique challenges and innovations involved in designing both costumes and sets for Danai Gurira's Tony nominated play.
2016 IRNE Awards Winners Announced - THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, Jessie Mueller in WAITRESS, Abby Mueller in BEAUTIFUL and More!

The 20th Annual Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards were held on April 11 at the Holiday Inn Boston/Brookline. Founded by Beverly Creasey of the Journal Newspapers and Larry Stark of the TheaterMirror in 1997, the IRNE Awards recognize the extraordinary wealth of talent in the Boston theatre community. 
20th Annual IRNE Awards Nominees Are Announced - A.R.T.'s THE GREAT COMET, NICE WORK at Ogunquit, BILLY ELLIOT at NSMT and More!

The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) today announced the nominees for the 20th Annual IRNE Awards, which honors the best of the previous year's actors, directors, choreographers, designers and companies across the full spectrum of large, mid-size and fringe theater companies.
Stoneham Theatre Nominated for Six IRNE Awards

Stoneham Theatre has been nominated for six awards by the Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE). The IRNE Awards recognize the work of playwrights, designers, actors, choreographers, and directors of small, mid-size, and fringe theatre companies throughout New England.
FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS Returns to the LA Opera Tonight

General Director Plácido Domingo has announced final details for LA Opera's first revival of Florencia en el Amazonas, an enchanting and romantic opera by composer Daniel Catán. Co-commissioned by LA Opera in 1995, the opera returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for six performances from tonight, November 22 through December 20, 2014. In the exquisitely beautiful opera, inspired by the fiction of Gabriel García Márquez, a steamboat passage along the fabled Amazon becomes a poignant voyage of discovery for all seven travelers on board.
FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS Returns to The LA Opera, 11/22-12/20

General Director Plácido Domingo has announced final details for LA Opera's first revival of Florencia en el Amazonas, an enchanting and romantic opera by composer Daniel Catán. Co-commissioned by LA Opera in 1995, the opera returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for six performances from November 22 through December 20, 2014. In the exquisitely beautiful opera, inspired by the fiction of Gabriel García Márquez, a steamboat passage along the fabled Amazon becomes a poignant voyage of discovery for all seven travelers on board.
BWW Reviews: Indulge in the Fantasy with Washington National Opera's Beautiful FLORENCIA IN THE AMAZON

The enchanted journey we embark upon with Washington National Opera's season opener Florencia in the Amazon is a production filled with beauty and a timeless truth.
The Washington National Opera Presents FLORENCIA IN THE AMAZON, Now thru 9/28

Washington National Opera (WNO) opens its 2014-2015 season with the company premiere of Daniel Cata?n and Marcela Fuentes-Berain's Florencia in the Amazon, today, September 20-28 in the Kennedy Center Opera House.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Robert Israel been nominated for?

Robert Israel has been nominated for the following awards: Set and Costume Design (Obie Awards) for The Hunger Artist; Scenic Design (The Hewes Awards) for The Hunger Artist; and Collaborative Design Achievements - Scenic and Costume Design (The Hewes Awards) for Vienna Lusthaus.

What awards has Robert Israel won?

Robert Israel has won several awards, including the following: - Set and Costume Design (Obie Awards) for The Hunger Artist - Scenic Design (The Hewes Awards) for The Hunger Artist - Collaborative Design Achievements - Scenic and Costume Design (The Hewes Awards) for Vienna Lusthaus.

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