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BIO

Todd Rosenthal is a Chicago based theater/ museum exhibition designer. Broadway: August Osage County (Tony Award), The Motherfucker with the Hat (Tony Award Nomination), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Tony Award Best Revival), Of Mice and Men, This is Our Youth, and Fish in the Dark. Off Broadway: Premiere of Red Light Winter at the Barrow Street, Domesticated at Lincoln Center, Qualms at Playwrights Horizons. Todd has designed six seasons for the Big Apple Circus. International credits include: August Osage County (National Theatre, London, Sydney Theater, Australia), The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Theatre Royal, Ireland). Regional: Steppenwolf (33 productions), Goodman (artistic partner), Guthrie, Alliance, Mark Taper Forum, La Jolla Playhouse, Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Alley, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and many others. Museum Exhibitions (Lead Designer): Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition, The Interna!tional Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes. Other Awards include: Laurence Olivier, Helen Hayes, Ovation, Back Stage Garland, Joseph Jefferson, Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration. Associate Professor, Northwestern University. Graduate, Yale Drama.

Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Scenic Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Scenic Designer
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Scenic Design
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Scenic Design
 
[Chicago, 2018]
Scenic Designer
 
[San Francisco (Regional), 2017]
Scenic Designer
 
[West End, 2016] [Replacement]
Set[Replacement]
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Scenic Design
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Scenic Design
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Scenic Design
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Set Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Set Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2011]
Scenic Designer
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Scenic Designer
 
[US Tour, 2009]
Scenic Designer
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Scenic Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Scenic Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Scenic Designer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

Todd RosenthalRed

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Set Design

Todd Rosentha, The Motherf**cker With the Hat

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Scenic Design of a Play

Todd Rosenthal, The Motherf**ker with the Hat


winner
Olivier Awards - 2009 - Best Set Design

Todd RosenthalAugust: Osage County


winner
Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Scenic Design of a Play

Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County

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News


Tony Awards Administration Committee Rules on Eligibility For SUNSET BOULEVARD, GYPSY, and More

The Tony Administration Committee met to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season. Learn more about the deciisions made for Sunset Blvd.; A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical; Maybe Happy Ending; Tammy Faye; Elf; Swept Away; Death Becomes Her; Cult of Love; Eureka Day; Gypsy; and All In.
Photos: FOOL FOR LOVE In Rehearsal At Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has released photos from inside rehearsal for Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin, playing January 30 – March 16, 2025 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater.
EUREKA DAY Extended Again on Broadway Through Mid February

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a play by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, has extended for the second time. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Steppenwolf Theatre To Present Sam Shepard's FOOL FOR LOVE

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present a revival of Sam Shepard's dark and beautiful masterpiece Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin, playing January 30 – March 16, 2025.
EUREKA DAY Extends Broadway Run

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced that the Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a play by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, has extended its run! Learn more here!
Review Roundup: EUREKA DAY Opens On Broadway

The Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a new comedy from playwright Jonathan Spector, celebrates its opening night tonight in a new production from Anna D. Shapiro! Read the reviews!
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Harry Lennix, Kara Young & More Will Star in PURPOSE on Broadway

Complete casting has been announced for the highly-anticipated Broadway transfer of Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new play, PURPOSE. Check out who has joined the cast!
Photos: EUREKA DAY is Now Playing on Broadway

All new production photos have been released for the Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a play by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro. Check out the photos here!
Cast Set For FOOL FOR LOVE at Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced full casting for its revival of Sam Shepard’s dark and beautiful masterpiece Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin.
THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE Extends at Berkeley Rep Through Late December

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has extended The Matchbox Magic Flute, the mesmerizing English language theatrical adaptation of Mozart's iconic Magic Flute adapted and directed by theatrical powerhouse Mary Zimmerman. 
Review: RUTKA at Playhouse In The Park

Rutka is a new musical that adapts the diary entries of a young Jewish girl's final months before being killed in 1943 in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Featuring an original indie-rock musical score, Rutka finds the balance of telling a nuanced account of her adolescent experiences while growing up in a time of terror and isolation.
Isabella Esler, Jake Epstein, Chilina Kennedy & More Will Star in LIFE AFTER in Toronto

The full cast and creative team for the new musical LIFE AFTER at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre has just been announced. The new musical will play a limited engagement from Wednesday, April 16 – Sunday, May 4, 2025 as part of the 2024/25 Off-Mirvish Season. Check out who is joining the cast here!
Video: Go Inside the Recording Studio with 'The Match' From RUTKA

The critically acclaimed RUTKA, a powerful new musical adapted from Rutka's Notebook, has released “The Match,” performed by the show's songwriters Joceyln Mackenzie and Jeremy Lloyd-Styles. “The Match” is available today from Rialto Records on all streaming platforms. Check out video of the show's composers performing the song in the recording studio below.
Cast Set For A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the Alliance Theatre

Rehearsals are underway for Alliance Theatre’s annual holiday production, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, returning to The Coca-Cola Stage November 9 – December 24, 2024.
BWW Q&A: James Vincent Meredith on NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

​​​​​​​Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro (August: Osage County, The Minutes), presented in a co-production with Geffen Playhouse.
Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, and More Take Home Equity Jeff Awards

The winners have been announced for the 2024 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, more commonly known as the Equity Jeff Awards. These awards are given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area.
Video: Watch a Scene From NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

 Steppenwolf Theatre Company opens its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, presented in a co-production with Geffen Playhouse. Watch an all new clip from the show here!
Review: NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

NOISES OFF is lengthy and occasionally redundant because the show literally runs through Act One three times from different perspectives. But it’s also legitimately funny — which is rare and welcome for a Steppenwolf show.
Berkeley Rep to Present the West Coast Premiere of THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE

Mary Zimmerman will return to Berkeley Rep this fall with The Matchbox Magic Flute. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Cast Set For World Premiere of RUTKA At Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park

Full casting has been announced for RUTKA, a powerful new indie-rock musical adapted from Rutka's Notebook. The production will have its World Premiere at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park this fall.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Todd Rosenthal been nominated for?

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Red, Outstanding Set Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Motherf**cker With the Hat, Best Scenic Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Best Set Design (Olivier Awards) for August: Osage County and Best Scenic Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for August: Osage County.

What awards has Todd Rosenthal won?

Todd Rosenthal has won several prestigious awards for his work in set design. He received the Outstanding Set Design for a Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Red. He also won Best Set Design at the Olivier Awards for August: Osage County and the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play, also for August: Osage County.

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