# David Korins

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.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2024 | Tony Award | Best Scenic Design for a Musical | Here Lies Love | Nominated |
| 2022 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special | The Oscars | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special | The Oscars | Nominated |
| 2019 | Tony Award | Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical | Beetlejuice | Nominated |
| 2019 | Drama Desk Award | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | Beetlejuice | Won |
| 2017 | Tony Award | Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical | War Paint | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special | Grease: Live | Won |
| 2016 | Tony Award | Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical | Hamilton | Nominated |