# Jason Ardizzone-West

Jason Ardizzone-West is an American scenic designer, production designer, and architect. He received the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special for Jesus Christ Superstar Live (NBC Universal).

## Personal life & education

Ardizzone-West grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts where he got his start in scenic design creating sets for the former Worcester Forum Theatre Ensemble at age 15. His parents are Wendy and Richard Ardizzone, respectively the founder and associate director of a Worcester children's music education program, The Joy Of Music Program. He began designing sets professionally at Worcester Forum Theatre while attending high school at Doherty Memorial High School. He graduated from high school in 1990 and then went on to earn a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art & Planning in 1995. After completing his undergraduate degree, Jason Ardizzone-West worked for Mitchell Kurtz Architect PC.
He earned a Masters of Fine Arts from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Design for Stage and Film in 2012.
Ardizzone-West lives in Scarsdale, New York with his wife and two children, named Hudson (23) and Lucca (21).

## Professional Work

Off Broadway
* 2015 Hungry, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson
* 2016 What Did You Expect?, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson
* 2016 Women Of A Certain Age, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson
* 2017 Illyria, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson
* 2018 Good Grief, Vineyard Theatre, written by Ngozi Anyanwu, directed by Awoye Timpo
* 2019 The Michaels, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson
* 2020 Common, Bluebird Memories, Audible @ The Minetta Lane, directed by Awoye Timpo
* 2021 What Happened?: The Michaels Abroad, The Hunter Theatre Project, directed by Richard Nelson
* 2022 Wedding Band, Theatre For A New Audience, written by Alice Childress, directed by Awoye Timpo
* 2023 Elyria, Atlantic Theater Company, written by Deepa Purohit, directed by Awoye Timpo
* 2023 shadow/land, The Public Theater, written by Erika Dickerson-Despenza, directed by Candis C. Jones
* 2023 Monsoon Wedding, St Ann’s Warehouse, conceived & directed by Mira Niar
Regional Theater
* 2018 Uncle Vanya, The Old Globe & Hunter Theater Project, translated & directed by Richard Nelson
* 2019 Once On This Island, Actors Theatre of Louisville & Cincinnati Playhouse, directed by Robert Barry Fleming
* 2020 School Girls, Or The African Mean Girls Play, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, directed by Awoye Timpo
* 2020 Bliss, 5th Avenue Theatre, directed by Sheryl Kaller
* 2020 Ordinary Days, Pittsburgh Playhouse, written by Adam Gwon, directed by Dave Solomon
* 2022 The Bluest Eye, Huntington Theatre Company, directed by Awoye Timpo
* 2022 Grace, Ford’s Theatre, by Nolan Williams Jr & Nikkole Salter, directed by Robert Barry Fleming
* 2022 From The Mississippi Delta, Westport Country Playhouse, directed by Goldie Patrick
* 2023 K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Huntington Theatre Company, written by Lenelle Moïse, directed by Dawn M. Simmons
* 2023 Our Town, Syracuse Stage, directed by Bob Hupp
* 2023 Party People, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, by Universes, directed by Steven Sapp
* 2023 Scrooge! The Musical, Arizona Theatre Company, directed by Mathew August
* 2024 I Am Delivered’t, Dallas Theater Center, written by Jonathan Norton, directed by Robert Barry Fleming
* 2024 Redwood, La Jolla Playhouse, written & directed by Tina Landau
Concerts / TV / Film / Tours
* 2015 Bullets Over Broadway, NETworks Presentations, directed by Susan Stroman
* 2015 Adele, Live in New York City, NBC, co-designed with Es Devlin
* 2018 Wandering City, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, written & performed by Ethel String Quartet
* 2018 Lana Del Rey, LA To The Moon Tour
* 2018 Jesus Christ Superstar Live, NBC, directed by David Leveaux & Alex Rudzinski
* 2019 Dermot Kennedy, North American Tour
* 2020 Common, Bluebird Memories, Audible @ The Minetta Lane, directed by Awoye Timpo
* 2019 Blue Man Group, NETworks Presentations, directed by Jenny Koons
* 2020 Common, Say Peace, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, directed by Awoye Timpo
* 2021 Black Picture Show, Artists Space, written by Bill Gunn, directed by Awoye Timpo
* 2021 Amend: The Fight For America, Netflix, The Documentary Group, Overbrook Entertainment, hosted by Will Smith, directed by Kenny Leon
* 2022, Phish, New Years Eve 2022: 40 Years of Phish
* 2022 Pentatonix, A Christmas Spectacular Tour
* 2023 Pentatonix, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Tour
* 2022-2023 Florence + The Machine, Dance Fever Tour, co-designed with Es Devlin
* 2023 Usher, Rendezvous À Paris
* 2023 Phish, Gamehendge 2023, Madison Square Garden
Dance
* 2022 The Source, Miami City Ballet, choreographed by Claudia Schreier, directed by Adam Barrish
* 2023 The Night Falls, Ballet Collective, choreographed by Troy Schumacher, written by Karen Russell, composed by Ellis Ludwig-Leone

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2018 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special | Jesus Christ Superstar Live (NBC) | Won |
| 2019 | Art Directors Guild Awards 2018 | Excellence In Production Design Award | Jesus Christ Superstar Live (NBC) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Elliot Norton Awards | Outstanding Design | The Bluest Eye (Huntington Theatre Company) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Audelco Awards | Best Set Design | Wedding Band ( (Theatre for a New Audience) | Nominated |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (play or musical) | Wedding Band ( Theatre for a New Audience) | Nominated |
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play | Wedding Band ( Theatre for a New Audience) | Nominated |
| 2023 | Elliot Norton Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design | K-I-S-S-I-N-G ( Huntington Theatre Company) | Nominated |
| 2023 | Broadway World - Washington DC Awards | Best Scenic Design | Grace ( Ford's Theatre) | Won |