Santo Loquasto (b. 26 July 1944, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is an American production designer, scenic designer and costume designer for stage, film, and dance.[1] His work includes the productions of the ballet Don Quixote, the film Don't Drink the Water, Great Performances Dance in America: Fosse, and the television show TriBeCa.[2]
He has worked on some 61 Broadway productions, either as scenic or costume designer, frequently both, starting with Sticks and Bones in 1972 and with his most recent production, Waiting for Godot in 2009. He has received 15 Tony Award nominations for his work as either costumer or scenic designer, and won three times, and he also has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design three times and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design once.
Santo Loquasto has been a production designer for many Woody Allen films, and has been nominated for the Academy Award for his production design for Allen's Bullets Over Broadway and Radio Days, and for costume design for Zelig. [3] He has a B.A. in English literature from King's College, Pennsylvania.He got his start as a designer atv Showcase theatre in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania.
Awards
- 1977: The Cherry Orchard (tied with Theoni V. Aldredge for Annie)
- 1990: Grand Hotel: The Musical
- 1989: Cafe Crown[4]
References
- ^ Santo Loquasto biography with list of works with the American Ballet Theatreabt.org, accessed February 11, 2009
- ^ John J. O'Connor (30 March 1993). "A Serious Show On Fox. Seriously". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFDF1538F933A05750C0A965958260. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ Gregg Goldstein (22 June 2007). "Woody Allen "Seduced" by Los Angeles Opera". Hollywood Reporter. http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2240744620070622. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ Frank Rich (26 October 1988). ""Cafe Crown", Bygone World of Yiddish Theater". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4DD143CF935A15753C1A96E948260. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
External links
- Santo Loquasto at the Internet Movie Database
- Internet Broadway Database Listing
- Santo Loquasto list of work at filmreference.com
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| Preceded by Boris Aronson for Pacific Overtures |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design 1976-1977 for The Cherry Orchard |
Succeeded by Robin Wagner for On the Twentieth Century |
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