David Korins
David Korins is a creative director and the principal designer of Korins.
Career
Korins has designed more than 25 Broadways shows including Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Beetlejuice '', and Mrs. Doubtfire''. His most recent work includes Here Lies Love and The Who's Tommy.David Korins served as creative director for musicians including Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Kanye West, Mariah Carey Andrea Bocelli, and Sia.
Television credits include the 91st Academy Awards, 94th Academy Awards, Grease: Live, 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
- Bandstand
- War Paint
- Dear Evan Hansen
- Misery
- Hamilton
- 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
- The Who's Tommy
Television
- 94th Academy Awards
- The Big Brunch
- 91st Academy Awards
- Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
- Grease: Live
- 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
- Bandstand
- Blackbird
- Winter Passing
- The Pee-wee Herman Show
- The Heart Short
Music & concerts
- Lady Gaga
- Bruno Mars
- Mariah Carey
- Kanye West
- Andrea Bocelli
- Sia
- Bonnaroo
- Outside Lands
Personal life
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 | Nomitated |
| 2022 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special | The Oscars | |
| 2019 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special | The Oscars | |
| 2019 | Tony Award | Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical | Beetlejuice | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |