Jason Ardizzone-West Explained
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).[1] [2]
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.[3] [4] 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.[5] [6] [7] He began designing sets professionally at Worcester Forum Theatre[2] 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.[2] [8]
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.[9]
Ardizzone-West lives in Yonkers, New York with his wife and two children, named Hudson (22) and Lucca (19).[2]
Professional Work
Off Broadway
- 2015 Hungry, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson[10] [11]
- 2016 What Did You Expect?, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson[10]
- 2016 Women Of A Certain Age, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson[10]
- 2017 Illyria, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson[12]
- 2018 Good Grief, Vineyard Theatre, written by Ngozi Anyanwu, directed by Awoye Timpo[13]
- 2019 The Michaels, The Public Theater, written & directed by Richard Nelson[14]
- 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[15]
- 2022 Wedding Band, Theatre For A New Audience, written by Alice Childress, directed by Awoye Timpo[16]
- 2023 Elyria, Atlantic Theater Company, written by Deepa Purohit, directed by Awoye Timpo[17]
- 2023 shadow/land, The Public Theater, written by Erika Dickerson-Despenza, directed by Candis C. Jones[18]
- 2023 Monsoon Wedding, St Ann’s Warehouse, conceived & directed by Mira Niar[19]
Regional Theater
- 2018 Uncle Vanya, The Old Globe & Hunter Theater Project, translated & directed by Richard Nelson[20]
- 2019 Once On This Island, Actors Theatre of Louisville & Cincinnati Playhouse, directed by Robert Barry Fleming[21]
- 2020 School Girls, Or The African Mean Girls Play, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, directed by Awoye Timpo[22]
- 2020 Bliss, 5th Avenue Theatre, directed by Sheryl Kaller[23]
- 2020 Ordinary Days, Pittsburgh Playhouse, written by Adam Gwon, directed by Dave Solomon[24]
- 2022 The Bluest Eye, Huntington Theatre Company, directed by Awoye Timpo[25]
- 2022 Grace, Ford’s Theatre, by Nolan Williams Jr & Nikkole Salter, directed by Robert Barry Fleming[26]
- 2022 From The Mississippi Delta, Westport Country Playhouse, directed by Goldie Patrick[27]
- 2023 K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Huntington Theatre Company, written by Lenelle Moïse, directed by Dawn M. Simmons[28]
- 2023 Our Town, Syracuse Stage, directed by Bob Hupp[29]
- 2023 Party People, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, by Universes, directed by Steven Sapp[30]
- 2023 Scrooge! The Musical, Arizona Theatre Company, directed by Mathew August[31]
- 2024 I Am Delivered’t, Dallas Theater Center, written by Jonathan Norton, directed by Robert Barry Fleming[32]
- 2024 Redwood, La Jolla Playhouse, written & directed by Tina Landau[33]
Concerts / TV / Film / Tours
- 2015 Bullets Over Broadway, NETworks Presentations, directed by Susan Stroman[34] [35]
- 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[36]
- 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[37]
- 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[38]
- 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[39]
- 2022 Pentatonix, A Christmas Spectacular Tour[40]
- 2023 Pentatonix, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Tour[41]
- 2022-2023 Florence + The Machine, Dance Fever Tour, co-designed with Es Devlin[42]
- 2023 Usher, Rendezvous À Paris[43]
- 2023 Phish, Gamehendge 2023, Madison Square Garden[44]
Dance
Awards
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special - 2018 . Emmys.com . NBC . 5 August 2022.
- Web site: Craig . Semon . Former Worcester artist wins Emmy . 5 August 2022 . Telegram and Gazette.
- Web site: Duckett . Richard . Ready on the set Former Worcester resident designs production for live 'Superstar' TV broadcast . 5 August 2022 . Telegram and Gazette .
- Web site: 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live!' - What's the buzz and reaction to NBC broadcast . 5 August 2022 . MassLive.com .
- Web site: Wendy Ardizzone . 5 August 2022 . JOMP.org.
- Web site: Richard Ardizzone . JOMP.org.
- Web site: Joy of Music directors ready to pass the baton after more than three decades . 5 August 2022 . Telegram and Gazette.
- Web site: Jason Ardizzone-West, Designer & production designer. . 5 August 2022 . Clutch.com.
- Web site: NYC Tisch Emmy-Award Winning Alumni . 5 August 2022 . tisch.nyu.edu.
- Web site: The Gabriels: Election Year In The Life Of One Family . PublicTheater.org.
- Web site: Rickwald . Bethany . First Look at the Public's Production of Richard Nelson's Hungry . 5 August 2022 . TheatreMania.com.
- Web site: Stock . Allison . Illyria Opens at the Public Theater . TheatreMania.com.
- Web site: Good Grief at Vineyard Theatre . 5 August 2022 . VineyardTheatre.org.
- Web site: The Michaels at The Public Theater . publictheater.org.
- Web site: What Happened? The Michaels Abroad . 5 August 2022 . HunterTheaterProject.
- Web site: Wedding Band at Theatre For A New Audience . 5 August 2022 . tfana.org.
- News: Laura . Collins-Hughes . 'Elyria' Review: The Past Catches Up to Them, Outside Cleveland . 7 February 2024 . New York Times . 27 February 2023.
- News: Naveen . Kumar . 'shadow/land' Review: What the Storm Washes Away . 7 February 2024 . 4 May 2023.
- News: Green . Jesse . Review: In 'Monsoon Wedding,' an Arranged Marriage of Musical Styles . 7 February 2024 . The New York Times . 23 May 2023.
- Web site: Uncle Vanya At The Old Globe . 5 August 2022 . TheOldGlobe.org.
- Web site: Cast & Crew of Once On This Island at The Actors Theatre Of Louisville . actorstheatre.org.
- SCHOOL GIRLS OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY. THE BERKELEY REP MAGAZINE . . 5 . 17 March 2020 . 21.
- Web site: Check Out Photos of World Premiere of Bliss at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre . 5 August 2022 . Playbill.com.
- Web site: Ordinary Days at Pittsburgh Playhouse . 5 August 2022 . BroadwayWorld.com.
- Web site: The Bluest Eye at The Huntington Digital Program . 5 August 2022 . view.publitas.com.
- Web site: Grace at Ford's Theatre Cast & Artistic Team . 5 August 2022 . Fords.org.
- News: Sasso Janis . Nancy . Theater Review: "From the Mississippi Delta" at the Playhouse . 7 February 2024 . Patch.com . 27 October 2022.
- News: Don . AuCoin . In 'K-I-S-S-I-N-G,' a teen absorbed in a world of possibilities . 7 February 2024 . The Boston Globe . 16 March 2023.
- News: Curulla . Tony . With few props or scenery, Syracuse Stage's 'Our Town' teeters between timely and timeless (review) . 7 February 2024 . Syracuse.com.
- Web site: Party People Cast & Creative Team . actorstheatre.org . Actor's Theater Of Louisville . 7 February 2024.
- Web site: Meet the Famed Creative Dream-Team Bringing You "Scrooge!" . atc.org . Arizona Theater Company . 7 February 2024.
- Web site: I Am Delivered'T . dallastheatercenter.org . Dallas Theater Center . 7 February 2024.
- News: Andrew . Gans . See Who's Joining Idina Menzel in World Premiere of Redwood Musical . 7 February 2024 . Playbill.com . 5 January 2024.
- Web site: Jason Ardizzone-West IBDB . IBDB.com.
- Web site: Bullets Over Broadway Cast And Creative - Ogunquit Playhouse . ogunquitplayhouse.org.
- Web site: Wandering City At Brooklyn Academy of Music . 5 August 2022 . BAM.org.
- Web site: Blue Man Group Program . 5 August 2022 . gbpac.com.
- Web site: Black Picture Show . metrograph.com.
- Web site: Phish . Phish - 12/31/2022 - New Year's Eve 2022: 40 Years of Phish . Youtube.com . Phish . 7 February 2024.
- News: Areliz . Oscar . Pentatonix Spreads Cheer With Most Ambitious Tour Yet . 7 February 2024 . Pollstar . 20 December 2022.
- Web site: Ardizzone-West . Jason . PENTATONIX A CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR TOUR 2022 & THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR TOUR 2023 . www.ardizzonewest.com . Jason Ardizzone-West . 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Ardizzone-West . Jason . FLORENCE + THE MACHINE DANCE FEVER TOUR 2022 . ardizzonewest.com . Jason Ardizzone-West . 7 February 2024.
- Web site: Ardizzone-West . Jason . USHER RENDEZVOUS À PARIS 2023 . ardizzonewest.com . Jason Ardizzone-West . 7 February 2024.
- Web site: Phish . Phish - 12/31/2023 - Gamehendge (4K HDR) New York, NY . Youtube.com . Phish . 7 February 2024.
- Web site: Taquechel . Orlando . In Conversation With Claudia Schreier About The Source, Her New Work For Miami City Ballet . 5 August 2022 . miamicityballet.org.
- Web site: The Night Falls . thenightfalls.net . Ballet Collective . 7 February 2024.
- Web site: Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert Awards & Nominations . Emmys.com . 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Art Directors Guild Awards Winners & Nominees 2019 . Art Directors Guild Awards . Art Directors Guild . 5 August 2022.
- Web site: Rabinowitz . Chloe . 39th Elliot Norton Awards Nominations Announced . BroadwayWorld.com . Broadway World . 5 August 2022.
- News: Armstrong . Linda . AUDELCO noms named for 50th golden anniversary awards . 8 February 2024 . Amsterdam News . 17 November 2022.
- News: Culwell-Block . Logan . New York, New York, Some Like It Hot Lead 2023 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations . 8 February 2024 . Playbill.com . 26 April 2023.
- News: Culwell-Block . Logan . Shucked Leads 2023 Drama Desk Nominations; See the Full List . 8 February 2024 . Playbill.com . 27 April 2023.
- News: Front Porch Huntington Lead List Elliot Norton Award Nominees . 8 February 2024 . Boston Globe.
- News: C. Siler . Brenda . 'Grace' the Musical, an Award Winner . 8 February 2024 . Washington Informer . 8 February 2023.