"A Revolution in Perspective" - David Gallo

Scenic designer David Gallo has designed over 30 Broadway productions during his illustrious career. In his 2020 TEDxBroadway talk, he suggests design innovations like environmentally sound seats that continually pump fresh air throughout the space. He acknowledged that it will “take people of great courage to bring us forward.” David Gallo has designed over 30 Broadway productions, including Jitney (Tony nomination), Memphis, First Date, The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical), Gem of the Ocean (Tony nomination), Radio Golf (Tony nomination), The Mountaintop, reasons to be pretty, Xanadu, Company, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and many others. He has won virtually every theater award he has been eligible for.

David creates groundbreaking scenic and media design for television, concerts, and live events. David was creative director for eight of Phish's mind-blowing rock and roll New Year's Eve extravaganzas at Madison Square Garden and the American Airlines Arena.

For television, David designed a major Sesame Street neighborhood update that was introduced in season 46. He won two Emmy awards for Outstanding Production Design over five seasons on the show. He also recently designed Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill for Netflix.

His designs for Blue Man Group have been seen by millions, and the Illusionarium dinner show he created for Norwegian Cruise Line was a pioneer in shipboard immersive entertainment. His work for Stage Entertainment, Disney, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, PBS, Atlantis, S2BN, and others is seen daily in a dozen cities worldwide.

David is also a portrait artist who in the time of COVID-19 has specialized in painting portraits of strangers based on self-portrait selfies sent by the subject. The Smithsonian Institution Archive, The McNay museum, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame all own samples of his work. Find out more at www.davidgallo.com.