| Ming Cho Lee |
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| lee, ming cho | |
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Lee, born to parents who were both Yale University graduates, moved to the United States in 1949 and attended Occidental College . He first worked on Broadway as a second assistant set designer to Jo Mielziner on The Most Happy Fella in 1956. Lee's first Broadway play as Scenic Designer was "The Moon Besieged" in 1962; he went on to design the sets for over 20 Broadway shows, including Mother Courage And Her Children , King Lear , The Glass Menagerie , and '' For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf ''. He won three Drama Desk Award s for set design, a Helen Hayes Award , and in 1983 he received a Tony Award for scenic design for the play "K2". He has also designed sets for opera, ballet, and regional theatres such as Arena Stage , the Mark Taper Forum , and the Guthrie Theater . He designed over 30 productions for Joseph Papp at The Public Theater , including the original Off-Broadway production of Hair (musical) . Since 1969, Lee has taught at the Yale School of Drama, where he is currently co-chair of the Design Department. He is on the Board of Directors for The Actors Center in New York, NY . Lee is a member of the American Theatre Hall Of Fame , and was awarded the National Medal Of Arts in 2002. EXTERNAL LINKS/SOURCES
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