Ronald Case

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MICHAEL BOTTARI & RONALD CASE (Set and Costume Design) have recently created original set and costume designs for the South African HAIRSPRAY. They were nominated for the 2006 Drama Desk Award and won best set and costume design (Dean's List) for "FANNY HILL". Off broadway, won the 2003 Lucille Lortel Award ,and nominated for the Drama Desk for their costumes for Charles Busch's "SHANGHAI MOON" and their critically acclaimed film "DIE MOMMIE DIE" won a Sundance Award as well as "Best Costumes of 2003" in various Film Awards. They have been a design team for over thirty-eight years, having designed both sets and costumes for Broadway: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s much loved STATE FAIR (Producer David Merrick's last Broadway show) and PRINCE OF CENTRAL PARK. Off-Broadway: AFTER THE FAIR, LITTLE ME and CARNIVAL!, RICHARD CORY, OPAL, MAN WHO SHOT LINCOLN, and currently a new production of DIE MOMMIE DIE. National tours: I DO! I DO! (Lucie Arnaz), CAMELOT (Richard Harris), SHENANDOAH (Ed Ames), MAN OF LA MANCHA (Richard Kiley,John Raitt,Jack Jones) the World tour of MY FAIR LADY (Noel Harrison), the 25th Anniversary Tour of THE KING AND I (Yul Brynner), FUNNY THING... FORUM (Mickey Rooney), SHOWBOAT (Shirley Jones), AL JOLSON TONIGHT (Larry Kert) to mention a few. They were nominated twice for the National Broadway Theatre Awards (designs for FIDDLER & LA MANCHA tours) Other Regional credits include the costume designs for the now legendary Betty Buckley GYPSY at the PaperMill Playhouse, the hit revival of DAMES AT SEA which they won numerous critics awards for their sets, costumes, and projections in San Francisco and recently played the Goodspeed Opera House, CABARET at the Walnut Street Theatre (Barrymore Award for Best Costume Design),and many years at Starlight Musicals in Indianapolis and Burt Reynolds’Theatre (Carbonell Awards). They have designed clothes for LUCIE ARNAZ, LORNA LUFT, DEBORAH GIBSON, ANDREA MCARDLE, DONNA MCKECHNIE, SUSAN EGAN, JANIS PAIGE, NANNETE FABRAY, BETTY BUCKLEY, VAN JOHNSON, JOHN RAITT, JOHN DAVIDSON, LAURENCE LUCKINBILL, B.D.WONG, to mention a few.They have designed the last three national tours of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF with Theo Bikel, and for the past 7 years, teaching and designing (2 premiere ballets) for AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE.
 
Credits

Designer
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 The Road to Qatar York Theatre at St. Peter's 02/03/2011 Set Designer
2 The Road to Qatar York Theatre at St. Peter's 02/03/2011 Costume Designer
3 The Road to Qatar York Theatre at St. Peter's 02/03/2011 Puppet Designer
4 Die Mommie Die!1 New World Stages/ Stage I 10/21/2007 Costume Designer
5 Fanny Hill York Theatre at St. Peter's 02/14/2006 Set Designer
6 Fanny Hill York Theatre at St. Peter's 02/14/2006 Costume Designer
7 Shanghai Moon Greenwich House 01/15/2003 Costume Designer
8 After the Fair York Theatre at St. Peter's 07/15/1999 Costume Designer
9 431 of My Closest Friends Playhouse 91 10/12/1996 Set Designer
10 431 of My Closest Friends Playhouse 91 10/12/1996 Costume Designer
11 Identical Twins from Baltimore Playhouse 91 06/14/1995 Set Designer
12 Identical Twins from Baltimore Playhouse 91 06/14/1995 Projection Designer
13 Living Proof Jewish Repertory Theatre 01/07/1995 Set Designer
14 Show Me Where the Good Times Are Jewish Repertory Theatre 06/15/1993 Set Designer
15 Carnival York Theatre at St. Peter's 03/31/1993 Costume Designer
16 Carnival York Theatre at St. Peter's 03/31/1993 Puppet Designer
17 Little Me York Theatre at St. Peter's 03/20/1992 Costume Designer
18 The Man Who Shot Lincoln Astor Place Theatre 09/12/1989 Set Designer
19 The Man Who Shot Lincoln Astor Place Theatre 09/12/1989 Costume Designer
1Charles Busch's costumes designed and created by Michael Bottari and Ronald Case.
Awards
Award Production Function
1 WON 2008 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Costume Design Die Mommie Die! Costume Designer
2 NOMINATED 2008 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Costume Design Die Mommie Die! Costume Designer
3 NOMINATED 2008 Hewes Design Award, Costume Design Die Mommie Die! Costume Designer
4 NOMINATED 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Costume Design Die Mommie Die! Costume Designer
5 NOMINATED 2006 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Set Design for a Musical Fanny Hill Set Designer
6 WON 2003 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Costume Design Shanghai Moon Costume Designer
7 NOMINATED 2003 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Costume Design Shanghai Moon Costume Designer