David Gallo Biography

Broadway credits include The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony, DramaDesk and Outer Critics Circle awards), Gem of the Ocean (Tony nomination), Drowning Crow, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, King Hedley II, Dance of the Vampires, Thoroughly Modern Millie (alsoNational Tour and London), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Lion in Winter, A View from the Bridge, The Smell of the Kill, Voices in the Dark and Epic Proportions. His off-Broadway credits include Bare: A Pop Opera, Surviving Grace, Jitney (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel awards), Mr.Goldwyn, Wonder of the World, the world premiere of The Wild Party, Dealer’s Choice, Dogeaters,Machinal, the world premiere of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin and BlueMan Group/Tubes (also Boston, Chicago and Las Vegas), among many others. Additional credits include the national tour of Angels in America, extensive work in regional theater and the design for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey’s 135th Circus. His scenic design work is represented at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Triennial and in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute. Mr. Gallo is the recipient of an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Set Design, as well as NAACP and Eddy awards.