Editing Bob Crowley (section)

==Career==
Born in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Ireland on 10 June 1952, Bob Crowley is the brother of director [[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]]. He trained at the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]]. He has designed over 20 productions for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]<ref name=NT>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/bob-crowley|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121224051948/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/bob-crowley|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2012|title=Bob Crowley|access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> including ''[[Ghetto (play)|Ghetto]]'', ''[[The Madness of George III]]'', [[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]] and ''[[The History Boys]]''. He has also designed numerous productions for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] including ''The Plantagenets'', for which he won an [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design|Olivier award]], and ''[[Les Liaisons Dangereuses (play)|Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'', which later had a successful run in London, followed by a transfer to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].  Opera productions include the critically acclaimed production of ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' directed by [[Nicholas Hytner]] for the [[English National Opera]] and ''[[La Traviata]]'' for the [[Royal Opera House]].

Crowley is a frequent collaborator with [[Nicholas Hytner]], and as well as on Broadway has worked extensively at the [[Royal National Theatre]] in London and with England's [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].

Bob Crowley has received multiple [[Tony Award]] nominations, and has won seven times, for designing the Broadway productions of ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]'' (1994), ''[[Aida (musical)|Aida]]'' (2000), ''[[The History Boys]]'' (2006), ''[[Mary Poppins (musical)|Mary Poppins]]'' (2007), ''[[The Coast of Utopia]]'' (2007), ''[[Once (musical)|Once]]'' (2012) and ''[[An American in Paris]]'' (2015).  He received three other Tony Award nominations in 2015, two for his costumes on ''[[The Audience (2013 play)|The Audience]]'' and ''An American in Paris'' and one for his scenic designs for ''Skylight''.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [https://archive.today/20150428125601/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/69th-annual-tony-awards-nominations-announced-347781 "69th Annual Tony Awards Nominations Announced!"] ''Playbill'', 28 April 2015</ref> He is a two-time recipient of the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design]] and a three-time recipient of the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design]].

Crowley designed set and costume for ''Mary Poppins'', which played in both the [[West End theatre|West End]] and on Broadway. He designed and directed the [[Phil Collins]] musical ''[[Tarzan (musical)|Tarzan]]''. He is the set and costume designer for [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]'', and the costume designer of the 2012 European version of ''[[The Little Mermaid (Musical)|The Little Mermaid]]''. In 2015 he designed for three Broadway shows, ''The Audience'', ''An American in Paris'', and ''[[Skylight (play)|Skylight]]''.<ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/18250/Bob-Crowley "Bob Crowley Credits on Broadway"] playbillvault.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015</ref> He was the set and costumes designer of the 2022 ballet ''[[Like Water for Chocolate (ballet)|Like Water for Chocolate]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Like Water for Chocolate |url=https://www.abt.org/ballet/like-water-for-chocolate/ |website=American Ballet Theatre |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]] |url=https://playbill.com/article/in-researching-like-water-for-chocolate-tony-winning-choreographer-christopher-wheeldon-traveled-to-mexico |title=In Researching Like Water for Chocolate, Tony-Winning Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon Traveled to Mexico |last=Mercado |first=Mario R. |date=14 June 2023 |access-date=25 June 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Like Water for Chocolate' brings food, magic, spice and lust to NY's grandest ballet stage |url=https://apnews.com/article/ballet-like-water-for-chocolate-christopher-wheeldon-6fd373c8518239416f5eb5a649418035 |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=AP News |date=20 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>