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Broadway: The American Musical . Stars Over Broadway . Robin Wagner | PBS |
 | | During the 1970s Wagner designed the scenery for "Lenny," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Sugar," "Seesaw," "Mack and Mabel," "A Chorus Line," "On the Twentieth Century," and "Ballroom"; since 1980, he has designed the musicals "42nd Street" and "Dreamgirls." These have won him all of the major theater design awards. |
 | | Robin Wagner's structural, sometimes minimal, technologically exciting, visually simulating, and kinetic work will be remembered as the classic scenic design of the 1970s and 1980s. |
 | | The second memorable aspect of Wagner's scenery is its scale: the larger structural scenery in "Lenny," the tall light towers in "Dreamgirls," the cavernous spaces in "A Chorus Line" and in "Ballroom." Also, he seems to work well with lighting designers, and his scenery allows for the theatricality of light. |
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