Award-winning Costume Designer Carrie Robbins' work in the Theatre spans from the original Broadway musical "Grease" to the 2001 Tony-nominated Broadway musical "A Class Act". Along the way she has collected numerous nominations, glowing critical comments, and a very messy studio. The glowing critical comments can be seen on the "Critics Say..." pages. The less-than-glowing are NOT included here at all.
Robbins has also spent 12 happy (and never hungry) years in the Hospitality Industry, working for the late great Joseph Baum, restauranteur extraordinaire. She designed 500 or so uniforms for the landmark-preserved RAINBOW ROOM in Rockefeller Center, 700 or so for WINDOWS ON THE WORLD in the top floor of the World Trade Center (winning the 1997 "Image of the Year" Award) sadly now no longer with us, as well as several other restaurant projects. The images of 'Windows' appear here in tribute to those who died on 9/11, especially the 79 staff members of WOW, some of the most purely good people one might every hope to meet. Robbins also designs and produces Special Events which bridge the gap between Restaurants and Theatre.
Known for her drawing ability, Robbins enjoys graphics and illustration just as much as her theatre work. She is particularly fond of the Computer, and the possibilities it offers designers. Determined to spread that word, Robbins now teaches a "Design in the Computer" class at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she is Master Teacher of Costume Design, and has been in residence for more years than she will admit to.
An article on Robbins' (and some of her students')explorations in the computer appears in the November 2002 issue of TD&T (Theatre Design and Technology), the Journal of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT).
Robbins lives in a New York City loft with two full-size collies, one cat, and a very patient husband.
RECENT/CURRENT PROJECTS...
Robbins is delighted to have recently completed a series of over 100 illustrations (all drawn directly in the computer) for a children's book on the life of Mozart. The book will be published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. The book is scheduled for release in 2003-4.
Robbins was also excited to have the opportunity to design both SETS AND COSTUMES for "Scenery", a new play written by Ed Dixon, directed by Mr. Frank Dunlop and starring Marilyn Sokol and Clive Revill.
