Dude. Jennifer Tipton got a nomination. Her first design on Broadway was in '69. She is still doing it... and doing it well. There are not enough shows to go around. I would also like to see how many days Ken actually spent in each
venue and how many assistants he had. Not saying you can't do it, but I think you have a better chance getting a job as an actor then as a designer these days. At least the actors have to stay with the show after opening. With Ken's massive tripple dip and David's double dip... it makes the going tough.
I was thinking along these lines as well. There are about 15 or so well known "names" who have a Broadway show running. There are approx 28 shows running currently, dependent on which is a review, a
one off (The Rascals),
etc... Some info from Internet Broadway Data
Base.
18 Musicals:
- Ken Posner - Cinderella, Pippin, Kinky Boots, Wicked
- Ken Billington - Chicago
- Natasha Katz - Motown, Once
- Don Holder -Lion King, Annie, Spiderman
- Hugh Vanstone - I'll Eat You Last, Matilda
- Jeff Croiter -Jekyll and Hyde, Newsies
- Jason Lyons - Rock of Ages
- Peter Kaczorowski - Nice Work
- Brian MacDevitt - Mormon
- Andrew Bridge -Phantom
10 Plays:
- Matthew Richards - Ann
- Natasha Chivers - Macbeth
- Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhaeur - Lucky Guy
- Pat Collins - Orphans
- Peter Kaczorowski -The Assembled Parties
- James Ingalls -The Big Knife
- Japhy Weiderman - The Nance
- Jennifer Tipton -The Testament of Mary
- Rui Rita - Trip to Bountiful
- Justin Townsend -Vanya and Sonya (Former assistant to Chris Akerlind)
Not as many musicals running as might be typical, musicals being the money makers, though also more expensive to mount and keep running (
orchestra, larger crews).
So a core group of 20 LD's or so, adding Chris Akerlind, Beverly Emmons, Paul Gallo, David Hersey, Robert Wierzel among others.