Oliver Smith

Designer – notable contributions to the Theatre, Films, Ballet & Opera. Since 1944, when he designed and sponsored the now historic musical “On The Town”, his Broadway musicals include “My Fair Lady”, “West Side Story”, “The Sound Of Music”, “Brigadoon”, and “Hello Dolly”. He also designed the Metropolitan operas “Martha” and “La Travista”, the ballets “Fancy Free” and “Fall River Legend” and the films “Guys and Dolls”, “Oklahoma”, and “Porgy & Bess”. His Broadway plays include “Night of the Iguana”, “Barefoot in the Park”, “The Odd Couple”, “Plaza Suite”, and “Last of the Red Hot Lovers”. He often combined decor with producing as he did for “In the Summer House”, “Clearing in the Woods”, “No Exit”, “Billion Dollar Baby”, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”, “Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright”, “Natural Affection” and “Indians”. He was also a highly regarded painter, whose works have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum and the Chicago Institute of Fine Arts.

Past productions

Designer, West Side Story 2000 – 2001, Theatre Royal, Bath.
Waiter/Gendarme/Shopkeeper, The Government Inspector, Compass ? – 14^th May 1988, Theatre Royal, Bath, Richmond Theatre, London, and other locations.
Designer, Gigi 13^th November 1973 – 10^th February 1974, Uris / Gershwin Theatre, New York, USA.
Set Desiner, The Great Waltz, Bernard Delfont & Harold Fielding’s “Great Waltz” Company 9^th July 1970 – March 1972, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
Designer, Plaza Suite 14^th February 1968 – 3^rd October 1970, Plymouth Theatre, New York.
Designer, Plaza Suite 18^th February – 1^st November 1969, Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London.
Designer, Cactus Flower 8^th December 1965 – 23^rd November 1968, Royale Theatre, New York (now Bernard B Jacobs Theatre) and Longacre Theatre, New York.
Designer, Hello, Dolly! 1967 – 1968, Bristol Hippodrome.
Setting by, Mary, Mary, H M Tennent Ltd and Roger L Stevens 17^th February – 11^th April 1964, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, New Theatre, Hull, and other locations.
Designer, My Fair Lady 1963 – 1964, Bristol Hippodrome.
Designer, Mary, Mary, H M Tennent Ltd and Roger L Stevens 12^th February 1963 – 8^th February 1964, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London), Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London), and other locations.
Designer, My Fair Lady, H M Tennent Ltd 1961 – 1963, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
Designer & Costumes, Sail Away 3^rd October 1961 – 24^th February 1962, Broadhurst Theatre, New York.
Set designer, Becket started 5^th October 1960, St James, New York.
Designer, Five Finger Exercise 2^nd December 1959 – 1^st October 1960, Music Box Theatre, New York, USA.
Designer, Auntie Mame 10^th September 1958 – 30^th May 1959, Adelphi Theatre, London.
Designer, West Side Story 1958 – 1959, Bristol Hippodrome.
Designer, West Side Story, H M Tennent Ltd, Robert E Griffiths and Harold S Prince December 1958 – 1959, Her Majesty’s Theatre, London.
Set Designer, West Side Story, H.M. Tennent Ltd./Robert E. Griffith/Harold S.Prince started 12^th December 1958, Her Majesty’s Theatre, London.
Production Designer, My Fair Lady started 30^th April 1958, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
Designer, Pal Joey 31^st March – 30^th October 1954, Princes Theatre, London.

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