Biography for
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Trivia

Won Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Scenic Designer for "Talley's Folly," in a tie with David Mitchell for "Barnum." Since this award on his first nomination, he has gone on to eight other nominations in the same category, but has not yet won a second Tony. The subsequent nominations are: in 1981, for "Fifth of July;" in 1992, for "A Small Family Business;" in 1993, for "Redwood Curtain;" in 1995, for "The Heiress;" in 1996, for "A Delicate Balance;" in 1997, for "The Little Foxes;" in 2002, for "Morning's at Seven;" and in 2003, for "Dinner at Eight."

He was nominated for a 1977 Joseph Jefferson Award for Scenic Design for the play, "Tobacco Road," at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

He was awarded the 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Scenic Design for "Talley's Folly" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Scenic Design for "Cyrano De Bergerac" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

He was awarded the 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Scenic Design for "The Water Engine" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

He was nominated for a 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Scenic Design for "Sunday in the Park with George" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

He was nominated for a 2002 Joseph Jefferson Award for Scenic Design for "Maria Arndt" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

John Lee graduated from Brown University in 1970 with a major in Literature.

Where Are They Now

(May 2012) New York, NY: Scenic designer for The Manhattan Theater Club's 2011-2012 season, including "Venus in Fur" and "The Columnist."