Designing poster art for the New York Theatre is a wonderful challenge.  Every show is different.  Whether it is for Broadway or Off-Broadway, the creative process is the same, although the budgets may vary.  Some shows are star vehicles, or have famous playwrights or composers as the centerpiece or, a bigger challenge, have no bold face names attached to them at all.  My job is to create a poster that exemplifies the show, be it musical or drama, with an arresting image that will cause anyone looking at it to say, “I’d like to see that” or “I’d like to learn more about that show”.  While looking through my work, you’ll get a glimpse of the back stage story behind each poster as well.

Unlike many other commercial design forms, the Theatre Poster is considered, by most, to be art.  Here, then, is my art.
I’ve selected about 100 of my favorites.  Enjoy.   I certainly enjoyed creating them!

Follies (Broadway) Follies (Broadway)
The Lion King The Lion King
Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd
Sunday in the Park With George Sunday in the Park With George
Our Town Our Town
Getting Away With Murder Getting Away With Murder
Cymbeline Cymbeline
Footloose Footloose
Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
Three Sisters Three Sisters
Looped Looped
The Sun Also Rises The Sun Also Rises
Merrily We Roll Along Merrily We Roll Along
Pal Joey Pal Joey
The Pitmen Painters The Pitmen Painters
Proof Proof
Play Dead Play Dead
The Realistic Joneses The Realistic Joneses
A Doctor in Spite of Himself A Doctor in Spite of Himself
Food & Fadwa Food & Fadwa
Dracula Dracula
Deathtrap Deathtrap
Journey’s End Journey’s End
Twelve Angry Men Twelve Angry Men
Forbidden Broadway – Rude Awakening Forbidden Broadway – Rude Awakening
Sondheim Celebration Sondheim Celebration
Jekyll & Hyde Jekyll & Hyde
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap
My One and Only My One and Only
Follies (Sondheim) Follies (Sondheim)
The Horse The Horse
Morning’s at Seven Morning’s at Seven
Mame Mame
Candide Candide
The Frogs The Frogs
Adding Machine Adding Machine
A Little Night Music A Little Night Music
Little Women Little Women
Mistakes Were Made Mistakes Were Made
The Kathy & Mo Show The Kathy & Mo Show
Company Company
Prymate Prymate
Baby Baby
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Pacific Overtures Pacific Overtures
All My Sons All My Sons
Beirut Beirut
Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit
Twentieth Century Twentieth Century
Whose Life Is It Anyway? Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Passion Passion
The Story of My Life The Story of My Life
Cheaters Cheaters
Theatre Museum Theatre Museum
Follies (Kennedy Center) Follies (Kennedy Center)
Hot Feet Hot Feet
Spoils of War Spoils of War
American Buffalo American Buffalo
Sunday in the Park with George Sunday in the Park with George
‘Master Harold’…and the boys ‘Master Harold’…and the boys
The Lady and the Clarinet The Lady and the Clarinet
Roza Roza
Michael Feinstein Piano and Voice Michael Feinstein Piano and Voice
Night of the Iguana Night of the Iguana
Freud’s Last Session Freud’s Last Session
Belleville Belleville
Waiting in the Wings Waiting in the Wings
The Merchant The Merchant
Restoration Restoration
In Trousers In Trousers
The Three Penny Opera The Three Penny Opera
I Ought To Be In Pictures I Ought To Be In Pictures
Pipe Dream Pipe Dream
Electra Electra
Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd
Valhalla Valhalla
Beyond Therapy Beyond Therapy
The Odyssey The Odyssey
The Night of the Iguana The Night of the Iguana
Death and the Maiden Death and the Maiden
Merrily We Roll Along Merrily We Roll Along
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Cinderella R&H Songbook Cinderella R&H Songbook
South Pacific R&H Songbook South Pacific R&H Songbook
The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie
Travesties Travesties
Imaginary Friends Imaginary Friends
The Scarlett Pimpernel The Scarlett Pimpernel
Primo Primo
On the 20th Century On the 20th Century
Otherwise Engaged Otherwise Engaged
Whose Life Is It Anyway? Whose Life Is It Anyway?
As Is As Is
Dust Dust
Total Adandon Total Adandon
A Perfect Future A Perfect Future
Sondheim & Co Sondheim & Co
The Young Man From Atlanta The Young Man From Atlanta
Fran’s Bed Fran’s Bed
Cakewalk Cakewalk
Fortune’s Fool Fortune’s Fool
The Unexpected Man The Unexpected Man
David Copperfield Dreams & Nightmares David Copperfield Dreams & Nightmares
Festen Festen
The Sound of Music The Sound of Music
Tennesee Williams Explored – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tennesee Williams Explored – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tennessee Williams Explored – A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams Explored – A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams Explored – The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams Explored – The Glass Menagerie
Shakespeare’s R&J Shakespeare’s R&J
Showstoppers! Showstoppers!
An Illiad An Illiad
Pacific Overtures Pacific Overtures
Mrs. Klein Mrs. Klein
Valley of the Dolls Valley of the Dolls
The Effect of Gamma Rays The Effect of Gamma Rays
Master Harold Master Harold
Good Goods Good Goods
A Doll’s Life A Doll’s Life
Burn This Burn This
Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia
Vigil Vigil
Zanna Don’t! Zanna Don’t!
Dead Man’s Cell Phone Dead Man’s Cell Phone
Into the Woods, Jr. Into the Woods, Jr.
Tony Awards Tony Awards
The Winter’s Tale The Winter’s Tale