Santo Loquasto | |
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| Born | (1944-07-26)July 26, 1944 (age 80) |
| Education | King's College, Pennsylvania(BA) Yale University(MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Production designer, scenic designer, costume designer |
| Years active | 1969–present |
Santo Richard Loquasto (born July 26, 1944) is an Americanproduction designer,scenic designer, andcostume designer forstage,film, anddance.[1]
Loquasto was born inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on July 26, 1944. Loquasto is a first cousin ofIndy car driverAl Loquasto and a distant cousin ofcivil engineer and authorAngelo F. Coniglio. The family is descended from Libertino lo Guasto, afoundling born inSerradifalco in 1796.[2]
He obtained aBachelor of Arts fromKing's College and aMaster of Fine Arts fromYale University.
Loquasto started his career as a designer at the Showcase Theatre inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
After working inregional theater since 1969, Loquasto worked on approximately 100Broadway productions, either as scenic designer, costume designer, or both. His firstBroadway production wasSticks and Bones in 1972, and his most recent productions have beenCarousel andThe Iceman Cometh, both in 2018.[3] He has received 21Tony Award nominations for his work as either costume or scenic designer, and has won four times. He has won theDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design three times, and theDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design once.
Loquasto has been aproduction designer for manyWoody Allen films,[4] and was nominated for theAcademy Award for his production design for Allen'sBullets over Broadway[5] andRadio Days,[6] and for costume design forZelig.[7]
His work has included the filmsBig,Radio Days,Cafe Society,Blue Jasmine,Desperately Seeking Susan,Alice, andZelig. His work on stage is extensive and includesHello, Dolly!,Movin' Out,Fosse,Ragtime,The Cherry Orchard,Grand Hotel,Cafe Crown, the balletDon Quixote,Glengarry Glen Ross, andFences.
Loquasto has won aBritish Academy Film Award, fiveDrama Desk Awards, and has garnered fourTony Awards. He has been nominated for threeAcademy Awards and a total of twenty-threeTony Awards. In 2004, Loquasto was inducted into theAmerican Theater Hall of Fame.[8]
In 2023, Loquasto was inducted into the Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame. He was inducted as a member of the Hall of Fame's inaugural class.[9]
