Rita Ryack
Rita Ryack is a costume designer who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 73rd Academy Awards for her work in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.[1] She was also nominated for a Tony Award at the 37th Tony Awards for My One and Only,[2] and was nominated for the award again in 2014, for Casa Valentina.[3] She received a further nomination at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards for the film You Don't Know Jack.
Rita Ryack | |
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| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Brandeis University Yale School of Drama |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Years active | 1983-present |
Notable work | |
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Career
Rita Ryack was born in Houston, Texas. She received her BFA from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and later her MFA from Yale School of Drama. She began her work in the entertainment induesty as a cartoon animator for Lisberger Studios in Boston.
Her first design job for the Broadway musical My One and Only, for which she earned her first Tony nomination.[4] Throughout the years she has done costume design for a wide range of productions such as films like Hairspray (2007 film), Casino (1995 film), and Apollo 13 (film), many on and off Broadway theater productions, as well as the music video for Bad by Michael Jackson.
Notable she has, many times, worked with Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, and Robert De Niro.
While designing for productions such as the Broadway play Casa Valentina she references old advertisements, photographs, and films for inspiration.[5]
Selected Works
| Hair (musical) (2014) | Theater | |
| Casa Valentina (2014 | Theater | Tony Award Nominee Best Costume in a Play |
| The Smurfs 2 (2013) | Film | |
| Rock of Ages (2012) | Film | |
| You Don't Know Jack (2010) | Film | Emmy Nominee Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special |
| Bedtime Stories (2008) | Film | |
| Hairspray (2007) | Film | |
| Charlotte's Web (2006) | Film | |
| The Cat in the Hat (2003) | Film | |
| A Beautiful Mind (2001) | Film | |
| Rush Hour 2 (2001) | Film | |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | Film | Costume Designers Guild Award, Golden Satellite Awards 2001, Academy Award Nominee Best Costume Design, Saturn Awards Nominee |
| Bringing Out the Dead (1999) | Film | |
| My Giant (1998) | Film | |
| Wag the Dog (1997) | Film | |
| Ransom (1996) | Film | |
| Apollo 13 (1995) | Film | |
| Casino (1995) | Film | |
| Radioland Murders (1994) | Film | |
| A Bronx Tale (1993) | Film | |
| Cape Fear (1991) | Film | |
| Class Action (1991) | Film | |
| Penn and Teller Get Killed (1989) | Film | |
| Crossing Delancey (1988) | Film | |
| After Hours (1985) | Film | |
| A Lie of the Mind (1985) | Theater | |
| My One and Only (musical) | Theater | Tony Award Nominee Best Costume in a Musical, Drama Desk Award Nominee. |
References
- "The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- "1983 Tony Award Winners" broadwayworld.com, March 18, 2014
- http://ryackdesign.com/galleries/casa-valentina/
- ""HAUTE COUTURE MEETS LUNACY"". Rita Ryack: Costume Designer. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- "See the Baubles, Beads & Barbies That Inspired Tony Nominee Rita Ryack's Casa Valentina Costumes". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
