Ming Cho Lee

Chinese-American theatrical set designer and professor at the Yale School of Drama Born October 3, 1930 in Shanghai, China. Died October 24, 2020 in New York City, NY, USA. Lee taught full-time at the Yale School of Drama for 48 years and served as chair or co-chair of the design department for 34 years. He received the National Medal of the Arts, three Henry Hewes Design Awards, won two Tony Awards, an Outer Critics Circle award, Drama Desk Awards, and the TCG Practitioner Award. He held five honorary degrees, and was member of the Theater Hall of Fame. Lee has designed more than 300 shows worldwide, including Broadway and Off-Broadway, and dance and opera productions.