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Mimi Lien

Mimi Lien (born 1976) is a Chinese American set designer, best known for the scenic design of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. In 2017, she received a Tony Award for her work with the Broadway production.[1] Lien is also a 2015 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.[2]

Mimi Lien
Born1976 (age 49–50)
EducationYale University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationSet designer
Years active2003–present
Awards
Websitewww.mimilien.com/work

Early life and education

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Lien is from New Haven, Connecticut.[3]

Lien graduated from Yale University in 1997, and she then attended New York University, where she earned her MFA in design from Tisch School of the Arts in 2003.

Career

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Much of Lien's education is centered around architecture, which contributes to the large scale of her set designs. She has designed over 100 shows, operas, and installations, including two Broadway premieres. Lien is currently teaching as an adjunct professor in Set Design at NYU Tisch.[4]

Personal life

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Lien is married to writer and director Alec Duffy. Together, Lien and Duffy are co-founders of JACK, a performing arts space in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

Theater

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a large-scale immersive environment commissioned by the Walker Art Center and Northrop at the University of Minnesota, conceived as an enveloping "womb space" realized in red stretch fabric.[5][6]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2014 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Scenic Design Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Won
2015 MacArthur Fellowship
2016 Obie Award[7] Special Citation for Collaboration John by Annie Baker
2017 Tony Award Best Scenic Design in a Musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
Outer Critics Circle Award
Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Scenic Design Signature Plays Nominated
Bessie Awards[8] Outstanding Visual Design A 24-Decade History of Popular Music by Taylor Mac Won
2018 Memoirs of a ... Unicorn Won
2019 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design Fairview Nominated
2023 Tony Award Best Scenic Design in a Musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Chow, Compiled By Andrew R. (June 11, 2017). "2017 Tony Awards Winners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mimi Lien — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mimi Lien". Theater, Dance & Media. Harvard University.
  4. ↑ "Faculty & Staff". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Shamel Pitts | TRIBE: Marks of RED". Northrop at the University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Tony Award Winner Mimi Lien Shares Her Set Design Process for Marks of RED". Rose Brand. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ "2016". Obie Awards.
  8. ↑ "Award Archive". The Bessies.
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