On the Twentieth Century
Set Models
2015 (designed)
2015 (designed)
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This set model was designed by David Rockwell for the Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century at the American Airlines Theatre in New York (2015). Scale 1:48.
On the Twentieth Century is a musical based partly on the 1932 play Twentieth Century and the 1934 film of the same name. The show is set almost wholly onboard a train as it travels from Chicago to New York, and follows the relationship of actress Lily Garland and theatre producer Oscar Jaffee. The show ran on Broadway between 1978 and 1979, and was revived in 2015. The revival was nominated for five Tony Awards (2015), including Best Scenic Design of a Musical.
David Rockwell is an award-winning set designer and Founder/Director of the interdisciplinary architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, established in 1984. Rockwell’s Broadway debut was in 2000, when he designed the first New York revival of The Rocky Horror Show in 25 years. To date, he has designed over 60 plays and musicals for Broadway, the West End and international tours. In 2016, he won the Tony Award for Best Set Design for She Loves Me on Broadway.
On the Twentieth Century has synergies with Rockwell’s own architectural career, having re-designed the dining concourse at Grand Central Terminal, New York and the American Airlines Theatre’s (now Todd Haimes Theatre) sky lobby. For the show, Rockwell designed a fleet of modular train carriage trucks which could track and revolve to show the carriage’s different areas.
On the Twentieth Century is a musical based partly on the 1932 play Twentieth Century and the 1934 film of the same name. The show is set almost wholly onboard a train as it travels from Chicago to New York, and follows the relationship of actress Lily Garland and theatre producer Oscar Jaffee. The show ran on Broadway between 1978 and 1979, and was revived in 2015. The revival was nominated for five Tony Awards (2015), including Best Scenic Design of a Musical.
David Rockwell is an award-winning set designer and Founder/Director of the interdisciplinary architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, established in 1984. Rockwell’s Broadway debut was in 2000, when he designed the first New York revival of The Rocky Horror Show in 25 years. To date, he has designed over 60 plays and musicals for Broadway, the West End and international tours. In 2016, he won the Tony Award for Best Set Design for She Loves Me on Broadway.
On the Twentieth Century has synergies with Rockwell’s own architectural career, having re-designed the dining concourse at Grand Central Terminal, New York and the American Airlines Theatre’s (now Todd Haimes Theatre) sky lobby. For the show, Rockwell designed a fleet of modular train carriage trucks which could track and revolve to show the carriage’s different areas.
Object details
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| Title | On the Twentieth Century (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Foamcore, paper, brasswood, brass, Plexiglass, paint, printed graphics |
| Brief description | Set model designed by David Rockwell for On the Twentieth Century, American Airlines Theatre, New York, 2015 |
| Physical description | A set model of a glass and steel railway station interior. On the stage are three modular train carriage trucks with red, white and blue furnishings. |
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| Credit line | Gift of David Rockwell |
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| Summary | This set model was designed by David Rockwell for the Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century at the American Airlines Theatre in New York (2015). Scale 1:48. On the Twentieth Century is a musical based partly on the 1932 play Twentieth Century and the 1934 film of the same name. The show is set almost wholly onboard a train as it travels from Chicago to New York, and follows the relationship of actress Lily Garland and theatre producer Oscar Jaffee. The show ran on Broadway between 1978 and 1979, and was revived in 2015. The revival was nominated for five Tony Awards (2015), including Best Scenic Design of a Musical. David Rockwell is an award-winning set designer and Founder/Director of the interdisciplinary architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, established in 1984. Rockwell’s Broadway debut was in 2000, when he designed the first New York revival of The Rocky Horror Show in 25 years. To date, he has designed over 60 plays and musicals for Broadway, the West End and international tours. In 2016, he won the Tony Award for Best Set Design for She Loves Me on Broadway. On the Twentieth Century has synergies with Rockwell’s own architectural career, having re-designed the dining concourse at Grand Central Terminal, New York and the American Airlines Theatre’s (now Todd Haimes Theatre) sky lobby. For the show, Rockwell designed a fleet of modular train carriage trucks which could track and revolve to show the carriage’s different areas. |
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| Accession number | S.912-2024 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2024 |
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