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David Chapman Biography (1938-)

Born November 11, 1938, in Atlanta, GA; son of R.S. and Ellen (Graham) Chapman; married Dianne Finn (a costume designer; divorced); married Carol Oditz (acostume designer). Addresses: OFFICE--c/o Alfred Geller, 122 E. 42ndStreet, New York, NY 10017.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

November 11, 1938

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; ALL AS SET DESIGNER
• Red, White, and Maddox, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Lulu, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1970.
• Leaves of Grass, Theatre Four, New York City, 1971.
• Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?, Eastside Playhouse, New York City, 1971.
• Soon, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1971.
• Promenade All, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1972.
• God Says There Is No Peter Ott, McAlpin Rooftop Theatre, New York City, 1972.
• Alpha Beta, Eastside Playhouse, 1973.
• Nash at Nine, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• Creeps, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• The Magic Show, Cort Theatre, 1974.
• Music! Music!, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1974.
• Once I Saw a Boy Laughing, Westside Theatre, New York City, 1974.
• Finn Mackool, the Grand Distraction, Theatre De Lys, New York City, 1975.
• Fixed, Theatre of the Riverside Church, New York City, 1977.
• White Pelicans, Theatre De Lys, 1978.
• The First, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1981.
• Booth, South Street Theatre, New York City, 1982.
• Othello, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1982.
• Play Me a Country Song, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1982.
• Zorba, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1983.
• (also costume designer) Henry IV, Part I and Hamlet, both American Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1982.
• Oliver!, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1984.
• Harlem Nocturne, Latin Quarter Theatre, New York City, 1984.
• Cabaret, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1987.
• Also set designer, Le Bellybutton, New York City, 1975; and at the AsoloState Theatre, Sarasota, FL, Theatre Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, Folger Theatre, Washington, DC, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, PAF Playhouse, LongIsland, NY, and Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Set designer: Zorba, U.S. cities, 1983-86.
• Stop the World ... I Want to Get Off, U.S. cities, 1986-87.
• Cabaret, U.S. cities, 1986-87.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
• Art director, Somebody Killed Her Husband, Columbia, 1978.
• art director, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Universal, 1979.
• production designer, Four Friends (also known as Georgia's Friends), Filmways, 1981.
• art director, Wolfen, Warner Brothers, 1981.
• art director, The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984.
• art director (New York locale), Legal Eagles, Universal, 1986.
• production designer, Dirty Dancing, Vestron, 1987.
• production designer, Mystic Pizza, Samuel Goldwyn, 1988.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; SERIES
• Production designer, The Dick Cavett Show.
• Credits; PILOTS
• Production designer, Stunt Seven, CBS, 1979.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Art director, You Can't Go Home Again, CBS, 1979.
• production designer, Into the Homeland (also known as When the Swallows Come Back and Swallows Come Back), HBO, 1987.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Production designer, The Annie Christmas Show.