scenic
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Mark Mendelson’s scenic design, more elaborate than most Rogue Machine offerings, doesn’t achieve the oblique effect of the original production but sets the stage in vivid detail.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
In the video above, Fedigan takes The Wall Street Journal inside his workday, with stops at the scenic shop where Broadway sets are constructed and the cramped backstage of “Chicago” minutes before a performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Hedda paces around the villa, sketched with modernist spareness by scenic designer Mark Wendland, like a panther in a gold-plated cage.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
"It's like the sea. We used to go for long scenic drives on the corniche, but now we're losing both the sea and the tram," Abdelwahab said.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Mine usually led me, on clear days, in scenic circles around the countryside.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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