“As EXCITED EVERY TIME”

Production designer Michael Curry shares a few of the aspects of Wynn and Encore that he most admires.

pecializing in transformational scenery, large-scale puppetry, costuming, and character design, Tony Award– winning production designer Michael curry has enjoyed a working relationship with steve Wynn for more than 20 years. His designs can be seen in Le Rêve—the Dream as well as the show on Wynn’s Lake of Dreams, and he is currently developing an intimate theatrical experience for The Wynn steakhouse at the soon-to-open Wynn Palace in Macau. “Mr. Wynn is a modern-day Medici,” curry says. “He wants great artists to be able to confer with, and I enjoy that he really values my opinion. It’s been a trusting, great relationship, and it’s helped me grow as an artist—and I hope I’ve helped him.” Here curry shares a few examples of ways in which, as he says, “Mr. Wynn has created a bunch of stage sets where the guest gets to be the performer.”