Tom's designs have been seen on Broadway, in national tours,
at major regional theatre, and for many national
and international dance and opera companies. His
entertainment lighting can be seen at theme parks
in six different countries and his architectural
lighting can be seen in prestigious hotels, casinos,
restaurants, and retail centers across the nation
and in multiple Asian and European countries. He
designed the acclaimed production of Six Dance
Lessons in Six Weeks at the Belasco Theatre
on Broadway, the Geffen Playhouse, and the Coconut
Grove Playhouse. As resident Lighting Director,
he has had the pleasure of creating designs for
over 85 productions at South Coast Repertory Theatre
including the award winning architectural lighting
design for SCR's new Folino Theatre Center. Other
projects have included Cathy Rigby's national tour
of Peter Pan,
the national tour of Camelot, 28 musicals for
Reprise, including the 20th anniversary production of Sweeney
Todd and the Los Angeles revival
of Hair, South Pacific and Sunset Blvd.
for the Hollywood Bowl, the premiere of Songs from
the Tall Grass
at Ford's Theatre Washington D.C., the South American premiere
of La Cage Aux Folles in Buenos Aires, Children
of a Lesser God, Julius Cesar, and A Christmas
Carol at the Mark Taper Forum, Eugene Loring's Billy
the Kid at the Louisville Ballet, Forbidden
Hollywood,
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, and the 1984
Olympic Arts Dance Festival.
At
Universal Studios Hollywood his designs include Backdraft,
Earthquake, Back To The Future, Alfred
Hitchcock, Harry and the Hendersons, and the
Rugrats Magical Adventure. At Disneyland, he has
designed the Club Buzz stage show, the Main Street
Emporium and the renovation of the Disneyland Hotel Grand
Ballroom. He created the design concepts for the Disney
Store Japan and his lighting can also be seen in five theme
parks in Japan, including the new Universal Studios Japan.
For Warner Bros. he has designed the Batman Forever
and Maverick shows at Movie World Australia, and
multiple themed attractions and productions for Movie World
Germany and Spain. His lighting can also be seen at Seuss
Landing at Universal's Islands of Adventure, Knott's Berry
Farm, the Star Trek World Tour, and Korea Science and Technology
Expo in Taejon.
Architectural
projects include the Beatles Revolution Lounge at the
Mirage Las Vegas, Body English, the Hard Rock Las Vegas
Ultra Lounge, two Seminole Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos
in Florida, the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, Azure mermaid
show at the Silverton Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, MGM
Mirage City Center Sales Pavilion Las Vegas, MGM Grand
Hotel Star Lane, South Coast Plaza Mall, the Los Angeles
Music Center, Santa Monica Place, Palm Springs Mall,
Universal City Walk's Panasonic Pavilion, and the Firebird
Sculpture at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.
He has consulted on numerous performance facilities for
schools throughout California and has created an extensive
Master Plan for lighting the exterior facades of 104
historic buildings in downtown Los Angeles. Other projects
include the production direction of major fireworks spectaculars,
the coordination of television specials, and the management
of regional musical groups.
His
professional associations have included Laguna Playhouse,
the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, Long Beach Civic Light
Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, International City Theatre,
California Music Theatre Sacramento, Berkeley Repertory
Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Los Angeles Theatre
Center, Japan America Theatre, Houston's Music Hall,
Seattle's Fifth Avenue Theatre, Westwood Playhouse, the
Penn State Festival Theatre, Utah Shakespearean Festival,
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft and Osmond Family Entertainment.
Ruzika's
theatrical designs have received numerous Critics Circle
Awards and his architectural lighting designs have received
national and international design awards. Tom was presented
the Lifetime Achievement Award in Lighting from the Los
Angeles Drama Critics Circle and the distinguished alumni
award at Cal Poly Pomona. He is a recipient of the Lighting
Dimensions Designer of the Year award for 2000. Professional
affiliations include United Scenic Artists, International
Association of Lighting Designers, Illuminating Engineering
Society, Designers Lighting Forum, Theatre Historical Society,
and Themed Entertainment Association.
For
more information, see www.ruzika.com.
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