
John Farrell
John is currently the Director of Production for New York City Opera. Since starting this position in 2015,... | Brooklyn, New York, United States
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John Farrell’s Expertise John is currently the Director of Production for New York City Opera. Since starting this position in 2015, he has been responsible for all the aspects of the physical production of the company as well as the resident Scenic Designer. In New York was the resident designer for Dicapo Opera where he has created over ninety productions from 1992-2013. At Radio City Music Hall, he was the scenic supervisor for the Spring Spectacular Easter Show for two years and the Christmas Show for one. Radio City productions outside New York were the Christmas shows in Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles as an associate designer. Mr. Farrell was the exclusive Set and Illusion designer for the Magician Criss Angel from 1993-2015. During that time, he has done three television specials; MindFreak for ABC Family, SuperNatural for The Sci-Fi Channel, and Mr. Marick vs. Criss Angel for Tokyo Broadcasting. Following those, six seasons of Mindfreak for A&E totaling nearly 100 episodes. MindFreak was also an off-Broadway production in New York that ran for over a year with nearly 600 performances. The production Criss Angel Believe produced by Cirque du Soleil at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in which John is the Director of Illusions ran from 2005 for seven and a half years then became Mindfreak Live for three years before moving to Planet Hollywood. For Criss, John was also the Production Manager for four years which included two live touring productions in addition to a TV series and the Vegas show all running concurrently. Other television credits include Supervising Art director for America' Got Talent seasons 7 -10, Gossip Girl the final season, For What it's Worth for VH1 Classics, Toys “R: Us (commercial), The Dream Team-1996 Olympic Special for NBC, 1994& 1995 Tony Awards, HBO’s Earthly Possessions and for MTV; Get Late with Kennedy and Squirt TV. In Mexico City John has designed three productions for Morris Gilbert: Fiddler on the Roof, Sweet Charity, and Besame Mucho. He has designed regionally in the US for such theatres as The Walnut Street Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, PA; Theatre Under the Stars, The Fifth Avenue Theatre, WA; Tampa Bay performing Arts Center, Sarasota Opera, FLA; Chatauqua Opera, NY; and Maine State Music Theatre, ME. John has designed touring Productions with Theatreworks USA, Eric Krebbs, Jeffrey Finn, Troika, and National Lyric Opera.
John Farrell’s Current Industry New York City Opera
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Farrell’s Prior Industry
United Scenic Artists Local 829 Of Iatse
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Apwi Criss Angel
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Dicapo Opera
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Grease
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The Walnut Street Theatre
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Hbo Earthly Possessions
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Mindfreak
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Morris Gilbert Teatro De Telmex
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University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts
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Criss Angel Believe
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Vh1
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Gossip Girl
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Americas Got Talent Season 7
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For What Its Worth Vh1 Classics
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Believe Spike Television
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Americas Got Talent Season 8
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Work Experience

New York City Opera
Head of Production
Mon Jun 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Americas Got Talent Season 8
Supervising Art Director
Mon Jul 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Jul 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Believe Spike Television
Production Designer
Fri Mar 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jul 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
For What Its Worth Vh1 Classics
Art Director
Sat Dec 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Dec 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Americas Got Talent Season 7
Supervising Art Director
Tue May 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Sep 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Gossip Girl
Art Director
Wed Feb 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Apr 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Vh1
Art Director "For What its Worth"
Sun Jan 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Jan 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Criss Angel Believe
Director of Illusions
Tue Aug 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Wed May 01 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Morris Gilbert Teatro De Telmex
Set Designer
Sun Jan 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Jan 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts
Guest Artist
Sun Jan 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Jan 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mindfreak
Production / Illusion Designer
Thu Jan 01 2004 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Jan 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Hbo Earthly Possessions
Art Director
Wed Sep 01 1999 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Nov 01 1999 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The Walnut Street Theatre
Set Designer
Sat Mar 01 1997 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Sep 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Grease
Assistant designer
Sat Jan 01 1994 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jan 01 1996 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Apwi Criss Angel
Production / Illusion Designer
Fri Jan 01 1993 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Jan 01 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Dicapo Opera
Resident Designer
Fri Jan 01 1993 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Jan 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
United Scenic Artists Local 829 Of Iatse
Member
Tue Jan 01 1991 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present