Rouben Ter-Arutunian

Rouben Ter-Arutunian (; July 24, 1920 – October 17, 1992) was a Georgian-born Armenian-American costume and set designer, known for his association with the New York City Ballet.

Early life and education Rouben Ter-Arutunian was born in Tiflis, Georgian SSR (present-day Tbilisi, Georgia) to an Armenian family. In 1964 he designed the sets for the New York City Ballet production of The Nutcracker. He worked with the New York City Opera company, Hamburg State Opera, La Scala in Milan, the Opera-Comique in Paris and the Spoleto Festival in Italy.

He designed either costumes or sets, sometimes both, for 24 Broadway productions. His first production on Broadway was Measure for Measure in 1957, and his last was Goodbye Fidel in 1980.

Awards and legacy He won the 1959 Tony Award for Best Costume Design for the musical Redhead, and was nominated for the Tony Award three times for Scenic Design and one other Tony for Costume Design.

The Rouben Ter-Arutunian Design Portfolios and the Rouben Ter-Arutunian Papers are held by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Broadway work (selected) Measure for Measure (1957) Redhead (1959) — Tony Award for Best Costume Design Advise and Consent (1961) — Tony Award Best Scenic Design (Dramatic) (nominee) A Passage to India (1962) — Tony Award Best Scenic Design (nominee) The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1964) — Tony Award Best Costume Design (nominee) Goodtime Charley (1975) — Tony Award Best Scenic Design (nominee) Goodbye Fidel (1980)