Gender
Male
Born
Jan 22, 1915
New York, New York, USA
Died
Aug 14, 1955
New York, New York, USA
Designer Producer Director Production Staff
  • CREDITS
    The Pajama Game (May 13, 1954 - Nov 24, 1956)
    Musical, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Kismet (Dec 03, 1953 - Apr 23, 1955)
    Musical, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Oklahoma! (Aug 31, 1953 - Oct 03, 1953)
    Musical, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Camino Real (Mar 17, 1953 - May 09, 1953)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Misalliance (Mar 06, 1953 - Jun 27, 1953)
    Play, Revival
    • Production Supervised by Lemuel Ayers
    • Production Supervisor: Lemuel Ayers
    The Merchant of Venice (Mar 04, 1953 - Mar 15, 1953)
    Play, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Love's Labour's Lost (Feb 04, 1953 - Feb 15, 1953)
    Play, Original
    • Production Supervisor: Lemuel Ayers
    See the Jaguar (Dec 03, 1952 - Dec 06, 1952)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    My Darlin' Aida (Oct 27, 1952 - Jan 10, 1953)
    Musical, Original
    • Production Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Kiss Me, Kate (Jan 08, 1952 - Jan 13, 1952)
    Musical, Revival
    • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Music in the Air (Oct 08, 1951 - Nov 24, 1951)
    Musical, Revival
    • Production Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Oklahoma! (May 29, 1951 - Jul 28, 1951)
    Musical, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Out of This World (Dec 21, 1950 - May 05, 1951)
    Musical, Original
    • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Kiss Me, Kate (Dec 30, 1948 - Jul 28, 1951)
    Musical, Original
    • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Inside U.S.A. (Apr 30, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)
    Musical, Original
    • Production Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Bloomer Girl (Jan 06, 1947 - Feb 15, 1947)
    Musical, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Lighting Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Cyrano de Bergerac (Oct 08, 1946 - Mar 22, 1947)
    Play, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    St. Louis Woman (Mar 30, 1946 - Jul 06, 1946)
    Musical, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Bloomer Girl (Oct 05, 1944 - Apr 27, 1946)
    Musical, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Lighting Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Harriet (Sep 27, 1944 - Oct 05, 1944)
    Play, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Song of Norway (Aug 21, 1944 - Sep 07, 1946)
    Musical, Original
    • Production designed by Lemuel Ayers
    Peepshow (Feb 03, 1944 - Feb 26, 1944)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Oklahoma! (Mar 31, 1943 - May 29, 1948)
    Musical, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Harriet (Mar 03, 1943 - Apr 01, 1944)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    The Willow and I (Dec 10, 1942 - Jan 02, 1943)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Lifeline (Nov 30, 1942 - Dec 05, 1942)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    The Pirate (Nov 25, 1942 - Apr 27, 1943)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Autumn Hill (Apr 13, 1942 - Apr 18, 1942)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Plan M (Feb 20, 1942 - Feb 23, 1942)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Angel Street (Dec 05, 1941 - Dec 30, 1944)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Macbeth (Nov 11, 1941 - Feb 28, 1942)
    Play, Revival
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    As You Like It (Oct 20, 1941 - Oct 25, 1941)
    Play, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    They Walk Alone (Mar 12, 1941 - Mar 29, 1941)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Eight O'Clock Tuesday (Jan 06, 1941 - Jan 18, 1941)
    Play, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    They Knew What They Wanted (Oct 02, 1939 - Oct 21, 1939)
    Play, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Journey's End (Sep 18, 1939 - Sep 30, 1939)
    Play, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Kismet (Aug 02, 1965 - Dec 18, 1965)
    Musical, Revival
    • Production Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Kismet (Aug 06, 1962 - Nov 10, 1962)
    Musical, Revival
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Kismet (Sep 19, 1955 - Feb 04, 1956)
    Musical, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Kismet (Apr 25, 1955 - Aug 20, 1955)
    Musical, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    The Pajama Game (Jan 29, 1955 - Feb 16, 1957)
    Musical, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Kiss Me, Kate (Sep 17, 1951 - Jan 05, 1952)
    Musical, Original
    • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Kiss Me, Kate (Jul 11, 1949 - Jun 02, 1951)
    Musical, Original
    • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
    • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
    Oklahoma! (Oct 15, 1943 - May 01, 1954)
    Musical, Original
    • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Best Costume Design

    1949 | Winner  | Kiss Me, Kate
    Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers

    Producer (Musical)

    1949 | Winner  | Kiss Me, Kate
    Produced by Lemuel Ayers
The Pajama Game (May 13, 1954 - Nov 24, 1956)
Musical, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Kismet (Dec 03, 1953 - Apr 23, 1955)
Musical, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Oklahoma! (Aug 31, 1953 - Oct 03, 1953)
Musical, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Camino Real (Mar 17, 1953 - May 09, 1953)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Misalliance (Mar 06, 1953 - Jun 27, 1953)
Play, Revival
  • Production Supervised by Lemuel Ayers
  • Production Supervisor: Lemuel Ayers
The Merchant of Venice (Mar 04, 1953 - Mar 15, 1953)
Play, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Love's Labour's Lost (Feb 04, 1953 - Feb 15, 1953)
Play, Original
  • Production Supervisor: Lemuel Ayers
See the Jaguar (Dec 03, 1952 - Dec 06, 1952)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
My Darlin' Aida (Oct 27, 1952 - Jan 10, 1953)
Musical, Original
  • Production Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Kiss Me, Kate (Jan 08, 1952 - Jan 13, 1952)
Musical, Revival
  • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Music in the Air (Oct 08, 1951 - Nov 24, 1951)
Musical, Revival
  • Production Design by Lemuel Ayers
Oklahoma! (May 29, 1951 - Jul 28, 1951)
Musical, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Out of This World (Dec 21, 1950 - May 05, 1951)
Musical, Original
  • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Kiss Me, Kate (Dec 30, 1948 - Jul 28, 1951)
Musical, Original
  • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Inside U.S.A. (Apr 30, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)
Musical, Original
  • Production Design by Lemuel Ayers
Bloomer Girl (Jan 06, 1947 - Feb 15, 1947)
Musical, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Lighting Design by Lemuel Ayers
Cyrano de Bergerac (Oct 08, 1946 - Mar 22, 1947)
Play, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
St. Louis Woman (Mar 30, 1946 - Jul 06, 1946)
Musical, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Bloomer Girl (Oct 05, 1944 - Apr 27, 1946)
Musical, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Lighting Design by Lemuel Ayers
Harriet (Sep 27, 1944 - Oct 05, 1944)
Play, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Song of Norway (Aug 21, 1944 - Sep 07, 1946)
Musical, Original
  • Production designed by Lemuel Ayers
Peepshow (Feb 03, 1944 - Feb 26, 1944)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Oklahoma! (Mar 31, 1943 - May 29, 1948)
Musical, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Harriet (Mar 03, 1943 - Apr 01, 1944)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
The Willow and I (Dec 10, 1942 - Jan 02, 1943)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Lifeline (Nov 30, 1942 - Dec 05, 1942)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
The Pirate (Nov 25, 1942 - Apr 27, 1943)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Autumn Hill (Apr 13, 1942 - Apr 18, 1942)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Plan M (Feb 20, 1942 - Feb 23, 1942)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Angel Street (Dec 05, 1941 - Dec 30, 1944)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Macbeth (Nov 11, 1941 - Feb 28, 1942)
Play, Revival
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
As You Like It (Oct 20, 1941 - Oct 25, 1941)
Play, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
They Walk Alone (Mar 12, 1941 - Mar 29, 1941)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Eight O'Clock Tuesday (Jan 06, 1941 - Jan 18, 1941)
Play, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
They Knew What They Wanted (Oct 02, 1939 - Oct 21, 1939)
Play, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Journey's End (Sep 18, 1939 - Sep 30, 1939)
Play, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Kismet (Aug 02, 1965 - Dec 18, 1965)
Musical, Revival
  • Production Design by Lemuel Ayers
Kismet (Aug 06, 1962 - Nov 10, 1962)
Musical, Revival
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
Kismet (Sep 19, 1955 - Feb 04, 1956)
Musical, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Kismet (Apr 25, 1955 - Aug 20, 1955)
Musical, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
The Pajama Game (Jan 29, 1955 - Feb 16, 1957)
Musical, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Kiss Me, Kate (Sep 17, 1951 - Jan 05, 1952)
Musical, Original
  • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Kiss Me, Kate (Jul 11, 1949 - Jun 02, 1951)
Musical, Original
  • Produced by Lemuel Ayers
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers
  • Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Oklahoma! (Oct 15, 1943 - May 01, 1954)
Musical, Original
  • Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers

Tony Award®

Best Costume Design

1949 | Winner  | Kiss Me, Kate
Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers

Producer (Musical)

1949 | Winner  | Kiss Me, Kate
Produced by Lemuel Ayers

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