Set Designer Kenneth Foy is DeadSet designer Kenneth Foy died on February 25. A graduate of New York's Cooper Union Foy's career spanned the years 1965-2014. He designed the Houston Grand Opera's acclaimed multi-media productions of Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Pagliacci, and A Little Night Music, as well as Porgy and Bess at La Scala in Milan. He also designed international touring productions of The Sound of Music and The King and I and the American Opera Center productions of Xerxes and Regina. Foy's credits include Broadway productions of Candida, starring Joanne Woodward, Macbeth with Nicol Williamson, the David Merrick production of Oh, Kay!, a revival of Annie, An Evening With Jerry Herman, the Tyne Daly revival Gypsy, directed by Arthur Laurents, and Dame Edna: The Royal Tour. He was represented in London with the West End production of Annie and the English National Theatre production of The Syringa Tree, which he also designed Off Broadway. Foy provided art direction for the Emmy winning Pulitzer Prize documentary, Moment of Impact, Annie in Australia, sets for Radio City Music Hall, theme park events for Busch Gardens and Six Flags, and video animation for The Mariah Carey Charm Bracelet Tour. He also served as production designer for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Foy designed national tours of My Fair Lady, Bombay Dreams, Doctor Dolittle, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, and the world premiere productions of Disney's High School Musical, and High School Musical 2, which he also designed for London's West End. He was a member of the scenic department of the Metropolitan Opera for 25 years. He was among the first designers in the scenic industry to employ computer generated technology. Foy is survived by his brother, Edward, of New York City, and Geneva Johnson, of Beaufort, South Carolina. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. 
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