David Ley Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Variety Worldwide is an industry-leading production company in immersive entertainment. The company is most notably responsible for "Queen of the Night," a long-running interactive feast of the senses that received high praise from The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly and others.Projects completed on behalf of Variety Worldwide include the creation of EDEN, a full format-immersive experience for Celebrity Cruises, the wedding of fashion designer Marc Jacobs, and the Prada SS 2020 Menswear fashion show.Variety Worldwide was tapped by Celebrity Cruises to build an immersive experience to serve as the centerpiece of entertainment aboard their brand new billion-dollar ship class, the Edge, launching in 2018. It's called EDEN and I'm proud to lead as key creative for this project and others upcoming.

Greater New York City Area

Freelance Creative Director at industry-leading experiential agency. Projects to date have included designing and executing experiential brand presence for Walmart Media Group at CES 2020, as well as creating immersive IPO roadshow for Cole Haan.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

"Drawing from the rich performative traditions of music hall, vaudeville, cabaret and experimental theater, The Act is Dubai's prestige live entertainment venue. With offerings ranging from intimate and engaging stage performances to full-blown high-energy nightlife spectacles, the award winning shows are at the center of this, the world's highest luxury theater club."- Heading the creative development and launch of Dubai's first-ever luxury theater club- Creating and executing hundreds of original variety performance numbers- Writing and directing several full-format stage shows including market's longest running show ever- Introducing and creating demand for immersive theatrical concepts - Generating original music and video elements for theatrical presentation- Leading a core resident cast of singers, dancers, actors, and acrobatic performers- Exercising creative control over lighting, staging, choreography, sets, costumes, etc.- Casting and development of high-level international specialty performers- Staging and delivering off-site performances including for large outdoor arenas- Creative direction for innovative concepts in luxury nightlife entertainment- Filming and editing of promotional and supplemental creative materials

Greater New York City Area

Joining The Box shortly after its founding in 2007 by impresario Simon Hammerstein, I was tasked with creatively helming New York's flagship venue when the brand began an international expansion into London and beyond. Catering to top-tier A-list clientele and offering a variety of boundary-pushing entertainment, The Box has endured with equal measures of renown and infamy.

Roles in national network television commercials, television programs, and independent feature films

Bfa, Film And Television

Scholarship recipient. Graduated with honors.

Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: NEXT Scholar