Tony Award for Best Lighting Design

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
68th Tony Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in Broadway theatre, lighting design
Country	United States
Presented by	American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League
First awarded	1970
Official website	tonyawards.com

This is a list of the winners of the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a play or musical, first presented in 1970. In 2005 the category was divided with each genre represented separately.

Recipients

Year	Lighting Designer	Work	Nominees	References
1970	Mielziner, JoJo Mielziner	Child's Play !Child's Play	Tharon Musser – Applause Thomas R. Skelton – Indians	^[1]^[2]
1971	Poindexter, R.H.R.H. Poindexter	Paul Sill's Story Theatre !Paul Sill's Story Theatre	Robert Ornbo – Company William Ritman – Sleuth	^[3]
1972	Musser, TharonTharon Musser	Follies !Follies	Martin Aronstein – Ain't Supposed To Die a Natural Death John Bury – Old Times Jules Fisher – Jesus Christ Superstar
1973	Fisher, JulesJules Fisher	Pippin !Pippin	Martin Aronstein – Much Ado About Nothing Ian Calderon – That Championship Season Tharon Musser – A Little Night Music
1974	Fisher, JulesJules Fisher	Ulysses in Nighttown !Ulysses in Nighttown	Martin Aronstein – Boom Boom Room Ken Billington – The Visit Ben Edwards – A Moon for the Misbegotten Tharon Musser – The Good Doctor
1975	Jampolis, Neil PeterNeil Peter Jampolis	Sherlock Holmes !Sherlock Holmes	Chip Monk – The Rocky Horror Show Abe Feder – Goodtime Charley Andy Phillips – Equus Thomas R. Skelton – All God's Chillun Got Wings James Tilton – Seascape
1976	Musser, TharonTharon Musser	Chorus Line !A Chorus Line	Ian Calderon – Trelawny of the Wells Jules Fisher – Chicago Tharon Musser – Pacific Overtures
1977	Tipton, JenniferJennifer Tipton	Cherry Orchard !The Cherry Orchard	John Bury – No Man's Land Pat Collins – Threepenny Opera Neil Peter Jampolis – The Innocents
1978	Fisher, JulesJules Fisher	Dancin !Dancin'	Jules Fisher – Beatlemania Tharon Musser – The Act Ken Billington – Working
1979	Morgan , RogerRoger Morgan	Crucifer of Blood !The Crucifer of Blood	Ken Billington – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Beverly Emmons – The Elephant Man Tharon Musser – Ballroom
1980	Hersey, DavidDavid Hersey	Evita !Evita	Beverly Emmons – A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine Craig Miller – Barnum Dennis Parichy – Talley's Folly
1981	Bury , JohnJohn Bury	Amadeus !Amadeus	Tharon Musser – 42nd Street Dennis Parichy – Fifth of July Jennifer Tipton – Sophisticated Ladies
1982	Musser, TharonTharon Musser	Dreamgirls !Dreamgirls	Martin Aronstein – Medea David Hersey – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Marcia Madeira – Nine
1983	Hersey, DavidDavid Hersey	Cats !Cats	Ken Billington – Foxfire Robert Bryan – All's Well That Ends Well Allen Lee Hughes – K2
1984	Nelson , RichardRichard Nelson	Sunday in the Park with George !Sunday in the Park with George	Ken Billington – End of the World Jules Fisher – La Cage aux Folles Marc B. Weiss – A Moon for the Misbegotten
1985	Riddell, RichardRichard Riddell	Big River !Big River	Terry Hands – Cyrano de Bergerac Terry Hands – Much Ado About Nothing Allen Lee Hughes – Strange Interlude
1986	Collins , PatPat Collins	I'm Not Rappaport !I'm Not Rappaport	Jules Fisher – Song and Dance Paul Gallo – The House of Blue Leaves Thomas R. Skelton – The Iceman Cometh
1987	Hersey, DavidDavid Hersey	Les Misérables !Les Misérables	Martin Aronstein – Wild Honey David Hersey – Starlight Express Beverly Emmons and Chris Parry – Les Liaisons Dangereuses
1988	Bridge , AndrewAndrew Bridge	Phantom of the Opera !The Phantom of the Opera	Paul Gallo – Anything Goes Richard Nelson – Into the Woods Andy Phillips – M. Butterfly
1989	Tipton, JenniferJennifer Tipton	Jerome Robbins' Broadway !Jerome Robbins' Broadway	Neil Peter Jampolis and Jane Reisman – Black and Blue Brian Nason – Metamorphosis Nancy Schertler – Largely New York
1990	Fisher, JulesJules Fisher	Grand Hotel !Grand Hotel	Paul Gallo – City of Angels Paul Pyant and Neil Peter Jampolis – Orpheus Descending Kevin Rigdon – The Grapes of Wrath
1991	Fisher, JulesJules Fisher	Will Rogers Follies !The Will Rogers Follies	David Hersey – Miss Saigon Allen Lee Hughes – Once on This Island Jennifer Tipton – La Bête
1992	Fisher, JulesJules Fisher	Jelly's Last Jam !Jelly's Last Jam	Paul Gallo – Crazy for You Paul Gallo – Guys and Dolls Richard Pilbrow – Four Baboons Adoring the Sun
1993	Parry , ChrisChris Parry	The Who's Tommy !The Who's Tommy	Howell Binkley – Kiss of the Spider Woman Jules Fisher – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Dennis Parichy – Redwood Curtain
1994	Fisher, RickRick Fisher	Inspector Calls !An Inspector Calls	Beverly Emmons – Passion Jules Fisher – Angels in America: Perestroika Natasha Katz – Beauty and the Beast
1995	Bridge , AndrewAndrew Bridge	Sunset Boulevard !Sunset Boulevard	Beverly Emmons – The Heiress Mark Henderson – Indiscretions Paul Pyant – Arcadia
1996	Fisher, Jules and Eisenhauer, Peggy !Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer	Bring in 'da Noise !Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk	Christopher Akerlind – Seven Guitars Blake Burba – Rent Nigel Levings – The King and I
1997	Billington, KenKen Billington	Chicago !Chicago	Beverly Emmons – Jekyll and Hyde Donald Holder – Juan Darien Richard Pilbrow – The Life
1998	Holder, DonaldDonald Holder	Lion King !The Lion King	Paul Anderson – The Chairs Peggy Eisenhauer and Mike Baldassari – Cabaret Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – Ragtime
1999	Bridge , AndrewAndrew Bridge	Fosse !Fosse	Mark Henderson – The Iceman Cometh Natasha Katz – Twelfth Night Chris Parry – Not About Nightingales	^[4]
2000	Katz, NatashaNatasha Katz	Aida !Aida	Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – The Wild Party Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – Marie Christine Peter Kaczorowski – Kiss Me, Kate
2001	Kaczorowski, PeterPeter Kaczorowski	Producers !The Producers	Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – Jane Eyre Paul Gallo – 42nd Street Kenneth Posner – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2002	MacDevitt, BrianBrian MacDevitt	Into the Woods !Into the Woods	David Hersey – Oklahoma! Natasha Katz – Sweet Smell of Success Paul Gallo – The Crucible'
2003	Levings, NigelNigel Levings	bohème !La bohème	Donald Holder – Movin' Out Brian MacDevitt – Nine Kenneth Posner – Hairspray
2004	Fisher, Jules and Eisenhauer, Peggy !Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer	Assassins !Assassins	Brian MacDevitt – Fiddler on the Roof Brian MacDevitt – Henry IV ^{[lower-alpha 1]} Kenneth Posner – Wicked
2005 (Play)	MacDevitt, BrianBrian MacDevitt	Pillowman !The Pillowman	Pat Collins – Doubt Donald Holder – Gem of the Ocean Donald Holder – A Streetcar Named Desire
2005 (Musical)	Akerlind, ChristopherChristopher Akerlind	Light in the Piazza !The Light in the Piazza	Mark Henderson – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Kenneth Posner – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Hugh Vanstone – Monty Python's Spamalot
2006 (Play)	Henderson , MarkMark Henderson	History Boy !The History Boys	Christopher Akerlind – Awake and Sing! Paul Gallo – Three Days of Rain Mark Henderson – Faith Healer
2006 (Musical)	Binkley, HowellHowell Binkley	Jersey Boys !Jersey Boys	Ken Billington and Brian Monahan – The Drowsy Chaperone Natasha Katz – Tarzan Brian MacDevitt – The Color Purple
2007 (Play)	Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner and Natasha Katz	Coast of Utopia !The Coast of Utopia	Paule Constable – Coram Boy Brian MacDevitt – Inherit the Wind Jason Taylor – Journey's End
2007 (Musical)	Adams, KevinKevin Adams	Spring Awakening !Spring Awakening	Christopher Akerlind – 110 in the Shade Howard Harrison – Mary Poppins Peter Kaczorowski – Grey Gardens
2008 (Play)	Adams, KevinKevin Adams	39 Steps !The 39 Steps	Howard Harrison – Macbeth Donald Holder – Les Liaisons Dangereuses Ann G. Wrightson – August: Osage County
2008 (Musical)	Holder, DonaldDonald Holder	South Pacific !South Pacific	Ken Billington – Sunday in the Park with George Howell Binkley – In the Heights Natasha Katz – The Little Mermaid
2009 (Play)	MacDevitt, BrianBrian MacDevitt	Joe Turner's Come and Gone !Joe Turner's Come and Gone	David Hersey – Equus David Lander – 33 Variations Hugh Vanstone – Mary Stuart
2009 (Musical)	Fisher, RickRick Fisher	Billy Elliot the Musical !Billy Elliot the Musical	Kevin Adams – Hair Kevin Adams – Next to Normal Howell Binkley – West Side Story
2010 (Play)	Austin, NeilNeil Austin	Red !Red	Mark Henderson – ENRON Brian MacDevitt – Fences
2010 (Musical)	Adams, KevinKevin Adams	American Idiot !American Idiot	Donald Holder – Ragtime Nick Richings – La Cage aux Folles Robert Wierzel – Fela!
2011 (Play)	Constable, PaulePaule Constable	War Horse !War Horse	David Lander – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Kenneth Posner – The Merchant of Venice Mimi Jordan Sherin – Jerusalem
2011 (Musical)	MacDevitt, BrianBrian MacDevitt	The Book of Mormon !The Book of Mormon	Ken Billington – The Scottsboro Boys Howell Binkley – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Peter Kaczorowski – Anything Goes
2012 (Play)	Croiter, JeffJeff Croiter	Peter and the Starcatcher !Peter and the Starcatcher	Peter Kaczorowski – The Road to Mecca Brian MacDevitt – Death of a Salesman Kenneth Posner – Other Desert Cities
2012 (Musical)	Katz, NatashaNatasha Katz	Once !Once	Christopher Akerlind – Porgy and Bess Natasha Katz – Follies Hugh Vanstone – Ghost the Musical
2013 (Play)	Fisher, Jules; Eisenhauer, Peggy !Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer	Lucky Guy !Lucky Guy	Donald Holder – Golden Boy Jennifer Tipton – The Testament of Mary Japhy Weideman – The Nance	^[5]
2013 (Musical)	Vanstone, HughHugh Vanstone	Matilda the Musical !Matilda the Musical	Kenneth Posner – Kinky Boots Kenneth Posner – Pippin Kenneth Posner – Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella	^[5]
2014 (Play)	Katz, NatashaNatasha Katz	Glass Menagerie !The Glass Menagerie	Paule Constable – The Cripple of Inishmaan Jane Cox – Machinal Japhy Weideman – Of Mice and Men	^[6]
2014 (Musical)	Adams, KevinKevin Adams	Hedwig and the Angry Inch !Hedwig and the Angry Inch	Christopher Akerlind – Rocky the Musical Howell Binkley – After Midnight Donald Holder – The Bridges of Madison County	^[6]
2015 (Play)	Constable, PaulePaule Constable	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time	Paule Constable & David Plater – Wolf Hall Parts One & Two Natasha Katz – Skylight Japhy Weideman – Airline Highway	^[7]
2015 (Musical)	Katz, NatashaNatasha Katz	An American in Paris !An American in Paris	Donald Holder – The King and I Ben Stanton – Fun Home Japhy Weideman – The Visit	^[7]
2016 (Play)			Natasha Katz – Long Day's Journey into Night Justin Townsend – The Humans Jan Versweyveld – The Crucible Jan Versweyveld – A View from the Bridge
2016 (Musical)			Howell Binkley – Hamilton Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – Shuffle Along Ben Stanton – Spring Awakening Justin Townsend – American Psycho

Notes

↑ A combination of Part 1 and Part 2

References

↑ Pesner, Ben (11 June 2014). "The Tony Awards® – Category by Category". Tony Award Productions. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
↑ Gussow, Mel (11 December 1998). "Robert Marasco, 62, Writer of 'Child's Play'". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
↑ "Candidates Chosen for 19 Tony Award". The New York Times (New York City, New York). 17 March 1971. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ Lefkowitz, David; Simonson, Robert (7 June 1999). "FOSSE, ANNIE, SALESMAN & SIDE MAN WIN TOP TONYS". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
1 2 Purcell, Carey (9 June 2013). "Kinky Boots, Vanya and Sonia, Pippin and Virginia Woolf? Are Big Winners at 67th Annual Tony Awards". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
1 2 "2014 Tony Award nominees and winners". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
1 2 "Tony Award winners 2015: Full list" cnn.com, June 8, 2016

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Tony Award for Best Lighting Design

1970–1975

1976–2000

Tharon Musser (1976)
Jennifer Tipton (1977)
Jules Fisher (1978)
Roger Morgan (1979)
David Hersey (1980)
John Bury (1981)
Tharon Musser (1982)
David Hersey (1983)
Richard Nelson (1984)
Richard Riddell (1985)
Pat Collins (1986)
David Hersey (1987)
Andrew Bridge (1988)
Jennifer Tipton (1989)
Jules Fisher (1990)
Jules Fisher (1991)
Jules Fisher (1992)
Chris Parry (1993)
Rick Fisher (1994)
Andrew Bridge (1995)
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer (1996)
Ken Billington (1997)
Donald Holder (1998)
Andrew Bridge (1999)
Natasha Katz (2000)

2001–04

Peter Kaczorowski (2001)
Brian MacDevitt (2002)
Nigel Levings (2003)
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer (2004)

2005–present
Play

Brian MacDevitt (2005)
Mark Henderson (2006)
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz (2007)
Kevin Adams (2008)
Brian MacDevitt (2009)
Neil Austin (2010)
Paule Constable (2011)
Jeff Croiter (2012)
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer (2013)
Natasha Katz (2014)
Paule Constable (2015)

2005–present
Musical

Christopher Akerlind (2005)
Howell Binkley (2006)
Kevin Adams (2007)
Donald Holder (2008)
Rick Fisher (2009)
Kevin Adams (2010)
Brian MacDevitt (2011)
Natasha Katz (2012)
Hugh Vanstone (2013)
Kevin Adams (2014)
Natasha Katz (2015)

Complete list
(1970–1975)
(1976–2000)
(2001–2004)
(2005–2025 (Play))
(2005–2025 (Musical))

Tony Awards

American Theatre Wing The Broadway League List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards

Play	Best Play Best Direction of a Play Best Leading Actor in a Play Best Leading Actress in a Play Best Featured Actor in a Play Best Featured Actress in a Play Best Costume Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Play Best Revival of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Sound Design of a Play

Musical	Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Leading Actor in a Musical Best Leading Actress in a Musical Best Featured Actor in a Musical Best Featured Actress in a Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Choreography Best Costume Design of a Musical Best Lighting Design of a Musical Best Orchestrations Best Original Score Best Revival of a Musical Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Sound Design of a Musical

Special (non-competitive)	Regional Theatre Tony Award Special Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Isabelle Stevenson Award

Retired	Best Author Best Conductor and Musical Director Best Director Best Revival Best Special Theatrical Event Best Stage Technician Best Newcomer

Ceremonies	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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