- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design is presented by the Drama Desk, a committee of New York City theatre critics, writers, and editors. It honors the lighting designers of productions staged on Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters.
It was not until the 21st Annual Drama Desk Awards in 1975 that a specific category for Outstanding Lighting Design was created. The first recipient in this category was Neil Peter Jampolis for Sherlock Holmes.
In 2009, the award was divided into two categories, one for plays and the other for musicals.
To date, Jules Fisher holds the record for most wins, with seven to his credit.
Additional winners
- 1976: Jules Fisher for Chicago
- 1977: Jennifer Tipton for The Cherry Orchard and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
- 1978: Jules Fisher for Dancin'
- 1979: Roger Morgan for The Crucifer of Blood
- 1980: Dennis Parichy for Talley's Folly
- 1981: Jules Fisher and Robby Monk for Frankenstein
- 1982: Tharon Musser for Dreamgirls; Marcia Madeira for Nine (tie)
- 1983: David Hersey for Cats
- 1984: Richard Nelson for Sunday in the Park with George
- 1985: Richard Riddell for Big River
- 1986: Pat Collins for Execution of Justice
- 1987: Chris Parry for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- 1988: Andrew Bridge for The Phantom of the Opera
- 1989: Jennifer Tipton for Waiting for Godot, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, and Long Day's Journey Into Night
- 1990: Jules Fisher for Grand Hotel
- 1991: David Hersey for Miss Saigon
- 1992: Paul Gallo for Guys and Dolls; Jules Fisher for Jelly's Last Jam (tie)
- 1993: Chris Parry for The Who's Tommy
- 1994: Rick Fisher for An Inspector Calls
- 1995: Richard Pilbrow for Show Boat
- 1996: Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher for Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk
- 1997: Ken Billington for Chicago
- 1998: Donald Holder for The Lion King
- 1999: Chris Parry for Not About Nightingales
- 2000: Peter Kaczorowski for Contact
- 2001: Paul Anderson for Mnemonic
- 2002: T.J. Gerckens for Metamorphoses
- 2003: Nigel Levings for La Bohème
- 2004: Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher for Assassins
- 2005: Christopher Akerlind for The Light in the Piazza
- 2006: Richard G. Jones for Sweeney Todd
- 2007: Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz for The Coast of Utopia
- 2008: Kevin Adams for The 39 Steps
- 2009: David Hersey for Equus (play); Rick Fisher for Billy Elliot: The Musical (musical)
- 2010: Neil Austin for Red
External links
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design 1976–2000 Jules Fisher (1976) · Jennifer Tipton (1977) · Jules Fisher (1978) · Roger Morgan (1979) · Dennis Parichy (1980) · Jules Fisher/Robby Monk (1981) · Tharon Musser/Marcia Madeira (1982) · David Hersey (1983) · Richard Nelson (1984) · Richard Riddell (1985) · Pat Collins (1986) · Chris Parry (1987) · Andrew Bridge (1988) · Jennifer Tipton (1989) · Jules Fisher (1990) · David Hersey (1991) · Paul Gallo/Jules Fisher (1992) · Chris Parry (1993) · Rick Fisher (1994) · Richard Pilbrow (1995) · Peggy Eisenhauer/Jules Fisher (1996) · Ken Billington (1997) · Donald Holder (1998) · Chris Parry (1999) · Peter Kaczorowski (2000)
2001–2025 Paul Anderson (2001) · T.J. Gerckens (2002) · Nigel Levings (2003) · Peggy Eisenhauer/Jules Fisher (2004) · Christopher Akerlind (2005) · Richard G. Jones (2006) · Brian MacDevitt/Kenneth Posner/Natasha Katz (2007) · Kevin Adams (2008) · David Hersey/Rick Fisher (2009) · Neil Austin (2010)
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