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BIO

Chu's lighting for Mlima’s Tale earned him the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Lighting in 2019 and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination in 2018. Also in 2018, he received an Obie for Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design and a Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for Dangerous House. In 2009, Chu was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for his lighting of The Good Negro.

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Productions

Poor Yella RednecksPoor Yella Rednecks
 
[Off-Broadway, unknown] Cancelled
Lighting Designer
Yellow FaceYellow Face
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Design
Uncle VanyaUncle Vanya
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Design
SuffsSuffs
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Design
CamelotCamelot
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting
The Coast StarlightThe Coast Starlight
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Lighting
72 Miles to Go...72 Miles to Go...
 
[Off-Broadway, 2020]
Lighting Design
Darling GrenadineDarling Grenadine
 
[Off-Broadway, 2020]
Lighting Design
the way she spokethe way she spoke
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
Eve's SongEve's Song
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
Mother of the MaidMother of the Maid
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
Our Very Own Carlin McCulloughOur Very Own Carlin McCullough
 
[Los Angeles, 2018]
Lighting Designer
Mlima's TaleMlima's Tale
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
Describe the NightDescribe the Night
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Design
The WolvesThe Wolves
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
Oedipus El ReyOedipus El Rey
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
At the Old PlaceAt the Old Place
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 2017]
Lighting Designer
God Looked AwayGod Looked Away
 
[Los Angeles, 2017]
Lighting Designer
The WolvesThe Wolves
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Performer
The WolvesThe Wolves
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Lighting Design
The Body of an AmericanThe Body of an American
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Lighting Design
stop. reset.stop. reset.
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Lighting Designer
An Early History of FireAn Early History of Fire
 
[Off-Broadway, 2012]
Lighting Designer
The Good Negro
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Lighting Designer
Love's Fowl
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Lighting Designer
Shopping and F-ing
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Lighting Designer

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical

Lap Chi Chu, Suffs

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Lap Chi Chu, Camelot


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Obie Awards - 2018 - Design Award

Lap Chi ChuSustained Excellence of Lighting Design

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Lap Chi Chu, Mlima's Tale

The Lortels - 2009 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Lap Chi Chu, The Good Negro

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News


SUFFS North American Tour Recoups Investment Photo
SUFFS North American Tour Recoups Investment
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2026

The North American Tour of SUFFS announced recoupment after just 28 playing weeks, having reached more than 375,000 patrons. The Tony Award-winning musical continues touring with upcoming engagements in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Memphis, and Fort Worth.
Review: SUFFS at Des Moines Performing Arts Photo
Review: SUFFS at Des Moines Performing Arts
by DC Felton - May 1, 2026

In a time on Broadway where so many shows are based on familiar IP, it's refreshing to have a new story come to the stage. In 2022, Suffs opened on Broadway at the Public Theatre, and then kept marching to Broadway, and now it is marching across the US.
SUFFS Will Make Nebraska Debut at Lied Center Photo
SUFFS Will Make Nebraska Debut at Lied Center
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2026

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical SUFFS will present its Nebraska debut at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, featuring the story of Omaha native Doris Stevens and the women who fought for the right to vote.
Orpheum Theatre to Host SUFFS in Summer Broadway Engagement Photo
Orpheum Theatre to Host SUFFS in Summer Broadway Engagement
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 10, 2026

The first national tour of SUFFS, the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote, will arrive in Memphis this summer.
Review: SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA at Geffen Playhouse Photo
Review: SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA at Geffen Playhouse
by Evan Henerson - Feb 17, 2026

SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA is trying to be perhaps too many things at once and not really succeeding at any of them.
SUFFS National Tour is Coming to Shea's Buffalo Theatre Photo
SUFFS National Tour is Coming to Shea's Buffalo Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2025

​The first national tour of SUFFS, the ony Award-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote, will arrive in Buffalo as part of the 2025-26 Broadway Season.
Tickets for SUFFS National Tour at Hippodrome Theatre to go on Sale This Week Photo
Tickets for SUFFS National Tour at Hippodrome Theatre to go on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2025

The first national tour of SUFFS, the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote, will arrive in Baltimore as part of the 2025-26 Broadway Season.
SUFFS to be Presented at The Hollywood Pantages Theatre Photo
SUFFS to be Presented at The Hollywood Pantages Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2025

SUFFS, the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote will begin performances in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Pantages.
Review: SUFFS is Impassioned at the Eccles Theater Photo
Review: SUFFS is Impassioned at the Eccles Theater
by Tyler Hinton - Nov 12, 2025

The impassioned SUFFS, currently playing at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, is another unmissable national tour, combining true historical drama with deep relationship building and classical musical theatre with a contemporary pop sensibility.
Photos: Micaela Diamond, Ruthie Ann Miles and More in Rehearsals for THE SEAT OF OUR Photo
Photos: Micaela Diamond, Ruthie Ann Miles and More in Rehearsals for THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2025

The Public Theater will begin previews for the world premiere of THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS, the irreverently funny musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth. See rehearsal photos here!
Video: SUFFS North American Tour First Look Photo
Video: SUFFS North American Tour First Look
by Joshua Wright - Oct 15, 2025

Get an exclusive first look at SUFFS' North American Tour with cast details and insights into this award-winning musical's powerful story.
Review: SUFFS at Broadway San Diego Photo
Review: SUFFS at Broadway San Diego
by ErinMarie Reiter - Oct 2, 2025

Direct from Broadway, the Tony Award-winning musical SUFFS charges into San Diego with fire, wit, and a powerhouse cast determined to make history sing again.
Tickets to SUFFS at PPAC to go on Sale This Week Photo
Tickets to SUFFS at PPAC to go on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2025

The first national tour of SUFFS will arrive in Providence as part of the Providence Performing Arts Center's Broadway Series. Learn how to purchase tickets here!
Photos: SUFFS North American Tour Marches On Photo
Photos: SUFFS North American Tour Marches On
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2025

Performances are now underway for the North American Tour of SUFFS, which officially opened in Seattle, WA at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Friday, September 19, 2025. Check out all new photos of the cast in action here!
Review Roundup: SUFFS North American Tour Photo
Review Roundup: SUFFS North American Tour
by Stephi Wild - Sep 24, 2025

The North American Tour of SUFFS, the empowering and acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical, is now underway! Read the reviews as they come in here and learn more about the show.
SUFFS is Coming to San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre Photo
SUFFS is Coming to San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2025

The first national tour of SUFFS, the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote, will arrive in San Francisco as part of BroadwaySF’s 2025/26 season.
Tony Award-Winning Musical SUFFS Marches Into Salt Lake City This November Photo
Tony Award-Winning Musical SUFFS Marches Into Salt Lake City This November
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 12, 2025

The first national tour of SUFFS, the Tony Award-winning musical about the American women who fought for the right to vote, will make its Salt Lake City premiere at Eccles Theater, November 11–16, 2025.
Tickets For SUFFS at The Bushnell on Sale This Week Photo
Tickets For SUFFS at The Bushnell on Sale This Week
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2025

The first national tour of SUFFS, the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote, will arrive in Hartford as part of The Bushnell's 2025-26 Broadway Season.
SUFFS Marches Into Hollywood Pantages This Fall; Tickets On Sale Now Photo
SUFFS Marches Into Hollywood Pantages This Fall; Tickets On Sale Now
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2025

Broadway in Hollywood has announced that tickets are now on sale for SUFFS, the Tony Award-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought for the right to vote.
Tony Award-Winning SUFFS TO Play Playhouse Square In February Photo
Tony Award-Winning SUFFS TO Play Playhouse Square In February
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2025

The first national tour of SUFFS, the Tony Award-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote, will arrive in Cleveland as part of the 2025–26 KeyBank Broadway Series at Playhouse Square.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Lap Chi Chu been nominated for?

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Suffs, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Camelot, Design Award (Obie Awards) for Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mlima's Tale and Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for The Good Negro.

What awards has Lap Chi Chu won?

Lap Chi Chu has won the Design Award (Obie Awards) for Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design.

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