Rick Fisher
Latest News on Rick Fisher:
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE to Open At Bard SummerScape This Month (Jul 15, 2024)
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE Comes to SummerScape (Apr 18, 2024)
Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Miami Metro Awards; Voting Ends 12/31 (Dec 26, 2023)
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE to Open At Bard SummerScape This Month (Jul 15, 2024)
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE Comes to SummerScape (Apr 18, 2024)
Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Miami Metro Awards; Voting Ends 12/31 (Dec 26, 2023)
BIO
Born in Philadelphia, Rick is the winner of a Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Billy Elliot on Broadway and a Helpmann Award for Billy Elliot in Sydney, he also has won two Olivier Awards for Best Lighting Design and a Tony and Drama Desk Award for An Inspector Calls (Broadway).
Theatre work includes: Billy Elliot the Musical (worldwide); Merchant of Venice (RSC); Sweeney Todd (Paris); The Sound of Music (Buenos Aires); No Naughty Bits, Tiger Country (Hampstead); Tribes, A Number (Royal Court); Family Reunion, Betrayal, The Philanthropist, Old Times (Donmar); Rope (Almeida); Landscape With Weapon, Honour (National Theatre); Resurrection Blues (Old Vic); Jerry Springer the Opera (NT and West End); Far Away, (Royal Court); Blue/Orange (NT and West End); Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Berlin); Via Dolorosa (Royal Court, Broadway).
Recent opera productions include: Tsarina’s Slippers, Wozzek (Royal Opera House); Turandot (English National Opera); Betrothal in a Monastery (Glyndebourne & Valencia); seventeen operas for Santa Fe Opera; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (La Fenice); The Fiery Angel, Turandot (Bolshoi); Gloriana and La Bohème (Opera North) and The Little Prince (Houston, New York, San Francisco).
Dance: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake (London, Los Angeles, Broadway and World Tour).
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play
Rick FisherThe Judas Kiss
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Rick Fisher, The Audience
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot the Musical
winner
Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot, The Musical
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot
Olivier Awards - 2006 - Best Lighting Design
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot
Olivier Awards - 1998 - Best Lighting Designer
Rick FisherChips With Everything
Olivier Awards - 1998 - Best Lighting Designer
Rick FisherLady In The Dark
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Rick Fisher , An Inspector Calls
winner
Olivier Awards - 1994 - Best Lighting Designer
Rick FisherHysteria
winner
Tony Awards - 1994 - Best Lighting Design
Rick Fisher , An Inspector Calls
Olivier Awards - 1993 - Best Lighting Designer
Rick FisherAn Inspector Calls
Videos
STAGE TUBE: On This Day, March 8- Helen MIrren Receives a Royal Opening for THE AUDIENCE on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2017
STAGE TUBE: Meet 10-Year-Old Thomas Hazelby, UK's Newest 'Billy Elliot'
by Christina Mancuso - Mar 11, 2015
VIDEO: Helen Mirren Talks Portraying and Meeting Queen Elizabeth II
by Sally Henry Fuller - Feb 22, 2015
TV: Watch Sneak Peek of SUNNY AFTERNOON- Previews Begin October 4
by TV - Press Previews - Sep 26, 2014
TV: First Look at New Trailer for BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL LIVE!
by Christina Mancuso - Jun 13, 2014
TV EXCLUSIVE: Happy 3rd Broadway Birthday BILLY ELLIOT- The Celebratory Curtain Call!
by Jessica Lewis - Nov 17, 2011
TV Exclusive: Behind the Scenes of Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE - Dominic North & Nina Goldman
by Robert Diamond - Sep 20, 2010
TV Exclusive: Behind the Scenes of Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE - Part 3
by Robert Diamond - Oct 14, 2010
STAGE TUBE: BILLY ELLIOT Boys Trent Kowalik & Alex Ko Talk 'Billy' on Rosie Radio
by Jessica Lewis - Jan 8, 2010
STAGE TUBE: THE PHILANTHROPIST Star Matthew Broderick on NBC's Today Show
by Eddie Varley - Apr 14, 2009
News
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE to Open At Bard SummerScape This Month
Meyerbeer’s LE PROPHÈTE will return to the U.S. stage for the first time in 47 years with a new treatment by Christian Räth at Bard SummerScape. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Meyerbeer’s LE PROPHÈTE will return to the U.S. stage for the first time in 47 years with a new treatment by Christian Räth at Bard SummerScape. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE Comes to SummerScape
As a highlight of the 2024 Bard SummerScapefestival, the Fisher Center at Bard presents the first new American production in almost five decades of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Le prophète, an all-too-topical grand opera in which religion, politics, and power collide.
As a highlight of the 2024 Bard SummerScapefestival, the Fisher Center at Bard presents the first new American production in almost five decades of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Le prophète, an all-too-topical grand opera in which religion, politics, and power collide.
Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Miami Metro Awards; Voting Ends 12/31
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Miami Metro Awards; SPRING AWAKENING, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Brévo Theatre & More Lead!
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards; SPRING AWAKENING, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Brévo Theatre & More Lead!
It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards December 5th Standings; SPRING AWAKENING Leads Best Musical!
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards; THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Leads Best Play!
Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Full Cast and Team Set for MACBETH, Starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma
Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the location, cast, and creative team for the highly-anticipated spring production of Macbeth. Directed by STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin, Macbeth stars Tony and BAFTA Award-winner Ralph Fiennes and Olivier Award-winner Indira Varma as the leading lord and lady. Learn more about the location, cast, and creative team here!
Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the location, cast, and creative team for the highly-anticipated spring production of Macbeth. Directed by STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin, Macbeth stars Tony and BAFTA Award-winner Ralph Fiennes and Olivier Award-winner Indira Varma as the leading lord and lady. Learn more about the location, cast, and creative team here!
Florida Grand Opera Announces Casting For 2023"24 Season
Florida Grand Opera announces an exciting mix of internationally acclaimed artists, South Florida favorites, and rising stars for its 82nd consecutive season featuring three of the lyric stage's most popular titles.
Florida Grand Opera announces an exciting mix of internationally acclaimed artists, South Florida favorites, and rising stars for its 82nd consecutive season featuring three of the lyric stage's most popular titles.
Review: AN INSPECTOR CALLS, Theatre Royal Glasgow
30 years on from Stephen Daldry’s National Theatre debut, an inspector has called in Glasgow. Thankfully, we are delighted he is here to present this timeless theatrical masterpiece.
30 years on from Stephen Daldry’s National Theatre debut, an inspector has called in Glasgow. Thankfully, we are delighted he is here to present this timeless theatrical masterpiece.
Photos: First Look At The UK Tour Of AN INSPECTOR CALLS Coming To Theatre Royal Glasgow
The 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland tour of Stephen Daldry’s landmark production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow from Tuesday 23 – Saturday 27 May 2023. See first look photos of the production!
The 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland tour of Stephen Daldry’s landmark production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow from Tuesday 23 – Saturday 27 May 2023. See first look photos of the production!
Which Broadway Shows Have Received the Most Tony Nominations Ever?
While many stellar productions are poised to earn multiple nominations this season, it will take quite a few to stand up to the current record holders. Below, check out which Broadway shows hold the records for the most-Tony nominated productions of all time.
While many stellar productions are poised to earn multiple nominations this season, it will take quite a few to stand up to the current record holders. Below, check out which Broadway shows hold the records for the most-Tony nominated productions of all time.
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR Comes to Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a political satire by multi-award-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard and celebrated conductor/composer André Previn.
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a political satire by multi-award-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard and celebrated conductor/composer André Previn.
30th Anniversary Tour Of AN INSPECTOR CALLS Visits Brighton This November
The 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry's seminal production of JB Priestley's classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS will visit Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 November 2022.
The 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry's seminal production of JB Priestley's classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS will visit Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 November 2022.
AN INSPECTOR CALLS Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre This Month
PW Productions have announced the full cast for the 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry's seminal production of JB Priestley's classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS which will visit Milton Keynes Theatre 27 Sep - 01 Oct.
PW Productions have announced the full cast for the 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry's seminal production of JB Priestley's classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS which will visit Milton Keynes Theatre 27 Sep - 01 Oct.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the UK Tour of AN INSPECTOR CALLS
All new rehearsal photos have been released for the 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry’s seminal production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS which opens at the New Wimbledon Theatre on Friday 9 September.
All new rehearsal photos have been released for the 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry’s seminal production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS which opens at the New Wimbledon Theatre on Friday 9 September.
Cast Announced For AN INSPECTOR CALLS 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour
The full cast has been announced for the 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry's seminal production of JB Priestley's classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS which opens at the New Wimbledon Theatre on Friday 9 September.
The full cast has been announced for the 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry's seminal production of JB Priestley's classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS which opens at the New Wimbledon Theatre on Friday 9 September.
Strauss's THE SILENT WOMAN Opens At Bard SummerScape
Opening Friday, July 22, Richard Strauss's comic opera, The Silent Woman (“Die Schweigsame Frau”), receives a rare American presentation at Bard SummerScape. Harold Wilson, “a stentorian bass … with impressive focus, carrying power and quiet charisma” (New York Times), heads a strong cast in a new production by Christian Räth, whose SummerScape staging of Das Wunder der Heliane prompted Musical America to declare: “Opera productions don't get much better than this.”
Opening Friday, July 22, Richard Strauss's comic opera, The Silent Woman (“Die Schweigsame Frau”), receives a rare American presentation at Bard SummerScape. Harold Wilson, “a stentorian bass … with impressive focus, carrying power and quiet charisma” (New York Times), heads a strong cast in a new production by Christian Räth, whose SummerScape staging of Das Wunder der Heliane prompted Musical America to declare: “Opera productions don't get much better than this.”
BWW Review: THE BREACH, Hampstead Theatre
Naomi Wallace’s The Breach is the first in a trilogy of plays about different communities in Kentucky. Receiving its UK premiere at the Hampstead Theatre, Wallace’s play focuses on four teenagers who live in Louisville, Kentucky – siblings Jude (Shannon Tarbet) and Acton (Stanley Morgan) and Acton’s friends Hoke (Alfie Jones) and Frayne (Charlie Beck).
Naomi Wallace’s The Breach is the first in a trilogy of plays about different communities in Kentucky. Receiving its UK premiere at the Hampstead Theatre, Wallace’s play focuses on four teenagers who live in Louisville, Kentucky – siblings Jude (Shannon Tarbet) and Acton (Stanley Morgan) and Acton’s friends Hoke (Alfie Jones) and Frayne (Charlie Beck).
Photos: First Look at THE BREACH at Hampstead Theatre
Production images have been released for Naomi Wallace’s absorbing, coming-of-age drama, The Breach ahead of its UK premiere on Thursday 12 May. Directed by Sarah Frankcom, The Breach will run until 4 June 2022.
Production images have been released for Naomi Wallace’s absorbing, coming-of-age drama, The Breach ahead of its UK premiere on Thursday 12 May. Directed by Sarah Frankcom, The Breach will run until 4 June 2022.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Rick Fisher been nominated for?
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Judas Kiss, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Audience, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Billy Elliot the Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Billy Elliot, The Musical, Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Billy Elliot, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Billy Elliot, Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Chips With Everything , Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Lady In The Dark, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for An Inspector Calls, Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Hysteria , Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for An Inspector Calls and Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for An Inspector Calls.
What awards has Rick Fisher won?
Rick Fisher has won several prestigious awards for his work in lighting design. He received the Outstanding Lighting Design award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Billy Elliot the Musical. He also won the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Billy Elliot, The Musical, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical for the same production. Additionally, he was recognized with the Outstanding Lighting Design award from the Drama Desk Awards for An Inspector Calls. Fisher won the Olivier Award for Best Lighting Designer for Hysteria and received the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for An Inspector Calls.
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