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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).

Rick Fisher STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Performer

Rick Fisher Productions

 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2016] [Replacement]
Lighting Designer[Replacement]
 
[West End, 2016] [Replacement]
Lighting Designer[Replacement]
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2012]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2012]
Lighting Designer
 
[US Tour, 2010]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2005]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2003]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 1998]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 1997]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 1994]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 1994]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 1990]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Lighting Designer

Rick Fisher 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

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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!

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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!

Florida Grand Opera Announces Casting For 2023�"24 Season

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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.

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!

Which Broadway Shows Have Received the Most Tony Nominations Ever?

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EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR Comes to Jamshed Bhabha Theatre

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30th Anniversary Tour Of AN INSPECTOR CALLS Visits Brighton This November

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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.

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.

Cast Announced For AN INSPECTOR CALLS 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland Tour

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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).

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. 

Heartland Men's Chorus Celebrates The Retirement Of Executive Director

After 25 years of dedicated service to HMCKC, Executive Director Rick Fisher will retire on June 30, 2022. In Heartland Men's Chorus Kansas City  history, only one individual has served as Executive Director.  

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For THE BREACH at Hampstead Theatre

Rehearsal images have been released for the UK premiere of Naomi Wallace’s new play, The Breach. The cast includes Charlie Beck (Masters Of The Air, Apple TV); Jasmine Blackborow (Shadow and Bone, Netflix); Alfie Jones (Teenage Dick, Donmar Warehouse; Richard III, RSC); and more!

Rick Fisher FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Rick Fisher been nominated for?

Rick Fisher has been nominated for several awards for his outstanding lighting design work in various Broadway productions. These nominations include Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Judas Kiss," Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Audience" and "Billy Elliot the Musical," Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Billy Elliot, The Musical," and Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Billy Elliot." Fisher has also been nominated for Best Lighting Design at the Olivier Awards for "Billy Elliot," "Chips With Everything," and "Lady In The Dark," as well as Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "An Inspector Calls." Additionally, he received nominations for Best Lighting Designer at the Olivier Awards for "Hysteria" and "An Inspector Calls," and Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for "An Inspector Calls."

What awards has Rick Fisher won?

Rick Fisher has won the following awards: - 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 - 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.

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