2011 Tony Awards Nominees: 'Best Lighting Design of a Musical'
By: Charlie Piane May. 04, 2011
Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards® were announced May 3, 2011 by Tony Award winning actor Matthew Broderick and Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose, at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 22 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2011 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
To view the complete list of nominees, click here.The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.
Marking 65 years of excellence on Broadway, The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre on CBS, Sunday, June 12th, 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). For more information visit tonyawards.com.
BroadwayWorld Presents The 2011 Tony Awards Nominees:
'Best Lighting Design of a Musical'
Ken Billington (The Scottsboro Boys)
Ken Billington: Scottsboro is his 93rd Broadway show. Around the world you can see his work on Chicago, Shamu Rocks at Seaworld, Jubilee! at Bally's Las Vegas and NY's Belasco Theatre where he was the architectural lighting consultant. Ken is the recipient of the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Lumen awards.
Howell Binkley: B'way works include How to Succeed... starring Daniel Radcliffe, Lombardi, Million Dollar Quartet, Memphis, West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination), Guys and Dolls, Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In the Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Jersey Boys (Tony Award winner), Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony nomination/Olivier winner) and How to Succeed starring Matthew Broderick. Six musicals in rep for the Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration. The Joffrey Ballet's Billboards, and designs for more than 60 pieces for Parsons Dance, which he co-founded with David Parsons.
Peter Kaczorowski (Anything Goes)
Peter Kaczorowski: Broadway: more than 40 plays and musicals including Anything Goes; That Championship Season; Driving Miss Daisy; Time Stands Still; A View From the Bridge; Waiting for Godot; Curtains; Grey Gardens; Contact; The Producers; Kiss Me, Kate; Steel Pier. Extensive Off-Broadway, resident and regional credits. Opera: the Met, NYCO, San Francisco, Houston Grand, Santa Fe, LAMCO, Seattle. Abroad: Royal Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera/North, Maggio Florence, L'Arena di Verona, La Fenice, Bonn, Lisbon. Recipient of Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Drama-Logue and Hewes Design awards. Brian MacDevitt (The Book of Mormon)
Brian MacDevitt: Currently: Le Compte Ory at the Met, The House of Blue Leaves. Recent NYC: Women on the Verge..., Fences, A Behanding in Spokane, Race, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Tony). Other: The Three Sisters at the Abbey, The Color Purple, Urinetown the Musical, Into the Woods. Dance: the Joffrey, ABT, Tere O'Connor Dance, Merce Cunningham, Lar Lubovitch, Nancy Bannon et al. Recipient: Tonys, Obie, Bessie, Outer Critics, Hewes, Drama Desk awards, et al. Film: Cradle Will Rock. Member: Naked Angels. Faculty: University of Maryland. Father: Jake and Georgie.
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