Christopher Akerlind
Latest News on Christopher Akerlind:
Colombari to Present Theatrical Adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE (Oct 2, 2024)
Review: Blanchard-Lemmons' FIRE SHUT UP Makes Another Splash at the Met (Apr 11, 2024)
Video: Get A First Look At The Return of FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at The Met Opera (Apr 8, 2024)
Colombari to Present Theatrical Adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE (Oct 2, 2024)
Review: Blanchard-Lemmons' FIRE SHUT UP Makes Another Splash at the Met (Apr 11, 2024)
Video: Get A First Look At The Return of FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at The Met Opera (Apr 8, 2024)
BIO
Broadway: End of the Rainbow, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, 110 In The Shade (Tony nom.), Shining City, Well, Awake and Sing! (Tony nom.), Rabbit Hole, The Light In The Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics awards), Reckless, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Seven Guitars (Tony nom.), among others. Recent: King Lear (Public Theater), Kdo! (Foret Nationale, Brussels), Kafeneion (Athens Festival), Garden Of Earthly Delights (Minetta Lane); Orpheus X (TFANA), Kaos (NYTW). Awards: Obie/Sustained Excellence, among others.
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Into The Woods
CREATIVE TEAM
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Music & Lyrics
JAMES LAPINE
Book
NOAH BRADY
Co-director
BEN STEINFELD
Co-director
LISA SHRIVER
Choreographer
DEREK MCLANE
Set Design
WHITNEY LOCHER
Costume Design
CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND
Lighting Design
DARRON L
Date:
02/20/2017
From: Photo Flash: INTO THE WOODS on Tour Coming to The Tobin Center, 2/23
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Into The Woods
CREATIVE TEAM
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Music & Lyrics
JAMES LAPINE
Book
NOAH BRADY
Co-director
BEN STEINFELD
Co-director
LISA SHRIVER
Choreographer
DEREK MCLANE
Set Design
WHITNEY LOCHER
Costume Design
CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND
Lighting Design
DARRON L
Date:
02/20/2017
From: Photo Flash: INTO THE WOODS on Tour Coming to The Tobin Center, 2/23
Into The Woods
CREATIVE TEAM
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Music & Lyrics
JAMES LAPINE
Book
NOAH BRADY
Co-director
BEN STEINFELD
Co-director
LISA SHRIVER
Choreographer
DEREK MCLANE
Set Design
WHITNEY LOCHER
Costume Design
CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND
Lighting Design
DARRON L
Date:
02/20/2017
From: Photo Flash: INTO THE WOODS on Tour Coming to The Tobin Center, 2/23
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play
Christopher Akerlind, Clyde’s
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play
Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
winner
Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
The Lortels - 2016 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Grounded
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Rocky
Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Christopher Akerlind, Rocky
Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Christopher Akerlind, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
winner
The Lortels - 2009 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Garden of Earthly Delights
The Lortels - 2007 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, KAOS
Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Christopher Akerlind, 11 in the Shade
Tony Awards - 2006 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Christopher Akerlind, Awake and Sing!
winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2005 - Best Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
winner
The Hewes Awards - 2005 - Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Belle Epoque
winner
The Hewes Awards - 2005 - Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, The Light In The Piazza
The Lortels - 2005 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Belle Epoque
winner
Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
The Lortels - 2004 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher AkerlindWell
The Lortels - 2003 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Don Juan
The Lortels - 2003 - Outstanding Scenic Design
Christopher Akerlind, Don Juan
winner
Obie Awards - 2000 - Sustained Excellence Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind
Tony Awards - 1996 - Best Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind , Seven Guitars
Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, The Lights
Drama Desk Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Mad Forest
Videos
Video: Get A First Look At The Return of FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at The Met Opera
by Joshua Wright - Apr 8, 2024
VIDEO: Watch A New Trailer For FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at The Met Opera
by Alan Henry - Feb 11, 2022
VIDEO: Ciara Renee and Joshua Henry Perform 'You Matter to Me' From WAITRESS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2021
VIDEO: Terence Blanchard, James Robinson & More Discuss FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
by Alan Henry - Sep 28, 2021
VIDEO: Sara Bareilles and the Cast of WAITRESS Perform 'Opening Up' in Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2021
VIDEO: The Guthrie Theater Celebrates The Holidays With A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 13, 2019
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer For the Same-Sex OKLAHOMA! at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2018
VIDEO: TIME AND THE CONWAYS' Anna Camp on Cell Phone Disruptions: 'You Just Have to Take It All In'
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 5, 2017
VIDEO: Sara Bareilles, Jessie Mueller & WAITRESS Cast Perform Medley on the TONY AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 12, 2016
VIDEO: First Look - Jessie Mueller in Adorable Trailer for WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 12, 2016
VIDEO: Jessie Mueller, Sara Bareilles Appear in All-New WAITRESS Promo
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 25, 2016
STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights from Long Wharf's THE SECOND MRS. WILSON Premiere
by Stage Tube - May 14, 2015
STAGE TUBE: Watch Sting and the Cast of THE LAST SHIP Serenade JERSEY BOYS Cast!
by Sally Henry Fuller - Oct 12, 2014
STAGE TUBE: Sting Surprises With Birthday Song at THE LAST SHIP Curtain Call
by Stage Tube - Oct 3, 2014
News
Colombari to Present Theatrical Adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE
Compagnia de' Colombari will perform Everything That Rises Must Converge in Brooklyn at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church on October 13 at 6pm.
Compagnia de' Colombari will perform Everything That Rises Must Converge in Brooklyn at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church on October 13 at 6pm.
Review: Blanchard-Lemmons' FIRE SHUT UP Makes Another Splash at the Met
It was tough separating the opera from the event when FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES opened the first post-Covid pandemic season at the Met. Back then, in September 2021, FIRE made history as the first opera by a Black composer, Terence Blanchard with his librettist Kasi Lemmons (based on the book by Charles M. Blow), to make its way to the Met stage. This week, it returned to show that contemporary opera can have “legs” on the big stage of the company.
It was tough separating the opera from the event when FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES opened the first post-Covid pandemic season at the Met. Back then, in September 2021, FIRE made history as the first opera by a Black composer, Terence Blanchard with his librettist Kasi Lemmons (based on the book by Charles M. Blow), to make its way to the Met stage. This week, it returned to show that contemporary opera can have “legs” on the big stage of the company.
Video: Get A First Look At The Return of FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at The Met Opera
Get a first look at Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones' return to the Met stage. The production's remount begins performances on April 8 for seven performances. Its 2021 premiere made history as the first opera by a Black composer to be presented at the Met and won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.
Get a first look at Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones' return to the Met stage. The production's remount begins performances on April 8 for seven performances. Its 2021 premiere made history as the first opera by a Black composer to be presented at the Met and won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.
Terence Blanchard's FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES to Return to the Met Stage This Month
Following its landmark company premiere during the 2021–22 season, Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones will return to the Met stage.
Following its landmark company premiere during the 2021–22 season, Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones will return to the Met stage.
From La Jolla Playhouse to Broadway - A Brief History
Learn more about some of the Broadway productions that you may not have realized began their journey at La Jolla Playhouse!
Learn more about some of the Broadway productions that you may not have realized began their journey at La Jolla Playhouse!
SPAMALOT, SWEPT AWAY And More Nominated for 2024 Helen Hayes Awards
Tonight, at a celebration honoring outstanding theatre on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center for Theatre Washington's announcement of nominees for the 40th Helen Hayes Awards.
Tonight, at a celebration honoring outstanding theatre on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center for Theatre Washington's announcement of nominees for the 40th Helen Hayes Awards.
Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Washington, DC Awards; Voting Ends 12/31
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC 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!
Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Maine Awards; Voting Ends 12/31
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine 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 Maine 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 Washington, DC Awards; RIDE THE CYCLONE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, & 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 Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC Awards! 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 Maine Awards; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, DAVINCI CODE, & 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 Maine 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 Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, DAVINCI CODE, & More Lead!
It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine 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 Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards December 5th Standings; Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
BroadwayWorld Maine Awards December 5th Standings; Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine 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 Maine 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 Washington, DC Awards; Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC Awards; Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; Signature Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
The first wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
The first wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Photos: Inside Opening Night of PAY THE WRITER At Pershing Square Signature Center
Craig Bierko, Bebe Neuwirth, Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders, Maulik Pancholy, Noah Ricketts, Sharon Brown, Seth Rudetsky, Erik Bottcher, Julian Elijah Martinez, Kevyn Morrow, and Frank Wood among others, attended Opening Night of Pay the Writer on August 21, 2023. See photos from the opening night celebration!
Craig Bierko, Bebe Neuwirth, Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders, Maulik Pancholy, Noah Ricketts, Sharon Brown, Seth Rudetsky, Erik Bottcher, Julian Elijah Martinez, Kevyn Morrow, and Frank Wood among others, attended Opening Night of Pay the Writer on August 21, 2023. See photos from the opening night celebration!
Photos: First Look at PAY THE WRITER Starring Bryan Batt, Marcia Cross, Ron Canada, and More
Production photos have been released for Pay the Writer. The world premiere of the new comedy-drama by New York Times Bestselling Author Tawni O’Dell (Back Roads) stars Ron Canada (Network, Wedding Crashers, “The West Wing”), Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Marcia Cross (“Desperate Housewives,” “Melrose Place”), and Bryan Batt (“Mad Men,” 12 Years a Slave, Jeffrey). Check them out here!
Production photos have been released for Pay the Writer. The world premiere of the new comedy-drama by New York Times Bestselling Author Tawni O’Dell (Back Roads) stars Ron Canada (Network, Wedding Crashers, “The West Wing”), Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Marcia Cross (“Desperate Housewives,” “Melrose Place”), and Bryan Batt (“Mad Men,” 12 Years a Slave, Jeffrey). Check them out here!
PAY THE WRITER Begins Previews Sunday, August 13 With Sold-Out WGA Benefit Performance
Previews for Pay the Writer will begin this Sunday, August 13 at 7:30 PM with a sold-out performance benefiting Writers Guild of America. Due to the overwhelming support shown for the show and WGA, the producers have added two additional benefit performances on Monday, August 14 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, August 20 at 2:00 PM.
Previews for Pay the Writer will begin this Sunday, August 13 at 7:30 PM with a sold-out performance benefiting Writers Guild of America. Due to the overwhelming support shown for the show and WGA, the producers have added two additional benefit performances on Monday, August 14 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, August 20 at 2:00 PM.
Cast Set for PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at The Huntington
Discover the talented cast of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, coming to The Huntington Theatre Company on March 15th. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to experience PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
Discover the talented cast of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, coming to The Huntington Theatre Company on March 15th. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to experience PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Christopher Akerlind been nominated for?
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Clyde’s, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Indecent, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Indecent, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Grounded, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Rocky, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Rocky, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Garden of Earthly Delights, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for KAOS, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for 110 in the Shade, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Awake and Sing!, Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Light in the Piazza , Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Belle Epoque, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for The Light In The Piazza, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Belle Epoque, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Well, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Don Juan, Outstanding Scenic Design (The Lortels) for Don Juan, Sustained Excellence Lighting Design (Obie Awards), Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Seven Guitars, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Lights and Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Mad Forest.
What awards has Christopher Akerlind won?
Christopher Akerlind has won several prestigious awards for his work in lighting design. His accolades include Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Indecent and Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for Indecent. He also received Outstanding Lighting Design from the Drama Desk Awards for Rocky, and Outstanding Lighting Design from The Lortels for Garden of Earthly Delights. Additionally, he was awarded Best Lighting Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for The Light in the Piazza, as well as Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards and Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. Akerlind has also been recognized with the Lighting Design award at The Hewes Awards for both Belle Époque and The Light in the Piazza. Furthermore, he won Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for The Light in the Piazza and was honored with the Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design award at the Obie Awards.
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