Since his arrival in London from New York many years ago, David Hersey has designed the lighting for hundreds of plays, musicals, operas and ballets. He was lighting consultant to the National Theatre for ten years and is a past chairman and current fellow of the Association of Lighting Designers. In 2002 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Middlesex University. His many awards include Tonys for Best Lighting Design for Evita, Cats and Les Misérables plus the 1996 Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design for Burning Blue, The Glass Menagerie and Twelfth Night. He received Tony nominations for The Life and Times of Nicholas Nickleby, Starlight Express, Miss Saigon and Oklahoma! and Olivier nominations for Oliver!, Glengarry Glen Ross, Martin Guerre, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, My Fair Lady and The Coast of Utopia. The production of My Fair Lady received the 2001 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production.
David Hersey, Equus
David Hersey , Equus
David Hersey, Equus
David Hersey, Equus
David HerseyThe Coast Of Utopia - Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage
David Hersey, My Fair Lady
David Hersey, Oklahoma!
David Hersey, Oklahoma!
David Hersey, Oklahoma!
David HerseyBurning Blue
David HerseyGlengarry Glen Ross
David Hersey, Miss Saigon
David Hersey , Miss Saigon
David Hersey , Chess
David Hersey, Les Misérables
David Hersey, Les Misérables
David Hersey, Starlight Express
David Hersey, Cats
David Hersey, The Life And Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
David Hersey , The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
David Hersey, Evita
David Hersey, Evita
David Hersey has been nominated for various awards throughout his career, including Best Lighting Design for "Equus" at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Lighting Design for "Equus" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Lighting Design of a Play for "Equus" at the Tony Awards, and Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play for "Equus" at the Drama Desk Awards. He has also received nominations for Best Lighting Design at the Olivier Awards for "The Coast Of Utopia - Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage," Best Lighting Designer for "My Fair Lady," and Outstanding Lighting Design for "Oklahoma!" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, he was nominated for Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for "Oklahoma!," "Burning Blue," "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Miss Saigon," "Chess," "Les Misérables," "Starlight Express," "Cats," and "Evita." Hersey also received a Special Citation at The Hewes Awards for "The Life And Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" and won Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."
David Hersey has won several awards for his outstanding lighting designs in Broadway productions. Some of his notable wins include the Best Lighting Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Equus," Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Equus," and Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Oklahoma!" He also won the Best Lighting Designer at the Olivier Awards for "Burning Blue," Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Miss Saigon," and Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for "Les Misérables" and "Cats." Additionally, he received a Special Citation at The Hewes Awards for "The Life And Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" and another Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for "Evita."
Videos