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[Off-Broadway, 2025]
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[Broadway, 2023]
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Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical

Hana S. KimThe Outsiders


winner
Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Hana S. KimThe Outsiders

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Review: MAHABHARATA at Canadian Stage
by Ilana Lucas - Apr 16, 2025

The god Krishna (a dryly funny Neil D’Souza) asks this of one side of an all-consuming inter-family war, cousins against cousins, in the second half of Why Not Theatre’s two-part production of MAHABHARATA, the Sanskrit epic of fate, death, and cycles of violence, now presented by Canadian Stage after premiering at the Shaw Festival in 2023.
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL Will Host Talkback With Joy Huerta and Gloria Estefan
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2025

Gloria Estefan and Joy Huerta (of the band Jesse & Joy), will host a special talk-back following the evening performance of Real Women Have Curves. Learn more about the event here!
Tony Awards Eligibility Decided for OPERATION MINCEMEAT, REDWOOD and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season. Learn more here!
DRAG: THE MUSICAL, OUR CLASS, THREE HOUSES Lead 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Nominations
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 2, 2025

Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – were just announced. Check out the full list of nominees here!
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Reveals Rush and Lottery Ticket Policies
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2025

Ahead of the production’s first preview on April 1, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical has announced its rush and lottery ticketing policies. Learn more about how to get discount tickets to the show!
THE OUTSIDERS to be Presented in BroadwaySF's 2026/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2025

THE OUTSIDERS, winner of four 2024 Tony Awards—including Best Musical—will anchor BroadwaySF’s 2026/27 season. Learn more about the production here!
Idina Menzel Extends Broadway Run in REDWOOD
by Stephi Wild - Mar 19, 2025

Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel has extended her run in Redwood, and will now star in the new musical through August 17, 2025. Learn more about Redwood here!
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Composer Joy Huerta to Host Pop Up Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

Pop star and co-composer of the upcoming musical Real Women Have Curves, Joy Huerta, will host a special pop-up concert outside the James Earl Jones Theatre. Learn how to attend.
Photos: Inside Opening Night of SUMO
by Jennifer Broski - Mar 6, 2025

Review Roundup: SUMO Opens At The Public Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 6, 2025

Read reviews for The Public Theater and Ma-Yi Theater Company’s New York premiere of SUMO, a new play written by Lisa Sanaye Dring and directed by Obie Award winner Ralph B. Peña. 
Review: 3 SUMMERS OF LINCOLN at La Jolla Playhouse
by ErinMarie Reiter - Mar 5, 2025

“3 Summers of Lincoln” at the La Jolla Playhouse brings you a vibrant musical about a friendship between President Lincoln and Frederick Douglass that changed the course of American history. 
Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off On La Jolla's 3 SUMMERS OF LINCOLN
by Joshua Wright - Mar 4, 2025

3 Summers of Lincoln, starring Ivan Hernandez, Quentin Earl Darrington, Carmen Cusack, John-Andrew Morrison, and more is now on stage at La Jolla Playhouse. The world premiere musical is now playing at La Jolla Playhouse through March 23, 2025.
Video: First Look at 3 SUMMERS OF LINCOLN at La Jolla Playhouse
by Michael Major - Mar 3, 2025

Watch a first look at 3 Summers of Lincoln, starring Ivan Hernandez, Quentin Earl Darrington, Carmen Cusack, John-Andrew Morrison, and more. See the video now!
MAHABHARATA Comes to Canadian Stage in April
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2025

Canadian Stage will conclude the 24.25 season with the Toronto premiere presentation of Why Not Theatre's two-part epic, MAHABHARATA. Learn more about the show here!
The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards Revealed; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2025

The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle has announced the winners for its 2024 Craig Noel Awards for Excellence in Theatre. Now in its 22nd year, the Craig Noel Awards honor the achievements at professional theaters in San Diego County. 
Photos: SUMO at The Public Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2025

Check out new production photos for The Public Theater and Ma-Yi Theater Company’s New York premiere of SUMO, a new play written by Lisa Sanaye Dring and directed by Obie Award winner Ralph B. Peña. 
THE OUTSIDERS Releases New Block of Tickets
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2025

Broadway's The Outsiders has released of a new block of single tickets for performances through January 4, 2026 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
Photos: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Begins Rehearsal Ahead of Broadway Run
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2025

This week, the Real Women Have Curves cast and creative team kicked off rehearsals. Real Women Have Curves is set to begin performances on April 1 at the James Earl Jones Theatre, ahead of an opening night on April 27. Check out rehearsal photos here!
Review: Julia Bullock’s PERSISTENT VOICE Is Stunning Combination of Past and Present
by Richard Sasanow - Feb 17, 2025

While opera-lovers wait eagerly for soprano Julia Bullock’s appearance in the latest John Adams lyric drama, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at the Met in May, Bullock continues to tantalize us with some other parts of her repertoire, from the Baroque (her recent program with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) to this past Tuesday’s entry in Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, HISTORY’S PERSISTENT VOICE, filled with songs and readings about enslavement and incarceration.
Photos: REDWOOD on Broadway Opening Night Curtain Call
by Bruce Glikas - Feb 14, 2025

See photos from the opening night curtain call of Redwood on Broadway starring Idina Menzel. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Hana S. Kim been nominated for?

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Outsiders and Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Outsiders.

What awards has Hana S. Kim won?

Hana S. Kim has won the Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for The Outsiders and the Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for The Outsiders.

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