Isabella Byrd
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BIO
Isabella is a New York based Lighting Designer.
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Productions
Awards and Nominations
Isabella ByrdPrince Faggot
Isabella Byrd, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Isabella Byrd, Prince F****t
Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon
Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon
Isabella Byrd, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
winner
Isabella Byrd
Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the People
Isabella Byrd, Epiphany
winner
Isabella Byrd, Epiphany
Isabella Byrd, Sanctuary City
Isabella Byrd, Heroes of the Fourth Turning
winner
Isabella ByrdHeroes of the Fourth Turning
winner
Isabella Byrd, Heroes of the Fourth Turning
winner
Isabella Byrd, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
Videos
Video: Matt Willis and Katie Hall in CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB
by Stephi Wild - 2026-02-19 06:47:20
Video: Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada in CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB in London
by Stephi Wild - 2025-10-17 09:20:46
Video: Watch Eva Noblezada as 'Sally Bowles' in New CABARET Footage
by Michael Major - 2025-04-17 10:36:23
Video: Watch Billy Porter Perform 'I Don't Care Much' From CABARET
by Michael Major - 2025-04-10 09:24:52
Video: Adam Lambert Celebrates His Birthday at CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB
by Stephi Wild - 2025-01-30 09:41:26
Video: John Kander Joins CABARET Cast to Celebrate 58th Anniversary of Original Broadway Production
by Stephi Wild - 2024-11-21 05:47:39
Gabby Beans, Tommy Dorfman & More Will Join Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler in ROMEO + JULIET
by Nicole Rosky - 2024-08-12 09:31:11
Video: Rhea Norwood Performs 'Maybe This Time' From CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB
by Stephi Wild - 2024-07-19 09:28:59
Video: First Look at Rhea Norwood, Layton Williams, and More in CABARET at the Kit Kat Club
by Stephi Wild - 2024-07-02 09:53:47
ROMEO + JULIET Announces Broadway Dates; Watch Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler in New Music Video
by Nicole Rosky - 2024-05-22 10:00:20
Video: Joel Grey and Eddie Redmayne Talk CABARET and The 'Emcee' Legacy
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-04-12 14:54:44
Video: First Look at Cara Delevingne and More in CABARET in London
by Stephi Wild - 2024-03-28 10:25:04
Video: Get a First Look at the Teaser Trailer for CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-10-30 14:28:02
Video: All New Footage of Jake Shears and Rebecca Lucy Taylor in CABARET at the Kit Kat Club
by Stephi Wild - 2023-10-27 05:12:45
Video: First Look at Maude Apatow and Mason Alexander Park in CABARET
by Stephi Wild - 2023-06-19 08:38:16
Video: Watch Maude Apatow Perform 'Don't Tell Mama' from CABARET at West End Live
by Blair Ingenthron - 2023-06-17 12:35:36
Video: Watch Highlights of William Jackson Harper in Roundabout's PRIMARY TRUST
by Nicole Rosky - 2023-06-02 09:07:48
News
by Nicole Rosky - May 5, 2026
This year's nominees are checking in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about how they got the news. Check back for live updates!
by Nicole Rosky - May 5, 2026
The nominations are in! Below, check out how each show fared individually in a full list of nominations by show. Follow us on BroadwayWorld throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions, exclusive reports, surprises, behind the scenes coverage and oh, so much more!
by Nicole Rosky - May 5, 2026
BroadwayWorld's official Tony Awards coverage is here! Check out the 2026 Tony nominees here and follow us throughout the season for exclusive nominee interviews, special coverage and lots more!
by Nicole Rosky - May 3, 2026
The 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – will be presented at the annual ceremony tonight, May 3, 2026, at NYU Skirball beginning at 7:00pm.
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2026
Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:00AM ET. Check out the nominees so far and check back later for teh complete list.
by Michael Quintos - Apr 26, 2026
First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere production directed by Caitlin Sullivan. The new work continues performances at its Costa Mesa home through May 3. Equally intriguing and confounding, the brand new play, honestly, comes off for me as one of those creatively-ambitious but somewhat incomplete stage experiments that left me with more questions than answers.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 10, 2026
New casting has been announced for the West End production of CABARET at the KIT KAT CLUB. West End star and Olivier Award nominee Jamie Muscato will play Emcee and Tony and Grammy Award nominated Broadway star Joy Woods will play Sally Bowles.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2026
American Repertory Theater (A. R.T.) has revealed the cast for the new musical Black Swan. A.R.T.’s world-premiere production. The company features Melanie Moore as Nina, the role which earned Natalie Portman an Oscar in the film.
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 1, 2026
Nominations for the 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – were announced by Amber Gray and Harvey Guillén. Check out the full list of nominees here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 26, 2026
American Repertory Theater has revealed the design team for the new musical Black Swan. A.R.T.’s world-premiere production begins performances at the Loeb Drama Center in May.
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 25, 2026
Dog Day Afternoon is about to open on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre. One of the people who has created that world is four-time Tony-nominated scenic designer David Korins, who with this play, celebrates his 27th Broadway show. David checked in with BroadwayWorld to talk all about bringing the iconic story to life on stage, and watching it all come together from an ocean away.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2026
More production images have been released for CABARET at the Kit Kat Club featuring West End star Katie Hall as Sally Bowles and actor, presenter and Brit Award winner Matt Willis as the Emcee. Check out the photos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2026
A second two-week extension has been revealed for the Off-Broadway return of the Obie Award-winning play You Got Older by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron and directed by Tony Award nominee and Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2026
Audible Theater and TOGETHER, will present two additional productions for their 2026 season, directed by Ian Rickson and presented in repertory at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2026
Performances are now underway for Dog Day Afternoon, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis. Meet the cast of Dog Day Afternoon here!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2026
DOG DAY AFTERNOON has announced a digital rush and lottery policy ahead of its first preview on Broadway on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Broadway's August Wilson Theatre. Find out how to get discount tickets to Dog Day Afternoon here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2026
Following a collaboration last year, Audible Theater and TOGETHER will present the return of Hannah Moscovitch’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes with Ella Beatty and Hugh Jackman, and directed by Ian Rickson, to launch their 2026 season.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2026
The Off-Broadway revival of YOU GOT OLDER is now in performances at the newly reopened Cherry Lane Theatre. The show's company celebrated its opening night with an after party whose guests included Sara Bareilles, Martyna Majok, J. Smith Cameron, Kenneth Lonergan and more. Check out photos from the evening below.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2026
Alia Shawkat stars in YOU GOT OLDER at Cherry Lane Theatre in a new Off-Broadway production directed by Anne Kauffman. Clare Barron’s Obie Award-winning play has extended its run through April 12, 2026.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026
All new video footage has been released for CABARET at the Kit Kat Club featuring actor, presenter and Brit Award winner Matt Willis as the Emcee, and West End star Katie Hall as Sally Bowles. Check out the video here!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Prince Faggot, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp., Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Prince F****t, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Dog Day Afternoon, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Dog Day Afternoon, Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl (Drama Desk Awards) for Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp., Special Award (Drama Desk Awards) for , Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for An Enemy of the People, Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Epiphany, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Epiphany, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sanctuary City, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Heroes of the Fourth Turning and Design Award (Obie Awards) for Light Shining in Buckinghamshire.
Isabella Byrd has received several prestigious awards, including a Special Award from the Drama Desk Awards. She won Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for Epiphany and received a Special Citation from the Obie Awards for Heroes of the Fourth Turning. Additionally, she was honored with Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Heroes of the Fourth Turning and a Design Award from the Obie Awards for Light Shining in Buckinghamshire.
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