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[Broadway, 2009]
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[US Tour, 2003]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer

Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

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Legendary Broadway and Film Costume Designer Ann Roth Receives 2017 Michael Merritt Award

The 24th Annual Merritt Awards for Excellence in Design and Collaboration will take place on Monday, May 15th, 2017 at Loyola University Chicago.Legendary Broadway and Film Costume Designer Ann Roth (The Nance, The Book of Mormon, The English Patient, Midnight Cowboy) will receive the 2017 Merritt Award. 
2015 Michael Merritt Awards Set for Loyola University Chicago, 5/4

The 22nd Annual Merritt Awards for Excellence in Design and Collaboration will take place on Monday, May 4th, at Loyola University Chicago.
Goodman Theater Hosts MICHAEL MERRITT DESIGN AWARDS 5/3

The 17th Annual Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration program, posthumously honoring and celebrating the work of lighting and set designer Michael Philippi (Desire Under the Elms, Death of a Salesman), 'an esteemed longtime collaborator and friend', will take place on Monday, May 3, at the Goodman Theatre.
Goodman Theatre Ends Run of A TRUE HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD, 4/18

Was it natural disaster or man-made greed that led to the loss of 2,200 lives in 1889? Playwright Rebecca Gilman teams up with Tony Award-winning Director Robert Falls for the world premiere of A True History of the Johnstown Flood, an epic theatrical event set against the backdrop of the 1889 flood-a disaster more deadly than Hurricane Katrina. The production will end its run April 18th.
Goodman Theater Hosts MICHAEL MERRITT DESIGN AWARDS 5/3

The 17th Annual Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration program, posthumously honoring and celebrating the work of lighting and set designer Michael Philippi (Desire Under the Elms, Death of a Salesman), 'an esteemed longtime collaborator and friend', will take place on Monday, May 3, at the Goodman Theatre.
Noll, Blanchett, RAGTIME, STREETCAR Among 26th Annual Helen Hayes Award Winners

The 26th Helen Hayes Awards were presented at the historic Warner Theatre on Monday April 5.
McNally, Cleary, Currin, Diaz & More Present at Helen Hayes Awards; Albee to Receive Tribute, 4/5

Theatre artists and productions nominated for The 26th Annual Helen Hayes Awards were announced this evening at a press conference hosted by The National Theatre in its Helen Hayes Gallery. The complete list of nominees can be found below.
McNally, Cleary, Currin, Diaz & More Set to Present at Helen Hayes Awards; Albee to Receive Tribute

Theatre artists and productions nominated for The 26th Annual Helen Hayes Awards were announced this evening at a press conference hosted by The National Theatre in its Helen Hayes Gallery. The complete list of nominees can be found below.
Goodman Theatre Presents A TRUE HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD, 3/13-4/18

Was it natural disaster or man-made greed that led to the loss of 2,200 lives in 1889? Playwright Rebecca Gilman teams up with Tony Award-winning Director Robert Falls for the world premiere of A True History of the Johnstown Flood, an epic theatrical event set against the backdrop of the 1889 flood-a disaster more deadly than Hurricane Ka
Goodman Theatre Presents A TRUE HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD, 3/13-4/18

Was it natural disaster or man-made greed that led to the loss of 2,200 lives in 1889? Playwright Rebecca Gilman teams up with Tony Award-winning Director Robert Falls for the world premiere of A True History of the Johnstown Flood, an epic theatrical event set against the backdrop of the 1889 flood-a disaster more deadly than Hurricane Ka
La Mirada Theatre Presents NOBODY'S PERFECT Opens 2/28

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts continues its 2009-2010 Programs for Young Audiences series with The Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour production of the new family musical, Nobody's Perfect. Performances are Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
La Mirada Theatre Presents NOBODY'S PERFECT Opens 2/28

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts continues its 2009-2010 Programs for Young Audiences series with The Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour production of the new family musical, Nobody's Perfect. Performances are Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Blanchett, Noll, Brochu, Parsons Garner Helen Hayes Awards Nominations; Awards Ceremony to be Held April 5

Theatre artists and productions nominated for The 26th Annual Helen Hayes Awards were announced this evening at a press conference hosted by The National Theatre in its Helen Hayes Gallery. The complete list of nominees can be found below.
Goodman Theatre Celebrates the Life of Michael Philippi 12/14

Goodman Theatre will host a memorial service in honor of its esteemed longtime collaborator and good friend, Lighting and Set designer Michael Philippi, who passed away suddenly on October 27, 2009.
Goodman Theatre Celebrates the Life of Michael Philippi 12/14

Goodman Theatre will host a memorial service in honor of its esteemed longtime collaborator and good friend, Lighting and Set designer Michael Philippi, who passed away suddenly on October 27, 2009.
Goodman Theatre to Present World Premiere of HIGH HOLIDAYS, 10/31

Native Chicago playwright Alan Gross teams up with director Steven Robman to bring his newest work, High Holidays, to Goodman Theatre. At the center of this four-character drama-inspired by Gross' own life and family experience-is young Billy Roman (Max Zuppa) and the anxiety-riddled preparations for his Bar Mitzvah in 1963 north suburban Chicago.
Goodman Lighting Designer Michael Philippi Dies Suddenly at 58; HIGH HOLIDAYS Preview Cancelled

Michael Philippi, longtime lighting designer at the famed Goodman Theatre Company, collapsed and died suddenly yesterday while on his way to a technical rehearsal for the theater's production of Alan Gross's High Holidays.
Goodman Theatre to Present World Premiere of HIGH HOLIDAYS, 10/31

Native Chicago playwright Alan Gross teams up with director Steven Robman to bring his newest work, High Holidays, to Goodman Theatre. At the center of this four-character drama-inspired by Gross' own life and family experience-is young Billy Roman (Max Zuppa) and the anxiety-riddled preparations for his Bar Mitzvah in 1963 north suburban Chicago.
Will You Lear at the Shakespeare Theatre's 'King Lear'?

Rave Reviews and Hot Ticket Sales Cause Extension to Sunday, July 26, 2009
'DESIRE' Plays Final Performance on Broadway 5/24

The critically acclaimed Broadway production of DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS by Eugene O'Neill will close today, May 24, 2009 after 16 previews and 32 performances.

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