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Peter Nigrini

Birth Place: Toronto

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BIO

Peter's Broadway credits include SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, A Doll's House, Part 2, An Act of God, Amalie, A New Musical, Fela!, The Heidi Chronicles, and The Best Man.


His other credits include Grounded and Here Lies Love (The Public Theater), Wakey, Wakey (Signature Theatre), The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Second Stage Theater), Notes from Underground (Yale Repertory Theatre), The Grace Jones Hurricane Tour, Rent (New World Stages), Real Enemies (BAM Next Wave Festival), and Blind Date (Bill T. Jones).
For Nature Theater of Oklahoma, No Dice and Life & Times (Burgtheater, Vienna). His upcoming projects are the new musical Dave (Arena Stage), Beetlejuice (Broadway 18-19), and The Orphan of Zhao (Beijing International Music Festival).

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Productions

 
[US Tour, 2025]
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[US Tour, 2024]
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[US Tour, 2024] [Replacement]
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[Broadway, 2024]
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[Broadway, 2024]
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[Broadway, 2024]
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[West End, 2024]
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[Off-Broadway, 2023]
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[US Tour, 2023]
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[Broadway, 2023]
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[West End, 2023]
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[US Tour, 2022]
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[Broadway, 2022]
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[Broadway, 2022]
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[Broadway, 2022]
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[US Tour, 2021]
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[US Tour, 2021] [Replacement]
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[West End, 2021]
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[Broadway, 2021]
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[Milburn, NJ (Regional), 2019]
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[Broadway, 2019]
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[Toronto, 2019]
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[Washington, DC (Regional), 2018]
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[Broadway, 2017]
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[Regional (US), 2017]
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[Regional (US), 2017]
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[Broadway, 2017]
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[Off-Broadway, 2017]
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[Off-Broadway, 2017]
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[Los Angeles, 2016]
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[Broadway, 2016]
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[Chicago, 2016]
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[Broadway, 2016]
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[Off-Broadway, 2016]
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[Los Angeles, 2015]
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[Washington, DC (Regional), 2015]
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[Broadway, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
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[Broadway, 2015]
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[West End, 2014]
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[Off-Broadway, 2013]
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[Off-Broadway, 2013]
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[Broadway, 2012]
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[US Tour, 2011]
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[West End, 2010]
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[Off-Broadway, 2010]
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[Broadway, 2009]
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[Off-Broadway, 2004]
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Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Projection and Video Design

Peter Nigrini, Hell’s Kitchen


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Video/Projections (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Peter Nigrini, The Who's Tommy

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Peter NigriniLempicka

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Peter NigriniHell's Kitchen

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Peter NigriniMJ The Musical

Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Projection Design

Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Projection Design

Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Peter NigriniBeetlejuice

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Peter NigriniAin't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Projection Design

Peter Nigrini, SpongeBob SquarePants

The Lortels - 2017 - Outstanding Projection Design

Peter Nigrini, Wakey, Wakey

The Lortels - 2017 - Outstanding Projection Design

Peter Nigrini, Dear Evan Hansen

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Projection Design

Peter Nigrini, Dear Evan Hansen

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical)

Peter Nigrini, Grounded

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical)

Peter Nigrini, Dear Evan Hansen

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Projection Design

Peter NigriniOur Lady of Kibeho

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Projection Design

Peter Nigrini, Here Lies Love


winner
The Hewes Awards - 2013 - Hewes Design Award

Peter Nigrini, Here Lies Love

Videos

News


DEAR EVAN HANSEN To Return To The Philly Region At Wilmington's Playhouse On Rodney Square
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2025

The Grand will present the Wilmington premiere engagement of the Tony and Grammy -winning Best Musical that connected the world DEAR EVAN HANSEN at The Playhouse on Rodney Square. Learn how to purchase tickets.
BEETLEJUICE Comes to the Lied Center Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2025

 The ghost-with-the-most will make his Lincoln debut in this edgy and irreverent new Broadway musical comedy. BEETLEJUICE will play the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Elise McCann, Rob Johnson, and More Join BEETLEJUICE in Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2025

The full cast has been announced for the Australian premiere of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL, hitting Melbourne’s Regent Theatre this May. Learn more about the cast here!
Maleah Joi Moon and Brandon Victor Dixon Will Depart HELL'S KITCHEN Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2025

Original Broadway cast members Maleah Joi Moon and Brandon Victor Dixon will depart Hell's Kitchen next month. Learn more about the cast and the production here!
Applications for 4th Year of 1/52 Project Now Open
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2025

Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, revealed applications for the fourth year of The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program for early career designers, founded by Boritt and a group of Broadway designers, are now open for the 2025 cycle.
MJ To Have East Lansing Premiere In February
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2025

MJ will make its East Lansing premiere at Wharton Center on Tuesday, February 11, through Sunday, February 16. Michael Jackson's unique and unparalleled artistry comes to East Lansing in MJ.
AIN'T TOO PROUD is Coming to Pikes Peak Center in Febuary
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2025

The American Theatre Guild will present the Broadway smash hit musical AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS in February. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: Watch BEETLEJUICE Australia Star Karis Oka Sing 'Dead Mom'
by Michael Major - Jan 21, 2025

Watch a video of Karis Oka singing 'Dead Mom' from Beetlejuice at the Australian Open! Oka will star in the Melbourne production as Lydia Deetz, opposite the musical's composer, Eddie Perfect, who will play the title role.
Karis Oka to Join Eddie Perfect BEETLEJUICE in Melbourne
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2025

The role of Lydia Deetz in BEETLEJUICE in Melbourne will be played by Karis Oka. The production stars Eddie Perfect as Beetlejuice. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Greg Hildreth to Replace Taran Killam as Officer Lockstock in URINETOWN; Christopher Fitzgerald Joins
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2025

New York City Center has revealed that Greg Hildreth will be replacing Taran Killam in the role of Officer Lockstock in the Encores! production of Urinetown. Learn more about the production and see additional casting updates.
Photos: Jessica Vosk and the Cast of HELL'S KITCHEN in All New Photos
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2025

All new production photos have been released from the new musical HELL’S KITCHEN, currently playing at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, which now features Jessica Vosk. Check out the photos here!
MJ THE MUSICAL Comes To Wharton Center In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2025

MJ the Musical, chronicling the life and career of Michael Jackson, will make its East Lansing premiere at Wharton Center on Tuesday, February 11, through Sunday, February 16.
Video: Watch 'Waving Through A Window' From the DEAR EVAN HANSEN Tour Led By Michael Fabisch
by Michael Major - Jan 9, 2025

Watch a video of Michael Fabisch performing 'Waving Through A Window' on the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen. The tour has stops scheduled in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, Colorado, and more in 2025.
Video: Behind The Scenes of the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade with Broadway’s HELL’S KITCHEN
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 5, 2025

Go behind the scenes at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with the cast of Hell's Kitchen. Watch the cast perform in the rain as they discuss their memories from previous parades in the video here!
Review: Broadway Across Canada's Presentation of MJ THE MUSICAL at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - Jan 2, 2025

What did our critic think of Broadway Across Canada's Presentation of MJ THE MUSICAL at the National Arts Centre?
BEETLEJUICE On Sale Tomorrow At Cadillac Palace Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2024

BEETLEJUICE is back for another hauntingly hilarious run! Broadway In Chicago announced that tickets will go on sale Friday, December 20, for this ghoulishly fun musical comedy.
Video: Alicia Keys Visits Former School, Reunites with Teacher Who Shaped Her Music
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 19, 2024

Alicia Keys is looking back at the education and educators that have led to her massive success. The Hell's Kitchen writer recently visited her old performing arts school, also reuniting with a former teacher who has been integral to her journey. Watch the video now!
MJ THE MUSICAL Comes To Jacksonville This April
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18, 2024

Individual tickets for the smash-hit musical, MJ, are now on sale. MJ makes its Jacksonville premiere at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts April 22-27, 2025.
Tickets to AIN'T TOO PROUD at Kravis Center to go on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2024

Single tickets for the Broadway musical AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will go on sale this week. Learn more!
Video: Kecia Lewis Performs 'Perfect Way To Die' from HELL'S KITCHEN at The Root 100 Gala
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2024

Kecia Lewis was recognized as one of The Root's most influential Black Americans. She performed 'Perfect Way To Die' from Hell's Kitchen. Check out the video here!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Peter Nigrini been nominated for?

Outstanding Projection and Video Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Hell’s Kitchen, Outstanding Video/Projections (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Who's Tommy, Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Lempicka, Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for MJ The Musical, Outstanding Projection Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Beetlejuice, Outstanding Projection Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Beetlejuice, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Beetlejuice, Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, Outstanding Projection Design (Drama Desk Awards) for SpongeBob SquarePants, Outstanding Projection Design (The Lortels) for Wakey, Wakey, Outstanding Projection Design (The Lortels) for Dear Evan Hansen, Outstanding Projection Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Dear Evan Hansen, Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Grounded, Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Dear Evan Hansen, Outstanding Projection Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Our Lady of Kibeho, Outstanding Projection Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Here Lies Love and Hewes Design Award (The Hewes Awards) for Here Lies Love.

What awards has Peter Nigrini won?

Peter Nigrini has received several prestigious awards. He won the Outstanding Projection and Video Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Hell’s Kitchen. He also received the Outstanding Video/Projections (Broadway or Off-Broadway) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Who's Tommy. Additionally, he was honored with the Hewes Design Award from The Hewes Awards for Here Lies Love.

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