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Bradley King (lighting designer)

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American theatrical lighting designer
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Bradley King
EducationNew York University (BFA, MFA)
OccupationLighting Designer
Years active2006–present

Bradley King is an American theatrical lighting designer, best known for his work on the musicals Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 and Hadestown, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

Early life and education

King grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended Gilman School, private college preparatory school. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and earned a BFA in theatrical directing, and later earned an MFA in design. He is married to Danielle King, managing producer of The Tank; the couple have two children.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2014 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lighting Design Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 Nominated
2017 Tony Award Best Lighting Design in a Musical Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical Won
Hadestown Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Lighting Design Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 Won
2019 Tony Award Best Lighting Design in a Musical Hadestown Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Won
2018 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lighting Design The Treasurer Nominated
2022 Tony Award Best Lighting Design in a Musical Flying Over Sunset Nominated

References

  1. Chow, Compiled By Andrew R. (2017-06-11). "2017 Tony Awards Winners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  2. Libbey, Peter (2019-06-09). "2019 Tony Award Winners: Full List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  3. "Tony award for Bradley King '02". Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  4. Gans, Andrew (May 11, 2020). "Checking in With… Tony Winner Bradley King and The Tank Managing Producer Danielle King". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  5. McPhee, Ryan (2019-04-30). "2019 Tony Award Nominations: Hadestown and Ain't Too Proud Lead the Pack". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  6. Lefkowitz, Andy (2019-04-23). "Hadestown, Tootsie & Oklahoma! Lead 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  7. "The Treasurer".
  8. "Theater Review: The Special Value of the Treasurer". 26 September 2017.
Awards for Bradley King
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical
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