Congratulations, Tony Award Winners

14-06-2010

Congratulations from White Light to lighting designers Neil Austin and Kevin Adams, winners of this year's Tony Award for, respectively, Best Lighting Design of a Play and Best Lighting Design of a Musical at New York's illustrious theatre award ceremony, which took place this Sunday, June 13th.

Neil Austin won the prize for his work on Mark Henderson for Enron and Brian MacDevitt for Fences.

Kevin Adams won the prize for the new Green Day musical American Idiot, having won the same category in 2007 for Spring Awakening and the Tony Award for Best Lighting of a Play in 2008 for The 39 Steps. His fellow nominees were Donald Holder for Ragtime, Nick Richings for La Cage aux Folles, and Robert Wierzel for Fela!, soon to be seen at the National Theatre in London.

Other production awards were divided between several shows - American Idiot also picking up Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Christine Jones, Fela! collecting Best Costume Design of a Musical for Marina Draghici, Best Sound Design of a Musical for Robert Kaplowitz and Best Choreography for Bill T. Jones, while Catherine Zuber picked up Best Costume Design of a Play for The Royal Family. Terry Johnson won the award for Best Direction of a Musical for La Cage aux Folles, the show also collecting Best Revival of a Musical. Memphis was adjudged Best Musical, with Fences Best Revival of a Play.

The full list of 2010 Tony Award winners can be found at the official Tony Awards website, www.tonyawards.com.

White Light congratulates all of the winners and nominees, and looks forward to working with all of them - whether again or for the first time - over the coming year.

Further information about White Light and the full range of lighting services the company offers to the entertainment industry can be found elsewhere on this website.