Bradley King (lighting designer)

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^[1] and 2019,^[2] respectively.

Bradley King
Education	New York University (BFA, MFA)
Occupation	Lighting Designer
Years active	2006–present

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.^[3] He is married to Danielle King, managing producer of The Tank; the couple have two children.^[4]

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[5]	Best Lighting Design in a Musical	Hadestown	Won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical		Won
	Outer Critics Circle Award[6]	Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)		Won
2018	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lighting Design	The Treasurer	Nominated[7][8]
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.