Natasha Katz

Natasha Katz is a lighting designer for the theatre, dance, and opera.^[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Born in New York City, Katz was educated at Oberlin College and spent a period as intern to Roger Morgan.^[2] Her first Broadway production was as lighting designer for the play Pack of Lies in 1985, and she has gone on to design the lighting for 48 Broadway plays and musicals as well as productions all over the world.

Career

Her wide-ranging credits include her Tony Award winning work on the Broadway productions of The Glass Menagerie (2014), Once (2012), The Coast of Utopia (with Brian MacDevitt and Kenneth Posner) (2007), and Aida (2000)^[3] as well as operas and dance with the Royal Opera House, Dutch National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera.^[4] She has also designed extensively Off-Broadway and for American regional theaters.^[5] In December 2014, it was revealed her next project would be the Broadway bound musical School of Rock.^[6]

Additionally she has designed concert acts for Shirley MacLaine, Ann-Margret and Tommy Tune as well as permanent lighting installations for Niketown (New York City and London) and the Big Bang at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.^[7]

Selected Broadway credits

Beauty and the Beast - Nominee 1994 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Nominee 1998 Outer Critics Circle Award
Twelfth Night - Nominee 1999 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design; Nominee 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Aida - Winner 2000 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical - Nominee 2002 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design; Nominee 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Tarzan: The Musical - Nominee 2006 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
The Coast of Utopia - Winner (with Brian MacDevitt and Kenneth Posner) Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play; Winner 2007 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design; Winner 2007 Outer Critics Circle Award
The Little Mermaid - Nominee 2008 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical; Nominee 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
The Addams Family - Nominee 2010 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Sister Act - Nominee 2011 Outer Critics Circle Award
Follies - Nominee 2012 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Once - Winner 2012 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Aladdin - Nominee 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award
The Glass Menagerie - Winner 2014 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play^[3]
Long Day's Journey into Night - Winner 2016 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play

References

↑ Natasha Katz Playbill biography
↑ "She’s Lighting Stages from Oberlin to Broadway" oberlin.edu
1 2 http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/22885/Natasha-Katz
↑ http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/Whos_Who/22885/54503/Natasha-Katz/Aladdin
↑ http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/Whos_Who/22885/121/Natasha-Katz/Collected-Stories
↑ "Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock Will Shake Up Broadway Next Fall". playbill.com. Playbill. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
↑ http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/Whos_Who/22885/33330/Natasha-Katz/Motown-The-Musical

External links

Natasha Katz official website
Natasha Katz at the Internet Broadway Database
Biography at filmreference.com

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design (1976–2000)

Tharon Musser (1976) Jennifer Tipton (1977) Jules Fisher (1978) Roger Morgan (1979) David Hersey (1980) John Bury (1981) Tharon Musser (1982) David Hersey (1983) Richard Nelson (1984) Richard Riddell (1985) Pat Collins (1986) David Hersey (1987) Andrew Bridge (1988) Jennifer Tipton (1989) Jules Fisher (1990) Jules Fisher (1991) Jules Fisher (1992) Chris Parry (1993) Rick Fisher (1994) Andrew Bridge (1995) Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer (1996) Ken Billington (1997) Donald Holder (1998) Andrew Bridge (1999) Natasha Katz (2000)

Complete list (1970–1975) (1976–2000) (2001–2004) (2005–2025 (Play)) (2005–2025 (Musical))

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical (2005–2025)

Christopher Akerlind (2005) Howell Binkley (2006) Kevin Adams (2007) Donald Holder (2008) Rick Fisher (2009) Kevin Adams (2010) Brian MacDevitt (2011) Natasha Katz (2012) Hugh Vanstone (2013) Kevin Adams (2014) Natasha Katz (2015) Howell Binkley (2016)

Complete list (1970–1975) (1976–2000) (2001–2004) (2005–2025 (Play)) (2005–2025 (Musical))

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play (2005–2025)

Brian MacDevitt (2005) Mark Henderson (2006) Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz (2007) Kevin Adams (2008) Brian MacDevitt (2009) Neil Austin (2010) Paule Constable (2011) Jeff Croiter (2012) Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer (2013) Natasha Katz (2014) Paule Constable (2015) Natasha Katz (2016)

Complete list (1970–1975) (1976–2000) (2001–2004) (2005–2025 (Play)) (2005–2025 (Musical))

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (2001–2025)

Paul Anderson (2001) T.J. Gerckens (2002) Nigel Levings (2003) Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher (2004) Christopher Akerlind (2005) Richard G. Jones (2006) Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz (2007) Kevin Adams (2008) David Hersey (play) / Rick Fisher (musical) (2009) Neil Austin (2010) David Lander (2011) Brian MacDevitt (2012) Justin Townsend / Daniel Winters (2013) Christopher Akerlind (2014) Paule Constable (2015)

Complete list (1976–2000) (2001–2025)

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