| Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Location | United States New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Bradley King for Hadestown (2019) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical is an award for outstanding Lighting design of a musical. The award was first presented in 2005 after the category of Best Lighting Design was divided into Lighting Design in a Play and Lighting Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award.
Winners and nominees
indicates the winner
2000s
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 59th Tony Awards | ||
| Christopher Akerlind | The Light in the Piazza | |
| Mark Henderson | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | |
| Kenneth Posner | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | |
| Hugh Vanstone | Monty Python's Spamalot | |
| 2006 60th Tony Awards | ||
| Howell Binkley | Jersey Boys | |
| Ken Billington and Brian Monahan | The Drowsy Chaperone | |
| Natasha Katz | Tarzan | |
| Brian MacDevitt | The Color Purple | |
| 2007 61st Tony Awards | ||
| Kevin Adams | Spring Awakening | |
| Christopher Akerlind | 110 in the Shade | |
| Howard Harrison | Mary Poppins | |
| Peter Kaczorowski | Grey Gardens | |
| 2008 62nd Tony Awards | ||
| Donald Holder | South Pacific | |
| Ken Billington | Sunday in the Park with George | |
| Howell Binkley | In the Heights | |
| Natasha Katz | The Little Mermaid | |
| 2009 63rd Tony Awards | ||
| Rick Fisher | Billy Elliot the Musical | |
| Kevin Adams | Hair | |
| Next to Normal | ||
| Howell Binkley | West Side Story |
2010s
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 64th Tony Awards | ||
| Kevin Adams | American Idiot | |
| Donald Holder | Ragtime | |
| Nick Richings | La Cage aux Folles | |
| Robert Wierzel | Fela! | |
| 2011 65th Tony Awards | ||
| Brian MacDevitt | The Book of Mormon | |
| Ken Billington | The Scottsboro Boys | |
| Howell Binkley | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | |
| Peter Kaczorowski | Anything Goes | |
| 2012 66th Tony Awards | ||
| Natasha Katz | Once | |
| Christopher Akerlind | Porgy and Bess | |
| Natasha Katz | Follies | |
| Hugh Vanstone | Ghost the Musical | |
| 2013 67th Tony Awards | ||
| Hugh Vanstone | Matilda the Musical | |
| Kenneth Posner | Kinky Boots | |
| Pippin | ||
| Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella | ||
| 2014 68th Tony Awards | ||
| Kevin Adams | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | |
| Christopher Akerlind | Rocky the Musical | |
| Howell Binkley | After Midnight | |
| Donald Holder | The Bridges of Madison County | |
| 2015 69th Tony Awards | ||
| Natasha Katz | An American in Paris | |
| Donald Holder | The King and I | |
| Ben Stanton | Fun Home | |
| Japhy Weideman | The Visit | |
| 2016 70th Tony Awards | ||
| Howell Binkley | Hamilton | |
| Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher | Shuffle Along | |
| Ben Stanton | Spring Awakening | |
| Justin Townsend | American Psycho | |
| 2017 71st Tony Awards | ||
| Bradley King | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | |
| Howell Binkley | Come from Away | |
| Natasha Katz | Hello, Dolly! | |
| Japhy Weideman | Dear Evan Hansen | |
| 2018 72nd Tony Awards | ||
| Tyler Micoleau | The Band's Visit | |
| Kevin Adams | SpongeBob SquarePants | |
| Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher | Once on This Island | |
| Donald Holder | My Fair Lady | |
| Brian MacDevitt | Carousel | |
| 2019 73rd Tony Awards | ||
| Bradley King | Hadestown | |
| Kevin Adams | The Cher Show | |
| Howell Binkley | Ain’t Too Proud | |
| Peter Mumford | King Kong | |
| Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini | Beetlejuice |
2020s
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards | ||
| Bruno Poet | Tina - The Tina Turner Musical | |
| Justin Townsend | Jagged Little Pill | |
| Moulin Rouge! The Musical |
See also
- Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design