Christopher Akerlind
Vineyard Theatre Delays First Performances of BUGHOUSE Due to Illness in Company (Feb 13, 2026)
Photos: BUGHOUSE in Rehearsal at the Vineyard Theatre (Jan 22, 2026)
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB Leads Best Musical! (Dec 29, 2025)
BIO
Broadway: End of the Rainbow, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, 110 In The Shade (Tony nom.), Shining City, Well, Awake and Sing! (Tony nom.), Rabbit Hole, The Light In The Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics awards), Reckless, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Seven Guitars (Tony nom.), among others. Recent: King Lear (Public Theater), Kdo! (Foret Nationale, Brussels), Kafeneion (Athens Festival), Garden Of Earthly Delights (Minetta Lane); Orpheus X (TFANA), Kaos (NYTW). Awards: Obie/Sustained Excellence, among others.
Photos
Into The Woods
CREATIVE TEAM
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Music & Lyrics
JAMES LAPINE
Book
NOAH BRADY
Co-director
BEN STEINFELD
Co-director
LISA SHRIVER
Choreographer
DEREK MCLANE
Set Design
WHITNEY LOCHER
Costume Design
CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND
Lighting Design
DARRON L
From: Photo Flash: INTO THE WOODS on Tour Coming to The Tobin Center, 2/23
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Into The Woods
CREATIVE TEAM
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Music & Lyrics
JAMES LAPINE
Book
NOAH BRADY
Co-director
BEN STEINFELD
Co-director
LISA SHRIVER
Choreographer
DEREK MCLANE
Set Design
WHITNEY LOCHER
Costume Design
CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND
Lighting Design
DARRON L
From: Photo Flash: INTO THE WOODS on Tour Coming to The Tobin Center, 2/23
Into The Woods
CREATIVE TEAM
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Music & Lyrics
JAMES LAPINE
Book
NOAH BRADY
Co-director
BEN STEINFELD
Co-director
LISA SHRIVER
Choreographer
DEREK MCLANE
Set Design
WHITNEY LOCHER
Costume Design
CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND
Lighting Design
DARRON L
From: Photo Flash: INTO THE WOODS on Tour Coming to The Tobin Center, 2/23
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Christopher Akerlind, Clyde’s
winner
Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
winner
Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
Christopher Akerlind, Grounded
winner
Christopher Akerlind, Rocky
Christopher Akerlind, Rocky
Christopher Akerlind, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
winner
Christopher Akerlind, Garden of Earthly Delights
Christopher Akerlind, KAOS
Christopher Akerlind, 11 in the Shade
Christopher Akerlind, Awake and Sing!
winner
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
winner
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
winner
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
winner
Christopher Akerlind, Belle Epoque
winner
Christopher Akerlind, The Light In The Piazza
Christopher Akerlind, Belle Epoque
winner
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
Christopher AkerlindWell
Christopher Akerlind, Don Juan
Christopher Akerlind, Don Juan
winner
Christopher Akerlind
Christopher Akerlind , Seven Guitars
Christopher Akerlind, The Lights
Christopher Akerlind, Mad Forest
Videos
Video: First Look at Rehearsals for Huntington Theatre's THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
by Joshua Wright - 2025-04-23 12:36:32
Video: Get A First Look At The Return of FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at The Met Opera
by Joshua Wright - 2024-04-08 17:41:58
VIDEO: Watch A New Trailer For FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at The Met Opera
by Alan Henry - 2022-02-11 13:29:06
VIDEO: Ciara Renee and Joshua Henry Perform 'You Matter to Me' From WAITRESS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2021-12-06 15:45:29
VIDEO: Terence Blanchard, James Robinson & More Discuss FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
by Alan Henry - 2021-09-28 14:13:29
VIDEO: Sara Bareilles and the Cast of WAITRESS Perform 'Opening Up' in Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - 2021-08-07 10:16:29
VIDEO: The Guthrie Theater Celebrates The Holidays With A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - 2019-11-13 22:02:25
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer For the Same-Sex OKLAHOMA! at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
by Stephi Wild - 2018-08-19 17:24:26
TV: Preview A LETTER TO HARVEY MILK - Extended Through June 30
by Julie Musbach - 2018-03-28 14:27:15
VIDEO: TIME AND THE CONWAYS' Anna Camp on Cell Phone Disruptions: 'You Just Have to Take It All In'
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-10-05 10:59:56
VIDEO: Sara Bareilles, Jessie Mueller & WAITRESS Cast Perform Medley on the TONY AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-06-12 22:48:42
VIDEO: First Look - Jessie Mueller in Adorable Trailer for WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-02-12 09:32:25
VIDEO: Jessie Mueller, Sara Bareilles Appear in All-New WAITRESS Promo
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-01-25 07:40:01
STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights from Long Wharf's THE SECOND MRS. WILSON Premiere
by Stage Tube - 2015-05-14 17:59:41
In Performance Video: THE LAST SHIP's Sting, Rachel Tucker Perform 'August Winds'
by Caryn Robbins - 2014-12-16 08:24:43
News
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2026
Vineyard Theatre has announced that due to an illness in the company, the technical rehearsals for Bughouse have been delayed by one week. Performances will now begin on February 24, 2026.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2026
All new rehearsal photos have been released from the world premiere of Bughouse, conceived and directed by Martha Clarke. Check out the photos and learn more here!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025
This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025
We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2025
Vineyard Theatre will present the world premiere of Bughouse, conceived and directed by Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Obie Award winner and MacArthur “Genius” fellow Martha Clarke.
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by Jennifer Broski - Nov 21, 2025
The Public Theater recently celebrated opening night of the world premiere of INITIATIVE, an epic new play by Emerging Writers Group alumnus Else Went and directed by The Public Theater’s inaugural Directing Fellow Emma Rosa Went. Check out photos from the red carpet!
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2025
Go inside the lives of a group of California teens in the Public Theater world premiere of INITIATIVE, an epic new play by Emerging Writers Group alumnus Else Went and directed by The Public Theater’s inaugural Directing Fellow Emma Rosa Went. Read the reviews!
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 13, 2025
The Public Theater has released new production photos for Else Went’s world premiere INITIATIVE, now in previews and newly extended through December 7.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 28, 2025
The Public Theater has begun previews for the world premiere of INITIATIVE, an epic new play by Emerging Writers Group alumnus Else Went and directed by The Public Theater’s inaugural Directing Fellow Emma Rosa Went. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2025
You can now get a first look at rehearsal photos for The Public Theater’s world premiere play INITIATIVE, written by Emerging Writers Group alumnus Else Went and directed by Emma Rosa Went.
by Marc Savitt - Jul 1, 2025
I confess, it was difficult to leave the house on a truly glorious summer Sunday to attend the opening of Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot. That said, I had been anticipating this production since it was announced as the first musical of the 2025 season and I believe that it does not disappoint.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2025
Opera Maine will present a production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a tale of vengeance, love, and dark humor that has captivated audiences for decades.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2025
Barrington Stage Company has revealed additional and creative teams for the company’s 2025 Season. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets!
by Emmy Rice - Jun 7, 2025
The Moby Dick Blues runs June 7 - 22, 2025 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, located at 66 East 4th Street in New York City. Opening night is June 9.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 5, 2025
The Huntington has revealed first look video of The Light in the Piazza, a contemporary musical based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer, with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, book by Craig Lucas, and directed by Huntington Artistic Director Loretta Greco (The Triumph of Love).
by R. Scott Reedy - May 21, 2025
The 1962 feature film “Light in the Piazza” was shot on location at the Piazza della Signoria and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and the Via Veneto and Roma Ostiense railway station in Rome, making its technicolor splendor a hard act to follow when the story, based on a 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer, was developed for the stage in 2003.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2025
La MaMa will present The Forty Hour Club's world premiere of The Moby Dick Blues, an epic new blues/rock opera written and created by Michael Gorman, directed by Joe John Battista. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Clyde’s, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Indecent, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Indecent, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Grounded, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Rocky, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Rocky, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Garden of Earthly Delights, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for KAOS, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for 110 in the Shade, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Awake and Sing!, Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Light in the Piazza , Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Belle Epoque, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for The Light In The Piazza, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Belle Epoque, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Well, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Don Juan, Outstanding Scenic Design (The Lortels) for Don Juan, Sustained Excellence Lighting Design (Obie Awards), Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Seven Guitars, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Lights and Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Mad Forest.
Christopher Akerlind has won several prestigious awards for his lighting design work. His accolades include the Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) and Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Indecent. He received the Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Rocky and the Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Garden of Earthly Delights. Akerlind earned Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards), Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards), and Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Light in the Piazza. Additionally, he was honored with Lighting Design awards from The Hewes Awards for both Belle Epoque and The Light in the Piazza. He won Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Light in the Piazza and received the Sustained Excellence Lighting Design award from the Obie Awards.
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