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Bruno Poet works extensively in opera, theatre, dance, and live music. Bruno has designed for many of the world’s leading opera houses, with Rusalka (Sydney Opera House) winning the Australian Green Room Award. He has won three Knight of Illumination Awards, one for USA Awards 2019 for Festival/One-off lighting for Björk’s Cornucopia (with Richard White), one for the Sigur Rós 2013 world tour and one for Frankenstein at the National Theatre, for which he also won the Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design.

Credits include: Bjork’s Cornucopia (The Shed, New York); Billie Eilish at Steve Jobs Theatre; Apollo 11 (US Tour); TINA: The Musical (Broadway/West End/Broadway/Hamburg); The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar (Bridge Theatre); Stories, St George and the Dragon, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Treasure Island, London Road (National Theatre); Miss Saigon (West End/Broadway); Faith Healer (Donmar Warehouse); From Here to Eternity (West End); The Convert (Young Vic).

Opera includes: Carmen (Bregenz Festival); Aida, (Grand Théâtre de Genève) Otello, Don Giovanni, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (ROH); The Merry Widow (ENO); Akhnaten (ENO/ LA Opera/ Met NY); Carmen (ENO/ Den Norske Opera); L’arbore di Diana (& Gran Teatre del Liceu), Il Trovatore, Das Liebesverbot (Teatro Real, Madrid); Die Dreigroschenoper (Theatre an der Wein); Amadeus, Der Freischutz, Cunning Little Vixen, The Snow Queen. (Royal Danish Opera); Mitridate, re di Ponto (Drottningholms Slottsteater); Rinaldo (Lyric Opera, Chicago); Macbeth (Opera National du Rhin/Opera Monte Carlo); Salome (Palau de les Arts, Valencia).

Bruno has also designed the lighting for 14 seasons at Garsington Opera.

Dance includes: The Unknown Soldier, Connectome (Alastair Marriott/ Royal Ballet); Material Men (Shobana Jeyasingh); Elsa Canasta (Javier de Frutos/ Scottish Ballet) and Other Stories (Royal Ballet).

Bruno Poet STAGE CREDITS

Bruno Poet Productions

 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting Designer
 
[US Tour, 2022]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2022] [Replacement]
Lighting Designer[Replacement]
 
[West End, 2021]
Lighting Desin
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2020]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
LIGHTING DESIGNER
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2014]
Lighting Design

Bruno Poet Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bruno Poet, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

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Tickets on Sale This Week For TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at the Hobby Center

Memorial Hermann Broadway at The Hobby Center has announced that single tickets for the national tour of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical will go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 10am. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

Photos: Celebs Turn Out to Celebrate the New Cast of TINA �" THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL

Last night, celebrities gathered to celebrate the new cast of the West End production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which is based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner and was produced in association with Tina Turner herself. See photos from the evening!

TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Extends Booking in the West End

The hit West End production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which is based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner and was produced in association with Tina Turner herself, will extend booking until 14 September 2024. Learn more about the musical and find out how to get tickets for the new dates here!

Tickets Go On Sale This Week For TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL in Kansas City

PNC Broadway in Kansas City has announced that tickets for the national tour of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL will go on sale Friday, September 15 at 10:00 a.m. Find out how to get tickets here!

MISS SAIGON to Come to Adelaide in January 2024

GWB Entertainment has announced Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg's musical Miss Saigon will be coming to Adelaide for a blockbuster summer season. Get ticket and performance information here!

TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Announces Seasons In Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane & Melbourne

The electrifying musical sensation, TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, has been setting Theatre Royal Sydney ablaze with its explosive performances, receiving standing ovations and rave reviews from audiences and critics alike.

REVIEW: Cameron Mackintosh's Revival of MISS SAIGON Arrives In Sydney With A Stronger Focus On The Fallout Of American Arrogance

Presented by Opera Australia, Cameron Mackintosh’s Revival of MISS SAIGON reunites the creatives from the 2004 Touring Production, which reached Australia in 2007, to reincorporate elements of the 1989 West End original while shifting the focus to make a more powerful message than the central love story. 

TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Comes to Seattle in September

The North American touring cast is led by Naomi Rodgers (Frozen) and Ari Groover (TINA Broadway, Head Over Heels, Holler If Ya Hear Me) who will evenly share the role of Tina Turner, each playing four (of eight) performances a week. Also starring are Roderick Lawrence as Ike Turner, Roz White as Zelma Bullock, Wydetta Carter as Gran Georgeanna and Sarah Bockel as Rhonda.

TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Comes To Keller Next Month

The North American touring cast is led by Naomi Rodgers (Frozen) and Zurin Villanueva (The Lion King, Mean Girls, Shuffle Along, The Book of Mormon) who will evenly share the role of Tina Turner, each playing four (of eight) performances a week.

TINA- THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Single Tickets On Sale August 14 At The Fabulous Fox Theatre

The Fabulous Fox Theatre has announced that single tickets for TINA – The Tina Turner Musical at the Fabulous Fox Theatre will go on sale Monday, August 14 at 10:00 a.m. for 16 performances from November 14-26.

Photos: All New Production Images From TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL in London

All new production images have been released from the hit West End production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which is based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner and was produced in association with Tina Turner herself. Check out the photos here!

Tickets For TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL On Sale At Paramount Theatre, July 25

TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL will play Seattle's Paramount Theatre from September 12 - 17, 2023.

Review: TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Pulsates at Segerstrom Center

Now at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through July 23, 2023, the musical is mostly engaging and passionately performed. But a chaotic, sped-through first act only provides brief vignettes of a challenging life. The better second act focuses on Ms. Turner's comeback, concluding with a mini rock concert that made the visit worthwhile.

TINA- THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL On Sale At Keller Auditorium, June 26

Tickets for TINA- THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL national tour will go on sale at Keller Auditorium, June 26. This inspiring and uplifting show will play Keller Auditorium from September 5 – 10! 

New Tickets On Sale For TINA �" THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL in Sydney

THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL opened in May to rave reviews and standing ovations and is currently playing at Theatre Royal Sydney.  The producers have announced a new release of tickets through to 24th December 2023, will go on sale on Thursday 22nd June.  

Karis Anderson and Elesha Paul Moses Will Share the Title Role in TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL in the West End

The hit West End production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which is based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner and was produced in association with Tina Turner herself, announces new cast members joining the musical, which has been running in the West End for 5 years. 

TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Comes to Segerstrom Center For the Arts

The North American touring cast is led by Naomi Rodgers (Frozen) and Zurin Villanueva (The Lion King, Mean Girls, Shuffle Along, The Book of Mormon) who will evenly share the role of Tina Turner, each playing four (of eight) performances a week. Also starring are Roderick Lawrence as Ike Turner, Roz White as Zelma Bullock, Carla R. Stewart as Gran Georgeanna and Lael Van Keuren as Rhonda.

Review: TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL At the Eccles Theater Is A Fitting Tribute To The Late Icon

As we honor the late Tina Turner upon the news of her recent passing, the national tour of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL--now playing at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City--is a fitting tribute to a woman who made a great impact not only on the world of music but on the world itself.

BAD CINDERELLA Plays Final Broadway Performance Today

Cinderella attends her final ball! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Bad Cinderella's final Broadway performance is Sunday, June 4 at the Imperial Theatre. The show closes after 33 previews and 85 regular performances.

Bruno Poet FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Bruno Poet has been nominated for several awards for his outstanding lighting design in the musical "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical." He was nominated for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and for Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards.

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