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Isabella Byrd

BIO

Isabella is a New York based Lighting Designer.

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Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2026]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2021]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2020]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2020]
Lighting Designer
 
[Regional (US), 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl

Isabella Byrd, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Special Award

Isabella Byrd

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the People

Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play

Isabella Byrd, Epiphany


winner
The Lortels - 2023 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Isabella Byrd, Epiphany

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play

Isabella Byrd, Sanctuary City

Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play

Isabella Byrd, Heroes of the Fourth Turning


winner
Obie Awards - 2020 - Special Citation

Isabella ByrdHeroes of the Fourth Turning


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Isabella Byrd, Heroes of the Fourth Turning


winner
Obie Awards - 2019 - Design Award

Isabella Byrd, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire

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News


Ella Beatty and Hugh Jackman to Return to SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2026

Following a collaboration last year, Audible Theater and TOGETHER will present the return of Hannah Moscovitch’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes with Ella Beatty and Hugh Jackman, and directed by Ian Rickson, to launch their 2026 season.
Photos: The Company of YOU GOT OLDER Celebrates Opening Night at Cherry Lane Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2026

The Off-Broadway revival of YOU GOT OLDER is now in performances at the newly reopened Cherry Lane Theatre. The show's company celebrated its opening night with an after party whose guests included Sara Bareilles, Martyna Majok, J. Smith Cameron, Kenneth Lonergan and more. Check out photos from the evening below.
Review Roundup: Alia Shawkat and More Star in YOU GOT OLDER At Cherry Lane Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2026

Alia Shawkat stars in YOU GOT OLDER at Cherry Lane Theatre in a new Off-Broadway production directed by Anne Kauffman. Clare Barron’s Obie Award-winning play has extended its run through April 12, 2026.
Video: Matt Willis and Katie Hall in CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026

All new video footage has been released for CABARET at the Kit Kat Club featuring actor, presenter and Brit Award winner Matt Willis as the Emcee, and West End star Katie Hall as Sally Bowles. Check out the video here!
YOU GOT OLDER Extends At The Cherry Lane Theatre Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2026

The Off-Broadway return of the Obie Award-winning play You Got Older by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron will present a two-week extension at The Cherry Lane Theatre.
Full Cast Announced for DOG DAY AFTERNOON on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 2, 2026

DOG DAY AFTERNOON, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy, The Motherf***er with the Hat), has found its cast! The play is directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Rupert Goold (King Charles III) and inspired by the actual events that captivated audiences in the Oscar®-winning motion picture.
Photos: Matt Willis and Katie Hall in CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2026

All new photos have been released for CABARET at the Kit Kat Club featuring actor, presenter and Brit Award winner Matt Willis as the Emcee, and West End star Katie Hall as Sally Bowles. Check out the photos here!
Full Cast Set for YOU GOT OLDER at the Cherry Lane Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2026

Full casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway return of the Obie Award-winning play You Got Older by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron in a new production directed by Tony Award nominee and Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman.
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards; Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway 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!
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway 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!
Photos: Further Look at Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada in CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB in London
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2025

xFurther production photos have been released for CABARET at the Kit Kat Club, featuring Grammy Award winner Reeve Carney as The Emcee, double Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Eva Noblezada as Sally Bowles. Check out the photos here!
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards; BEAU Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway 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!
Matt Willis and Katie Hall Will Lead CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB in London
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2025

New casting has been announced for the West End production of CABARET at the KIT KAT CLUB. From 26 January 2026, West End star Katie Hall will play Sally Bowles and actor, presenter and Brit Award winner Matt Willis will play Emcee.
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway 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!
Alia Shawkat Will Lead Clare Barron's YOU GOT OLDER at the Cherry Lane Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2025

The Obie Award-winning play You Got Older by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron will return Off-Broadway this winter starring Alia Shawkat (“Search Party,” Blink Twice) in a new production by Tony Award nominee and Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman.
Video: Raul Esparza Talks THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS On NBC New York
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 14, 2025

Four time Tony-nominee Raúl Esparza recently spoke with NBC New York about taking on the role of J.J. Hunsecker in MasterVoices’ newly revised concert edition of Sweet Smell of Success. Watch the video!
Jesse Eisenberg's THE ZIEGFELD FILES Extends Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2025

Due to demand, Studio Seaview’s presentation of Jesse Eisenberg’s The Ziegfeld Files, directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury, is adding three more performances. The new performances are set for December 7 at 3pm and 7pm, and December 8 at 7pm.
Video: Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada in CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB in London
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2025

An all new trailer has been released from the West End production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, now starring Reeve Carney (Emcee) and Eva Noblezada (Sally Bowles). Check out the video here!
Ali Louis Bourzgui, Noah J. Ricketts & Aline Mayagoitia Join Mastervoices’ SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2025

MasterVoices has announced the full cast for its newly revised concert edition of the musical Sweet Smell of Success, running for three performances on November 21–22, 2025, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall.
Jesse Eisenberg's THE ZIEGFELD FILES Begins Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2025

Studio Seaview’s presentation of two-time Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning writer and actor Jesse Eisenberg’s The Ziegfeld Files, directed by Pulitzer Prize finalist Shayok Misha Chowdhury, begins this week. Learn more!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Isabella Byrd been nominated for?

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl (Drama Desk Awards) for Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp., Special Award (Drama Desk Awards) for , Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for An Enemy of the People, Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Epiphany, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Epiphany, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sanctuary City, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Heroes of the Fourth Turning and Design Award (Obie Awards) for Light Shining in Buckinghamshire.

What awards has Isabella Byrd won?

Isabella Byrd has won several prestigious awards, including the Special Award at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for Epiphany, a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Heroes of the Fourth Turning, and the Design Award at the Obie Awards for Light Shining in Buckinghamshire.

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