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BIO

Isabella is a New York based Lighting Designer.

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Productions

 
[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


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


Tony Winner Beowulf Boritt's 1/52 Project Reveals Nine Early Career Designer Recipients

The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected third round of nine early-career designer recipients to benefit from $150,000 in grants.
Photos: Layton Williams and Rhea Norwood Star in CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB in London

More production photos have been released for CABARET at the Kit Kat Club, starring Rhea Norwood as Sally Bowles and Layton Williams as The Emcee, ahead of their final performance on Saturday 21 September.
Gabby Beans, Tommy Dorfman & More Will Join Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler in ROMEO + JULIET

The scene is being laid in fair Verona. The new Broadway production of ROMEO + JULIET, starring Kit Connor and Golden Globe Award winner Rachel Zegler, has just announced its complete cast.
Adam Gillen and Katherine Langford Join CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB in the West End

All new casting has been announced for the West End production of CABARET at the KIT KAT CLUB.  From 23 September 2024, Olivier nominee Adam Gillen will play The Emcee and Golden Globe nominee Katherine Langford will play Sally Bowles.
Calvin Leon Smith to Join CABARET as 'Clifford Bradshaw' in September

Calvin Leon Smith will return to Broadway this Fall as ‘Clifford Bradshaw’ in the Tony Award -winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Edie Falco to Extend an Additional Week in PRE-EXISTING CONDITION

Emmy Award winner Edie Falco will extend for an additional week in Pre-Existing Condition by Tony Award nominee Marin Ireland. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Janet Ulrich Brooks Leads Cast of Drury Lane Theatre's THE AUDIENCE

Drury Lane Theatre has announced casting for its production of The Audience. Written by Peter Morgan, writer of the Emmy Award-winning “The Crown,” Drury Lane’s production is directed by Jessica Fisch and runs August 28 – October 20, 2024.
Video: Rhea Norwood Performs 'Maybe This Time' From CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB

An all new video has been released of Heartstopper’s Rhea Norwood performing an exclusive rendition of ‘Maybe This Time’ from Cabaret, live at the Kit Kat Club. Check out the video here!
Edie Falco Joins Marin Ireland's PRE-EXISTING CONDITION

Pre-Existing Condition by Tony Award nominee Marin Ireland will extend for two weeks through August 17 and will star Emmy Award winner Edie Falco in the rotating role of “A” beginning on August 6. 
Meet CABARET's 'Emcee' Understudies, David Merino and Marty Lauter

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre has released the performance schedule for understudies David Merino and Marty Lauter, who will alternate the role of ‘Emcee’ through the end of August.
Photos: First Look At OPEN THROAT On New York City's Little Island

Ahead of opening night tonight, Little Island shared a first look at production photos of Open Throat, a theatrical adaptation of the acclaimed and award-winning novella of the same name by Henry Hoke, directed by Caitlin Ryan O’Connell, and starring Chris Perfetti, Jo Lampert, and Calvin Leon Smith. Open Throat will run at Little Island’s The Amph through Sunday, July 14.
Video: First Look at Rhea Norwood, Layton Williams, and More in CABARET at the Kit Kat Club 

All new footage has been released for CABARET at the Kit Kat Club starring Rhea Norwood, Layton Williams, Sally Ann Triplett and Fenton Gray.  Check out the video here!
CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB Reveals Schedule for 'Emcee' & 'Sally Bowles' Alternates

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre has revealed performance schedule for the alternates playing the roles of the ‘Emcee’ and ‘Sally Bowles’ through the end of August.
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS 2024 Cohort Announced

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS has announced this year's cohort for The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, which will return this summer for their 13th year. A weeklong professional development initiative for early-career theater artists, The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals 2024 will take place July 15-22, 2024 at the Pace University Lower Manhattan campus. 
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Ends Broadway Run With Record-Breaking Week

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, starring 2024 Tony Award Winner Jeremy Strong, played its final performance on Sunday, June 23, and broke the Circle in the Square Box Office record.
Photos: CABARET in London Celebrates New Cast Members at Gala Night

A gala performance of CABARET at the Kit Kat Club was held on Thursday 20 June, to welcome new cast members Rhea Norwood, Layton Williams, Sally Ann Triplett and Fenton Gray. Check out photos here!
Photos: First Look at Tatiana Maslany & More in PRE-EXISTING CONDITION

Get a first look at photos of Marin Ireland's Pre-Existing Condition Off-Broadway.
Alley Theatre to Kick Off Its 78th Season With Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

Alley Theatre will begin its 78th season with Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE. Learn how to purchase tickets.
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Breaks Circle In the Square Box Office Record

An Enemy of the People has broken the box office record at Circle in the Square Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Meet the Tony-Nominated Designers of 2024

Watch as we chat with: Tatiana Kahvegian and Brett J. Banakis (The Outsiders), Dede Ayite (Hell's Kitchen, Appropriate, Jaja's African Hair Briading), Brandon Stirling Baker (Illinoise), Stefania Bulbarella (Jaja's African Hair Braiding), Isabella Byrd (An Enemy of the People, Cabaret), Enver Chandrashaker (Stereophonic), dots (Appropriate, An Enemy of the People), David Korins (Here Lies Love), Peter Nigrini (Hell's Kitchen, Lempicka), Will Pickens (Appropriate), Ryan Rumery (Stereophonic), Tom Scutt (Cabaret), Cody Spencer (Here Lies Love, The Outsiders), and David Zinn (Jaja's African Braiding, Stereophonic, An Enemy of the People).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Isabella Byrd been nominated for?

Isabella Byrd has received several nominations and awards, including: - Special Award (Drama Desk Awards) - 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 - Design Award (Obie Awards) for Light Shining in Buckinghamshire.

What awards has Isabella Byrd won?

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

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