Birth Place: Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
In a celebrated career spanning almost 40 years, Jules Fisher has lit over 200 Broadway and off-Broadway shows, as well as film, ballet, opera, television, and rock-and-roll concert tours. He has received 18 Tony nominations and won 8 Tony awards for Lighting Design, a record in this category. His most recent project, "Assassins", (2004 Tony award) also won him the Drama Desk and Outer Critic's Circle awards. His previous Tony awards were for "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk," 1996; "Jelly's Last Jam," 1992; "The Will Rogers Follies," 1991; "Grand Hotel," 1990; "Dancin'," 1978; "Ulysses in Nighttown," 1973; and "Pippin," 1972.
His other theatre credits include "Ricky Jay on the Stem", "Elaine Stritch at Liberty", "Jane Eyre," "The Wild Party," "Marie Christine," "Ragtime," "Victor/Victoria," "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches," and "Perestroika," "Death and the Maiden," "Two Shakespearean Actors," "La Cage Aux Folles," "Hair," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Lenny," "No, No Nannette," "Chicago," "Butterflies are Free," "Beatlemania," and "American Buffalo."
His credits as a producer include "The Rink," the award-winning "Lenny," "Bob Fosse's Dancin'," "Rock N' Roll! The First 5,000 Years," "Elvis: An American Musical," and "Dangerous Games." He designed the lighting for Kevin Kline's production of "Hamlet" for WNET-TV, and lit productions of "Porgy and Bess" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the New York City Opera.
Mr. Fisher is a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology. He and lighting designer Peggy Eisenhauer are partners in Third Eye Ltd, a firm specializing in entertainment and theatre lighting. He also serves as a theatre consultant to architects and performing arts groups, teaches at The New School, lectures, and, in his spare time, practices magic. In his
Jules Fisher, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Jules Fisher, Once on this Island
Jules Fisher, Once on this Island
Jules Fisher Once On This Island
Jules Fisher, Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh
Jules Fisher, Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Jules Fisher, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Jules Fisher, Lucky Guy
Jules Fisher, Dessa Rose
Jules Fisher, Assassins
Jules Fisher, Assassins
Jules Fisher, Assassins
Jules Fisher, Assassins
Jules Fisher, Jane Eyre
Jules Fisher, The Wild Party
Jules Fisher, Marie Christine
Jules Fisher, Ragtime
Jules Fisher, Ragtime
Jules Fisher, Ragtime
Jules Fisher, Street Corner Symphony
Jules Fisher, Ragtime
Jules Fisher, Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk
Jules Fisher, Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
Jules Fisher , Angels in America: Perestroika
Jules Fisher , Angels in America
Jules Fisher , Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
Jules Fisher, Jelly's Last Jam
Jules Fisher, Jelly's Last Jam
Jules Fisher , Jelly's Last Jam
Jules Fisher, The Will Rogers Follies
Jules Fisher, Hamlet
Jules Fisher, Grand Hotel
Jules Fisher, Grand Hotel
Jules Fisher, Song and Dance
Jules Fisher, La Cage aux Folles
Jules Fisher, La Cage aux Folles
Jules Fisher, Frankenstein
Jules Fisher, Dancin'
Jules Fisher, Dancin'
Jules Fisher, Beatlemania
Jules Fisher, Dancin'
Jules Fisher, Chicago
Jules Fisher, Chicago
Jules Fisher, Ulysses in Nighttown
Jules Fisher, Pippin
Jules Fisher, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jules Fisher has written 1 shows including Beatlemania (Conceiver).
Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Once on this Island, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Once on this Island, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Once On This Island, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Lucky Guy, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Dessa Rose, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Assassins, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Assassins , Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Assassins, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Assassins, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Jane Eyre, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for The Wild Party, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Marie Christine, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Ragtime, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Ragtime, Best Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Ragtime , Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Street Corner Symphony, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Ragtime, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Jelly's Last Jam, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Jelly's Last Jam, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Jelly's Last Jam, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for The Will Rogers Follies, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Hamlet, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Grand Hotel, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Grand Hotel, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Song and Dance, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for La Cage aux Folles, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for La Cage aux Folles, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Frankenstein, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Dancin', Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Dancin', Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Beatlemania, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Dancin', Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Chicago, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Chicago, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Ulysses in Nighttown, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Pippin and Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Jesus Christ Superstar.
Jules Fisher has won numerous awards for lighting design throughout his distinguished career. His accolades include Best Lighting Design from the BroadwayWorld Awards for Once on this Island. He received Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for Once on this Island, as well as Outstanding Lighting Design honors from the Drama Desk Awards for Assassins. Additionally, he won Outstanding Lighting Design from the Outer Critics Circle Awards and Lighting Design from The Hewes Awards for Assassins. He earned Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for Assassins. Fisher also received Outstanding Lighting Design from the Drama Desk Awards for Ragtime, and Lighting Design from The Hewes Awards for Street Corner Symphony. He was honored with Lighting Design from The Hewes Awards and Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk. Lighting Design from The Hewes Awards and Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards were awarded to him for Jelly's Last Jam. He won Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for The Will Rogers Follies and Lighting Design from The Hewes Awards for Grand Hotel. His work on Grand Hotel also earned him Outstanding Lighting Design from the Drama Desk Awards. He received Outstanding Lighting Design from the Drama Desk Awards for Frankenstein, as well as Outstanding Lighting Design and Lighting Design from the Drama Desk Awards and The Hewes Awards respectively for Dancin'. He was recognized with Outstanding Lighting Design from the Drama Desk Awards for Chicago. Further achievements include Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for Ulysses in Nighttown and Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for Pippin. These awards highlight Jules Fisher’s exceptional contributions to lighting design in theater.
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