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Kenneth Posner designs extensively on Broadway, off-Broadway, for resident theatres, and touring productions throughout the United States as well as internationally.


Some of his Broadway work includes Pretty Woman, Mean Girls, War Paint, Tuck Everlasting, On Your Feet, If/Then, Kinky Boots, Pippin, Cinderella, Hairspray, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, The Coast of Utopia-Shipwrecked, and Wicked.
He is the recipient of the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics’ Circle and OBIE Awards.

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Productions

Kinky Boots
 
[US Tour, 2025]
Lighting Design
DoubtDoubt
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Design
Mean Girls (Non-Equity)Mean Girls (Non-Equity)
 
[US Tour, 2023]
Lighting Designer
Once Upon a One More TimeOnce Upon a One More Time
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Designer
BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice
 
[US Tour, 2022]
Lighting Design
Kinky BootsKinky Boots
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Designer
Mr. Saturday NightMr. Saturday Night
 
[Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Lighting Designer[Replacement]
BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Designer
Take Me OutTake Me Out
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Designer
Wicked West EndWicked West End
 
[West End, 2021]
Lighting Designer
Pretty WomanPretty Woman
 
[West End, 2021]
Lighting Design
Pretty WomanPretty Woman
 
[US Tour, 2020]
Lighting Design
The PerplexedThe Perplexed
 
[Off-Broadway, 2020]
Lighting Designer
On Your FeetOn Your Feet
 
[West End, 2019]
Lighting Design
Long LostLong Lost
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
My Very Own British InvasionMy Very Own British Invasion
 
[Milburn, NJ (Regional), 2019]
Lighting Designer
BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2018]
Lighting Designer
Pretty WomanPretty Woman
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Design
Half TimeHalf Time
 
[Milburn, NJ (Regional), 2018]
Lighting Designer
Mean GirlsMean Girls
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
Pretty WomanPretty Woman
 
[Chicago, 2018]
Lighting Design
Amy and the OrphansAmy and the Orphans
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
John Lithgow: Stories By HeartJohn Lithgow: Stories By Heart
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
Mean GirlsMean Girls
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2017]
Lighting Design
On Your FeetOn Your Feet
 
[US Tour, 2017]
Lighting Design
A ParallelogramA Parallelogram
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Design
War PaintWar Paint
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
If I ForgetIf I Forget
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
Finding NeverlandFinding Neverland
 
[US Tour, 2016]
Lighting Designer
War PaintWar Paint
 
[Chicago, 2016]
Lighting Designer
Tuck EverlastingTuck Everlasting
 
[Broadway, 2016]
Lighting Designer
Gotta DanceGotta Dance
 
[Chicago, 2015]
Lighting Designer
On Your FeetOn Your Feet
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Design
If/ThenIf/Then
 
[US Tour, 2015]
Lighting Designer
Kinky BootsKinky Boots
 
[West End, 2015]
Lighting Designer
WaitressWaitress
 
[Boston, 2015]
Lighting Designer
Finding NeverlandFinding Neverland
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Design
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CinderellaRodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
 
[US Tour, 2014]
Lighting Design
PippinPippin
 
[US Tour, 2014]
Lighting Design
Kinky BootsKinky Boots
 
[US Tour, 2014]
Lighting Design
If/ThenIf/Then
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Lighting Designer
Far From HeavenFar From Heaven
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Lighting Designer
PippinPippin
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Lighting Designer
Kinky BootsKinky Boots
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Lighting Designer
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CinderellaRodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Lighting Designer
Catch Me If You CanCatch Me If You Can
 
[US Tour, 2012]
Lighting Designer
GiantGiant
 
[Off-Broadway, 2012]
Lighting Designer
HarveyHarvey
 
[Broadway, 2012]
Lighting Designer
Gore Vidal's The Best ManGore Vidal's The Best Man
 
[Broadway, 2012]
Lighting Designer
Other Desert CitiesOther Desert Cities
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Lighting Designer
Relatively SpeakingRelatively Speaking
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Lighting Designer
Death Takes a HolidayDeath Takes a Holiday
 
[Off-Broadway, 2011]
Lighting Designer
Catch Me If You CanCatch Me If You Can
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Lighting Designer
Other Desert CitiesOther Desert Cities
 
[Off-Broadway, 2011]
Lighting Designer
EllingElling
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
A Life in the TheatreA Life in the Theatre
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
Mrs. Warren's ProfessionMrs. Warren's Profession
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
Me, Myself & IMe, Myself & I
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
Lend Me a TenorLend Me a Tenor
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
The Miracle WorkerThe Miracle Worker
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
Mr. & Mrs. FitchMr. & Mrs. Fitch
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
Legally BlondeLegally Blonde
 
[West End, 2010]
Lighting Designer
The UnderstudyThe Understudy
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Lighting Designer
The Royal FamilyThe Royal Family
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Lighting Designer
Our House
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Lighting Designer
The Toxic AvengerThe Toxic Avenger
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
WickedWicked
 
[US Tour, 2009]
Lighting Designer
The Savannah Disputation
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Lighting Designer
Wicked
 
[, 2008]
Lighting Designer
Good Boys and True
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Lighting Designer
The New Century
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Lighting Designer
Parlour Song
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Lighting Designer
The HomecomingThe Homecoming
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Lighting Designer
HairsprayHairspray
 
[West End, 2007]
Lighting Designer
GreaseGrease
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Lighting Designer
Legally BlondeLegally Blonde
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Lighting Designer
The Pirate QueenThe Pirate Queen
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Lighting Designer
WickedWicked
 
[Los Angeles, 2007]
Lighting Designer
The Coast of Utopia: Part 2 - ShipwreckThe Coast of Utopia: Part 2 - Shipwreck
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Lighting Designer
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
 
[US Tour, 2006]
Lighting Designer
Satellites
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Lighting Designer
Lestat
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Lighting Designer
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Lighting Designer
Hairspray
 
[Las Vegas, 2006]
Lighting Designer
The Odd CoupleThe Odd Couple
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Lighting Designer
Wicked
 
[Chicago, 2005]
Lighting Designer
Glengarry Glen RossGlengarry Glen Ross
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Lighting Designer
Wicked (1st National Tour)Wicked (1st National Tour)
 
[US Tour, 2005]
Lighting Designer
Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsDirty Rotten Scoundrels
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Lighting Designer
Little WomenLittle Women
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Lighting Designer
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 2004]
Lighting Designer
The FrogsThe Frogs
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Lighting Designer
Hairspray
 
[Toronto, 2004]
Lighting Designer
Can-Can
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Lighting Designer
Valhalla
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Lighting Designer
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
 
[Broadway, 2003]
Lighting Designer
WickedWicked
 
[Broadway, 2003]
Lighting Designer
Hairspray
 
[US Tour, 2003]
Lighting Designer
Wicked
 
[San Francisco (Regional), 2003]
Lighting Designer
A Little Night Music
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Lighting Designer
F-ing A
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Lighting Designer
Imaginary Friends
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Lighting Designer
HairsprayHairspray
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Lighting Designer
The Man Who Had All The Luck
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Lighting Designer
The Smell of the Kill
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Lighting Designer
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Lighting Designer
Monster
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Lighting Designer
Hobson's Choice
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Lighting Designer
Music from a Sparkling Planet
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Designer
tick, tick... BOOM!
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Assistant Lighting Designer
Assistant Lighting Designer
The Credeaux Canvas
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Lighting Designer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
 
[Broadway, 2001]
Lighting Designer
The Winter's Tale
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Lighting Designer
Uncle Vanya
 
[Broadway, 2000]
Lighting Designer
The Waverly Gallery
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Lighting Designer
The Altruists
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Lighting Designer
The Wild Party
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
The Play About the Baby
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Lighting Designer
Swing!
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer
Give Me Your Answer, Do!
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer
The Author's Voice & Imagining Brad
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer
That Championship Season
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer
2.5 Minute Ride
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer
The Lion in Winter
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer
Little Me
 
[Broadway, 1998]
Lighting Designer
Side Man
 
[Broadway, 1998]
Lighting Designer
Labor Day
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Lighting Designer
Side Man
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Lighting Designer
A View From the Bridge
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Lighting Designer
Pride's Crossing
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Lighting Designer
Misalliance
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Lighting Designer
As Bees in Honey Drown
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Lighting Designer
Collected Stories
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Lighting Designer
The Little Foxes
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Lighting Designer
Dealer's Choice
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Lighting Designer
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Lighting Designer
The Rehearsal
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Lighting Designer
Nine Armenians
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Lighting Designer
The Blues are Running
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Assistant Lighting Designer
Cowgirls
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Lighting Designer
Getting Away With Murder
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Lighting Designer
The Father
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Lighting Designer
Wake Up, I'm Fat
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Lighting Designer
Endgame
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Lighting Designer
The Radical Mystique
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Lighting Designer
The Rose Tattoo
 
[Broadway, 1995]
Lighting Designer
The Scarlet Letter
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Lighting Designer
A Cheever Evening
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Lighting Designer
Suburbia
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Lighting Designer
The Swan
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Lighting Designer
Johnny Pye and the Foolkiller
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Lighting Designer
Sophistry
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
Marisol
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Lighting Designer
Time on Fire
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Lighting Designer
On the Open Road
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Lighting Designer
On the Bum
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Lighting Designer
The Madame MacAdam Traveling Theatre
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Lighting Designer
Flaubert's Latest
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Lighting Designer
Spike Heels
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Lighting Designer
Ruthless!
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Lighting Designer
Walking the Dead
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Lighting Designer
Machinal
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Lighting Designer
Come as You Are
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Lighting Designer
Emerald City
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Lighting Designer
Half TimeHalf Time
 
[, 0]
Lighting Designer

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kenneth Posner, Beetlejuice

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)

Kenneth Posner, War Paint

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)

Kenneth Posner, On Your Feet


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2015 - Best Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Finding Neverland

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Pippin

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Pippin

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Cinderella

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kenneth Posner, Kinky Boots

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kenneth Posner, Pippin

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kenneth Posner, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Death Takes a Holiday

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Kenneth Posner, Other Desert Cities

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical

Kenneth Posner, 9 to 5

Olivier Awards - 2008 - Best Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Hairspray

Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Wicked


winner
The Hewes Awards - 2007 - Special Achievement in Design

Kenneth Posner, The Coast of Utopia


winner
Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Kenneth Posner, The Coast of Utopia


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, The Coast of Utopia

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kenneth Posner, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2004 - Best Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Wicked

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Wicked

The Lortels - 2004 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Valhalla

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Wicked


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Wicked


winner
Obie Awards - 2003 - Sustained excellence of lighting design

Kenneth Posner

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Hairspray

Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Hairspray


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tony Awards - 2001 - Best Direction of a Play

Kenneth Posner, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club)

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, The Wild Party


winner
The Lortels - 2000 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth PosnerGive Me Your Answer, Do! and The Wild Party


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner


winner
The Lortels - 1998 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth PosnerPride’s Crossing and Side Man

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Pride's Crossing / A View from the Bridge

Drama Desk Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Kenneth Posner, Machinal

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Photos: MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL UK and Ireland Tour in Rehearsal Photo
Photos: MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL UK and Ireland Tour in Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2026

Rehearsal photos have been released for the UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL, ahead of its first performance at Manchester Opera House on 23 February 2026. Check out the photos here!
Tickets Now on Sale for BEETLEJUICE in Jacksonville Photo
Tickets Now on Sale for BEETLEJUICE in Jacksonville
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 6, 2026

It’s showtime! Single tickets are now available for the Jacksonville presentation of BEETLEJUICE, taking place May 12-17, from The FSCJ Artist Series Broadway in Jacksonville is sponsored by VyStar Credit Union.
KINKY BOOTS National Tour to Play State Theatre New Jersey Photo
KINKY BOOTS National Tour to Play State Theatre New Jersey
by Gillian Blum - Feb 6, 2026

State Theatre New Jersey will present the national tour of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Kinky Boots for four performances on Friday, February 27 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, February 28 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, March 1 at 1 p.m.
Review: KINKY BOOTS at Capital One Hall Photo
Review: KINKY BOOTS at Capital One Hall
by David Friscic - Feb 4, 2026

“Get your freak/kink on” and show your tolerance for all---seems to be the message of the eternally popular musical plea for acceptance and inclusivity that constitutes the musical Kinky Boots.
BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL to Play Perth in 2026 Photo
BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL to Play Perth in 2026
by Gillian Blum - Feb 1, 2026

Michael Cassel Group, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Langley Park Productions announced that the eight-time Tony Award-nominated hit musical Beetlejuice The Musical will play in Perth in 2026.
Mark Consuelos, Christopher Fitzgerald, and More Join FALLEN ANGELS Photo
Mark Consuelos, Christopher Fitzgerald, and More Join FALLEN ANGELS
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2026

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of Fallen Angels by Noël Coward. Learn more about the full cast here!
Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards Photo
Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 12, 2026

Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Video: KINKY BOOTS Tour Stars Perform Acoustic 'Not My Father's Son' Photo
Video: KINKY BOOTS Tour Stars Perform Acoustic 'Not My Father's Son'
by Michael Major - Jan 9, 2026

Watch a video of Omari Collins “Scarlett D. Von'Du” and Noah Silverman singing an acoustic version of “Not My Father's Son” from North American tour of KINKY BOOTS, with accompaniment by Callum Murphy on guitar.
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by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati 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!
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; BEETLEJU Photo
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne 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!
BEETLEJUICE Will Host Sing-Along Finale at Closing Performance Photo
BEETLEJUICE Will Host Sing-Along Finale at Closing Performance
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2025

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Review: WICKED at The Hippodrome Photo
Review: WICKED at The Hippodrome
by Timoth David Copney - Dec 22, 2025

For the last couple of years or so, theatre nerds everywhere have been besotted with the film version of the hit musical Wicked. After the debut of the first installment, anticipation only grew for Part Two, which dropped this past November. But amid all the brouhaha and ballyhoo over the cinematic offerings, the origins of the musical itself were pushed to the background.
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; The Carnegie Leads Photo
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by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati 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 Australia - Melbourne Awards; Comedy T Photo
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; Comedy Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne 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!
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; GREASE Leads Photo
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; GREASE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati 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!
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; B Photo
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne 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!
Faye Tozer Joins Cast of the UK and Ireland Tour of MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL Photo
Faye Tozer Joins Cast of the UK and Ireland Tour of MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2025

Further casting has been announced for the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL, opening at Manchester Opera House on 23 February 2026. Learn more here!
BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL Collaborates With Brisbane’s Nodo On A Limited-Edition Donu Photo
BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL Collaborates With Brisbane’s Nodo On A Limited-Edition Donut
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2025

BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will partner with Brisbane bakery Nodo to debut a one-day-only donut inspired by the production’s signature netherworld aesthetic. The production will begin performances at QPAC next year with tickets already on sale.
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; The Carnegie Photo
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; The Carnegie Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati 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!
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; C Photo
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; Comedy Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne 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!
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What awards has Kenneth Posner been nominated for?

Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Beetlejuice, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for War Paint, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for On Your Feet, Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Finding Neverland, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Pippin, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Pippin, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cinderella, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Kinky Boots, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Pippin, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Death Takes a Holiday , Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Other Desert Cities , Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Merchant of Venice, Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for 9 to 5 , Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Hairspray, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Wicked, Special Achievement in Design (The Hewes Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Wicked, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Wicked, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Valhalla, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Wicked, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Wicked, Sustained excellence of lighting design (Obie Awards), Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hairspray , Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Hairspray, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club), Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Wild Party, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Give Me Your Answer, Do! and The Wild Party, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards), Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Pride’s Crossing and Side Man, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Pride's Crossing / A View from the Bridge and Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Machinal.

What awards has Kenneth Posner won?

Kenneth Posner has received numerous awards for his work in lighting design. He won Best Lighting Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Finding Neverland and Wicked. He received Special Achievement in Design from The Hewes Awards for The Coast of Utopia. Posner earned the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for The Coast of Utopia, along with Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for the same production. He also won Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Wicked, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club). Additionally, he was honored with Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design by the Obie Awards. Posner received Outstanding Lighting Design recognitions from The Lortels for Give Me Your Answer, Do! and The Wild Party, as well as for Pride’s Crossing and Side Man at both the Drama Desk Awards and The Lortels.

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