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Natasha Katz is a New York-based lighting designer. She is a six-time Tony Award winner who has designed extensively for theatre, opera, dance, concerts, and permanent lighting installations around the world. Her recent Broadway credits include: Diana, The Music Man, All My Sons, Burn This, The Prom, Frozen, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Cats, School of Rock, An American in Paris, Aladdin, Skylight, The Glass Menagerie, Once, Follies, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage, and Aida.

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[West End, 2026]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Lighting
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[US Tour, 2025]
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2025]
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[Broadway, 2025]
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[US Tour, 2024]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2024]
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[West End, 2024]
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[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[US Tour, 2023]
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[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Lighting Design[Replacement]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2021]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2021]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2021]
Lighting Designer
 
[US Tour, 2021]
Lighting Design
 
[US Tour, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 2019]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Design
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Design
 
[US Tour, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[US Tour, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[US Tour, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[Regional (US), 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[US Tour, 2017]
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[West End, 2016]
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[US Tour, 2016]
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[Broadway, 2016]
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[Broadway, 2016]
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[West End, 2016]
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[Broadway, 2016]
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[West End, 2016]
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[Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Design
 
[US Tour, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2015]
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[Broadway, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Designer
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2015]
Lighting Design
 
[Paris, 2014]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2014]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2014]
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[Broadway, 2013]
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[Broadway, 2013]
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[West End, 2013]
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[Broadway, 2012]
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[Broadway, 2012]
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[US Tour, 2012]
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[US Tour, 2012]
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[Off-Broadway, 2012]
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[Broadway, 2012]
Lighting Designer
 
[US Tour, 2011]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Lighting Designer
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2011]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
 
[US Tour, 2010]
Lighting Designer (Adaptation)
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2010]
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[West End, 2009]
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[Broadway, 2009]
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[Broadway, 2009]
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[US Tour, 2008]
Lighting Designer (Adaptation)
 
[Broadway, 2008]
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[Off-Broadway, 2008]
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[Broadway, 2008]
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[Off-Broadway, 2007]
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[Broadway, 2007]
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[Off-Broadway, 2007]
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[Off-Broadway, 2006]
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[Broadway, 2006]
Lighting Designer (Adaptation)
 
[Boston, 2006]
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[US Tour, 2006]
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[Broadway, 2006]
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[US Tour, 2005]
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[Broadway, 2005]
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[Broadway, 2005]
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[Broadway, 2005]
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[Off-Broadway, 2005]
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[Off-Broadway, 2005]
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[US Tour, 2004]
Lighting Designer
 
[New York, 2004]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2003]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2003]
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[Off-Broadway, 2002]
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[Broadway, 2002]
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[Off-Broadway, 2002]
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[Broadway, 2002]
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[Broadway, 2001]
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[Off-Broadway, 2001]
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[Broadway, 2000]
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[Broadway, 2000]
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[Broadway, 1999]
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[Off-Broadway, 1999]
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[Broadway, 1999]
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[Broadway, 1998]
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[, 1998]
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[Broadway, 1998]
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[Broadway, 1998]
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[Broadway, 1997]
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[West End, 1997]
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[Broadway, 1997]
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[Off-Broadway, 1996]
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[Broadway, 1996]
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[Off-Broadway, 1996]
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[Off-Broadway, 1994]
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[Broadway, 1994]
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[Broadway, 1993]
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[Broadway, 1993]
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[Broadway, 1993]
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[Broadway, 1992]
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[Off-Broadway, 1992]
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[Off-Broadway, 1992]
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[Off-Broadway, 1992]
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[Broadway, 1992]
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[Broadway, 1991]
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[Off-Broadway, 1991]
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[Off-Broadway, 1991]
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[Off-Broadway, 1991]
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[Off-Broadway, 1991]
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[Off-Broadway, 1991]
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[Off-Broadway, 1991]
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[Broadway, 1990]
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[Broadway, 1990]
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[Broadway, 1990]
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[Broadway, 1989]
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[Off-Broadway, 1989]
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[Off-Broadway, 1989]
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[Off-Broadway, 1989]
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[Off-Broadway, 1988]
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[Off-Broadway, 1988]
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[Off-Broadway, 1987]
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[Broadway, 1987]
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[Off-Broadway, 1987]
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[Off-Broadway, 1987]
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[Off-Broadway, 1986]
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[Broadway, 1986]
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[Broadway, 1985]
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[Off-Broadway, 1985]
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[Broadway, 1985]
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[Broadway, 1982]
Assistant to Ms. Madeira

Awards and Nominations

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

Natasha Katz, John Proctor is the Villain

Tony Awards - 2025 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Katz, John Proctor is the Villain

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Katz, Grey House

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, Hell's Kitchen

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Katz, Grey House


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

Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)

Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street


winner
Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, Some Like It Hot

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

Natasha Katz, Diana

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

Natasha Katz, MJ the Musical

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)

Natasha Katz, MJ the Musical


winner
Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, MJ the Musical

Olivier Awards - 2017 - Best Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, The Glass Menagerie

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

Natasha Katz, Hello, Dolly!

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, Hello, Dolly!

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, Hello, Dolly!

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

Natasha Katz, Long Day's Journey Into Night


winner
Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Katz, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, The Iceman Cometh

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, An American in Paris


winner
Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, An American in Paris

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Katz, Skylight

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)

Natasha Katz, Aladdin


winner
Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Katz, The Glass Menagerie


winner
The Lortels - 2012 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, Once


winner
Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, Once

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, Follies

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, Sister Act

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, The Addams Family

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, The Little Mermaid

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, The Little Mermaid


winner
The Hewes Awards - 2007 - Special Achievement in Design

Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia


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

Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

Tony Awards - 2006 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, Tarzan

Tony Awards - 2002 - Best Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, Sweet Smell of Success


winner
Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, Aida

Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, Twelfth Night

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - Best Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, The Scarlet Pimpernel

Tony Awards - 1994 - Best Lighting Design

Natasha Katz, Beauty and the Beast

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News


Review: A Reimagined BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Dazzles in Singapore
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 3, 2026

When Disney’s 'Beauty and the Beast' first transitioned from film to stage in 1994, it redefined what a Broadway spectacle could be. Now, the reimagined production—currently playing its final and only Asian engagement at the Sands Theatre through Jan. 25
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards; A CHORUS LINE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney 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; 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!
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards; Red Tree Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney 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 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!
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST North American Tour to Play at the Academy of Music
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2025

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, will begin performances in Philadelphia, PA, at the Academy of Music.
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards; MJ THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney 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; 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!
Robbie Fairchild and Max von Essen Will Lead AN AMERICAN IN PARIS at Grand Théâtre de Genève
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2025

An American in Paris will be performed in Switzerland this month. Original cast members Robbie Fairchild and Max von Essen will lead the cast as Jerry Mulligan and Henri Baurel.
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards; Red Tree Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney 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; 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!
Tickets on Sale For BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Overture Center
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2025

Tickets for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, at the Overture Center, will go on sale to the public on Friday, Dec. 12 at 11 a.m.
Review: DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Bass Concert Hall
by Sabrina Wallace - Dec 4, 2025

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Bass Concert Hall dazzles with flawless tech, lush visuals, and choreography that hits like a burst of joy. The cast shines, the magic lands, and the nostalgia is real. Just be ready to chat with your kids about the story’s dated messaging. Spectacle soars, but the morals need a closer look.
Tickets to SOME LIKE IT HOT at the Hobby Center to go on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2025

Single tickets for Some Like It Hot in Houston will go on sale. SOME LIKE IT HOT will play a limited one-week Houston engagement at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; LADY MACBETH PLAYED WING DEFENCE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first 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!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Natasha Katz been nominated for?

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl (Drama Desk Awards) for John Proctor is the Villain, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for John Proctor is the Villain, Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Grey House, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Grey House, Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Some Like It Hot, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Diana, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for MJ the Musical, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for MJ the Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for MJ the Musical, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for The Glass Menagerie, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hello, Dolly!, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hello, Dolly!, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hello, Dolly!, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Iceman Cometh, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for An American in Paris, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for An American in Paris, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Skylight, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Aladdin, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Glass Menagerie, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Once, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Once, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sister Act, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Addams Family, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Little Mermaid, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Little Mermaid, 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 Tarzan, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Sweet Smell of Success, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Aida, Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Twelfth Night, Best Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Scarlet Pimpernel and Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for Beauty and the Beast.

What awards has Natasha Katz won?

Natasha Katz has won several prestigious awards for her lighting design. She received the Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Sweeney Todd. She also won the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Sweeney Todd, MJ the Musical, An American in Paris, Once, and Aida. Additionally, Katz earned the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Glass Menagerie, and The Coast of Utopia. She won the Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for Once and received Special Achievement in Design at The Hewes Awards for The Coast of Utopia. Furthermore, Katz was honored with Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for The Coast of Utopia.

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