Rick Fisher
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Will Return For A National Tour and Limited West End Season (Feb 11, 2026)
SUNNY AFTERNOON Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre (Feb 9, 2026)
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Will Hold Children's Casting Call For Lead Role (Dec 11, 2025)
BIO
Born in Philadelphia, Rick is the winner of a Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Billy Elliot on Broadway and a Helpmann Award for Billy Elliot in Sydney, he also has won two Olivier Awards for Best Lighting Design and a Tony and Drama Desk Award for An Inspector Calls (Broadway).
Theatre work includes: Billy Elliot the Musical (worldwide); Merchant of Venice (RSC); Sweeney Todd (Paris); The Sound of Music (Buenos Aires); No Naughty Bits, Tiger Country (Hampstead); Tribes, A Number (Royal Court); Family Reunion, Betrayal, The Philanthropist, Old Times (Donmar); Rope (Almeida); Landscape With Weapon, Honour (National Theatre); Resurrection Blues (Old Vic); Jerry Springer the Opera (NT and West End); Far Away, (Royal Court); Blue/Orange (NT and West End); Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Berlin); Via Dolorosa (Royal Court, Broadway).
Recent opera productions include: Tsarina’s Slippers, Wozzek (Royal Opera House); Turandot (English National Opera); Betrothal in a Monastery (Glyndebourne & Valencia); seventeen operas for Santa Fe Opera; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (La Fenice); The Fiery Angel, Turandot (Bolshoi); Gloriana and La Bohème (Opera North) and The Little Prince (Houston, New York, San Francisco).
Dance: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake (London, Los Angeles, Broadway and World Tour).
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Rick FisherThe Judas Kiss
Rick Fisher, The Audience
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Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot the Musical
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Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot, The Musical
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Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot
Rick FisherChips With Everything
Rick FisherLady In The Dark
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Rick Fisher , An Inspector Calls
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Rick FisherHysteria
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Rick Fisher , An Inspector Calls
Rick FisherAn Inspector Calls
Videos
STAGE TUBE: On This Day, March 8- Helen MIrren Receives a Royal Opening for THE AUDIENCE on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - 2017-03-08 00:42:49
VIDEO: Tony Award Winner Sara Ramirez Spots The Clintons Attending THE AUDIENCE
by Sally Henry Fuller - 2015-05-17 16:31:45
STAGE TUBE: Meet 10-Year-Old Thomas Hazelby, UK's Newest 'Billy Elliot'
by Christina Mancuso - 2015-03-11 08:06:55
VIDEO: Helen Mirren Talks Portraying and Meeting Queen Elizabeth II
by Sally Henry Fuller - 2015-02-22 19:27:06
TV: Watch Sneak Peek of SUNNY AFTERNOON- Previews Begin October 4
by TV - Press Previews - 2014-09-26 10:18:25
TV: First Look at New Trailer for BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL LIVE!
by Christina Mancuso - 2014-06-13 16:35:06
TV EXCLUSIVE: Happy 3rd Broadway Birthday BILLY ELLIOT- The Celebratory Curtain Call!
by Jessica Lewis - 2011-11-17 16:52:33
TV Exclusive: Behind the Scenes of Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE - Dominic North & Nina Goldman
by Robert Diamond - 2010-09-20 13:27:30
TV Exclusive: Behind the Scenes of Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE - Part 3
by Robert Diamond - 2010-10-14 13:09:18
STAGE TUBE: BILLY ELLIOT Boys Trent Kowalik & Alex Ko Talk 'Billy' on Rosie Radio
by Jessica Lewis - 2010-01-08 13:58:46
News
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2026
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL will embark on a national tour, opening at Sunderland Empire on 4 November 2026 where it will play until 28 November 2026 before ts first return to the West End in over 10 years.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2026
The multi Olivier award-winning hit musical Sunny Afternoon will return to Milton Keynes Theatre, bringing the music of The Kinks to the city from Tue 24 - Sat 28 Mar.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Billy Elliot the Musical will search for US and Canadian boys to play the role of Billy in a forthcoming run of the multi award-winning hit show. Learn more about how to audition here!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 3, 2025
Billy Elliot the Musical will search for children to play the roles of Billy, Michael and Debbie in a forthcoming run of the multi award-winning hit show. Learn more about the casting call here!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 8, 2025
Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions have just announced the full company for the 2025/2026 UK tour of the multi Olivier Award-winning hit musical SUNNY AFTERNOON opening at the Manchester Palace Theatre on 11 October 2025.
by Matthew Paluch - Jul 28, 2025
Current geopolitics mean the Royal Ballet and Opera no longer welcomes the big Russian companies - Bolshoi and Mariinsky - for summer seasons when the resident company take their annual break. This of course leaves room for others…so welcome the National Ballet of Japan (for the first time), with their director's version of the 19th century key work, Giselle.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 17, 2025
The principal cast has been revealed for the 2025/2026 UK tour of SUNNY AFTERNOON. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets to the tour here!
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2025
The National Ballet of Japan has announced the casting of Giselle for the company's UK debut at the Royal Opera House. Learn more about the appearance here!
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2025
The multi–Olivier Award-winning hit musical SUNNY AFTERNOON will return to Brighton this December as part of a highly anticipated 2025/2026 UK tour.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2025
Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions have announced that the multi-Olivier Award-winning hit musical SUNNY AFTERNOON will return for a 2025/2026 UK tour, which includes performances at Milton Keynes Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2025
The multi Olivier Award-winning hit musical SUNNY AFTERNOON will return for a 2025/2026 UK tour, coming to the King's Theatre, Glasgow for its first Scottish dates.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2025
The multi Olivier Award-winning musical SUNNY AFTERNOON will return for a 2025/2026 UK tour opening at the Manchester Palace Theatre. Learn more about the tour here!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 19, 2025
Opera North has announced its repertoire for the year. The season will kick off in September with The Secret of the Black Spider. Learn more about the full season here!
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2025
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team of its highly anticipated North American Premiere musical event Sunny Afternoon.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2024
Meyerbeer’s LE PROPHÈTE will return to the U.S. stage for the first time in 47 years with a new treatment by Christian Räth at Bard SummerScape. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024
As a highlight of the 2024 Bard SummerScapefestival, the Fisher Center at Bard presents the first new American production in almost five decades of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Le prophète, an all-too-topical grand opera in which religion, politics, and power collide.
by BWW Awards - Dec 26, 2023
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 18, 2023
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 11, 2023
It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 5, 2023
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Judas Kiss, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Audience, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Billy Elliot the Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Billy Elliot, The Musical, Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Billy Elliot, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Billy Elliot, Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Chips With Everything , Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Lady In The Dark, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for An Inspector Calls, Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Hysteria , Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for An Inspector Calls and Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for An Inspector Calls.
Rick Fisher has won several prestigious awards for his lighting design work. He received the Outstanding Lighting Design award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Billy Elliot the Musical. He also won the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Billy Elliot the Musical. Additionally, he earned the Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for Billy Elliot, as well as the Outstanding Lighting Design for An Inspector Calls. Fisher was honored with the Best Lighting Designer award at the Olivier Awards for Hysteria and won another Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for An Inspector Calls.
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