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Robert Wierzel is a Tony-nominated lighting designer who has worked on numerous productions on Broadway and beyond. He was born in 1956 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and began his career in lighting design in the late 1970s.
Wierzel's Broadway credits include the Tony-nominated productions of "Fela!" and "David Copperfield: Dreams and Nightmares." He has also worked on the Broadway productions of "The Coast of Utopia," "Awake and Sing!," "The American Plan," "The Rehearsal," and "The Price."
In addition to his work on Broadway, Wierzel has designed lighting for numerous off-Broadway productions, including "Antlia Pneumatica," "The Oldest Boy," "The Nether," "The Good Negro," and "The Piano Teacher." He has also worked extensively in regional theater, designing lighting for productions at the Guthrie Theater, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Shakespeare Theatre Company, and many others.
Wierzel has also worked in opera, designing lighting for productions at the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Houston Grand Opera, and other major companies. He has collaborated with many notable directors and designers, including Julie Taymor, Tony Kushner, and Ming Cho Lee.
In addition to his work in theater and opera, Wierzel has designed lighting for dance productions, including works by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Group, and Paul Taylor Dance Company.
Robert Wierzel, Fela!
Robert WierzelA Midsummer Night's Dream
Robert WierzelHydrogen Jukebox
Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Fela! Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for A Midsummer Night's Dream and Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Hydrogen Jukebox .
Robert Wierzel has won the Lighting Design award at The Hewes Awards for his work on the show "Hydrogen Jukebox".
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