Kenneth Posner
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.
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BIO
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.
Photos
William Ivey Long, David Rockwell, Jerry Mitchell & Kenneth Posner, Paul Huntley attending Meet & Greet for the New Broadway Musical 'Catch Me If You Can' at the 42ns Street Rehearsal Studios in New York City.
From: Photo Coverage: Introducing CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Complete Coverage!
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Kenneth Posner, Beetlejuice
Kenneth Posner, War Paint
Kenneth Posner, On Your Feet
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Kenneth Posner, Finding Neverland
Kenneth Posner, Pippin
Kenneth Posner, Pippin
Kenneth Posner, Cinderella
Kenneth Posner, Kinky Boots
Kenneth Posner, Pippin
Kenneth Posner, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Kenneth Posner, Death Takes a Holiday
Kenneth Posner, Other Desert Cities
Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice
Kenneth Posner, 9 to 5
Kenneth Posner, Hairspray
Kenneth Posner, Wicked
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Kenneth Posner, The Coast of Utopia
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Kenneth Posner, The Coast of Utopia
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Kenneth Posner, The Coast of Utopia
Kenneth Posner, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
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Kenneth Posner, Wicked
Kenneth Posner, Wicked
Kenneth Posner, Valhalla
Kenneth Posner, Wicked
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Kenneth Posner, Wicked
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Kenneth Posner
Kenneth Posner, Hairspray
Kenneth Posner, Hairspray
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Kenneth Posner, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Kenneth Posner, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Kenneth Posner, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Kenneth Posner, The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club)
Kenneth Posner, The Wild Party
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Kenneth Posner, Give Me Your Answer, Do! and The Wild Party
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Kenneth Posner
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Kenneth Posner, Pride’s Crossing and Side Man
Kenneth Posner, Pride's Crossing / A View from the Bridge
Kenneth Posner, Machinal
Videos
Video: Emily Lane, Vivian Panka and More in MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - 2026-04-30 09:46:42
Video: Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara Tease Noël Coward Comedy FALLEN ANGELS
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-03-06 12:45:44
Video: KINKY BOOTS Tour Stars Perform Acoustic 'Not My Father's Son'
by Michael Major - 2026-01-09 10:00:20
Video: Michael Park Sings 'Rebellious Children' in MYTHIC at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
by Michael Major - 2025-09-26 15:47:12
BEETLEJUICE Will Celebrate Return to Broadway With '41 Days of October' Events
by Stephi Wild - 2025-09-04 09:30:40
Video: Watch BEETLEJUICE Australia Star Karis Oka Sing 'Dead Mom'
by Michael Major - 2025-01-21 12:10:35
Video: First Look at Charlie Burn as Cady Heron MEAN GIRLS in London
by Stephi Wild - 2024-06-27 05:33:10
Video: First Look at Georgina Castle as Regina George in MEAN GIRLS in the West End
by Stephi Wild - 2024-06-20 10:21:10
News
by Brett Cullum - Nov 4, 2026
If you’ve seen the movie, you know you are in for a wild, unpredictable ride with Beetlejuice - The Musical, but you also may be in for a surprise or two. The characters are similar, but the narrative, central theme, and sequences are a good bit different.
by Theresa Bertram - Nov 4, 2026
What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at Robinson Center?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 30, 2026
Tickets for the tour of BEETLEJUICE at Columbus's Ohio Theatre are now on sale. This musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon .
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2026
The North American tour of BEETLEJUICE will arrive at Tennessee Performing Arts Center June 15-20, 2027. Single tickets go on sale October 30 at the TPAC box office and online.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2026
Jeanna de Waal and Martin Landry have joined the cast as standbys for all principal roles in It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, when it comes to Broadway next month.
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 27, 2026
Special guests for opening night of Other Desert Cities included Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Bryan Cranston, Peter Dinklage, Ina Garten, Michael Kors, Annie Liebovitz, Hamish Linklater, Amy Madigan, and many more. Check out photos here.
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 27, 2026
The Hudson Theatre was the place to be last week as the first Broadway revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s Tony Award-winning play Other Desert Cities, directed by Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey, celebrated its opening night. Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery, and Lily Rabe, Other Desert Cities will play a 16-week limited engagement through January 17, 2027. Check out photos of the cast on opening night here.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2026
Molly Rainford, Danny Walters and Bernadette Bangura will lead the UK and Ireland tour of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre on March 10, 2027.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2026
Asolo Repertory Theatre will open its 2026–27 season with SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. The production features Tyler Hanes, Sara Esty, Colin Bradbury, and Ryah Nixon in leading roles.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2026
The North American tour of BEETLEJUICE will open at Bass Concert Hall in Austin on March 19-21, 2027, with tickets starting at $48. The Broadway musical comedy, based on Tim Burton's film, is directed by Catie Davis and choreographed by Michael Fatica.
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 1, 2026
This holiday season, bells will ring and Angels will get their wings! BroadwayWorld has just learned that It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, will have its Broadway Premiere at the Broadhurst Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2026
Performances are now underway for Other Desert Cities, which will play a 16-week limited engagement at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. Meet the cast of Other Desert Cities here!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2026
The Broadway musical comedy will perform at Kansas City's Starlight Theatre for three performances as the final show of the 2026 Broadway season.
by Jennifer Broski - Sep 14, 2026
Up next at Broadway's Hudson Theatre is Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery, and Lily Rabe in the first Broadway revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s Tony Award-winning play Other Desert Cities, directed by Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey. Check out photos of the new marquee at the Hudson Theatre!
by DC Felton - Sep 7, 2026
It's good to see 'Wicked,' isn't it?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2026
The Broadway touring production of the musical comedy will present five performances in New Brunswick, starring Ryan Stajmiger as Beetlejuice and Leianna Weaver as Lydia Deetz.
by Alan Portner - Aug 17, 2026
Musical theater reviewers infrequently and pleasantly rediscover an old friend. “Wicked,” just opened at the venerable, 2400 seat Kansas City Music Hall with a recently refreshed cast, is an entertaining example.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 11, 2026
Jennifer Ellison will play Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George in select cities including Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Newcastle as MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL tours the UK and Ireland through January 2027.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2026
The Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Noël Coward's Fallen Angels will come to cinemas across the US, the UK, Canada, Australia and selected international territories for a limited engagement beginning in October.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 20, 2026
Four-time Olivier Award-nominee Summer Strallen, will take on the role of Delia Deetz in the London production of Beetlejuice The Musical for a strictly limited season. Learn more here!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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.
Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Finding Neverland; 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 (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Wicked; Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Wicked; Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design (Obie Awards); Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club); Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Give Me Your Answer, Do! and The Wild Party; Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Pride’s Crossing; and Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Side Man.
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