Howell Binkley
Howell Binkley (died August 14, 2020) was a professional lighting designer in New York City. He received the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical for Jersey Boys in 2006, and again in 2016 for Hamilton. He died due to lung cancer on August 14, 2020.[1]
Career
Binkley attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina where he began his career working with dance programs.[2]
He lit a plethora of major Broadway shows, including many for Hal Prince and was a frequent collaborator with director Des McAnuff. He was also a collaborator and co-founder of David Parsons's Parsons Dance Company. He worked at regional theaters such as La Jolla Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre DC, Old Globe Theatre, the Guthrie Theater, The Goodman Theatre, and Hartford Stage.[2][3] And TUTS in Houston
Binkley was well known[opinion] for his use of saturated color, accompanied by white or slightly cool highlights. He frequently used smoke or haze to draw attention to his use of angle. His designs are partly based upon Craig Miller and Tom Skelton's use of cross focussing to make diamond effects.[citation needed]
Works (selected)
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway, 1993) – Tony Award nomination
- Minnelli on Minnelli (Concert, 1999)
- Parade (Broadway, 1998) – Drama Desk Award nomination
- The Full Monty (Broadway, 2000)- Drama Desk Award nomination
- Bounce (Broadway, 2003)
- Golda's Balcony (Off Broadway, 2008 / Broadway, 2003)
- Avenue Q (Broadway, 2003 / London, 2006)
- Radiant Baby (Off-Broadway, 2003) – Lucille Lortel Award nomination
- Jersey Boys (Broadway, 2005 / London, 2008) – Tony Award win
- LoveMusik (Broadway, 2007) – Drama Desk Award win
- In the Heights (Broadway, 2008) – Tony Award nomination
- Bridge and Tunnel (Broadway, 2006)
- West Side Story (Broadway revival, 2009) – Tony Award nomination
- Lombardi (Broadway, 2010)
- Baby It's You! (Broadway, 2011)
- How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway revival, 2011) – Tony Award nomination
- After Midnight (Broadway, 2013) – Tony Award nomination
- Hamilton (Off-Broadway/Broadway, 2015) – Tony Award win
References
- ^ "Tony Award-Winning Lighting Designer Howell Binkley Has Passed Away". Retrieved 2020-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Eddy, Kathleen.Simply Howell Binkley livedesignonline.com, Feb 1, 2004
- ^ Credits as of November 2006 American Theatre Wing
External links
- Howell Binkley at the Internet Broadway Database
- Internet Off-Broadway Database prfile
- London Theatre Database profile
- American Theatre Wing's Working in the Theatre Episode on Lighting Design
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