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Bradley King is a multiple award-winning lighting designer for theater, opera, and live performance.



On Broadway, his designs for both Hadestown and Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 earned Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards, as well as a Live Design Achievement of the Year. His collaborations with the Tony award-winning director Rachel Chavkin include Hadestown (The Citadel, NYTW; Drama Desk Nom.), Lempicka (Williamstown), The Royal Family (The Guthrie), Preludes (LCT3), The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls (Yale Rep), and Uncle Vanya (CSC).

In New York, his work has been seen at Roundabout Theatre Company, LCT3, Playwrights Horizons, Signature Theater Company, the Atlantic Theater Company, New York Theatre Workshop, Ars Nova, CSC, The Vineyard, The Kitchen, LAByrinth Theater Company, the Cherry Lane, Abrons Arts Center, Wild Project, and many others.

Across the US, Bradley's designs for theater have been seen at the Alley Theater, American Repertory Theater, Berkeley Rep, the Guthrie, the Old Globe, South Coast Rep, Virginia Stage Company, Yale Rep, and many others. Bradley's extensive experience in Opera includes work for Bard Summerscape, the Glimmerglass Festival, Kentucky Opera, Opera Omaha, Vancouver Opera, Virginia Opera, and others.

In addition to his theatrical work, Bradley has broad experience in corporate events and themed entertainment, including immersive experiences for IWC Schaffhausen, Microsoft, Samsung, Target, Yahoo!, and numerous company galas and festivals.

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Bradley King Productions

 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2021]
Lighting
 
[US Tour, 2021]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2021]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2020]
Lighting Design
 
[Boston, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[Boston, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2016]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Lighting Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Assistant Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Assistant Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Assistant Lighting Designer
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 2020]
Lighting Designer

Bradley King Awards and Nominations

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

Bradley King, Water for Elephants

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Bradley King, Water for Elephants

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bradley King, Water for Elephants

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Bradley King, Fat Ham

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

Bradley King, Flying Over Sunset

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

Bradley King, Flying Over Sunset

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bradley King, Flying Over Sunset


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Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical

Bradley King, Hadestown


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Bradley King, Hadestown


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Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bradley King, Hadestown

The Lortels - 2018 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Bradley King, The Treasurer


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BroadwayWorld Awards - 2017 - Best Lighting Design

Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical

Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical

Bradley King, Hadestown


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

Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812


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Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play

Bradley KingEmpanada Loca

The Lortels - 2014 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

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Bradley King News


Video: Rachel Chavkin and More Give Emotional Speeches at Closing Night of LEMPICKA

Lempicka played its final performance on Broadway on May 19. Following the final curtain call, members of the show's creative team, including Rachel Chavkin (director), Matt Gould (book and music), and more, took to the stage to give speeches about the show. Watch the video here!
Video: LEMPICKA Celebrates Broadway Journey

Watch Lempicka's Broadway journey in the video here as the production plays its final Broadway performance today, May 19, 2024. 
Review: HADESTOWN at Ed Mirvish Theatre

Back by popular demand for a limited time is the multiple Tony and Grammy Awards winning new musical Hadestown - music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell, directed by Rachel Chavkin - for a limited run at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre until May 26. This modern, politically relevant tale combines two classic Greek legends - the stories of Hades and Persephone; and Orpheus and Eurydice - that is sure to lure in audiences like a siren song.
Listen: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Original Broadway Cast Recording is Available Now

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is now available in streaming and digital formats. A physical CD will be available later this summer.
Photos: The New Dramatists Honor Michael Greif at Annual Luncheon

The New Dramatists recently hosted its Annual Spring Luncheon Tribute on Tuesday, May 14 at the New York Marriott Marquis. See photos from inside the event. 
LEMPICKA Plays Final Broadway Performance

Lempicka will close on Broadway following 27 previews and 41 regular performances at the Longacre Theatre. 
STEREOPHONIC, SUFFS & More Win Outer Critics Circle Awards

The Outer Critics Circle, the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, announced the winners of the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Check out the Full List of winners here!
Listen: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Releases 'The Road Don't Make You Young'

Water for Elephants: Original Broadway Cast Recording has released its third single – “The Road Don’t Make You Young'. Listen here!
Broadway By Design: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

we continue with the creatives from Water for Elephants- Scenic Designer Takeshi Kata, Lighting Designer Bradley King, Projection Designer David Bengali, Sound Designer Walter Trarbach, and Costume Designer David Israel Reynoso.
Photos: Behind the Scenes with the 2024 Tony Nominees

The nominees gathered at the Sofitel New York on Thursday to meet the press for the first time and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day. Check out behind the scenes photos of the 2024 nominees below and check out even more of the acting nominees and creative nominees.
Andrew Barth Feldman and Sarah Hyland Will Lead LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Screen Actors Guild Award winner Sarah Hyland and stage and film star Andrew Barth Feldman will star as Audrey and Seymour in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Learn more here!
Photos: Meet the 2024 Creative Tony Nominees

The nominees gathered at the Sofitel New York yesterday to meet the press for the first time and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day. Check out photos of the 2024 creative nominees here.
LEMPICKA Announces Broadway Closing Date

BrodwayWorld has learned that Lempicka will close on Broadway May 19th. The production has struggled to find an audience and has had grosses well below those needed to sustain a Broadway musical of its size.
2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!

Nominations for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards have just been announced by Kathleen Turner. Check out the full list of nominees here!
Recap Tony Awards Eligibility Decisions of the 2023-24 Season

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has been meeting all year to discuss the eligibility of the 2023-24 Broadway productions all leading up to Tuesdays big announcement... the Tony nominations.
2024 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions

The nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions!
2024 Tony Awards Nominations - Show by Show

The nominations are in! Check out how each show fared individually in a full list of nominations by show.
2024 Tony Award Nominations- HELL'S KITCHEN and STEREOPHONIC Lead the Pack!

The 77th Annual Tony Awards nominations were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renee Elise Goldsberry and here they are, celebrating the best of the 2023-24 theatre season. Check out the full list of nominees here!
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Will Release Original Broadway Cast Recording; Listen to the First Two Songs!

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Water for Elephants will be released on Friday, May 17. The first two singles, “Wild” and “Silver Stars,” are available today, Friday, April 26.
DEAD OUTLAW, STEREOPHONIC & More Lead in Nominations for 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards

Read the full list of 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations! Leading the nominations are Stereophonic and Dead Outlaw.

Bradley King FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Bradley King been nominated for?

Bradley King has been nominated for several awards for his outstanding lighting designs in various Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Some of his notable nominations include Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Water for Elephants," "Flying Over Sunset," and "Hadestown." He was also nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Fat Ham." Additionally, he received nominations for Best Lighting Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812." King's exceptional work has earned him recognition in the theater community, with nominations across different prestigious award ceremonies for his contributions to productions like "The Treasurer," "Empanada Loca," and more.

What awards has Bradley King won?

Bradley King has won several awards for his outstanding lighting design work in Broadway shows. These include the Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and the Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Hadestown." He also won the Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Hadestown." Additionally, King received the Best Lighting Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812." He also won the Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his work on "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812." Lastly, he won the Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812."

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