Birth Place: Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
In a celebrated career spanning almost 40 years, Jules Fisher has lit over 200 Broadway and off-Broadway shows, as well as film, ballet, opera, television, and rock-and-roll concert tours. He has received 18 Tony nominations and won 8 Tony awards for Lighting Design, a record in this category. His most recent project, "Assassins", (2004 Tony award) also won him the Drama Desk and Outer Critic's Circle awards. His previous Tony awards were for "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk," 1996; "Jelly's Last Jam," 1992; "The Will Rogers Follies," 1991; "Grand Hotel," 1990; "Dancin'," 1978; "Ulysses in Nighttown," 1973; and "Pippin," 1972.
His other theatre credits include "Ricky Jay on the Stem", "Elaine Stritch at Liberty", "Jane Eyre," "The Wild Party," "Marie Christine," "Ragtime," "Victor/Victoria," "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches," and "Perestroika," "Death and the Maiden," "Two Shakespearean Actors," "La Cage Aux Folles," "Hair," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Lenny," "No, No Nannette," "Chicago," "Butterflies are Free," "Beatlemania," and "American Buffalo."
His credits as a producer include "The Rink," the award-winning "Lenny," "Bob Fosse's Dancin'," "Rock N' Roll! The First 5,000 Years," "Elvis: An American Musical," and "Dangerous Games." He designed the lighting for Kevin Kline's production of "Hamlet" for WNET-TV, and lit productions of "Porgy and Bess" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the New York City Opera.
Mr. Fisher is a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology. He and lighting designer Peggy Eisenhauer are partners in Third Eye Ltd, a firm specializing in entertainment and theatre lighting. He also serves as a theatre consultant to architects and performing arts groups, teaches at The New School, lectures, and, in his spare time, practices magic. In his
Jules Fisher, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Jules Fisher, Once on this Island
Jules Fisher, Once on this Island
Jules Fisher Once On This Island
Jules Fisher, Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh
Jules Fisher, Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Jules Fisher, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Jules Fisher, Lucky Guy
Jules Fisher, Dessa Rose
Jules Fisher, Assassins
Jules Fisher, Assassins
Jules Fisher, Assassins
Jules Fisher, Assassins
Jules Fisher, Jane Eyre
Jules Fisher, The Wild Party
Jules Fisher, Marie Christine
Jules Fisher, Ragtime
Jules Fisher, Ragtime
Jules Fisher, Ragtime
Jules Fisher, Street Corner Symphony
Jules Fisher, Ragtime
Jules Fisher, Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk
Jules Fisher, Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
Jules Fisher , Angels in America: Perestroika
Jules Fisher , Angels in America
Jules Fisher , Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
Jules Fisher, Jelly's Last Jam
Jules Fisher, Jelly's Last Jam
Jules Fisher , Jelly's Last Jam
Jules Fisher, The Will Rogers Follies
Jules Fisher, Hamlet
Jules Fisher, Grand Hotel
Jules Fisher, Grand Hotel
Jules Fisher, Song and Dance
Jules Fisher, La Cage aux Folles
Jules Fisher, La Cage aux Folles
Jules Fisher, Frankenstein
Jules Fisher, Dancin'
Jules Fisher, Dancin'
Jules Fisher, Beatlemania
Jules Fisher, Dancin'
Jules Fisher, Chicago
Jules Fisher, Chicago
Jules Fisher, Ulysses in Nighttown
Jules Fisher, Pippin
Jules Fisher, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jules Fisher has written 1 shows including Beatlemania (Conceiver).
Jules Fisher has been nominated for various awards throughout their career, including Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus," Best Lighting Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Once on this Island," Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Once on this Island," and many more. They have received nominations for their exceptional lighting designs in a wide range of productions such as "Shuffle Along," "The Iceman Cometh," "Lucky Guy," "Assassins," "Ragtime," "Angels in America," "Jelly's Last Jam," "The Will Rogers Follies," "Grand Hotel," "Song and Dance," "La Cage aux Folles," "Dancin'," "Chicago," "Pippin," "Jesus Christ Superstar," and several others. Jules Fisher's talent and creativity in lighting design have earned them recognition from prestigious award organizations like the Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, and The Hewes Awards.
Jules Fisher has won numerous awards for lighting design on Broadway. Some of his notable wins include Best Lighting Design at the Tony Awards for "Assassins," "Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk," "Jelly's Last Jam," "The Will Rogers Follies," "Ulysses in Nighttown," and "Pippin." He also received Outstanding Lighting Design accolades from the Drama Desk Awards for productions like "Once on this Island," "Assassins," "Ragtime," "Grand Hotel," "Frankenstein," "Dancin'," and "Chicago." Fisher's work has been recognized by the Outer Critics Circle Awards and The Hewes Awards as well.
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