Natasha Katz

Natasha Katz is a lighting designer for the theatre, dance, and opera.[1]

Biography

Early life and education

A New York City native, Katz trained at Oberlin College, and early in her career was mentored by Roger Morgan,[2] a lighting designer and theatre consultant. Her first Broadway production was as lighting designer for the play Pack of Lies in 1985.

Career

Katz was nominated for a 2017 Tony Award for Hello, Dolly![3] and a 2017 Olivier Award for The Glass Menagerie.[4] She won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for her work on Long Day’s Journey Into Night.[5] She has 6 Tony Awards (3 plays, 3 musicals), with 14 nominations.[6]

Among her over 60 Broadway credits include designs for Frozen, Springsteen on Broadway, Meteor Shower, Cats, School of Rock, Gigi, Skylight, An American in Paris (2015 Tony Award), Aladdin, The Glass Menagerie (2014 Tony Award), Motown: The Musical, Once (2012 Tony Award), Follies, Sister Act, Elf, Collected Stories, The Addams Family, Hedda Gabler, The Little Mermaid, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage (2007 Tony Award), A Chorus Line (revival), Tarzan, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sweet Smell of Success, Aida (2000 Tony Award), Twelfth Night, Beauty and the Beast, and Gypsy.[7] She has subsequently recreated her designs for many of these productions around the world.

She has lit such luminaries as Bette Midler, Zachary Quinto, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mike Tyson, Jessica Lange, Helen Hunt, Mary Louise Parker, Christopher Plummer, Elaine Stritch, Cathy Rigby, Nathan Lane, Bernadette Peters, Claudette Colbert, Rex Harrison.[8] She has also designed concert acts for Shirley MacLaine, Ann-Margret, Tommy Tune, and most recently Prince’s 2014 SNL appearance.[8]

In the world of dance, Katz is a frequent collaborator with choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, with projects including Tryst, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and The Winter's Tale, all for The Royal Ballet in London.[9] Other collaborations with Mr. Wheeldon include Continuum (San Francisco Ballet),[10] Carnival of the Animals (New York City Ballet),[11] An American in Paris (New York City Ballet, Théâtre du Châtelet, Broadway, London),[12] Swan Lake (Pennsylvania Ballet),[13] Cinderella (Dutch National Ballet),[14] and The Nutcracker (Joffrey Ballet).[15] Her other dance work includes American Ballet Theatre's production of Don Quixote[16] and productions with companies including San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, and National Ballet of Canada.

For the opera stage, her credits include Cyrano de Bergerac for the Metropolitan Opera,[17] Die Soldaten for the New York City Opera,[18] two productions of Norma for Joan Sutherland: the Opera Pacific in Costa Mesa, California and the Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. She has also worked with The Royal Opera on Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Francesca Zambello.[9]

Her film work includes Barrymore starring Christopher Plummer and Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth.[19] She has also lit the HBO television specials Mambo Mouth and Spic-O-Rama starring John Leguizamo[19] and scenes from two episodes of Girls[8] shot inside the Belasco Theatre on 44th Street in New York City.

Her work may be seen in filmed performances of The Winter's Tale, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland[9] and An American in Paris[20] as well as the PBS documentary "Making a New Nutcracker"[21] and the American Theatre Wing documentary Working in the Theatre: Lighting Design.[22]

Her permanent audio-visual shows include The Masquerade Village at the Rio Casino, Las Vegas, the Big Bang at the Hayden Planetarium in New York, and the Niketown stores in New York City and London.[23][8]

She is currently an Open Doors Mentor for the Theatre Development Fund.[8]

Selected awards
Year Nominated work Category ResultNotes
1994 Beauty and the Beast Tony Award for Best Lighting Design Nominated
1995 Beauty and the Beast Ovation Award for Best Lighting Design - Larger Theatre Nominated
1995 Beauty and the Beast Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Achievement in Lighting Design Won
1996 Beauty and the Beast Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Lighting Design - Large Theatre Division Won
1998 The Scarlet Pimpernel Outer Critics Circle Award Nominated
1999 Twelfth Night Tony Award for Best Lighting Design Nominated
1999 Twelfth Night Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Nominated
2000 Aida Tony Award for Best Lighting Design Won
2000 Aida Friends of New York Theatre Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design Nominated
2001 Beauty and the Beast National Broadway Theatre Awards for Best Visual Presentation Won
2002 Aida National Broadway Theatre Awards for Best Visual Presentation Won
2002 Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical Tony Award for Best Lighting Design Nominated
2002 Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Nominated
2003 Aida National Broadway Theatre Awards for Best Production Design Won
2006 Ruth Morley Design Award for Outstanding Career in Lighting Design Won
2006 Tarzan: The Musical Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical Nominated
2007 The Coast of Utopia Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play Won With Brian MacDevitt and Kenneth Posner
2007 The Coast of Utopia Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Won With Brian MacDevitt and Kenneth Posner
2007 The Coast of Utopia Outer Critics Circle Award Won With Brian MacDevitt and Kenneth Posner
2008 The Little Mermaid Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical Nominated
2008 The Little Mermaid Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Nominated
2009 Turn of the Century Jeff Award for Lighting Design - Large Nominated
2010 Sister Act WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Lighting Design Won
2010 The Addams Family Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Nominated
2011 Sister Act Outer Critics Circle Award Nominated
2012 The Iceman Cometh Jeff Award for Lighting Design - Large Won
2012 Follies Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical Nominated
2012 Once Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical Won
2012 Once Lucille Lortel Awards Won
2014 Aladdin Outer Critics Circle Award Nominated
2014 The Glass Menagerie Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play[24] Won
2015 Skylight Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play Nominated
2015 An American in Paris Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical Won
2015 An American in Paris Outer Critics Circle Award Nominated
2015 The Iceman Cometh Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Nominated
2016 Long Day's Journey into Night Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play Won
2016 Long Day's Journey into Night Outer Critics Circle Award Nominated
2016 Live Design - Design Achievement of the Year for Sustained Achievement in Theatrical Lighting Design Won
2017 Aladdin WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Lighting Design Nominated
2017 Hello, Dolly! Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical Nominated
2017 Hello, Dolly! Outer Critics Circle Award Nominated
2017 The Glass Menagerie Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design Nominated
2017 An American in Paris BroadwayWorld UK Awards for Best Lighting Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical Won
2018 An American in Paris WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Lighting Design Nominated
2018 Aladdin Green Room Awards for the Music Theatre Award for Lighting Design Won
2018 Sarah Applebaum Nederlander Award for Excellence in the Theatre "Apple Award" [25] Won Wayne State University
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References
  1. Natasha Katz Playbill biography
  2. "She’s Lighting Stages from Oberlin to Broadway" Archived 2006-09-06 at the Wayback Machine oberlin.edu
  3. Piepenburg, Erik (2 May 2017). "Tony Awards 2017: The Full List of Nominations" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. Reporters, Telegraph; Association, Press (7 April 2017). "Olivier Awards 2017: the full list of winners and nominees" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. Staff, Variety (12 June 2016). "Tony Awards Winners: Complete List". variety.com.
  6. "Natasha Katz - Playbill". Playbill.
  7. "Natasha Katz Broadway Credits - Playbill". Playbill.
  8. "About". natashakatz.com.
  9. "Natasha Katz — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk.
  10. "San Francisco Ballet - Production". www.sfballet.org.
  11. "Program listing".
  12. "TEAM - OFFICIAL SITE- An American in Paris". anamericaninparisbroadway.com.
  13. BDm. "Ballet-Dance Magazine - Pennsylvania Ballet PAB - Christopher Wheeldon's World Premiere of 'Swan Lake' - Review". www.ballet-dance.com.
  14. "Dutch National Ballet – Cinderella – London". dancetabs.com. 12 July 2015.
  15. "The Nutcracker, Joffrey Ballet - 59 Productions". 59productions.co.uk.
  16. "Abt Dashes Off A Vivid, Spirited Don Quixote". sun-sentinel.com.
  17. Tommasini, Anthony (16 May 2005). "Long-Nosed but Handy With a Pen and a Song" – via NYTimes.com.
  18. Rothstein, Edward. "Review/City Opera; Madness, Lust and Militarism in 'Die Soldaten'". nytimes.com.
  19. "Natasha Katz". IMDb.
  20. "Date confirmed for An American In Paris cinema screenings". officiallondontheatre.com.
  21. "Making a New American NUTCRACKER - PBS Programs - PBS". Making a New American NUTCRACKER - PBS Programs - PBS.
  22. Wing, American Theatre (12 July 2016). "Working in the Theatre: Lighting Design in Working in The Theatre" – via Vimeo.
  23. "A.C. Lighting supply and install lighting at new NikeTown store in London" ac-et.com, 2 August 1999
  24. "Natasha Katz Credits" Playbill (vault)
  25. "Tony Award-Winning Lighting Designer, Natasha Katz, Accepts The 2018 Apple Award" broadwayworld.com, April 2, 2018
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