''Beverly Emmons'' (b. December 12, 1943)
filmreference.com, accessed November 1, 2011 is an American lighting designer for the stage, dance and opera.

Career

Emmons graduated from

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in 1965 and then worked as an assistant to

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."A Brief Outline of the History of Stage Lighting"
northern.edu, accessed November 1, 2011 Her first credit as a lighting designer was with the

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play ''Sensations'' in 1970. Emmons first

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work was '' A Letter for Queen Victoria'' in 1975. She has been the lighting designer for many Broadway plays and musicals since then, most recently the revival of ''

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'' in 1999 and ''

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'' in 2011. She has worked for ballet companies, including the

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, and also for choreographers such as

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and

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.Onofri, Adrienn
"Groundbreaking Women in Theater: Lighting Designer Beverly Emmons"
broadwayworld.com, March 12, 2005 Her work for opera includes the Robert Wilson and

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opera ''

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'' in November 1976 at the Metropolitan Opera House, and the Robert Wilson opera '' The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down'', performed in 1986 at the

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. She was on the graduate theater faculty of

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, was the artistic director of the Lincoln Center Institute from 1997 to 2002, and is currently on the faculty of

Awards and nominations

;

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nominee * 1979 ''

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'' * 1980 '' A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine'' * 1987 ''

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'' * 1994 ''

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'' * 1995 ''

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'' * 1997 ''

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''"Tony Nominees: Best Lighting Design"
playbill.com, May 18, 1997 ;

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Outstanding Lighting Design nominee * 1979 ''

'' * 1982 ''

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'' * 1994 ''

'' * 1995 ''

'' * 1996 ''

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Broadway

* 2011 ''

'' * 1999 ''

'' (revival) * 1998 ''

The Herbal Bed ''The Herbal Bed'' (1996) is a play by Peter Whelan, written specifically for the Royal Shakespeare Company. The play is set in the year 1613 and is about Susanna Hall, daughter of William Shakespeare, who is accused of adultery with local habe ...

'' * 1997 '' Jekyll & Hyde'' * 1995 ''

'' * 1995 ''

'' (revival) * 1994 ''

'' * 1993 '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (revival) * 1993 ''Shakespeare for My Father'' Associate Lighting Design * 1992 ''The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club'' * 1990 ''

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'' (revival) Associate Lighting Design * 1988

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in Concert: ''Isn't it Romantic'' * 1987 ''

'' Associate Lighting Design * 1987 '' Stepping Out'' * 1986 ''

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'' (revival) Associate Lighting Design * 1986 '' Mummenschanz:"The New Show"'' * 1983 ''

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'' * 1983 '' Total Abandon'' * 1983 ''All's Well that Ends Well'' * 1982 ''Good'' * 1982 ''

Is there life after high school? ''Is There Life After High School?'' is a musical with a book by Jeffrey Kindley and music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia. It is loosely inspired by Ralph Keyes' best-selling book of the same name. The show uses songs and monologues to recall th ...

'' * 1982 '' Little Me'' (revival) * 1981 ''

'' * 1981 ''

'' Associate Lighting Design * 1981 '' Piaf'' * 1980 ''

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'' Associate Lighting Design * 1980 ''

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'' * 1980 ''Reggae'' * 1980 ''Heartaches of a Pussycat'' * 1979 ''

'' * 1975

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's ''Clams on the Half Shell Revue'' * 1975 ''A Letter for Queen Victoria''

Projects

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Executive Director of the Theatrical Lighting Database
at the

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Executive Director of The Lighting Archive

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emmons, Beverly American lighting designers 1943 births Living people Sarah Lawrence College faculty