Mark Henderson (born 1957) is a

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lighting designer who won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for '' The History Boys''. Henderson began his Broadway career with a 1986

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starring Rowan Atkinson. His Broadway credits include revivals of '' The Merchant of Venice'' (1989), '' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1990), ''

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'' (1995), '' The Iceman Cometh'' (1999), '' The Real Thing'' (2000), '' Faith Healer'' (2006), and '' A Moon for the Misbegotten'' (2007), and the original productions of ''Indiscretions'' (1995), ''

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'' (2000), '' Decocracy'' (2004), ''

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'' (2005), and '' Deuce'' (2007). In the UK, Henderson has worked at the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. He has designed projects for the Really Useful Group, the

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, the Royal Opera, the

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, the Welsh National Opera, the Scottish Opera, and the Royal Ballet, among others. He was involved in the refurbishment of the

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and has designed for Madame Tussauds in

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, and

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. Henderson's West End productions include '' Arsenic and Old Lace'', '' Grease'', ''

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'', '' Spend Spend Spend'', '' Follies'', '' Carmen Jones'', '' The Duck House'' and '' Three Sisters''. He also has designed tours for Eddie Izzard, Victoria Wood, French & Saunders, Ruby Wax, and Steve Coogan. Most recently he has worked on the much acclaimed Kate Bush Before the Dawn at the Hammersmith Apollo. Designed the 360 degree Peter Pan. Henderson has been nominated for the Tony Award for ''Faith Healer'', ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', ''The Iceman Cometh'', and ''Indiscretions'' and the

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for ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' and ''Indiscretions''. He has won the

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for Best Lighting Design five times out of nine nominations. In 2013 he designed the National Theatres 50 years on Stage celebration.

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Mark Henderson credits at PBJ Management
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