Jules Fisher

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Jules Fisher (born November 12, 1937) is a prolific, award-winning, lighting designer and producer. He is credited with lighting designs for more than 200 productions over the course of his 45 year career in Broadway and off-Broadway shows, as well extensive work in film, ballet, opera, television, and rock-and-roll concert tours. He has been nominated a record 18 times for Tony Awards and won a record 8 Tony awards for Lighting Design.

1 Life
2 Tony Award Wins
3 Tony Award Nominations
4 Concert Work
5 Theatrical Lighting Design for Film
6 External links

[edit] Life

Fisher was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He is married to choreographer-director Graciela Daniele. He 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 is also a principal in the consulting firm Fisher Dachs Associates and teaches at The New School.

[edit] Tony Award Wins

for Best Lighting Design:

1973 Pippin

1974 Ulysses in Nighttown

1978 Dancin' (nominated three times this year)

1990 Grand Hotel The Musical

1991 The Will Rogers Follies

1992 Jelly's Last Jam

1996 Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (shared with collaborator Peggy Eisenhauer)

2004 Assassins (shared with collaborator Peggy Eisenhauer)

Awards
Preceded by Neil Peter Jampolis for Sherlock Holmes	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design 1975-1976 for Chicago	Succeeded by Jennifer Tipton for The Cherry Orchard
Preceded by Jennifer Tipton for The Cherry Orchard	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design 1977-1978 for Dancin'	Succeeded by Roger Morgan for The Crucifer of Blood

[edit] Tony Award Nominations

for Best Lighting Design:

1972 Jesus Christ Superstar

1976 Chicago

1978 Beatlemania (nominated three times this year)

1984 La Cage aux Folles

1986 Song & Dance

1993 Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

1994 Angels in America: Peristroika

1998 Ragtime (shared with collaborator Peggy Eisenhauer)

2000 Marie Christine and The Wild Party (shared with collaborator Peggy Eisenhauer)

for Best Musical as Producer:

1978 Dancin' (nominated three times this year)

[edit] Concert Work

Fisher has worked with many popular musicians on their concerts and tours including:

[edit] Theatrical Lighting Design for Film

Fisher has designed theatrical lighting for many film features. Designs include Dreamgirls, A Star is Born (1977), Chicago, The Rose, The Producers (the musical), Can't Stop The Music and Enchanted.

Fisher can be seen as himself lighting a show in Bob Fosse's All That Jazz.