Donald Holder has worked extensively in Theatre, Opera, Dance, Architectural and Television lighting in the US and abroad for over 30 years. He has designed 58 Broadway productions and has been nominated for 13 Tony Awards, winning the Tony for Best Lighting Design for The Lion King in 1998, and for the 2008 revival of South Pacific. Recent Broadway productions include: Tootsie, Kiss Me Kate, Anastasia, Oslo, Straight White Men, She Loves Me, Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, On the Twentieth Century, The Bridges of Madison County, Bullets Over Broadway and many others. Projects at the NY Metropolitan Opera include Rigoletto (2022), Porgy and Bess, Samson et Delilah, Otello, The Magic Flute and the premiere of Two Boys. He has worked at most of the nation’s leading resident theatres and has designed over 100 Off-Broadway productions. His television/film work includes the theatrical lighting for two seasons of “Smash” (NBC - Dreamworks), Oceans 8 (Warner Brothers Pictures), “The Bad Witch” (HBO Max), and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon). Mr. Holder is an Associate Professor and head of the lighting program at Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Donald Holder, Paradise Square
Donald HolderHe Brought Her Heart Back in a Box
Donald Holder, My Fair Lady
Donald Holder, Anastasia
Donald Holder, Oslo
Donald Holder, She Loves Me
Donald Holder, The King and I
Donald Holder, The Bridges of Madison County
Donald Holder, Golden Boy
Donald Holder, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Donald Holder, Ragtime
Donald Holder, South Pacific
Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Donald Holder, Cyrano de Bergerac
Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Donald Holder, South Pacific
Donald Holder, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Donald Holder, Gem of the Ocean
Donald Holder, A Streetcar Named Desire
Donald Holder, Gem of the Ocean
Donald Holder, The Violet Hour
Donald Holder, Observe the Sons of Ulster
Donald Holder, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme
Donald Holder, Movin' Out
Donald Holder, Movin' Out
Donald Holder Thoroughly Modern Millie
Donald Holder, Jitney
Donald Holder, The Lion King
Donald Holder , The Green Bird
Donald Holder, The Lion King
Donald Holder, The Lion King
Donald Holder, The Lion King
Donald Holder, The Lion King
Donald Holder, The Lion King
Doanld HolderJuan Darient: A Carnival Mass
Donald Holder, Juan Darien
Donald HolderStand Up For Tragedy
Donald Holder has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career, including the Tony Awards, Obie Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, Drama Desk Awards, The Hewes Awards, Olivier Awards, and the Helen Hayes Awards. Some of the notable nominations include Best Lighting Design of a Musical for "Paradise Square," "My Fair Lady," "The King and I," "The Bridges of Madison County," "Ragtime," "South Pacific," "Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific," and "The Lion King." He has also been recognized for Outstanding Lighting Design for plays and musicals such as "Anastasia," "Oslo," "She Loves Me," "Golden Boy," "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," "Gem of the Ocean," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "The Violet Hour," "Observe the Sons of Ulster," "Movin' Out," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Jitney," "The Green Bird," and "Juan Darien: A Carnival Mass." Additionally, he received a Design Award from the Obie Awards for "He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box" and won the Best Lighting Designer category at the Olivier Awards for "The Lion King." Holder's exceptional work in lighting design has earned him numerous accolades and nominations in the Broadway and theater community.
Donald Holder has won several awards for his lighting design work in various Broadway productions. Some of his notable awards include the Design Award (Obie Awards) for "He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box," Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for "Cyrano de Bergerac," "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," "South Pacific," and "The Lion King." He also won the Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for "Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific," Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for "The Violet Hour," "Observe the Sons of Ulster," "Movin' Out," and "The Lion King," and Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for "Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme." Additionally, he received the Best Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "The Lion King" and the Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) for "The Lion King."
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