Awards & Winners

Howell Binkley

Howell Binkley is a professional lighting designer in New York City. He received the 2006 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a musical for Jersey Boys. Binkley attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina where he started his career working with dance programs. He has lit a plethora of major Broadway shows, including many for the prolific Hal Prince and is a frequent collaborator with director Des McAnuff. He is also a collaborator and co-founder of David Parsons's Parsons Dance Company. He has worked at regional theaters such as La Jolla, San Diego, California, Shakespeare Theatre DC, Old Globe Theatre, the Guthrie Theater, The Goodman Theatre, and Hartford Stage. Binkley is well known for his use of saturated color, accompanied by white or slightly cool highlights. He frequently uses smoke or haze to draw attention to his use of angle. His designs are partly based upon Craig Miller and Tom Skelton's use of cross focussing to make diamond effects.

Awards by Howell Binkley

Check all the awards nominated and won by Howell Binkley.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lighting Design After Midnight
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical After Midnight

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical West Side Story

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical In the Heights

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design LoveMusik

2006


Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Honored for : Jersey Boys
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Honored for : Jersey Boys

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical Jersey Boys
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Jersey Boys

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Cyrano

2003


Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Honored for : Sweeney Todd

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Sunday in the Park with George
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Sweeney Todd

2001


Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design The Full Monty

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production The Merchant of Venice

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Peer Gynt
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Sweet Bird of Youth
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Parade

1998


Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Honored for : The Tempest

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production The Tempest
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Mourning Becomes Electra

1996


Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Honored for : Macbeth

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Macbeth
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Henry V

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Henry IV

1993


Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Designer
Honored for : Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Honored for : Hamlet

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Designer Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical Kiss of the Spider Woman
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Hamlet

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production King Lear

1991


Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Honored for : Richard III

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production Richard III