American lighting designer
Natasha Katz is an American lighting designer for the theatre, dance, and opera.[ 1]
Biography
Early life and education
A New York City native, Katz trained at Oberlin College , and early in her career was mentored by Roger Morgan ,[ 2] Broadway production was as lighting designer for the play Pack of Lies [citation needed
Career
Katz was nominated for a 2017 Tony Award for Hello, Dolly! [ 3] Olivier Award for The Glass Menagerie [ 4] Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for her work on Long Day's Journey Into Night [ 5] [ 1]
Among her over 60 Broadway credits include designs for Frozen Springsteen on Broadway Meteor Shower Cats School of Rock Gigi Skylight An American in Paris Aladdin The Glass Menagerie Motown: The Musical Once Follies Sister Act Elf Collected Stories The Addams Family Hedda Gabler The Little Mermaid The Coast of Utopia : SalvageA Chorus Line Tarzan The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Sweet Smell of Success Aida Twelfth Night Beauty and the Beast Gypsy [ 1]
She has lit the performances of Bette Midler , Zachary Quinto , Jake Gyllenhaal , Mike Tyson , Jessica Lange , Helen Hunt , Mary Louise Parker , Christopher Plummer , Elaine Stritch , Cathy Rigby , Nathan Lane , Bernadette Peters , Claudette Colbert and Sir Rex Harrison .[ 6] Shirley MacLaine , Ann-Margret , Tommy Tune , and most recently Prince ’s 2014 SNL [ 6]
In the world of dance, Katz is a frequent collaborator with choreographer Christopher Wheeldon , with projects including Tryst , Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Winter's Tale The Royal Ballet in London.[ 7] Continuum (San Francisco Ballet ),[ 8] Carnival of the Animals New York City Ballet ),[ 9] An American in Paris New York City Ballet , Théâtre du Châtelet , Broadway, London),[ 10] Swan Lake Pennsylvania Ballet ),[ 11] Cinderella (Dutch National Ballet ),[ 12] The Nutcracker Joffrey Ballet ).[ 13] American Ballet Theatre 's production of Don Quixote [ 14] San Francisco Ballet , Dutch National Ballet , and National Ballet of Canada .
For the opera stage, her credits include Cyrano de Bergerac Metropolitan Opera ,[ 15] Die Soldaten New York City Opera ,[ 16] Norma Joan Sutherland : the Opera Pacific (in Costa Mesa, California ) and the Michigan Opera Theatre (in Detroit ). She worked with The Royal Opera on Cyrano de Bergerac Francesca Zambello .[ 7]
Her film work includes Barrymore Christopher Plummer and Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth. [ 17] Mambo Mouth and Spic-O-Rama starring John Leguizamo [ 17] Girls [ 6] Belasco Theatre on 44th Street in New York City.
Her work may be seen in filmed performances of The Winter's Tale Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [ 7] An American in Paris [ 18] [ 19] American Theatre Wing documentary Working in the Theatre: Lighting Design .[ 20]
Her permanent audio-visual shows include The Masquerade Village at the Rio Casino, Las Vegas, the Big Bang at the Hayden Planetarium in New York, and the Niketown stores in New York City and London.[ 21] [ 6]
She is currently a mentor for the Theatre Development Fund 's Wendy Wasserstein Project (formerly known as Open Doors).[ 6]
Selected awards
References
^ a b c d "Natasha Katz (Designer)" . Playbill . Retrieved June 3, 2023 .^ Gabrielli, Betty (June 13, 2000). "She's Lighting Stages from Oberlin to Broadway" . Oberlin.edu . Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. ^ Piepenburg, Erik (May 2, 2017). "Tony Awards 2017: The Full List of Nominations" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 2, 2022 . ^ "Olivier Awards 2017: the full list of winners and nominees" . The Telegraph . April 7, 2017.^ Staff (June 12, 2016). "Tony Awards Winners: Complete List" . Variety . ^ a b c d e "About" . natashakatz.com . Retrieved November 2, 2022 .^ a b c "Natasha Katz — People — Royal Opera House" . roh.org.uk . Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2022 .^ "Production: Continuum" . www.sfballet.org . Archived from the original on April 5, 2018.^ "Carnival of the Animals" . New York City Ballet . Retrieved June 3, 2023 .^ "An American in Paris" . anamericaninparisbroadway.com . Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2022 .^ Ibay, Lori (June 4, 2004). "Christopher Wheeldon's World Premiere of 'Swan Lake' - Review" . www.ballet-dance.com . Archived from the original on July 11, 2004. ^ Parry, Jann (July 12, 2015). "Dutch National Ballet – Cinderella – London" . dancetabs.com . ^ "The Nutcracker, Joffrey Ballet - 59 Productions" . 59productions.co.uk . Retrieved November 2, 2022 .^ "ABT Dashes Off A Vivid, Spirited Don Quixote" . Sun Sentinel . February 13, 2001. Retrieved June 3, 2023 .^ Tommasini, Anthony (May 16, 2005). "Long-Nosed but Handy With a Pen and a Song" . The New York Times . ^ Rothstein, Edward (10 October 1991). "Review/City Opera; Madness, Lust and Militarism in 'Die Soldaten' . The New York Times . Retrieved November 2, 2022 . ^ a b "Natasha Katz" . IMDb .^ Johnson, Robin (January 8, 2018). "Date confirmed for An American In Paris cinema screenings" . officiallondontheatre.com . ^ "Making a New American NUTCRACKER" . PBS . Archived from the original on November 25, 2017.^ American Theatre Wing (July 12, 2016). "Working in the Theatre: Lighting Design in Working in The Theatre" – via Vimeo. ^ "A.C. Lighting supply and install lighting at new NikeTown store in London" . A.C. Entertainment Technologies . August 2, 1999. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018.^ Wild, Stephi (April 2, 2018). "Tony Award-Winning Lighting Designer, Natasha Katz, Accepts The 2018 Apple Award" . BroadwayWorld .
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