Kenneth Posner Net Worth
Kenneth Posner Net Worth is
$500,000
Kenneth Posner Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Kenneth Posner is an American theatrical lighting designer, working on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in American regional theatre. His most notable designs include the musicals Wicked and Hairspray, two highly regarded musicals of the early 21st century. He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design 10 times, including nods for Merchant of Venice (2011), The Coast of Utopia (2007), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005), Wicked (2004), Hairspray (2003), and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2001). He has also been nominated 10 times for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design, and won both the Tony and Drama Desk award in 2007 for The Coast of Utopia. He also has received an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Lighting. He also designed the lights for Little Women.In 2013, Posner achieved a near-sweep of the nominations for the Tony Award for best lighting design of a musical, garnering nods in three of the four eligible slots (for Kinky Boots, Pippin, and Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella), but did not win.Posner was educated at SUNY Purchase, where Brian MacDevitt also attended. He is a 1983 graduate of Eastchester High School in Eastchester, New York. He also attended Boston University's School of Fine Arts.Posner is a resident of Verona, New Jersey. | # | Fact |
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| 1 | He was nominated for a 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Equity) Award for Large Lighting Design for "War Paint" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 2 | He was awarded the 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design for "Richard II" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 3 | He was nominated for a 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design for "A Touch of the Poet" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Lighting Design of a Play |
| Wicked: The Road to Broadway | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself (as Ken Posner) |
| The 55th Annual Tony Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Lighting Design |
Known for movies
The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007)
as Himself - Winner: Best Lighting Design of a Play
The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001)
as Himself - Nominee: Best Lighting Design
Wicked: The Road to Broadway (2004)
as Himself