Ken Billington (Designer) | Playbill

Roles (101)

Smash key art Smash
Opens April 10, 2025
  • Lighting Design
Left on Tenth Playbill - Opening Night Left on Tenth
Opened October 23, 2024
  • Co-Lighting Design
Left on Tenth Playbill - Opening Night
New York, New York Playbill - Opening Night New York, New York
Opened April 26, 2023
  • Lighting Design
New York, New York Playbill - Opening Night
Harry Connick, Jr.—A Celebration of Cole Porter Playbill - Opening Night Harry Connick, Jr.—A Celebration of Cole Porter
Opened December 12, 2019
  • Lighting Design
Harry Connick, Jr.—A Celebration of Cole Porter Playbill - Opening Night
Gettin' the Band Back Together Playbill - Opening Night Gettin' the Band Back Together
Opened August 13, 2018
  • Lighting Design
Gettin' the Band Back Together Playbill - Opening Night
Sunday in the Park with George Playbill - Opening Night Sunday in the Park with George
Opened February 23, 2017
  • Lighting Designer
Sunday in the Park with George Playbill - Opening Night
Dames At Sea Playbill - Opening Night Dames at Sea
Opened October 22, 2015
  • Lighting Design
Dames At Sea Playbill - Opening Night
Amazing Grace Playbill - Opening Night Amazing Grace
Opened July 16, 2015
  • Lighting Design
Amazing Grace Playbill - Opening Night
It Shoulda Been You Playbill - Opening Night It Shoulda Been You
Opened April 14, 2015
  • Lighting Design
It Shoulda Been You Playbill - Opening Night
Act One Playbill - Opening Night Act One
Opened April 17, 2014
  • Lighting Design
Act One Playbill - Opening Night
Chaplin Playbill - Opening Night Chaplin
Opened September 10, 2012
  • Lighting Design
Chaplin Playbill - Opening Night
Don't Dress for Dinner Playbill - Opening Night Don't Dress For Dinner
Opened April 26, 2012
  • Lighting Design
Don't Dress for Dinner Playbill - Opening Night
Shatner's World Playbill - Opening Night Shatner's World: We Just Live in It
Opened February 16, 2012
  • Lighting Design
Shatner's World Playbill - Opening Night
Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway Playbill, Opening Night Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway
Opened November 10, 2011
  • Lighting Design
Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway Playbill, Opening Night
The Scottsboro Boys Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 31, 2010 The Scottsboro Boys
Opened October 31, 2010
  • Lighting Design
The Scottsboro Boys Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 31, 2010
Sondheim on Sondheim Playbill - Opening Night Sondheim on Sondheim
Opened April 22, 2010
  • Lighting Design
Sondheim on Sondheim Playbill - Opening Night
Looped Playbill - Opening Night Looped
Opened March 14, 2010
  • Lighting Design
Looped Playbill - Opening Night
White Christmas Playbill - Opening Night Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Opened November 22, 2009
  • Lighting Design
White Christmas Playbill - Opening Night
Finian's Rainbow Playbill - Opening Night Finian's Rainbow
Opened October 29, 2009
  • Lighting Design
Finian's Rainbow Playbill - Opening Night
Bye Bye Birdie - Opening Night Bye Bye Birdie
Opened October 15, 2009
  • Lighting Design
Bye Bye Birdie - Opening Night
The Story of My Life Playbill - Opening Night The Story of My Life
Opened February 19, 2009
  • Lighting Design
The Story of My Life Playbill - Opening Night
White Christmas Playbill - Opening Night Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Opened November 23, 2008
  • Lighting Design
White Christmas Playbill - Opening Night
[title of show] Playbill - Opening Night [title of show]
Opened July 17, 2008
  • Co-Lighting Design
[title of show] Playbill - Opening Night
Sunday in the Park with George Playbill - Opening Night Sunday in the Park with George
Opened February 21, 2008
  • Lighting Design
Sunday in the Park with George Playbill - Opening Night
High Fidelity Playbill - Opening Night High Fidelity
Opened December 07, 2006
  • Lighting Design
High Fidelity Playbill - Opening Night
Drowsy Chaperone Playbill - May 2006 The Drowsy Chaperone
Opened May 01, 2006
  • Lighting Design
Drowsy Chaperone Playbill - May 2006
Ring of Fire Playbill - Opening Night Ring of Fire
Opened March 12, 2006
  • Lighting Design
Ring of Fire Playbill - Opening Night
Drowning Crow Playbill - Opening Night Drowning Crow
Opened February 19, 2004
  • Lighting Design
Drowning Crow Playbill - Opening Night
Dance of the Vampires Playbill - Opening Night Dance of the Vampires
Opened December 09, 2002
  • Lighting Design
Dance of the Vampires Playbill - Opening Night
If You Ever Leave Me... I'm Going with You! Playbill - Opening Night If You Ever Leave Me...I'm Going with You!
Opened August 06, 2001
  • Lighting Design
If You Ever Leave Me... I'm Going with You! Playbill - Opening Night
Search for Signs... Playbill - Opening Night The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
Opened November 16, 2000
  • Lighting Design
Search for Signs... Playbill - Opening Night
Waiting in the Wings Playbill - Opening Night Waiting in the Wings
Opened December 16, 1999
  • Lighting Design
Waiting in the Wings Playbill - Opening Night
Footloose Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1998 Footloose
Opened October 22, 1998
  • Lighting Design
Footloose Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1998
An Evening with Jerry Herman Playbill - Opening Night An Evening with Jerry Herman
Opened July 28, 1998
  • Lighting Design
An Evening with Jerry Herman Playbill - Opening Night
Candide Playbill - Opening Night, April 1997 Candide
Opened April 29, 1997
  • Lighting Design
Candide Playbill - Opening Night, April 1997
Dream Playbill - Black & White, July 1997 Dream
Opened April 03, 1997
  • Lighting Design
Dream Playbill - Black & White, July 1997
Annie Playbill - Opening Night Annie
Opened March 26, 1997
  • Lighting Design
Annie Playbill - Opening Night
Chicago Playbill - November 2024 Chicago
Opened November 14, 1996
  • Lighting Design
Chicago Playbill - November 2024
The Apple Doesn't Fall... Playbill - Apr 1996 The Apple Doesn't Fall...
Opened April 14, 1996
  • Lighting Design
The Apple Doesn't Fall... Playbill - Apr 1996
Inherit the Wind Playbill - Opening Night, April 1996 Inherit the Wind
Opened April 04, 1996
  • Lighting Design
Inherit the Wind Playbill - Opening Night, April 1996
Hello, Dolly! Playbill - Black & White, Oct 1995 Hello, Dolly!
Opened October 19, 1995
  • Lighting Design
Hello, Dolly! Playbill - Black & White, Oct 1995
Moon Over Buffalo Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1995 Moon Over Buffalo
Opened October 01, 1995
  • Lighting Design
Moon Over Buffalo Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1995
Buttons On Broadway Playbill - Opening Night, June 1995 Buttons on Broadway
Opened June 08, 1995
  • Lighting Design
Buttons On Broadway Playbill - Opening Night, June 1995
A Little More Magic Playbill - Opening Night, March 1994 A Little More Magic
Opened March 17, 1994
  • Lighting Design
A Little More Magic Playbill - Opening Night, March 1994
The Red Shoes Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1993 The Red Shoes
Opened December 16, 1993
  • Lighting Design
Ain't Broadway Grand Playbill - Opening Night, April 1994 Ain't Broadway Grand
Opened April 18, 1993
  • Lighting Design
Metro Playbill - Opening Night, April 1992 Metro
Opened April 16, 1992
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Odd Couple
Opened June 23, 1991
  • Lighting Design
The Big Love Playbill - March 1991 The Big Love
Opened March 03, 1991
  • Lighting Design
Fiddler on the Roof Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1990 Fiddler on the Roof
Opened November 18, 1990
  • Lighting Design
Lettice and Lovage Playbill - Dec 1990 Lettice and Lovage
Opened March 25, 1990
  • Lighting Design
Lettice and Lovage Playbill - Dec 1990
Tru Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1989 Tru
Opened December 14, 1989
  • Lighting Design
Tru Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1989
Meet Me in St. Louis Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1989 Meet Me in St. Louis
Opened November 02, 1989
  • Lighting Design
Late Nite Comic Playbill - Oct 1987 Late Nite Comic
Opened October 15, 1987
  • Lighting Design
Roza Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1987 Roza
Opened October 01, 1987
  • Lighting Design
Stardust Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 1987 Stardust
Opened February 19, 1987
  • Lighting Design
Sweet Sue Playbill - April 1987 Sweet Sue
Opened January 08, 1987
  • Lighting Design
A Little Like Magic Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1986 A Little Like Magic
Opened October 26, 1986
  • Lighting Design
Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood Playbill - Opening Night, Jan 1986 Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood
Opened January 23, 1986
  • Lighting Design
Grind Playbill - Opening Night, April 1985 Grind
Opened April 16, 1985
  • Lighting Design
Home Front Playbill - Opening Night, Jan 1985 Home Front
Opened January 02, 1985
  • Lighting Design
The Three Musketeers Playbill - Nov 1984 The Three Musketeers
Opened November 11, 1984
  • Lighting Design
End of the World Playbill - Opening Night, May 1984 End of the World
Opened May 06, 1984
  • Lighting Design
Play Memory Playbill - April 1984 Play Memory
Opened April 26, 1984
  • Lighting Design
Shirley MacLaine on Broadway Playbill - Opening Night, April 1984 Shirley MacLaine on Broadway
Opened April 19, 1984
  • Lighting Design
Foxfire Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1982 Foxfire
Opened November 11, 1982
  • Lighting Design
Foxfire Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1982
A Doll's Life Playbill - Opening Night, Sept 1982 A Doll's Life
Opened September 23, 1982
  • Lighting Design
Blues in the Night Playbill - Opening Night, June 1982 Blues in the Night
Opened June 02, 1982
  • Lighting Design
My Fair Lady Playbill - Aug 1981 My Fair Lady
Opened August 18, 1981
  • Lighting Design
Fiddler on the Roof Playbill - August 1981 Fiddler on the Roof
Opened July 09, 1981
  • Lighting Design
Wally's Cafe Playbill - June 1981 Wally's Cafe
Opened June 12, 1981
  • Lighting Design
Wally's Cafe Playbill - June 1981
Copperfield Playbill - Opening Night, April 1981 Copperfield
Opened April 16, 1981
  • Lighting Design
Perfectly Frank Playbill - Nov 1980 Perfectly Frank
Opened November 30, 1980
  • Lighting Design
Happy New Year Playbill - April 1980 Happy New Year
Opened April 27, 1980
  • Lighting Design
But Never Jam Today Playbill - Aug 1979 But Never Jam Today
Opened July 31, 1979
  • Lighting Design
The Madwoman of Central Park West Showbill - Opening Night, June 1979 The Madwoman of Central Park West
Opened June 13, 1979
  • Lighting Design
Sweeney Todd Playbill - Feb 1979 Sweeney Todd
Opened March 01, 1979
  • Lighting Design
Sweeney Todd Playbill - Feb 1979
Working Playbill - June 1978 Working
Opened May 14, 1978
  • Lighting Design
Working Playbill - June 1978
On the Twentieth Century Playbill - March 1978 On the Twentieth Century
Opened February 19, 1978
  • Lighting Design
Do You Turn Somersaults? Playbill - Jan 1978 Do You Turn Somersaults?
Opened January 09, 1978
  • Lighting Design
Some of My Best Friends Playbill - Oct. 1977 Some of My Best Friends
Opened October 25, 1977
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Together on Broadway (Mary Martin & Ethel Merman)
Opened May 15, 1977
  • Lighting Design
Side by Side by Sondheim Playbill - July 1977 Side by Side by Sondheim
Opened April 18, 1977
  • Lighting Design
Fiddler on the Roof Playbill - Feb 1977 Fiddler on the Roof
Opened December 28, 1976
  • Lighting Design
Wheelbarrow Closers Playbill - Oct 1976 Wheelbarrow Closers
Opened October 11, 1976
  • Supervisor
Checking Out Playbill - Sept 1976 Checking Out
Opened September 14, 1976
  • Lighting Design
Sweet Bird of Youth Playbill - Jan 1976 Sweet Bird of Youth
Opened December 29, 1975
  • Lighting Design
The Skin of Our Teeth Playbill - Sept 1975 The Skin of Our Teeth
Opened September 09, 1975
  • Lighting Design
Rodgers & Hart Playbill - April 1975 Rodgers & Hart
Opened May 13, 1975
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Hashish Club
Opened January 03, 1975
  • Lighting Supervisor
The Member of the Wedding Playbill - December 1974 The Member of the Wedding
Opened January 02, 1975
  • Lighting Design
The Rules of the Game Playbill - Dec 1974 The Rules of the Game
Opened December 12, 1974
  • Lighting Design
Love for Love Playbill - Nov 1974 Love for Love
Opened November 11, 1974
  • Lighting Design
Hosanna Playbill - Oct 1974 Hosanna
Opened October 14, 1974
  • New York lighting supervision
Bad Habits Playbill - May 1974 Dunelawn
Opened May 05, 1974
  • Lighting Design
Bad Habits Playbill - May 1974 Ravenswood
Opened May 05, 1974
  • Lighting Design
Holiday Playbill - Nov 1973 Holiday
Opened December 26, 1973
  • Lighting Design
Chemin de Fer Playbill - Nov 1973 Chemin de Fer
Opened November 26, 1973
  • Lighting Design
The Visit Playbill - Nov 1973 The Visit
Opened November 25, 1973
  • Lighting Design
The Visit Playbill - Nov 1973
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Playbill - June 1972 Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
Opened April 19, 1972
  • Lighting Supervisor

Awards

Drama Desk Award
2023 Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical Nominee
2013 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
2008 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
1997 Outstanding Lighting Design Winner
1985 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
1983 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
1979 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
Outer Critics Circle
2023 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
2013 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
2010 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
2008 Outstanding Lighting Design Winner
1997 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
Tony Award
2023 Best Lighting Design of a Musical Nominee
2011 Best Lighting Design of a Musical Nominee
2008 Best Lighting Design of a Musical Nominee
2006 Best Lighting Design of a Musical Nominee
1997 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Winner
1984 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1983 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1979 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1978 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1974 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
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