Ken Billington
Tony Award-winning Lighting Designer.
Lighting designer Ken Billington, veteran of more than 80 Broadway productions ranging from the original Sweeney Todd to the current Sunday in the Park with George, discusses the art of lighting design, including how lighting can be used to emotionally enhance the theatre experience, how he discovered his calling during a fourth grade play, what audience members might look for when assessing a lighting designer’s work, the speed with which his design for Sweeney came together, how he collaborated with the English creative team of Sunday, how rock and roll helped Broadway lighting, and how his career has encompassed work for performers as diverse as Liza Minnelli and Shamu the Killer Whale.
Original airdate – April 4, 2008.
Running time – 55:37.
For more information, to listen online, or to download the episode go to Downstage Center’s Ken Billington program page.
You can also download directly the Ken Billington program (mp3).
Posted on Monday, April 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am
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July 28th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Ken,
Do you know if you are a decendent of John Billingon from the Mayflower? My dad Lester Carlin Billington traced the family back to John Billington’s family tree. I have herd interviews that you have given on XM Radio and have read magazine articales about you. I’m also in the entertainment industry, tv mostly.Reply to my e-mail if you would like. It is nice to know more about the name Billington than just what we here from our mom and dad.
Thank you,
Chris Billington
865-567-7367