Justin Townsend received a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award Honour for his work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. His Broadway credits include Jagged Little Pill, Saint Joan, Present Laughter, The Little Foxes, The Humans (Tony nomination), American Psycho (Tony nomination), Fool for Love, Casa Valentina, A Night with Janis Joplin, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The Other Place, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. He served as Creative Director for Drake’s “Boy Meets World” European Tour and OVO Fest 2017. He previously worked with Alex Timbers on Here Lies Love. He is an associate professor at Brooklyn College.
Justin Townsend, Here Lies Love
Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge!
Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge!
Justin Townsend, Jagged Little Pill
Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge!
Justin Townsend, The Little Foxes
Justin Townsend, American Psycho
Justin Townsend, The Humans
Justin Townsend, American Psycho
Justin Townsend, The Humans
Justin Townsend, American Psycho
Justin Townsend, The Humans
Justin Townsend
Justin Townsend, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play
Justin Townsend, Here Lies Love
Justin Townsend, Here Lies Love
Justin TownsendOne Night with Janis Joplin
Justin Townsend, Unnatural Acts
Justin TownsendHamlet
Justin Townsend, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Justin Townsend has been nominated for several awards for his outstanding lighting design work on various Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Some of his notable nominations include Outstanding Lighting Design for "Here Lies Love" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical for "Moulin Rouge!" at the Drama Desk Awards, and Best Lighting Design of a Musical for both "Jagged Little Pill" and "Moulin Rouge!" at the Tony Awards. He has also received nominations for Outstanding Lighting Design for plays such as "The Little Foxes" and "The Humans" at the Drama Desk Awards, as well as Outstanding Lighting Design for "American Psycho" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, Townsend has been recognized with awards such as the Performance-Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design at the Obie Awards and the Hewes Design Award for "Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play." Other nominations include Outstanding Lighting Design for productions like "One Night with Janis Joplin," "Unnatural Acts," "Hamlet," and "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson."
Justin Townsend has won several awards for his outstanding lighting designs in various Broadway productions. Some of his notable wins include Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Moulin Rouge!" and "American Psycho," Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Jagged Little Pill," and Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Humans." He has also received recognition from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his work on "Moulin Rouge!" and "American Psycho," as well as the Performance- Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design at the Obie Awards. Additionally, Townsend has been honored with the Hewes Design Award for "Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play" and the Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for "Here Lies Love."
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