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Richard Pilbrow

Founder, In Memoriam, New England

Richard Pilbrow, a pioneering British stage lighting designer, theatre consultant, and producer, passed away on December 6, 2023, at the age of 90. Born in Beckenham, Kent, he revolutionized stage lighting, becoming the first British designer to light a Broadway musical. He co-founded Theatre Projects and played a key role in designing world-renowned venues, including London’s National Theatre and Walt Disney Concert Hall. A prolific author and award-winning designer, Pilbrow influenced generations of theatre professionals. He spent his final days at Farrington Court Retirement Community.

Pilbrow was one of the world’s leading theatre consultants. He was also an internationally known author and stage lighting designer, as well as a theatre, film, and television producer. He founded Theatre Projects in London in 1957. Under his leadership, the company became the pre-eminent theatre consulting organization in the world, completing over 1,200 projects in 70 countries.

His lighting design work was seen in London, New York, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and Moscow. His Broadway credits included Tale of Two Cities – The Musical, Our Town (starring Paul Newman), the Hal Prince hit revival of Show Boat, Zorba, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, and The Rothchilds. He also designed lights for The Sleeping Beauty for the American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Richard was an active author and publisher, including A Theatre Project: A Backstage Adventure (his memoir) with a foreward by Joseph Volpe, Stage Lighting with a foreward by Sir Laurence Olivier, and Stage Lighting Design: The Art, the Craft, the Life with a foreward by Hal Prince, (published 1997 and reprinted 2008) which became and continues to be the standard for teaching lighting in the UK and US. He was recognized with multiple Tony Award nominations, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Circle Critics Award-Lighting, and the Dora Award – Outstanding Lighting.

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Richard in action

Dallas Arts District

Los Angeles Music Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall

New World Center

Tanglewood, Seiji Ozawa Hall

Richard and Cross

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Arts Commons

AT&T Performing Arts Center, Winspear Opera House

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Goodman Theatre

Kimmel Cultural Campus

North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Steppenwolf Theatre, Downstairs Theatre

National Theatre

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It takes a village to create a special place for a community to call home. Our team brings together specialists with backgrounds in the performing arts, architecture, mechanical engineering, lighting design, acoustics, and more to offer a holistic approach to creating, renovating, or repurposing all forms of storytelling spaces. We understand the decisions that need to be made at every stage of the project and we know how to make a performance space work for artists, audience, and production teams.

Scott Crossfield

Scott Crossfield

June 17, 2023 Director of Design, New England
Marion Daehms

Marion Daehms

June 16, 2023 Director, London
Tom Lamming

Tom Lamming

June 10, 2023 Operations Director, London
David H. Rosenburg

David H. Rosenburg

June 5, 2023 Director, New England
Findlay Ross

Findlay Ross

June 4, 2023 Managing Director, London
Jim Niesel

Jim Niesel

June 9, 2023 Principal, Denver
John Riddell

John Riddell

June 2, 2023 Principal, London
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Robert Young

June 1, 2023 Principal, New England
Michael Lindauer

Michael Lindauer

April 30, 2023 Associate Principal, New England
Brant Underwood

Brant Underwood

April 12, 2023 Associate Principal, New York
Dave Agnew

Dave Agnew

May 29, 2023 Senior Consultant, London
Hazem Al-Saheb

Hazem Al-Saheb

May 28, 2023 Associate, New York
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