Natasha Katz

Who is Natasha Katz?

Natasha Katz is a lighting designer for the theatre, dance, and opera. She was educated at Oberlin College and did an internship with Roger Morgan.

Her first job on Broadway was as lighting designer for the play Pack of Lies in 1985, and she has gone on to design the lighting for 48 Broadway plays and musicals, including the Disney musical The Little Mermaid and The Addams Family.

Her first Tony Award nomination was for Beauty and the Beast in 1994. Other nominations and awards include:

Twelfth Night - Nominee 1999 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design

Aida - Winner 2000 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design

Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical - Nominee 2002 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design

Tarzan: The musical - Nominee 2006 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical

The Coast of Utopia - Winner 2007 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design and Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play

Follies - Nominee 2012 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Once - Winner 2012 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Katz has also designed the lighting at Niketown in New York City and London, and for The Big Bang at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Additional work includes lighting design for several productions of the American Ballet Theatre, and work for various opera companies including the New York City Opera.