Tharon Musser Artist

Tharon Musser (January 8, 1925 – April 19, 2009) was an American lighting designer who worked on more than 150 Broadway productions. She was termed the "Dean of American Lighting Designers" and is considered one of the pioneers in her field.Musser was best known for her work on the musicals A Chorus Line and Dreamgirls. A Chorus Line was the first production of Broadway to utilize a fully computerized lighting console instead of manually operated "piano boards".

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 08, 1925
Birth place
Roanoke Virginia
Date of deathApril 19, 2009
Place of death
Newtown Connecticut

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Artist

Award
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Field of work
Lighting designer
training at
Yale University

Tharon Musser on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://archives.nypl.org/the/22667
  2. http://lightingdb.nypl.org/productions/3
  3. http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=25815
  4. http://www3.northern.edu/wild/LiteDes/ldhist.htm