Congratulations! Donald Holder and Kevin Adams Honored at 2008 Tony Awards^®

Donald Holder, Head of Lighting Design in the School of Theater and alumnus Kevin Adams are now two-time Tony Award^® winners.

Donald Holder won a 2008 Tony Award^® in the category of Best Lighting Design in a Musical for his exceptional work on South Pacific.  In1998, he received the award for Best Lighting Design for The Lion King.

This year, Donald was also nominated for a Tony^® for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Les Liaisons Dangereuses.  Previously, he received Best Lighting Design nominations for A Streetcar Named Desire and Gem of the Ocean in 2005, Movin' Out in 2003 and Juan Darien in 1997.

Kevin Adams (MFA, Environmental Design, 1986) won a 2008 Tony Award^® for Best Lighting Design of a Play for The 39 Steps.  In 2007, was awarded a Tony^® for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Spring Awakening.

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