Tharon Musser
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Tharon Musser was a pioneering American lighting designer renowned for revolutionizing Broadway lighting with her innovative use of computerized systems on landmark productions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway designer
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Tony Award winner ⓘ lighting designer ⓘ person ⓘ theatre lighting designer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century theatre
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Broadway musicals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Lighting Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Broadway theatre histories
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lighting design textbooks ⓘ |
| employer | Broadway theatre industry ⓘ |
| familyName | Musser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theatre
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theatre lighting ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Tharon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
lighting designer for A Chorus Line
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lighting designer for A Little Night Music ⓘ lighting designer for Applause ⓘ lighting designer for Dreamgirls ⓘ lighting designer for Follies ⓘ lighting designer for Mame ⓘ lighting designer for The Wiz ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary theatre lighting design
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use of computerized lighting systems in live performance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
introducing the first fully computerized lighting console on Broadway
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lighting design for the original Broadway production of A Chorus Line ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Tharon Musser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | among the first to integrate computer technology into stage lighting on Broadway ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering use of computerized lighting control on Broadway
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revolutionizing Broadway lighting design ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Chorus Line
NERFINISHED
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A Little Night Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Applause NERFINISHED ⓘ Dreamgirls NERFINISHED ⓘ Follies NERFINISHED ⓘ Mame NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lighting designer
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theatrical designer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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