On August 14, 2020, the theater community lost a titan of lighting design as we learned of the passing of Howell Binkley at the age of 64. A perusal of Binkley’s résumé of Broadway credits reads like a “best of” list from Broadway’s past three decades. Yes, there was Hamilton, but there was also Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Jersey Boys, In the Heights, Memphis, Honeymoon in Vegas and Come...
Last night, we heard the sad news that award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley has died following a battle with cancer. Howell was one of the most prominent lighting designers on Broadway and in the West End, with recent credits including Come from Away along with Hamilton for which he won a Tony, WhatsOnStage and Olivier Award. Born in Winston-Salem, USA, Howell attended East Carolina...