David Howe

David Howe has created the lighting design for countless productions, including London West End shows such as The Mind Mangler, Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, Magic Goes Wrong, Mischief Movie Night, Mischief Movie Night In (streaming seasons), A Comedy About a Bank Robbery, McQueen, Quartermaine’s Terms, Bette and Joan, Birdsong, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, Sweet Charity, Mrs Warren’s Profession, Private Lives, A Christmas Carol, The Norman Conquests, The Last Five Years, Tick Tick Boom!, Maria Friedman Re-Arranged, Rent, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Pageant, Forbidden Broadway, and La Cage Aux Folles.

 

On Broadway, his lighting designs include The Mind Mangler, Private Lives, The Norman Conquests Trilogy, and Primo. In the UK, he worked on productions such as Good Luck Studio, The Mind Mangler, The Dance of Death, Magic Goes Wrong, A Comedy About a Bank Robbery, Mischief Movie Night, Finding My Voice, Million Dollar Quartet, Dead Sheep, Bette and Joan, Chin Chin, 42nd Street, The Man from Stratford, Oklahoma!, Little Shop of Horrors, Singin’ in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Our House, Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Me and My Girl, and Carousel.

 

His work has also been seen at the National Opera Beijing, the Philadelphia Opera, the British Youth Opera, and the Royal Opera, as well as many other European venues. With the Scottish Ballet, he worked on The Scandal at Mayerling.
His recent international projects include Terrible Influence (YouTube World Tour), Sister Act, Miss Saigon, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver in Copenhagen, All My Sons (Hong Kong Festival), The Sound of Music (Cairo and Beirut), Private Lives (Toronto), A Chorus Line (New Israel Opera), Chicago, Evita, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Hair (Ljubljana Festival), Spring Awakening, The Full Monty, Cabaret (Frankfurt), Fame (Monaco), The Sound of Music Stars of the Musicals and Chicago (Malaysia), Woyzeck and The Roundabout (New York).