Ken Billington is a highly acclaimed lighting designer with over 50 years of experience in the theatre industry. Born in 1944 in Long Island, New York, Billington attended Hofstra University where he studied theatre and lighting design. After graduating, he began his career as a lighting designer in the Off-Broadway scene in the 1960s, eventually making his way to Broadway.
Billington has designed the lighting for over 100 Broadway productions, including the original productions of Sweeney Todd, Chicago, and The Drowsy Chaperone. He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design 21 times, winning three times for his ... read more
Produced on Broadway My Fair Lady starring Rex Harrison, Camelot starring Richard Burton (and later Richard Harris), the award-winning Othello starring James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer, for which Mr. Gregory won a Tony Award, Clarence Darrow starring Henry Fonda and the Belle of Amherst, for which Julie Harris won a Tony Award. Mr. Gregory also produced Dore Schary’s FDR with Robert Vaughn, which became a motion picture and Paul Robeson starring James Earl Jones, which became a TV special after its Broadway run. In addition, Mr. Gregory produced Nobody Don’t Like Yogi starring Ben Gazzara and brought to NY ... read more
