Adam Honoré
Adam Honoré (born 1993/1994) is an American lighting designer. In 2025, he received an Obie Award for Sustained Achievement in Lighting Design and has been nominated for two Tony Awards.
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- Name
- Adam Honoré
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
- Education
- University of Oklahoma (BFA)
- Occupation
- designer
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Adam Honoré (born 1993/1994) is an American lighting designer. In 2025, he received an Obie Award for Sustained Achievement in Lighting Design and has been nominated for two Tony Awards.
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Key facts
• Name — Adam Honoré • Birthplace — New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. • Education — University of Oklahoma (BFA)
Career
Career
Honoré graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in lighting design. He has designed lighting for Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. He has also designed internationally, including the international premiere of Fun Home in the Philippines.
Broadway
Broadway
• Cats: The Jellicle Ball – 2025 • Ragtime – 2025 • Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride – 2025 • Purlie Victorious – 2024 • Ain't No Mo – 2022 • Chicken & Biscuits – 2021
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
• Ain't No Mo – 2019 • Carmen Jones – 2018
Awards and nominations
• Year — Result — Award — Category — Work — Ref. • 2018 — AUDELCO Award — Lighting design — Carmen Jones • 2019 — Drama Desk Awards — Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical • 2025 — Cats: The Jellicle Ball • 2026 — Amahl and the Night Visitors • Ragtime • Tony Awards — Best Lighting Design in a Musical • Cats: The Jellicle Ball • Outer Critics Circle Awards — Outstanding Lighting Design
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- 1.30 Under 30: Adam Honoré, Lighting Designer. livedesignonline.com.
- 2.Cats Lighting Designer Adam Honoré Wants to Upend Expectations of What a Broadway Musical Looks Like. playbill.com.
- 3.Interview: Lighting Designer Adam Honoré Talks Amplifying Voices of BIPOC Theatre Artists & More. broadwayworld.com.
- 4.Let’s Create Theater That Matters – with Adam Honoré. plsn.com.
- 5.The 68th Obie Award Winners. obieawards.com.
- 6.OU School of Drama alumnus continues 'thirst for knowledge' as 'Chicken and Biscuits' head lighting designer. oudaily.com.
- 7.Behind the Lights on Broadway. soonermag.oufoundation.org.
- 8.Adam Honoré. broadwayworld.com.
- 9.2018 Winners. audelco.org.
- 10.The Prom, The Ferryman & More Win 2019 Drama Desk Awards. broadway.com.
- 11.‘Boop!’ leads 2025 Drama Desk Awards nominations. broadwaynews.com.
- 12.Design Alums Receive Drama Desk Noms!. tisch.nyu.edu.
- 13.The Lost Boys & Schmigadoon! Lead Tony Awards Nominations: Complete List. deadline.com.
- 14.2026 Outer Critics Circle Award nominations announced. newyorktheatreguide.com.
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