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Brian MacDevitt, The Pillowman

Best Lighting Design of a Play

I am the luckiest guy in the world and the only way I can truly express this here is through song -- so look out!  I can’t really sing, but seriously, as I shake here in front of everybody, I think the most horrifying thing about getting one of these is to be in a position to tell actually people how this feels.  It is an overwhelming feeling, first to be able to make a living off what you love to do.  Second, to be invited by the most respected and greatest artists in the business to join them on a project like The Pillowman, to be supported and loved by a group of people who I work with--assistants, agents, family.  And, gosh, there is one more thing, especially to be supported by the greatest stagehands in the world -- New York Stagehands Local One.  I deeply appreciate this.  Thank so you so much.
Did You Know
? Mary Martin won a special Tony Award in 1948 for her role in the national tour of Annie Get Your Gun, for "spreading theatre to the rest of the country while the original performs in New York."
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