Jeff Croiter

Personal Information
Jeff Croiter is a New York based lighting designer with over 25 years of experience working on Broadway, off Broadway, regional theatre, opera, dance, special events and touring productions. He has received Tony, Hewes and bass awards and has been nominated for Drama Desk, Lortel, Ovation, Irne and Audelco awards. Broadway productions include: Bandstand; Falsettos; Holiday Inn; Something Rotten; Disaster; Penn and Teller; Newsies; Peter and the Starcatcher (Tony Award); Mothers and Sons; A Time to Kill; Soul Doctor; Jekyll and Hyde; The Anarchist; The Performers; The Pee-wee Herman Show; Next Fall; and Kiki & Herb. Off Broadway credits include: The Jerry Springer Opera; Tiny beautiful Things; 20th Century Blues; F-king A; Cost of Living; The Whirligig; Sweet Charity; Head of Passes; Gigantic; Mercury Fur; The Robber Bridegroom; King Lear; Loves Labors Lost; Fly By Night; Last Five Years; A Lie of the Mind; Ordinary Days; The Internationalist; Cam Jansen; Old Jews Telling Jokes; Love, Loss and What I Wore, Almost Maine, and The Voysey Inheritance. Other credits: The Big Apple Circus; Penn & Teller at The Rio in Las Vegas; Rufus Wainwright’s Judy concert at Carnegie Hall; Family Guy Sings; and Jennifer Muller The Works. Jeff is a producer of Submissions Only. (Biography dated 11/15/2017 )
 
Credits

Designer
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Curse of the Starving Class Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 02/25/2025 Lighting Designer
2 Breaking The Story Second Stage Theatre 06/04/2024 Lighting Designer
3 The Night of the Iguana Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage 12/17/2023 Lighting Designer
4 Sabbath’s Theater Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 11/02/2023 Lighting Designer
5 The Fears Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage 05/18/2023 Lighting Designer
6 Drinking in America Minetta Lane Theatre 03/19/2023 Lighting Designer
7 Only Gold The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space/ Susan and Ronald Frankel Theater 11/07/2022 Lighting Designer
8 Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis Daryl Roth Theatre 08/22/2022 Lighting Designer
9 Black No More Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage 02/15/2022 Lighting Designer
10 Whisper House 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 01/20/2022 Lighting Designer
11 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 02/04/2020 Lighting Designer
12 Beyond Babel The Gym at Judson 02/01/2020 Lighting Designer
13 Cyrano Daryl Roth Theatre 11/07/2019 Lighting Designer
14 Mac Beth Lucille Lortel Theatre 05/19/2019 Lighting Designer
15 Happy Talk Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre 05/16/2019 Lighting Designer
16 Chick Flick the Musical Westside Theatre/ Upstairs 03/07/2019 Lighting Designer
17 The Other Josh Cohen Westside Theatre/ Downstairs 11/12/2018 Lighting Designer
18 Daniel's Husband Westside Theatre/ Upstairs 10/28/2018 Lighting Designer
19 Popcorn Falls Davenport Theatre 10/08/2018 Lighting Designer
20 The True Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre 09/20/2018 Lighting Designer
21 Smokey Joe's Cafe Stage 42 07/22/2018 Lighting Designer
22 Good For Otto Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre 03/08/2018 Lighting Designer
23 Jerry Springer - The Opera Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 02/22/2018 Lighting Designer
24 20th Century Blues Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre 11/26/2017 Lighting Designer
25 The Red Letter Plays: Fucking A Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 09/11/2017 Lighting Designer
26 Cost of Living New York City Center/ Stage I 06/07/2017 Lighting Designer
27 The Whirligig Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre 05/21/2017 Lighting Designer
28 Tiny Beautiful Things Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Susan Stein Shiva Theater 11/30/2016 Lighting Designer
29 Sweet Charity Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 11/24/2016 Lighting Designer
30 Head of Passes Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater 03/28/2016 Lighting Designer
31 The Robber Bridegroom Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 03/13/2016 Lighting Designer
32 Gigantic Theatre Row / Theatre Three (previously Acorn Theater) 12/03/2015 Lighting Designer
33 Mercury Fur Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 08/19/2015 Lighting Designer
34 Application Pending Westside Theatre/ Downstairs 02/10/2015 Lighting Designer
35 A Month in the Country East 13th Street/CSC Theatre 01/29/2015 Lighting Designer
36 Blank! The Musical New World Stages/ Stage II 11/17/2014 Designer
37 Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter Minetta Lane Theatre 08/13/2014 Lighting Designer
38 King Lear Delacorte Theater 08/05/2014 Lighting Designer
39 Fly By Night: A New Musical Playwrights Horizons 06/11/2014 Lighting Designer
40 The Great Immensity Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall 04/24/2014 Lighting Designer
41 Craving for Travel Playwrights Horizons/ Peter Jay Sharp Theater 01/22/2014 Lighting Designer
42 Love's Labour's Lost Delacorte Theater 07/23/2013 Lighting Designer
43 The Comedy of Errors Delacorte Theater 06/18/2013 Lighting Designer
44 The Last Five Years Second Stage Theatre 04/02/2013 Lighting Designer
45 Peter and the Starcatcher New World Stages/ Stage I 03/18/2013 Lighting Designer
46 The Madrid New York City Center/ Stage I 02/26/2013 Lighting Designer
47 Clive Theatre Row / Theatre Three (previously Acorn Theater) 02/07/2013 Lighting Designer
48 Harper Regan Linda Gross Theater 10/10/2012 Lighting Designer
49 Soul Doctor New York Theatre Workshop 08/13/2012 Lighting Designer
50 The Last Smoker in America Westside Theatre/ Upstairs 08/02/2012 Lighting Designer
51 Skippyjon Jones Lucille Lortel Theatre 07/25/2012 Lighting Designer
52 Rapture, Blister, Burn Playwrights Horizons 06/12/2012 Lighting Designer
53 Old Jews Telling Jokes Westside Theatre/ Downstairs 05/20/2012 Lighting Designer
54 Psycho Therapy Cherry Lane Theatre 04/08/2012 Lighting Designer
55 Now. Here. This. Vineyard Theatre 03/28/2012 Lighting Designer
56 SILENCE! The Musical Performance Space 122 11/15/2011 Lighting Designer
57 The Yellow Brick Road Lucille Lortel Theatre 07/19/2011 Lighting Designer
58 SILENCE! The Musical Theater 80 St. Marks 07/09/2011 Lighting Designer
59 The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's 06/22/2011 Lighting Designer
60 Side Effects Lucille Lortel Theatre 06/19/2011 Lighting Designer
61 Knickerbocker Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Anspacher Theater 05/19/2011 Lighting Designer
62 By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Second Stage Theatre 05/09/2011 Lighting Designer
63 Between Worlds (Entre Mundos) New World Stages/ Stage I 03/20/2011 Lighting Designer
64 Peter and the Starcatcher New York Theatre Workshop 03/09/2011 Lighting Designer
65 In Transit 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 10/05/2010 Lighting Designer
66 Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party Theatre Row / Theatre Three (previously Acorn Theater) 08/12/2010 Lighting Designer
67 We the People: America Rocks! Lucille Lortel Theatre 07/14/2010 Lighting Designer
68 A Lie of the Mind Theatre Row / Theatre Three (previously Acorn Theater) 02/18/2010 Lighting Designer
69 Love Child New World Stages/ Stage V 10/31/2009 Lighting Designer
70 Love, Loss, and What I Wore Westside Theatre/ Downstairs 10/01/2009 Lighting Designer
71 Next Fall Playwrights Horizons/ Peter Jay Sharp Theater 06/03/2009 Lighting Designer
72 Streamers Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 11/11/2008 Lighting Designer
73 Love Child 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 10/26/2008 Lighting Designer
74 A Body of Water 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 10/14/2008 Lighting Designer
75 Substitution SoHo Playhouse 05/04/2008 Lighting Designer
76 Something You Did 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 04/01/2008 Lighting Designer
77 Junie B. Jones Lucille Lortel Theatre 03/22/2008 Lighting Designer
78 Secrets of a Soccer Mom Theater Center/ Jerry Orbach Theater 03/05/2008 Lighting Designer
79 Things We Want Theatre Row / Theatre Three (previously Acorn Theater) 11/07/2007 Lighting Designer
80 The Butcher of Baraboo McGinn-Cazale Theatre 06/11/2007 Lighting Designer
81 The J.A.P. Show, Jewish American Princesses of Comedy Actors Temple Theatre 04/18/2007 Lighting Designer
82 The Accomplices Theatre Row / Theatre Three (previously Acorn Theater) 04/09/2007 Lighting Designer
83 Adrift in Macao 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 02/13/2007 Lighting Designer
84 Dutchman Cherry Lane Theatre 01/16/2007 Lighting Designer
85 Henry and Mudge Lucille Lortel Theatre 12/18/2006 Lighting Designer
86 The Voysey Inheritance Linda Gross Theater 12/06/2006 Lighting Designer
87 How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes New World Stages/ Stage V 11/12/2006 Lighting Designer
88 The Internationalist Vineyard Theatre 11/05/2006 Lighting Designer
89 Burleigh Grime$ New World Stages/ Stage III 06/13/2006 Lighting Designer
90 A Fine & Private Place York Theatre at St. Peter's 04/27/2006 Lighting Designer
91 Show People Second Stage Theatre 04/06/2006 Lighting Designer
92 Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Zipper Theatre 03/27/2006 Lighting Designer
93 I Love You Because Village Theatre 02/14/2006 Lighting Designer
94 Almost, Maine Daryl Roth Theatre 01/12/2006 Lighting Designer
95 A Christmas Carol Lucille Lortel Theatre 12/15/2005 Lighting Designer
96 Rope Zipper Theatre 12/04/2005 Lighting Designer
97 Miss Witherspoon Playwrights Horizons 11/29/2005 Lighting Designer
98 Junie B. Jones Lucille Lortel Theatre 11/10/2005 Lighting Designer
99 Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 08/18/2005 Lighting Designer
100 Drumstruck New World Stages/ Stage II 06/16/2005 Lighting Designer
101 Privilege Second Stage Theatre 04/25/2005 Lighting Designer
102 Slag Heap Cherry Lane Theatre 04/13/2005 Lighting Designer
103 The Cherry Orchard HSA Theatre 02/04/2005 Lighting Designer
104 Lone Star Love John Houseman Theatre 12/08/2004 Lighting Designer
105 Cam Jansen Lamb's Theatre 11/12/2004 Lighting Designer
106 Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Second Stage Theatre 11/10/2004 Lighting Designer
107 Fiction Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 07/25/2004 Lighting Designer
108 Junie B. Jones Lucille Lortel Theatre 07/21/2004 Lighting Designer
109 Private Jokes Public Places Theater at the Center for Architecture 11/05/2003 Lighting Designer
110 Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted Westside Theatre/ Downstairs 09/04/2003 Lighting Designer
111 Matt & Ben Performance Space 122 08/07/2003 Lighting Designer
112 Barbra's Wedding Westside Theatre/ Downstairs 03/05/2003 Lighting Designer
113 Gone Home New York City Center/ Stage II 12/17/2002 Lighting Designer
114 The Fourth Wall Primary Stages 11/13/2002 Lighting Designer
115 The Dazzle Gramercy Theatre 03/05/2002 Lighting Designer
116 Passion Play Minetta Lane Theatre 04/04/2001 Lighting Designer
117 Servicemen Theater at St. Clement's Church 03/25/2001 Lighting Designer
118 Tallulah Hallelujah! Douglas Fairbanks Theater 10/10/2000 Lighting Designer
119 Lips Primary Stages 04/14/1999 Lighting Designer
120 The Eros Trilogy Vineyard Theatre 01/21/1999 Lighting Designer
121 As Bees in Honey Drown Greenwich House 06/19/1997 Assistant Lighting Designer
122 Boychik Theater Four 02/06/1997 Lighting Designer
123 Working Title American Jewish Theatre 03/09/1996 Lighting Designer
Awards
Award Production Function
1 NOMINATED 2023 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical Only Gold Lighting Designer
2 NOMINATED 2022 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design Black No More Lighting Designer
3 NOMINATED 2019 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design Mac Beth Lighting Designer
4 NOMINATED 2018 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design Good For Otto Lighting Designer
5 NOMINATED 2016 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design Mercury Fur Lighting Designer
6 NOMINATED 2013 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design The Last Five Years Lighting Designer
7 WON 2012 Tina Award, Best Lighting Design Now. Here. This. Lighting Designer
8 NOMINATED 2011 AUDELCO Award, Lighting Design By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Lighting Designer
9 WON 2011 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design Peter and the Starcatcher Lighting Designer
10 NOMINATED 2007 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design The Internationalist Lighting Designer