Andrew Bridge

ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGNER OF “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” IN 1986, WHICH HAS PLAYED TO OVER 140 MILLION PEOPLE IN 35 COUNTRIES AND 166 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. HE FINDS IT EXTRAORDINARY TO WORK IN HER MAJESTY’S AGAIN, THE ORIGINAL HOME OF PHANTOM AND TO REPRODUCE THE GASLIGHT ATMOSPHERE OF THE 1800’S. PAINTING WITH LIGHT BUT NOW USING TODAYS CUTTING EDGE EQUIPMENT.HE WON 3 TONY AWARDS FOR LIGHTING DESIGN: “FOSSE”, “SUNSET BOULEVARD” “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” ALSO WON DRAMA DESK, OUTER CIRCLE CRITICS, DORA MAVOR AWARD, LA OVATION AWARDS.IN LAS VEGAS HE DESIGNED “SIEGFRIED AND ROY” AT THE MIRAGE AND “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” AND FOR EURODISNEY PARIS “BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST SHOW”.OTHER WORLD CREDITS INCLUDE “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER”, “SUNSET BOULEVARD”, “ASPECTS OF LOVE”, “OLIVER!”, “FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE”, “TIME THE MUSICAL”, “TORVILL AND DEAN”, “SHOWBOAT”, “SINATRA” LONDON PALLADIUM, “ACORN ANTIQUES” AND “JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT”.OPERAS INCLUDE CARMEN, AIDA, LA BOHEME, TOSCA, MADAME BUTTERFLY, I PAGLIACCI AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL.ANDREW HAS BEEN CONCERT DESIGNER FOR ARTISTES JULIE ANDREWS, SHIRLEY BASSEY AND THE LATE BING CROSBY. HE HAS LIT MANY INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS FOR IMAGINATION DESIGN AND CONCEIVED THE DRAMATIC FLOODLIGHTING OF THE “LLOYDS OF LONDON” BUILDING.HE DESIGNED THE OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES OF THE MANCHESTER COMMONWEALTH GAMES.HE IS A TRUSTEE OF “LIGHT RELIEF” A CHARITY FOR THEATRE TECHNICIANS ANDREW LIVES IN LONDON.