EPISODE 38:
KEN BILLINGTON - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/18/2021
Release Date: 01/18/2021
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Tony Award winning lighting designer Ken Billington discusses how he has managed his personal finances during more than sixty years of designing on Broadway and running a design studio.
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Links and Resources
Ken Billington
FINRA Fund Analyzer:
--Fidelity Ticker: FXAIX
--Schwab Ticker: SWPPX
--Vanguard Ticker: VFINX
--State Street Ticker: SVSPX
--T. Rowe Price Ticker: PREIX
Thyseen-Bornemisza Museum - across the street from the Prado in Madrid, Spain
USA 829 | United Scenic Artists - Pension Fund Plan
AEA | Actors Equity Association - Pension Fund Plan
Extras In The Patreon Episode
Listen to our extended discussion with Ken Billington by becoming a patron! Thank you for your ongoing support.
Shirley Prendergast (part of Ken's class, first African American woman admitted to United Scenic Artists - USA 829)
Kathy Perkins (guest on our podcast, second African American woman admitted to the United Scenic Artists - USA 829)
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (Broadway's $75 million flop)
Tharon Musser (Ken assisted, Pioneer of American Lighting Design)
Ken Billington
Lighting Designer
KB Associates, Inc. - Ken's Design Studio
Ken Billington - IBDB
Ken has designed more than 100 Broadway shows, has been nominated for 9 Tony Awards for Best Lighting Design, and won for the musical Chicago.
Ken spent 25 years as the principle lighting designer for Radio City Music hall, lighting their Christmas and Easter Spectaculars. He founded KB Associates, Inc. an international design and production firm that has created hundreds of theatrical shows, television specials, architectural environments.
From nightclubs in Japan, to theme parks, to the Vienna State Opera, to Disneyland’s Fantasmic, his lighting has been seen across the world and has earned him a spot in the Theatre Hall of Fame.
FINRA Fund Analyzer:
--Fidelity Ticker: FXAIX
--Schwab Ticker: SWPPX
--Vanguard Ticker: VFINX
--State Street Ticker: SVSPX
--T. Rowe Price Ticker: PREIX
Thyseen-Bornemisza Museum - across the street from the Prado in Madrid, Spain
USA 829 | United Scenic Artists - Pension Fund Plan
AEA | Actors Equity Association - Pension Fund Plan
Extras In The Patreon Episode
Listen to our extended discussion with Ken Billington by becoming a patron! Thank you for your ongoing support.
Shirley Prendergast (part of Ken's class, first African American woman admitted to United Scenic Artists - USA 829)
Kathy Perkins (guest on our podcast, second African American woman admitted to the United Scenic Artists - USA 829)
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (Broadway's $75 million flop)
Tharon Musser (Ken assisted, Pioneer of American Lighting Design)
Ken Billington
Lighting Designer
KB Associates, Inc. - Ken's Design Studio
Ken Billington - IBDB
Ken has designed more than 100 Broadway shows, has been nominated for 9 Tony Awards for Best Lighting Design, and won for the musical Chicago.
Ken spent 25 years as the principle lighting designer for Radio City Music hall, lighting their Christmas and Easter Spectaculars. He founded KB Associates, Inc. an international design and production firm that has created hundreds of theatrical shows, television specials, architectural environments.
From nightclubs in Japan, to theme parks, to the Vienna State Opera, to Disneyland’s Fantasmic, his lighting has been seen across the world and has earned him a spot in the Theatre Hall of Fame.
