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38: Ken Billington - Lighting Designer
Manage episode 282549463 series 2763596
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.
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.
Ken's Design Studio - KB Associates, Inc:
Ken's IBDB.com Page:
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ken-billington-24677
Ken's Wikipedia Page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Billington
FINRA Fund Analyzer:
https://tools.finra.org/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:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyssen-Bornemisza_Museum
USA 829 - United Scenic Artists Pension Fund Plan (designers and stagehands):
http://usa829funds.benserconj.com/
Actors Equity Association - Pension Fund Plan:
https://www.actorsequity.org/join/WhyJoin/pension/
Links From the Patron Only Episode:
Shirley Prendergast (part of Ken's class, first African American woman admitted to United Scenic Artists - USA 829):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Prendergast
Kathy Perkins (guest on our podcast, second African American woman admitted to the United Scenic Artists - USA 829):
https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/HwXnrcTOYRUBQ3SZ664T
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (Broadway's $75 million flop):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Turn_Off_the_Dark
Tharon Musser (Ken assisted, Pioneer of American Lighting Design):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharon_Musser
Interview by Ethan Steimel
Become a patron at:
www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
www.artisticfinance.com
www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
instagram.com/artisticfinance
twitter.com/ethansteimel
facebook.com/artisticfinance
youtube.com/artisticfinance
178 episodes
Manage episode 282549463 series 2763596
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.
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.
Ken's Design Studio - KB Associates, Inc:
Ken's IBDB.com Page:
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ken-billington-24677
Ken's Wikipedia Page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Billington
FINRA Fund Analyzer:
https://tools.finra.org/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:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyssen-Bornemisza_Museum
USA 829 - United Scenic Artists Pension Fund Plan (designers and stagehands):
http://usa829funds.benserconj.com/
Actors Equity Association - Pension Fund Plan:
https://www.actorsequity.org/join/WhyJoin/pension/
Links From the Patron Only Episode:
Shirley Prendergast (part of Ken's class, first African American woman admitted to United Scenic Artists - USA 829):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Prendergast
Kathy Perkins (guest on our podcast, second African American woman admitted to the United Scenic Artists - USA 829):
https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/HwXnrcTOYRUBQ3SZ664T
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (Broadway's $75 million flop):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Turn_Off_the_Dark
Tharon Musser (Ken assisted, Pioneer of American Lighting Design):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharon_Musser
Interview by Ethan Steimel
Become a patron at:
www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
www.artisticfinance.com
www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
instagram.com/artisticfinance
twitter.com/ethansteimel
facebook.com/artisticfinance
youtube.com/artisticfinance
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