Jack Knowles Shares Reaction to Tony Win for Lighting Design of Death of a Salesman

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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre.

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Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Jack Knowles took home a Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Arthur Miller 's Death of a Salesman. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!

Arthur Miller 's DEATH OF A SALESMAN is the most nominated play of the year with 9 Tony Award nominations including Best Revival of a Play, Best Leading Actor in a Play ( Nathan Lane ), Best Featured Actress in a Play ( Laurie Metcalf ), Best Featured Actor in a Play ( Christopher Abbott ), Best Direction of a Play ( Joe Mantello ), Best Original Score ( Caroline Shaw ), Best Scenic Design of a Play ( Chloe Lamford ), Best Lighting Design of a Play ( Jack Knowles ), and Best Sound Design of a Play ( Mikaal Sulaiman ). The production stars Nathan Lane , Laurie Metcalf , Christopher Abbott , and Ben Ahlers .

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Jack-Knowles-Reacts-to-Tony-Win-for-Best-Lighting-Design-of-a-Play-for-DEATH-OF-A-SALESMAN-20260607)._