Paul Gallo
Paul Gallo (born February 24, 1953) is an American theatrical lighting designer. In a career that spans over 4 decades, Gallo has designed over 52 Broadway productions, an achievement matched by only 8 other lighting designers. He made his Broadway debut at the age of 27 with "Passione", starring Jerry Stiller. Gallo has received eight nominations for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design and ten nominations for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design, which he won for the 1992 revival of "Guys and Dolls". He won the Henry Hewes Design Award, Collaborative Design Achievement-Lighting  Design for the Public Theater production of "Vienna: Lusthaus" in 1986, and was nominated for Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design, for "The Crucible" (2002). Biography. Gallo was born in New York City near Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, the son of Lola (Morales) Gallo and Albert Gallo who were ballroom dancers in the 1950s. Gallo attended Ithaca College on an acting scholarship but soon discovered his aptitude for lighting. He then went on to study lighting with Tom Skelton and Ming Cho Lee as a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Tony Award nominations. for Best Lighting Design: Paul