Martin Aronstein (Designer) | Playbill

Martin Aronstein

Designer

Mr. Aronstein, who was 65, will be remembered at a memorial gathering — or, "celebration of life" — 11 AM June 30 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, one of the many resident theatres he lighted with his talent. He died May 3 at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, CA.

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  • Born: Nov 30, 1935 in Pittsfield, MA, USA
  • Death: Apr 03, 2002 in Van Nuys, CA, USA

Roles (106)

Peter Pan Playbill - April 1999 Peter Pan
Opened April 07, 1999
  • Lighting Design
Peter Pan Playbill - Opening Night Peter Pan
Opened November 23, 1998
  • Lighting Design
Peter Pan Playbill - Opening Night
The Twilight of the Golds Playbill - Preview, Oct 1993 The Twilight of the Golds
Opened October 21, 1993
  • Lighting Design
The Twilight of the Golds Playbill - Preview, Oct 1993
Accomplice Playbill - Apr 1990 Accomplice
Opened April 26, 1990
  • Lighting Design
Broadway Playbill - Opening Night, June 1987 Broadway
Opened June 25, 1987
  • Lighting Design
Pygmalion Playbill - May 1987 Pygmalion
Opened April 26, 1987
  • Lighting Design
Wild Honey Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1986 Wild Honey
Opened December 18, 1986
  • Lighting Design
Benefactors Playbill - Dec 1985 Benefactors
Opened December 22, 1985
  • Lighting Design
Benefactors Playbill - Dec 1985
A Woman of Independent Means Playbill - May 1984 A Woman of Independent Means
Opened May 03, 1984
  • Lighting Design
A Woman of Independent Means Playbill - May 1984
Beethoven's Tenth Playbill - Opening Night, April 1984 Beethoven's Tenth
Opened April 22, 1984
  • Lighting Design
Noises Off Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1983 Noises Off
Opened December 11, 1983
  • Lighting Design
Noises Off Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1983
Whodunnit Playbill - Dec 1982 Whodunnit
Opened December 30, 1982
  • Lighting Design
Whodunnit Playbill - Dec 1982
Ghosts Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 1982 Ghosts
Opened August 30, 1982
  • Lighting Design
Ghosts Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 1982
Medea Playbill - Opening Night, May 1982 Medea
Opened May 02, 1982
  • Lighting Design
Medea Playbill - Opening Night, May 1982
Mixed Couples Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1980 Mixed Couples
Opened December 28, 1980
  • Lighting Design
Mixed Couples Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1980
Division Street Playbill - Oct 1980 Division Street
Opened October 08, 1980
  • Lighting Design
Division Street Playbill - Oct 1980
Blackstone! Playbill - May 1980 Blackstone!
Opened May 19, 1980
  • Lighting Design
Home Playbill - May 1980 Home
Opened May 07, 1980
  • Lighting Design
Home Playbill - May 1980
The Grand Tour Playbill - Jan 1979 The Grand Tour
Opened January 11, 1979
  • Lighting Design
Players Playbill - Sept 1978 Players
Opened September 06, 1978
  • Lighting Design
Hello, Dolly! Playbill - March 1978 Hello, Dolly!
Opened March 05, 1978
  • Lighting Design
Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land Playbill - Jan 1977 Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land
Opened January 11, 1977
  • Lighting Design
Bing Crosby on Broadway Playbill - Dec 1976 Bing Crosby on Broadway
Opened December 07, 1976
  • Lighting Design
I Have a Dream Playbill - Oct 1976 I Have a Dream
Opened September 20, 1976
  • Lighting Design
I Have a Dream Playbill - Oct 1976
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Des Journees Entieres Dans Le Arbres
Opened May 06, 1976
  • Lighting Supervisor
Mrs. Warren's Profession Playbill - Feb 1976 Mrs. Warren's Profession
Opened February 18, 1976
  • Lighting Design
The Poison Tree Playbill - Jan 1976 The Poison Tree
Opened January 08, 1976
  • Lighting Design
The Poison Tree Playbill - Jan 1976
Hamlet Playbill - Dec 1975 Hamlet
Opened December 17, 1975
  • Lighting Design
Kennedy's Children Playbill - Nov 1975 Kennedy's Children
Opened November 03, 1975
  • Lighting Design
Little Black Sheep Playbill - May 1975 Little Black Sheep
Opened May 07, 1975
  • Lighting Design
A Doll's House Playbill - Feb 1975 A Doll's House
Opened March 05, 1975
  • Lighting Design
The Ritz Playbill - Jan 1975 The Ritz
Opened January 20, 1975
  • Lighting Design
Fame Playbill - Nov 1974 Fame
Opened November 18, 1974
  • Lighting Design
Mert & Phil Playbill - Oct 1974 Mert & Phil
Opened October 30, 1974
  • Lighting Design
An American Millionaire Playbill - April 1974 An American Millionaire
Opened April 20, 1974
  • Lighting Design
My Fat Friend Playbill - April 1974 My Fat Friend
Opened March 31, 1974
  • Lighting Design
My Fat Friend Playbill - April 1974
What the Wine-Sellers Buy Playbill - March 1974 What the Wine-Sellers Buy
Opened February 14, 1974
  • Lighting Design
Next Time I'll Sing to You Playbill - Jan 1974 Next Time I'll Sing to You
Opened January 02, 1974
  • Lighting Design
Scapin Playbill - Dec 1973 Les Fourberies De Scapin
Opened December 28, 1973
  • Lighting Design
The au Pair Man Playbill - Jan 1974 The Au Pair Man
Opened December 27, 1973
  • Lighting Design
Measure for Measure Playbill - Dec 1973 Measure for Measure
Opened December 26, 1973
  • Lighting Design
The Beggar's Opera Playbill - Dec 1973 The Beggar's Opera
Opened December 23, 1973
  • Lighting Design
Three Sisters Playbill - Dec 1973 The Three Sisters
Opened December 19, 1973
  • Lighting Design
Boom Boom Room Playbill - Nov 1973 Boom Boom Room
Opened November 08, 1973
  • Lighting Design
  • Lighting Supervisor
Smith Playbill - May 1973 Smith
Opened May 19, 1973
  • Lighting Design
Nash at Nine Playbill - May 1973 Nash at Nine
Opened May 17, 1973
  • Lighting Design
Tricks Playbill - Jan 1973 Tricks
Opened January 08, 1973
  • Lighting Design
Tricks Playbill - Jan 1973
Ambassador Playbill - Nov 1972 Ambassador
Opened November 19, 1972
  • Lighting Design
Much Ado About Nothing Playbill - Nov 1972 Much Ado About Nothing
Opened November 11, 1972
  • Lighting Design
Hurry, Harry Playbill - Oct 1972 Hurry, Harry
Opened October 12, 1972
  • Lighting Design
Don't Play Us Cheap Playbill - May 1972 Don't Play Us Cheap!
Opened May 16, 1972
  • Lighting Design
Don't Play Us Cheap Playbill - May 1972
Different Times Playbill - May 1972 Different Times
Opened May 01, 1972
  • Lighting Design
The Little Black Book Playbill - Opening Night, April 1972 The Little Black Book
Opened April 25, 1972
  • Lighting Design
Promenade, All! Playbill - April 1972 Promenade, All!
Opened April 16, 1972
  • Lighting Design
Promenade, All! Playbill - April 1972
Sugar Playbill - Opening Night, April 1972 Sugar
Opened April 09, 1972
  • Lighting Design
Moonchildren - Playbill Opening Night Moonchildren
Opened February 21, 1972
  • Lighting Design
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death Playbill - Oct 1971 Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Opened October 20, 1971
  • Lighting Design
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death Playbill - Oct 1971
The Incomparable Max Playbill - Oct 1971 The Incomparable Max
Opened October 19, 1971
  • Lighting Design
And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little Playbill - Feb 1971 And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little
Opened February 25, 1971
  • Lighting Design
Four On a Garden Playbill - March 1971 House of Dunkelmayer
Opened January 30, 1971
  • Lighting Design
Four On a Garden Playbill - March 9171 Toreador
Opened January 30, 1971
  • Lighting Design
Four On a Garden Playbill - March 1971 Betty
Opened January 30, 1971
  • Lighting Design
Four On a Garden Playbill - March 1971 The Swingers
Opened January 30, 1971
  • Lighting Design
The Gingerbread Lady Playbill - Dec 1970 The Gingerbread Lady
Opened December 13, 1970
  • Lighting Design
Park Playbill - April 1970 Park
Opened April 22, 1970
  • Lighting Design
Grin and Bare It! / Postcards Playbill - March 1970 Grin and Bare It!
Opened March 16, 1970
  • Lighting Design
Grin and Bare It! / Postcards Playbill - March 1970
Grin and Bare It! / Postcards Playbill - March 1970 Postcards
Opened March 16, 1970
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Chinese
Opened March 10, 1970
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Dr. Fish
Opened March 10, 1970
  • Lighting Design
Paris is Out! Playbill - Jan 1970 Paris Is Out!
Opened February 02, 1970
  • Lighting Design
Paris is Out! Playbill - Jan 1970
La Strada Playbill - Dec 1969 La Strada
Opened December 14, 1969
  • Lighting Design
Buck White Playbill - Dec 1969 Buck White
Opened December 02, 1969
  • Lighting Design
The Penny Wars Playbill - Oct 1969 The Penny Wars
Opened October 15, 1969
  • Lighting Design
Billy Playbill - March 1969 Billy
Opened March 22, 1969
  • Lighting Design
The Dozens Playbill - March 1969 The Dozens
Opened March 13, 1969
  • Lighting Design
The Dozens Playbill - March 1969
Play It Again, Sam Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 1969 Play It Again, Sam
Opened February 12, 1969
  • Lighting Design
Forty Carats Playbill - Dec 1968 Forty Carats
Opened December 26, 1968
  • Lighting Design
Promises, Promises Playbill - March 1969 Promises, Promises
Opened December 01, 1968
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Morning
Opened November 28, 1968
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Noon
Opened November 28, 1968
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Night
Opened November 28, 1968
  • Lighting Design
Her First Roman Playbill - Oct 1968 Her First Roman
Opened October 20, 1968
  • Lighting Design
I'm Solomon Playbill - April 1968 I'm Solomon
Opened April 23, 1968
  • Lighting Design
George M! Playbill - Opening Night, April 1968 George M!
Opened April 10, 1968
  • Lighting Design
The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N Playbill - April 1968 The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N
Opened April 04, 1968
  • Lighting Design
The Guide Playbill - March 1968 The Guide
Opened March 06, 1968
  • Lighting Design
How Now, Dow Jones Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1967 How Now, Dow Jones
Opened December 07, 1967
  • Lighting Design
Song of the Grasshopper Playbill - Sept 1967 Song of the Grasshopper
Opened September 28, 1967
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Galileo
Opened April 13, 1967
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The East Wind
Opened February 09, 1967
  • Lighting Design
The Astrakhan Coat Playbill - Jan 1967 The Astrakhan Coat
Opened January 12, 1967
  • Lighting Design
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade Playbill - Jan 1967 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
Opened January 03, 1967
  • Lighting Design
Those That Play the Clowns Playbill - Nov 1966 Those That Play the Clowns
Opened November 24, 1966
  • Lighting Design
The Investigation Playbill - Oct 1966 The Investigation
Opened October 04, 1966
  • Lighting Design
The Investigation Playbill - Oct 1966
Slapstick Tragedy Playbill - Feb 1966 The Mutilated
Opened February 22, 1966
  • Lighting Design
Slapstick Tragedy Playbill - Feb 1966 The Gnadiges Fraulein
Opened February 22, 1966
  • Lighting Design
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Condemned of Altona
Opened February 03, 1966
  • Lighting Design
Cactus Flower Playbill - Jan 1966 Cactus Flower
Opened December 08, 1965
  • Lighting Design
The Royal Hunt of the Sun Playbill - Oct 1965 The Royal Hunt of the Sun
Opened October 26, 1965
  • Lighting Design
The Impossible Years Playbill - Oct 1965 The Impossible Years
Opened October 13, 1965
  • Lighting Design
Tiny Alice Playbill - Dec 1964 Tiny Alice
Opened December 29, 1964
  • Lighting Design
I Was Dancing Playbill - Nov 1964 I Was Dancing
Opened November 08, 1964
  • Lighting Design
A Severed Head Playbill - October 1964 A Severed Head
Opened October 28, 1964
  • Lighting Design
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore Playbill - Jan 1964 The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Opened January 01, 1964
  • Lighting Design
Arturo Ui Playbill - November 1963 Arturo Ui
Opened November 11, 1963
  • Lighting Assistant

Awards

Drama Desk Award
1987 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
Tony Award
1987 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1982 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1974 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1973 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1972 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
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