Jules Fisher received the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre for his work as a lighting designer.
Fisher is one of the most influential lighting designers in Broadway history. His career includes a large body of work across plays, musicals, concerts, and other performance settings. Lighting design is often less visible to general audiences than acting or music, but it determines atmosphere, focus, rhythm, and the visual architecture of a production.
At the 2026 Tony Awards, Fisher shared the Lifetime Achievement honor with André Bishop and James Lapine. Bishop is a major theatre producer and former artistic leader, while Lapine is a playwright, director, and filmmaker known for collaborations including Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods.
Fisher's recognition was a lifetime-achievement honor, not the competitive 2026 award for lighting design. That competitive category was divided between play and musical design, with Jack Knowles winning for a play and Jen Schriever and Michael Arden winning for a musical.