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Alan Adelman

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  • Cinematographer
  • Additional Crew
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He is best known for his work designing the lighting for captures of theatrical stage performances for digital cinema beginning with the first live Broadway Pay Per View of "Sophisticated Ladies" in 1982 and a great many of the subsequent Broadway digital cinema recordings. He has been the lighting designer and consultant for the "Live From Lincoln Center" series since 1996 and a primary lighting designer for the PBS "Great Performances" and "Dance In America" series since 1982.
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Al Pacino in Carlito's Way (1993)
    Carlito's Way
    7.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1993
    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    From the Top at Carnegie Hall (2007)
    From the Top at Carnegie Hall
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Bill Maher in Bill Maher: The Mark Twain Prize (2026)
      Bill Maher: The Mark Twain Prize
      6.4
      TV Special
      • lighting designer
      • 2026
    • Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (2026)
      Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular
      TV Special
      • lighting designer
      • 2026
    • Fallen Angels (2026)
      Fallen Angels
      8.3
      • lighting design adaptation for the screen
      • 2026
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • lighting director
      • lighting designer
      • light design consultant ...
      • 1980–2026
    • Earthquake in Earthquake: Joke Telling Business (2025)
      Earthquake: Joke Telling Business
      5.7
      TV Special
      • lighting director
      • 2025
    • Conan O'Brien in Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2025)
      Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
      8.0
      • lighting designer
      • 2025
    • Iliza Shlesinger in Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal (2025)
      Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • lighting designer
      • 2025
    • George Lopez: Muy Católico (2025)
      George Lopez: Muy Católico
      5.2
      • lighting designer
      • 2025
    • Gwen Stefani in Christmas in Rockefeller Center (1990)
      Christmas in Rockefeller Center
      5.4
      TV Series
      • lighting designer
      • 2011–2024
    • The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day (2024)
      The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day
      9.4
      TV Special
      • lighting designer
      • 2024
    • Tom Papa: Home Free (2024)
      Tom Papa: Home Free
      6.9
      • lighting designer
      • 2024
    • All-Star Orchestra (2013)
      All-Star Orchestra
      TV Series
      • lighting designer
      • 2023–2024
    • Colin Jost & Michael Che Present: New York After Dark (2024)
      Colin Jost & Michael Che Present: New York After Dark
      5.5
      TV Special
      • lighting designer
      • 2024
    • Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2024)
      Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
      6.6
      TV Special
      • lighting designer
      • 2024
    • Donnell Rawlings in Chappelle's Home Team: Donnell Rawlings - A New Day (2024)
      Chappelle's Home Team: Donnell Rawlings - A New Day
      5.7
      Short
      • lighting director
      • 2024

    Cinematographer

    • Bruce Willis in True West (2002)
      True West
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Stage on Screen
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Peter Pan (2000)
      Peter Pan
      7.3
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous (1990)
      Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1990

    Additional Crew

    • All-Star Orchestra (2013)
      All-Star Orchestra
      TV Series
      • creative consultant
      • 2017

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Adam Adelman

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Has designed the lighting for four productions of "The Nutcracker" (so far): Mark Morris's "The Hard Nut" at the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels, the feature film of George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker", the San Francisco Ballet's production at The War Memorial Opera House and Miami City Ballet's yearly holiday offering.

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