Costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo and lighting designer Isabella Byrd needed to work hand in hand on “Dog Day Afternoon.” Through lighting and wardrobe — in conjunction with their fellow designers, director Rupert Goold and the company — they needed to evoke the 1970s for the Stephen Adly Guirgis play.
Abbandandolo played with color in her design — confectionary tones for the women who work at the bank (the play’s setting) and ’70s earth tones for leading actors Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. But the hues of fabric only pop as much as lighting allows. In the below episode, Abbandandolo and Byrd spoke to Broadway News about their collaboration and the ways in which their designs summon the ’70s. “Dog Day Afternoon” marks Abbandandolo’s second Tony Award nomination for Best Costume Design of a Play and Byrd’s third Tony nod for Best Lighting Design of a Play.
“Dog Day Afternoon” is nominated for three Tony Awards.
Dog Day Afternoon on Broadway (Credit: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)The 2026 Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. P!NK will host the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). CBS and Pluto TV will present the Tony Awards: Act One, with additional details to follow.
See the full list of nominations here.
