During the 2025-26 season, Lap Chi Chu makes his HGO debut serving as the lighting designer for Silent Night. His Broadway credits include: Suffs, Yellowface, Uncle Vanya, and Camelot, a production which received a Tony Nomination for Best Lighting Design of a Musical in 2023. He has also contributed his designs to other theaters including the Public Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, Lincoln Center Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Signature Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Old Globe, American Contemporary Theater, Goodman Theatre, American Repertory Theater, Arena Stage, and the Alley Theatre. His award recognitions include the Lucile Lortel Award for Outstanding Lighting Design and an Obie for Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design. Formerly Head of Lighting at CalArts, he is now Professor and Head of Lighting Design at the University of California Los Angeles.