Paul Douglass Gilger (born October 13, 1954 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American architect, set designer, and playwright.
Gilger conceived the 2003 off-Broadway Jerry Herman musical revue Showtune. In 1991, he designed the Industrial Light and Magic film studio building in San Rafael, California for filmmaker George Lucas (Star Wars, Indiana Jones) and in 1989, he prepared conceptual designs for the Disney/MGM Film Studios in Tokyo, Japan. With Nomad Productions Scenic Studios in San Francisco, Gilger prepared concert touring sets for Madonna (1985 Like a Virgin Tour), Kenny Loggins, Crosby Stills & Nash, Carlos Santana, Alabama, Dio, and Petra, stage sets for Whoopi Goldberg and Anthony Newley (the 1983 musical Chaplin), set pieces for the Super Bowl broadcast, and numerous sets for television.