OSA International, a full-service entertainment company providing system integration, event production, and technology expertise for the live events, pro AV, and broadcast sectors, has hired Tim Wiley to join the company as Technology Specialist.Read More »Tim Wiley Joins OSA as Technology Specialist
The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management. The distinguished 2023 honorees are theatrical production stage managers John M. Atherlay and Gwen Gilliam, and opera production stage manager Brett Finley. In addition to these Lifetime Achievement Awards, the SMA will honor Elynmarie Kazle with The Founders Award.Read More »The Stage Managers’ Association Announces 2023 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management
The Broadway community honored the memory of Robin Wagner, the triple Tony Award®-winning scenic designer who worked on more than 60 Broadway shows in a career that spanned over five decades. Mr. Wagner passed away on May 29, 2023, at the age of 89. On June 17, 2023, the Committee of Theatre Owners dimmed the lights of Broadway theatres in New York for one minute at exactly 7:45pm, in his honor.Read More »Broadway Theaters Dimmed Lights in Memory of Award-Winning Scenic Designer Robin Wagner
3LR Design, a lighting and controls systems design, consulting, and experiential services firms, announces that architectural lighting and controls designer, Karoliina Helin has joined its international team.Read More »Karoliina Helin Joins Consulting Team at 3LR Design
Kinetic Lighting has relocated. The new facility in Los Angeles represents a nearly 300% increase in space, a boon for the growing company amid a tight commercial real estate market. Kinetic’s new building is located at 5435 West San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90039.Read More »Kinetic Lighting Triples Footprint with New HQ
There are several organizations like Overdrive Rocks, Zap Concepts, Reverb, Effect Partners, and Hope Solutions that help live events, tours, concerts, and venues with cleaner and more efficient energy options. One of the organizations leading the charge is the Music Sustainability Association. MSA is providing a framework for industry-wide action and systemic change. Production managers can easily consult with these experts prior to a tour going out. MSA’s green rider provides a perfect example of how we can still tour without wasting necessary resources and bringing live music to the masses.
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The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced the three lifetime honorees for the 2024 22nd Annual Parnelli Awards: Buford Jones, Audio Innovator; Carol Dodds, Visionary; and Jim Brammer, Lifetime Achievement.
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Small venues are special. Putting on productions with small budgets and tight turnarounds can turn crowded spaces into exciting experiences. Continue reading for four tips on designing for small venues using Vectorworks Spotlight.Read More »Four Design Tips for Working at Smaller Venues from Vectorworks
Some beautiful design work was nominated for the 76th Annual TONY Awards this year and selecting winners was surely a difficult task. However, winners were indeed announced at the celebration of Broadway’s incredible season of work. Here is the list of the Tony Award worthy designs for 2023 with the winners highlighted.
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From the opening number to the many show performances the 76th Annual TONY Awards® once again showcased the wonderful talent taking to the Broadway boards from performances to designs. Here is a roundup of all the performances from the TONY’s 2023 celebration.
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In partnership with dry-hire rental house Main Light, Elation Professional provided Fuze MAX™ series moving head luminaires to David Geffen School of Drama at Yale for use on the school’s annual Carlotta Festival, which showcases plays written, directed, acted and designed by students. The Carlotta Festival features three fully produced new plays by graduating playwrights performed in rotating repertory. The plays presented in this year’s festival, which ran May 5–12 at the Iseman Theatre, included littleboy/littleman by Rudi Goblen (directed by Jacob Basri); Furlough’s Paradise by a.k. payne (directed by Leyla Levi); and Color Boy by Esperanza Rosales Balcárcel (directed by Jecamiah M. Ybañez). Read More »Student Designers Appraise Elation Lighting on Yale’s Carlotta Festival
Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today announced at InfoComm 2023 it will showcase the newest additions to its 3-chip, 3LCD laser projector portfolio and demonstrate a wide range of engaging ways that projectors can transform environments. For the first time in North America, Epson will debut and demonstrate its new PowerLite® L series with 4K Enhancement, its first extreme short-throw with 4K Enhancement, new 4K Crystal Motion technology, new cloud-based projection management software, and more at InfoComm in Orlando, FL from June 14-16 in Booth #3428.Read More »InfoComm 2023: Epson to Debut Breakthrough Laser Projectors Featuring Extreme Short-Throw and 4K Resolution Solutions