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Ron StageMaster Load Cells Used for Repositioning of Refurbished Isaac Theatre Royal Dome Ceiling

Ron StageMaster Load Cells Used for Repositioning of Refurbished Isaac Theatre Royal Dome Ceiling

NEW ZEALAND – The end of March, 2014 marked a milestone for the iconic Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch, New Zealand, as “the grand old lady’s” iconic dome ceiling lifted back into its rightful place after an extensive refurbishment as a result of the February, 2011 earthquake. Rigging and stage equipment company ShowQuip of Christchurch was there with their Ron StageMaster wireless load cells from Eilon Engineering.

For more details, visit www.eilon-engineering.com and www.showquip.com

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PLSN editor Justin Lang

Looking Back and Moving Forward

How long have you been reading these pages of PLSN? A year, five years? Maybe 10? Maybe you are one of our original subscribers who have been enjoying the latest in industry news, production profiles, editorial and industry insights for the past 15 years. That is right, PLSN Magazine is five months into its 15th year in the business!  This month I want to share a little bit of history of how PLSN Magazine grew to become the largest magazine for our industry, not just in print, but online and via your mobile device as well.

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Bullets Over Broadway photo by Paul Kolnik

From the Cinema to the Stage: “Bullets Over Broadway”

Translating a film into a musical presents numerous challenges, and it certainly helps when you are the scenic designer who also did the production design on the original movie. Santo Loquasto has worked with Woody Allen on 27 films so far — the 28th goes into production this summer — and when the iconic director’s 1994 comedy Bullets Over Broadway was recently brought to the Great White Way, it made perfect sense for Loquasto to come aboard to help transform the 90-minute film into a two-and-a-half hour musical. In distinguishing them, Loquasto states that, visually, the two productions are different, and that he did not set out to recreate the look of the film so much as the spirit of it. And his approach paid off: he was nominated for a Tony Award for his work on the show.

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Billy Joel tickling the ivory, center stage. Photo by Myrna Suarez

Billy Joel 2014 Tour

After Four Decades, it’s ‘A Matter of Trust” between Artist and Director Steve Cohen

There was energy. There was dancing. There was an electrifying performance. And that’s just the FOH platform. Steve Cohen appropriately feels he’s part of the Billy Joel band – after all, this is his 40th year with the American pop icon. The Parnelli Award-winning video and lighting designer/show director is back in the arenas with Joel (the stop in St. Louis was the 20th Anniversary of the last time he was here, playing what is now called the Scottrade Center). Fueled by diet A&W root beer and an obvious deep love of the music, Cohen was a blur of movement as he kept the lighting and video in sync with the music.

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