FARMINGDALE, NY — The 1971 musical Godspell returned to Broadway in November at the Circle in the Square Theatre with a new show, new cast, new design. LD is David Weiner, whose lighting scheme showcases PRG-customized Pulsar LEDs incorporated into vintage fixtures to preserve the production’s continuity and set design.
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PHILADELPHIA – When tasked with lighting the 192nd Mayoral Inauguration for Michael Nutter, Executive Producer Scott Mirkin and Lighting Designer Scott Clyve elected to use equipment provided by 4Wall Entertainment in New York. The space was a 37,500 square foot lobby of the Pennsylvania Convention Center where house lighting was not an option. Adding to the challenge, Clyve, Lagler and Producer Scott Mirkin were expected to create a multi-functional stage design to support dance and live musical performances.
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NEW YORK – Belgium-based architectural lighting manufacturer Kreon Inc, appoints Darin Fowler as General Manager of North American operations. Fowler, headquartered in New York City, will oversee all sales, customer service and marketing in the US and Canada. Fowler most recently was Regional Sales Manager at High End Systems, specializing in lighting for fixed installations. Before that, he was Senior Designer/Project Manager for NY-based Schwinghammer Lighting and also Johnson Light Studio, with his career start at Focus Lighting.
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SUNNYVALE, CA – New OSRAM Ostar Stage LEDs have a flatter profile, a narrow beam angle and higher luminance than before. They are now only 1.23 mm high – one-quarter of the usual height – enabling a much more compact spotlight design. The glass cover on the new LEDs has been optimized for injection of the light into lens systems. The LEDs can be used in spotlights of any size, from small stage spotlights to large moving head luminaires.
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GLADSTONE, Queensland – Gladstone Entertainment Centre has installed six VARI-LITE VL3500 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite to keep their existing VL500 Washes company. Supplied by Rockhampton’s Stage & Audio, the fixtures are permanently rigged on the FOH lighting bar.
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NEW CASTLE, DE – For the sixth consecutive year, Pete’s Big TVs provided Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival with LED screens and a full video production system and crew. The March 17-18 event took place at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. Equipment choice was influenced by a few factors. As the concerts each day started at 3 pm and ran until 11 pm, screen resolution was important, along with the ability to withstand weather conditions.
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NORCROSS, GA – Guests at the 2012 DIFFA Dining By Design tour, now running through March 26, are immersed in a “Bioluminecent Evening At Sea” experience with NanoLumens LED displays. The event runs in conjunction with the Architectural Digest Home Design Show at Pier 94 in New York City.
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Rancho Cordova, CA – DWP Live and LMG, Inc. selected Barco’s FLM H20 large venue projectors to create a dynamic visual showcase highlighting Madonna’s performance for the Super Bowl halftime show. The show turned the stage and a 149 x 80 ft. field projection area into a showcase of surreal video imagery. The large-scale projection mapping used 32 Barco FLM HD20 projectors, rigged into eight pods of four projectors each, to cover the 11,000-sq. ft. surface area.
Read More »CHARLOTTE, NC – Illumination Dynamics supplied “The Hunger Games” film with multiple ARRICAMS and camera accessories, along with the main grip package. The film will be released March 23 worldwide.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — PRG (Production Resource Group), the leading provider of event technology for live events and TV productions around the world, got the opportunity to showcase its products and services at Prolight + Sound’s Festhalle from March 21-24, 2012. The Festhalle was also the venue for the official opening night PRG Live Entertainment Award (PRG LEA) on March 20.
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