Main Light, LLC, a preeminent dry hire rental partner, announces the appointment of Randy Mullican to Chief Executive Officer. Having been with Main Light for 27 years, most recently as General Manager, Mullican brings a deep understanding of the company and its proven dry hire business model.Read More »Randy Mullican Named CEO of Main Light, LLC
Iration topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart with their very first recording, “No Time for Rest.” More than a decade later, the title of that… Read More »Cullen Noon, LIT Lighting and Chauvet Professional Flow with Iration at Cali Vibes
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Kicking off a series of Spring trade shows, the ADJ USA sales team will be exhibiting at the 2022 Bar & Restaurant Expo (formerly known as the Nightclub & Bar Show) in March. Taking place in Las Vegas, the show is set to welcome thousands of hospitality industry professionals from across the United States. ADJ will use the exhibition to showcase its latest lighting and LED video technology to bar, restaurant, and nightlife venue owners, managers, and installers.Read More »ADJ Prepares to Light Up Bar & Restaurant Expo
Take a look behind the scenes of how PRG built the Big Beast stage for the second edition of MDLBEAST‘s #SoundStorm21 – the largest (and loudest) festival in the world.
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ETC continues its tradition of connecting lighting design and technology students to industry professionals as it opens applications for the 2022 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program. Selected students will be introduced to established industry professionals and paired with a mentor who will help guide their transition into the working world. ETC will accept applications to the 2022 program through April 15, 2022.Read More »ETC Opens Applications for 2022 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program
Schouwburg is the municipal Theatre in Kortrijk in the West Flanders region of Belgium and is located right at the heart of the city in Schouwburgplein (Theatre Square). It offers two stage spaces, an 800-seat main hall and a smaller 120-person capacity space that is scheduled for a complete rebuild over the next two years.Read More »Schouwburg Theatre in Kortrijk, Belgium Gears Up with Robe T1 Fixtures
InCord made their 2022 donation to Behind the Scenes on the show floor at USITT reflecting a percentage of profits from sales of their Theatrical Safety Netting Systems. The systems are hand-crafted in the USA by skilled artisans, safety tested to exceed all applicable industry standards, and are custom designed by professional engineers to perfectly fit your orchestra pit and/or protect your stage and house operations according to your technical and aesthetic requirements.Read More »InCord’s Safety Netting Supports Industry Workers in Multiple Ways
The 75th Annual Tony Awards will return to New York’s Radio City Music Hall on June 12. The show will be broadcast live across the U.S. for the first time and can be viewed via network TV (CBS) and livestream (Paramount+). Nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards, to be announced May 3, will include performances staged through April 28, 2022.
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Register now for the 2022 New World Rigging Symposium, which will take place online April 5-7, 2022. The symposium will carry nine ETCP education renewal credits for re-certification and the cost is just $99. A few new session highlights include:Read More »New Session Highlights of the Upcoming 2022 New World Rigging Symposium
Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors in live theater, has released the union’s third diversity and inclusion hiring bias report, tracking the demographics of how its members are hired for acting and stage management work, and how much they were paid in the year 2020.Read More »Actors’ Equity Association Releases Latest Diversity and Inclusion Hiring Bias Report
Tokyo – March 10, 2022 – FOR-A Company Limited today announced the passing of the company’s founder and representative director, Mr. Keizo Kiyohara who died on March 7. He was 88 years old.
Mr. Kiyohara established FOR-A Co. Ltd. in 1971. Three years later, he started FOR-A Corporation of America in California. FOR-A, the Japanese company name, means “A Partnership that Grows Together.” The name was given by Mr. Kiyohara because he believed that with the solutions developed by the company, there was true value in its meaning.Read More »In Memoriam: Mr. Keizo Kiyohara, FOR-A Founder, Passes Away at 88
A New Initiative for Black Undergraduate Students in Partnership with CUNY
Black Theatre United (BTU), a non-profit organization that helps protect Black people, Black talent, and Black lives in theatre, announces the launch of the Broadway Marketing Internship Program, a summer-long initiative that provides 8 paid internships for undergraduate education students. The pilot program is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Black Theatre United, CUNY, and four of New York’s top live entertainment advertising and marketing agencies: Serino Coyne, AKA, RPM and Situation Interactive. With a strong focus on and commitment to increasing access for Black, Indigenous, and students of color who have an interest in this arena, yet open to all, this program will provide a learning space to develop a deeper understanding of how the industry operates by working with the various companies and organizations that keep Broadway moving. Two students will be placed with each of the four participating agencies for the eight-week paid program, which runs June 27 – August 19, 2022. Applications are available now at BlackTheatreUnited.com and are due by Monday, March 28, 2022.Read More »Black Theatre United Presents the Broadway Marketing Internship Program