This year marks the fifth year for the First Night Riders charity motorbike tour which raises money for The Theatrical Guild. Established in 1891, TTG is dedicated to looking after theatre personnel who, due to a variety of circumstances, need educational sponsorship, counselling, or welfare advice, in order for them to regain employment in the theatre industry. This year’s tour takes place June 20-23.
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LOS ANGELES — Concert touring pro Mo Morrison, 61, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center here, succumbed to the disease April 7, 2014. He is pictured here on Nov. 23, 2013, accepting the inaugural Parnelli Hall of Fame lifetime achievement honor.
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ArKaos PRO LEDMaster promises to serve as an all-in-one solution that delivers professional LED show control in three easy steps: map, program and playback.
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Blackmagic Design’s new Blackmagic Studio Camera, featured at NAB 2014, is specifically designed for live production and available in 1080 HD and Ultra HD models starting from $1,995. Features include a large viewfinder, talkback, tally, optical fiber and a rugged metal design. The Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K will be available in June for $2,995.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) reported that total registered attendance for the 2014 NAB Show was 98,015, an uptick of more than four percent from 2013. Exhibit space was also up more than seven percent from the previous year, with the event comprising 1,746 exhibiting companies spanning 945,000 net square feet of exhibit space.
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NEW YORK – The Tonight Show got a new Manhattan address as well a new man behind the desk earlier this year. To prepare for the show’s cross-county move to New York, LD Fred Bock created a new look in NBC’s upgraded Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center. WorldStage supported Bock’s design with an extensive studio and band lighting package, and also handled the sale and rental lighting packages for the new Late Night with Seth Meyers in NBC’s Studio 8G.
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GERMANY – In the four decades since its founding, Circus Roncalli has always been committed to maintaining the classical circus tradition. And as the circus has grown over the years, so too has it lighting needs. Currently, several Clay Paky lights, including 36 A.leda K10s, 28 Alpha Spot HPE 700s and six Alpha Wash 700s, were installed along with other equipment. “The A.leda K10’s brightness is unmatched. Despite its compact size, it is a really efficient wash light. It is also impressive thanks to its excellent colour rendition. Furthermore, these lights are surprisingly lightweight and are perfectly suited to places of this kind,” said Managing Director Jens Wiegandt.
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After a six year renovation, Munich’s Deutsches Theater now combines Old World splendor with state-of-the-art technology. An important part of that technology is the new lighting system combining ClayPaky lights and grandMA2 controller.
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