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37th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Recipients Announced

37th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Recipients Announced

The 2022 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were handed out on Sunday, May 1, 2022, to recipients in 16 categories, with two honorary awards also bestowed. Returning to a live, in-person ceremony for the first time in three years, the Awards were distributed in a ceremony at NYU Skirball. The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League and Lucille Lortel Theatre, with additional support provided by TDF.Read More »37th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Recipients Announced

Magmatic Therma Tour Haze Effect Generators

The new Therma Tour 600™ and Therma Tour 800™ hazers from Magmatic

Magmatic atmospheric effects is pleased to offer Thermatic, a series of oil-based hazers designed to give enduring haze effects for longer-lasting atmospherics. Capable of creating a fine particulate that hangs in the air for hours, each haze generator in the Thermatic line excels at enhancing light beams and mid-air effects for higher impact, eye-catching visuals.Read More »Magmatic Therma Tour Haze Effect Generators

A Quantum Leap for Softlights

LiteGear, which introduced its LiteTile softlights in 2016, followed up with a larger version, LiteTile XL. The company now offers something even bigger: its Auroris X softlight, which is able to cover a 100-square-foot area with just one fixture. Measuring 10’ x 10’, Auroris X is also scalable, and users can simply deploy 10 Auroris X units to cover 1,000 square feet. Other overhead products might require 40 separate products to provide the same level of softlight coverage. The Auroris X can also be quickly uncoupled from your rig, folded, and stored in minutes.

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PRG Supports the Lighting for the Latin American Music Awards

The seventh-annual Latin American Music Awards, which were held on April 21 at the Michelob Ultra Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas, NV offered up a sizzling celebration of Latin music alongside an inspiring message of global unity. The Latin AMAs were televised live on Telemundo as well as streamed live on Peacock and broadcast simultaneously on Spanish entertainment cable network Universo, and throughout the Americas on Telemundo Internacional.Read More »PRG Supports the Lighting for the Latin American Music Awards

#Rigsafe Day 2022: Are You Rigging Safely?

Today April 29th is Arbor Day in the technical theater industry. It’s also known as #Rigsafe day! While normal Arbor Day is typically a holiday focused on planting trees to celebrate their importance, an “arbor” in the technical theater world is a rack that contains weights used to balance a load in a counterweight rigging system. USITT recognizes Arbor Day as a day to celebrate rigging safety and training for everyone in our industry. Use Arbor Day to thank a rigger, celebrate safe practices, or to promote a renewed commitment to safety. Here’s a sneak peek at one of the many rigging safety videos USITT will be posting today:

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ROE Visual Launches Graphite LED Panel

ROE Visual is delighted to announce the release of Graphite, the new indoor LED panel targeting the indoor event market. The launch offers a durable yet lightweight LED solution that provides quick installation through its intuitive smart-lock system. Graphite is ideal for building large LED walls and ceilings fast and efficiently for any indoor event space.Read More »ROE Visual Launches Graphite LED Panel

In Memoriam: Martee Nuruddin, 68

PLSN learned of the passing of Martin “Martee” Nuruddin, Vice President of PRG Orlando on April 14th. Nuruddin, born on February 15, 1954, was 68. He was a 44-year member of IATSE Local One, having been initiated on February 2, 1978. He worked throughout the Broadway jurisdiction and started his career as an apprentice at Vanco in New York. He would move to Florida to open Vanco Orlando.Read More »In Memoriam: Martee Nuruddin, 68