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Belmont’s Masterpiece: Custom Shell Helps All Performers Shine

Belmont’s Masterpiece: Custom Shell Helps All Performers Shine

Wenger Corporation announces the addition of a custom Diva® Acoustical Shell at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville, TN. The shell complements the majestic architecture at Belmont and will accommodate the school’s dance, theatre, and musical performances, as well as an array of special events, including performances by the Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera, traveling Broadway shows, and international artists.Read More »Belmont’s Masterpiece: Custom Shell Helps All Performers Shine

Robe France Catches the T11 Buzz at Busy JTSE Expo

Saint-Denis, FRANCE – Robe France enjoyed the buzz and excitement generated by the 2021 JTSE (Journées Techniques du Spectacle et de l’Evénement) expo staged Nov. 23-24 at Les Docks de Paris in the Saint-Denis area near Paris. It was a welcome return to face to face – or mask to mask – meeting opportunities after the 2020 online event. Robe’s French team also celebrated this landmark putting a special focus on the launch of the new T11 range of theatrical luminaires, a three-in-one LED lighting solution.Read More »Robe France Catches the T11 Buzz at Busy JTSE Expo

More Tributes to Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim, March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021. Image courtesy the Broadway League

There are many tributes to the late Stephen Sondheim. Here are two more that Stage Directions has learned of—Broadway theaters will be dimming their lights on December 8, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. EST for one minute. Also, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has an exhibit of the many letters and correspondence of Stephen Sondheim as well as set models and photos of his collaborators. Read on for further details on each of these tribute to the iconic composer and lyricist of musical theater.Read More »More Tributes to Stephen Sondheim

Routledge Focal Press | The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook, Fourth Edition

Programmer, author, and longtime PLSN Columnist Brad Schiller has a new book out aimed for the lighting programmer—The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook, fourth edition. As with the previous editions, this new book provides respected and clear coverage of the process of programming automated lighting fixtures from basic principles to advanced production preparations.Read More »Routledge Focal Press | The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook, Fourth Edition