A Christmas Wish List, Fulfilled
It’s the start of a new year, and I wish you all a great upcoming one. I will always be a lighting designer foremost, even if I don’t practice the craft as often as I did before becoming an editor. So my Christmas wish list is always for new lighting toys. I’m glad to see the birth of some new lighting products in the last year as well as the retooling of some old fixtures that have come back from the dead. I took a few minutes to list some of the new tools in my toy box that I personally would love to get my hands on.
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Mac Mosier & Son with Josh Groban’s ‘Stages’ Tour
TOUR: Aug. 2015-Aug. 2016 world tour
TWO MOSIERS BACKSTAGE: “My oldest son, Calvin, is a lighting tech. It was great having him on the crew. The first time he called me Mac instead of Dad, coming across the stage, it threw me. But I got used to it. He goes out with the Stones in January.”
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‘The Illusionists’ on Broadway
The magic spectacle of The Illusionists — Live On Broadway recently offered that rare break from plays and musicals for something more offbeat and interactive. Featuring seven magicians with different skills — from the comedy hijinks of The Trickster to the death-defying stunts of The Daredevil to the fast-paced moves of The Deceptionist — the two-hour plus show is packed with all manner of dazzling illusions and is one of those rare shows that flies by. It begins its national tour in February.