NEW YORK – For the compact but flexible theatre within the new $422 million home of the Whitney Museum in Manhattan, which can seat between 99 and 171 people, Theatre Projects worked with building architects Renzo Piano and Cooper, Robertson & Partners.
Read More »BALTIMORE, MD — Along with its state of emergency due to civil unrest, the city of Baltimore instituted a mandatory curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. from April 26 to May 5, and that’s led to numerous canceled live entertainment events. Some theatrical productions are still being staged, albeit with earlier curtain times.
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Two open house events for a “first look” at products unveiled at ProLight + Sound have been announced for Los Angeles & Miami.
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NEW YORK CITY – The American Theatre Wing recently announced names of special award winners at the 2015 Tony Awards, the hosts of the ceremony, and the nominees of competitive categories.
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AUSTIN, TX – Lighting director Steve Fallon used 30 High End Systems Shapeshifter C1 fixtures supplied by VER for TV’s Nashville.
Read More »LINCOLN, MA – Lenore Travis, who in the 1970s worked for Tom Field and Associates (TFA) and also Mike Brown Grandstands (today Brown United), died April 26 in a tractor accident on her farm in Lincoln, Mass. She was 67. She shared that farm with her husband George Travis, 2013 Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Honoree and Bruce Springsteen’s longtime production manager.
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SAN DIEGO, CA – For the 42,823 fans attending the season-opening home game for the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on April 11, Pro Systems designed a post-game laser lightshow with some punchy effects provided by 12 Rogue RH1 Hybrid fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The visual celebration followed the Padres’ 10-2 victory over the World Series-champion San Francisco Giants.
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NASHVILLE, TN – For Sam Hunt’s recent Lipstick Graffiti tour with lighting provided by Bandit Lites, designer Mark Steinwachs worked with production manager Bob Harmon and manager Brad Belanger to create powerful lighting looks using only one or two colors per song. Programming was provided by John Lucksinger. Bandit VP Mike Golden worked with Steinwachs and Bandit’s director of technical services Jake Tickle on the rig, which includes GLP X4S, Elation Cuepix Blinders, Chauvet Colordash Accents and Bandit GRN Washes.
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NEW YORK — On May 1, a light show crafted by LD Marc Brickman and inspired by Whitney Museum artwork from Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Georgia O’Keeffe and Edward Hopper, among others, will bring attention to the opening of the new Whitney Museum of American Art. The new building, designed by Renzo Piano, is the white building in the foreground of this shot that includes the Empire State Building.
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A.C.T Lighting, Inc. supplies Clay Paky and grandMA2 consoles for the debut of “Premier Boxing Champions” on NBC Sports.
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Livewire, a 14,000 square foot live music venue that opened in the space formerly occupied by the EDM club Axis-Radius, is drawing new crowds with visual support from Elation lighting and LED video gear. Elation dealer Fyxx Entertainment supplied the venue with Elation Platinum Series moving heads and 4mm pixel pitch Elation EZ4 LED panels.
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