CHICAGO – Chicago-based Reed Rigging provided production rigging support and hardware for the Season 2 series shooting and promotional campaign of “Boss” starring Kelsey Grammer. The show, which features the city of Chicago as a fictional backdrop, premiered Aug. 17 on the Starz channel.
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LONDON – The historic London venue the Hippodrome has reopened after a £40million refurbishment. Theatre consultants Charcoalblue was appointed to assist London-based architects Cadmium Design & Architecture in the design and planning of the Matcham Room, the entertainment venue that will house ‘Live at the Hippodrome.’
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BRISTOL, UK – Stage Electrics has been appointed as a distributor for new British LED fixture manufacturer Lumonic. The first product launch is the ilumo Zoom LED spot/wash, which features 12 LEDs in one unit. Stage Electrics will show the new product at PLASA.
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STRATFORD, UK – HSL supplied lighting equipment, LED screens, trussing and rigging for the 2012 Global Gathering event, staged at Long Marston Airfield near Stratford. The event attracted up to 50,000 dance music fans over two days. Even the sun participated in the fun over the two days – one of the few UK festivals this summer not to be plagued by erratic weather.
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COLUMBIA, MD- 4Wall Entertainment’s DC location has moved from its Halethorpe, MD, location to Columbia, MD. The relocation was necessary because of 4Wall’s growth. Since opening in January of 2010, 4Wall DC has consistently added inventory to accommodate its growing customer base.
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DALLAS – Jennifer Lopez is embarking on her first headlining world tour. LD/ programmer Sean Burke is using VARI-LITE VL3500 Wash FX and VL3000 Spot luminaires from Upstaging to shine a light on the artist and her stage full of dancers, as well as cut through the bright ambient light created from the LED video screens.
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DALLAS – Argyle, TX-based GoVision provided video screens to enhance the entertainment during the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo in Dallas. An Opening Night Celebration at Cowboys Stadium featured extra screens on each side of the stage for Big & Rich’s show, while another night’s event featured screens enhancing country artist Jack Ingram’s performance.
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MILWAUKEE – High End Systems, along with regional dealer Studio Gear LLC, will show HES’ newest products with hands-on opportunities Aug. 21, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 pm in Milwaukee. Location is downtown at the Italian Conference Center, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202.
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MONTREAL – To celebrate the 60th birthday of Montreal’s most famous mobile theater, La Roulotte, the city turned to Stageline to design and manufacture a new mobile theater. The 2012 version had to answer specific criteria: It had to be easy and fast to install and dismantle and require minimal physical effort; it had to have enough storage space for the production equipment; and it had to be safe.
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FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – The Miss Florida USA 2013 pageant again featured grandMA lighting consoles behind the scenes. LD Stefan DeWilde needed the expanded grandMA system, which featured an NSP (Network Signal Processor) and eight universes. “It was essential to have everything networked on the show,” he said.
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LONDON – Timed for London’s Olympic summer is the new stage adaptation of the classic British film “Chariots of Fire,” telling the story of a much earlier Olympic Games. To supply the lighting for the show, LD Rick Fisher turned to his regular collaborator White Light. The company also supplied external lighting to the Gielgud Theatre for a performance by Vangelis of his Chariots of Fire theme as the Olympic Torch passed the theatre.
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