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Foundation for Stage Managers Announces Spring Fundraising Campaign

The Foundation for Stage Managers (FSM), formerly known as the Stage Managers’ Association Foundation, announces its Spring 2025 Fundraising Campaign. The campaign has a Valentine’s theme: Give your Stage Managers a little love. Starting Valentine’s Day, February 14, and running through March 14, FSM is seeking donations representing a love of Stage Managers, to fund grants to be awarded by the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit established in 2022.

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Richard “Wookie” Whitley Engages Fans on Cody Johnson’s ‘Leather Deluxe’ Tour with CHAUVET

Cody Johnson, the multi-platinum CMA award-winning singer, is touring arenas throughout North America, Australia and the UK, between now and the end of the summer on his ‘Leather Deluxe’ Tour. Enhancing the goodtime atmosphere, is a high-energy Richard “Wookie” Whitley lighting design, complete with a range of CHAUVET Professional lights.

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The Joyce Theater Uses Blackmagic Design for Archival Workflow

Blackmagic Design announced that The Joyce Theater, a 472 seat dance and performance venue in the heart of Manhattan, relies on Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2 and numerous Blackmagic Design converters to create archival footage of performances. The footage is used by dance companies for daily notes, as a record of a particular performance, or for teaching purposes for new dancers or stage managers.

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Claypaky Fixtures Shine for Sunidhi Chauhan’s ‘I Am Home’ Concerts

A wide array of Claypaky fixtures illuminated the Kolkata and Bangalore (Bengaluru) concerts on Sunidhi Chauhan’s ongoing ‘I Am Home’ tour. Lighting Designer Jasangat Sonpal selected Claypaky Sharpy X Frames, HY B-EYE K25, Tambora Batten Square, Tambora Flash, Sinfonya Profiles, and ReflectXion fixtures for the shows.

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In Memoriam: Vince Edwards, 57

Vince Edwards, longtime Sound Engineer for Sound Image Productions and host of ‘Beyond the Backstage Pass’, died Feb. 6 at age 57. Vince created and moderated ‘The Backstage Pass’ and ‘Death X Load Out’. In March 2000, he started his YouTube channel, ‘Beyond the Backstage Pass’, which celebrated the unsung heroes in backstage production.

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Robe Flies at The Panto

Lighting Designer Andy Webb specified Robe moving lights to be at the heart of his lighting designs for two high-profile pantomime shows in the United Kingdom, ‘The Further Adventures of Peter Pan’ staged at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury and ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at the Festival Theatre in Malvern – two of 11 pantos presented this season by UK Productions.

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ADJ Hydro Beam X12 Luminaires Chosen for Relaunch of the Soon-To-Be Tallest Building in the World

Set to become the world’s tallest building, at an incredible height of over 1 kilometer, construction of the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia recommenced recently. To celebrate, the building was adorned with ADJ Hydro Beam X12 moving head fixtures, which were used to fill the night sky with dynamic aerial effects.

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Werning Theatertechnik-Theaterbedarf Chooses Cameo P6 LED Profile Spotlights

Werning Theatertechnik-Theaterbedarf GmbH has chosen the Cameo P6 LED profile spotlight. With the P6, the full-service theatre supplier is expanding its extensive Cameo portfolio, a replacement for traditional 2.5 kW halogen profile spotlights. The Cameo P6 is available exclusively from Werning to customers in Germany and Austria.

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