USITT announced the 2022 Distinguished Achievement Award Winners who will be lauded at the 2022 USITT Conference, which is set to take place as an in-person event in Baltimore, MD from March 2-5, 2022. Honorees include Michael Hooker (Sound Design), Terri Purcell (Costume Design), Donyale Werle (Scenic Design), Dick Block (Education), and John McKernon (Lighting Design).
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USA—The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) in Milwaukee, WI, needed an upgrade to its stage technology in the newly opened Bradley Symphony Center and Allen-Bradley Hall. The historic building dates back to 1931, when it opened as the Warner Theater. In 2021, Milwaukee Symphony moved in to the newly restored and renovated historic building and began to bring music to the community in new and innovative ways.Read More »ETC Upgrades Historic Venue for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Bob Johnston, a 45-year veteran of the Canadian live production industry and longtime supporter and advocate for the CITT/ICTS, died Dec. 2, 2021 at age 61 after complications from a recent surgery. Johnston was a member of Christie Lites’ sales team in Toronto.
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Lighting designer, Tim Deiling, used 35 Ayrton MagicDot SX fixtures to help construct the visual narrative for the Broadway production of SIX The Musical when… Read More »Ayrton MagicDot SX Knocks Them for SIX on Broadway
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The producers of the long-awaited revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company which opens this week, is pleased to announce a landmark partnership with Black Theatre Coalition (BTC), an organization dedicated to eradicating racial inequities in the theatre industry, in the creation of a comprehensive paid apprentice program for creative and management professionals pursuing a career in theatre. The apprentices are Twi McCallum in Sound Design, Dwayne “DJ” Fralin in Lighting Design, Damian Jöel in Costume Design, Siobhan Peterson in Stage Management, Brandi Knox in Company Management, Jordan Fleming in Producing, TaNisha Fordham in Directing, and Bobbie Lee Crow III in Musical Direction.Read More »The Black Theatre Coalition and Company on Broadway Announce an Apprenticeship Program
The Broadway League announced on December 8, 2021, that the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theaters in New York City will now require vaccinations for children ages 5 -11 years old, effective December 14, 2021, in accordance with the new Key to NYC Guidelines.Read More »Broadway Theaters Extend Vaccination Requirement to Children under 12
URTA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training. The awards recognize outstanding work of undergraduate instructors, coaches, mentors, as well as institutions, for excellence in the training and preparation of undergraduate theatre artists.Read More »URTA Announces Recipients of 2021 Excellence Awards
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
USITT has announced its newest Fellows of the Institute: Kathy A. Perkins, Jenny Kenyon, Paul Brunner, and David Stewart. Fellows achieve this recognition through many years of exceptional participation in various aspects of USITT and the entertainment industry.
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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
LONDON – disguise released its r20 software on Dec. 1 in English and six other languages (Spanish, German, French, Korean, Japanese and Simplified Chinese). The… Read More »disguise r20 Software Released in English and Six Other Languages
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NEW YORK – Broadway veteran Craig Jacobs, Production Stage Manager on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, died Nov. 22. The Majestic Theater, home of the long running production will honor Jacobs’ memory by dimming its marquee on Dec. 6 at 7:25 p.m.
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