NAMM Interviews Malcolm Weldon for Oral History Program
NAMM interviewed Malcolm Weldon, who was honored with the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement at the annual ceremony in Jan. 2025. Here’s a link to the interview.
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Flashback to a Cool Set Change Time-lapse
Watch this classic behind-the-scenes time-lapse of the set changes for Franco Zeffirelli’s beloved production of Puccini’s La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera.
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NAMM Oral History Program Interview with Emily Bornt
Lighting Designer Emily Bornt was interviewed for the NAMM Oral History Program. She speaks about finding her early love of music and the path to eventually launching LEAPS, her own lighting company, designing large-scale shows and touring productions. Known for balancing artistic vision with technical precision, she thrives in creating immersive, dynamic stage experiences.
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Brilliant! Jackpot at the Neon Museum
Brilliant! Jackpot at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas is a state-of-the-art audiovisual immersion that through projection brings some of the historic signs of Las Vegas back to life. This innovative experience, created by Experiential Director & Light Artist Craig Winslow, transports visitors through technology and meticulous mapping.
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Video of the Week: The Scenic Design of ‘Redwood’
PRG played a key role in the visually and sonically immersive production of ‘Redwood’ on Broadway, providing scenic, automation, video, lighting, and audio solutions, including the largest LED display ever seen on Broadway. This video, created by PRG, takes a look at the scenic design with an interview with Scenic Designer, Jason Ardizzone-West.
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Light Humor Episode 9: ‘The Museum Gig’
New technology is reshaping our future, but can a machine replace a designer —or will it die trying? AI may be our salvation, but is it art? Watch Light Humor Ep 9: The Museum Gig for an absurdist take on this creative clash.” Light Humor is presented by 4Wall Entertainment.
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Celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day
As Women’s History Month comes to a close we wanted to share this PRG video showcasing some of the talented women production professionals in their company. At PLSN we wish to amplify this recognition to all the hardworking women throughout the live event and entertainment production industry in every role at every level.
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RSC Takes ‘Hamlet’ to New Heights, Creating a Raked Stage
In this video from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Scenic Designer Es Devlin, Director Rupert Goold, and the RSC Automation Team explain how they created the ‘unstable’ raked stage and a boat for its production of ‘Hamlet’.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day with a Parnelli-winning Irish Flashback
On this St. Patrick’s Day we give you a flashback to U2:UV Achtung Baby, Live at Sphere. Working with longtime collaborators Willie Williams, Stefaan “Smasher” Desmedt, and STUFISH Entertainment Architects, among others, the show’s production was realized by the longtime U2 veterans as well as new creatives and vendors. The production won two Parnelli Awards: Video Director of the Year and Media Content Creator of the Year.
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Luke Combs’ Touring Team Win Big at the CMA Touring Awards
The Luke Combs ‘Growin; Up and Gettin’ Old’ Tour team were big winners at the 2024 CMA Touring Awards, which recognizes the best in country music touring production. Among the 5 awards the tour won included Crew of the Year for which Combs’ himself congratulated his crew on the stage.
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Subtronics Cyclops Dome II – Get a Glimpse and Read the Story
EDM artist Subtronics was back for a three-night run at the Tacoma Dome for Cyclops Dome II. PLSN caught up with Production Designer Erik Mahowald of Bending Lite Productions and Production Manager Larry Barcello, of Brass City Productions, Inc. to find out about realizing this venue encompassing show.
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Behind the Build at GableStage
Discover how Technical Director Victoria Murawski’s leadership and dedication brought the Florida theater company GableStage’s most ambitious set to life—watch the exclusive behind-the-scenes interview now. For ‘Appropriate’, Technical Director Murawski worked closely with Scenic Designer Frank J. Oliva, leading the production team in the build, alongside Master Carpenter Sean Deam.
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