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(6/20/2014)

-Robe MiniMes for Australian Old Parliament House

Robe MiniMes for Australian Old Parliament House

Four Robe Robin MiniMes -- Robe's compact effects luminaire with video -- have been supplied for use throughout the Museum of Australian Democracy (MOAD) located at the Old Parliament House Building in Canberra, ACT, by Elite ...More

(6/20/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Holler If Ya Hear Me (Palace Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Holler If Ya Hear Me (Palace Theatre)

If nothing else, Holler If Ya Hear Me provides a case study in the problems and perils of the jukebox musical. Built around the catalog of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, it aims to be a powerful drama about the ...More

(6/19/2014)

-A.C. Lighting Inc. Showcases Exclusive Brand Technologies at InfoComm 2014

A.C. Lighting Inc. Showcases Exclusive Brand Technologies at InfoComm 2014

A.C. Lighting Inc., a provider of professional equipment to the entertainment industry, will showcase at InfoComm 2014 a selection of the very latest Chroma-Q and Jands lighting innovations, plus ArKaos ...More

(6/19/2014)

-dbn Supplies Lighting, Design, and LED for Parklife 2014

dbn Supplies Lighting, Design, and LED for Parklife 2014

Manchester, UK-based dbn Lighting supplied lighting production and rigging for five out of the eight primary stages at the 2014 Parklife Weekender festival in the city's Heaton Park and LED screens for one of these five plus one ...More

(6/19/2014)

-Robe MMX WashBeam Wins "Best Luminaire" Product of the Year Award

Robe MMX WashBeam Wins "Best Luminaire" Product of the Year Award

Robe's Robin MMX WashBeam was named "Best Luminaire" by US-based web portal Live Design in their 2013-14 Products of the Year awards.
The winners, selected by prominent designers and programmers in the fields of lighting, ...
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(6/19/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Time of My Life (Brits Off Broadway/59E59)

Theatre in Review: Time of My Life (Brits Off Broadway/59E59)

In Time of My Life, we are invited to dine with a prize collection of Alan Ayckbourn characters as they muddle their way toward humiliation, bankruptcy, and death -- not to mention the odd triumph. The third offering ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Scenic Artists Begin Contract Talks with the Metropolitan Opera

Scenic Artists Begin Contract Talks with the Metropolitan Opera

The United Scenic Artists (USA 829), Local 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), began contract talks yesterday with management of New York's Metropolitan Opera. Talks will largely ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Jeff Ravitz Receives Pacific Southwest Emmy for A Salute To Teachers Awards

Jeff Ravitz Receives Pacific Southwest Emmy for A Salute To Teachers Awards

Lighting designer, Jeff Ravitz of Los Angeles, California-based Intensity Advisors, was the recipient of the Emmy for Outstanding Lighting Design from the Pacific Southwest Chapter of NATAS, the National Academy of Television ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Supports Broadway Sound Designers

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Supports Broadway Sound Designers

The following letter has been sent to members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
"SDC members,
"As I am sure you are well aware, the recent decision by the Tony Awards Administration Committee to eliminate the ...
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(6/18/2014)

-WorxAudio Technologies Joins the PreSonus Family

WorxAudio Technologies Joins the PreSonus Family

PreSonus announces the acquisition of loudspeaker manufacturer WorxAudio Technologies, Inc., of Greensboro, North Carolina, founded in 1979 by CEO and director of engineering Hugh Sarvis. ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Campaign to Restore Tony Award for Sound Design Heats Up on Social Media

Campaign to Restore Tony Award for Sound Design Heats Up on Social Media

The campaign to restore the Tony Award for sound design continues apace. The New York theatre industry was shocked last week when the committee that administers the Tonys announced without comment that it was dropping both sound ...More

(6/17/2014)

-SMPTE Extends Call for Papers Deadline for SMPTE 2014 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition

SMPTE Extends Call for Papers Deadline for SMPTE 2014 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), a provider of motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, has extended the call for papers deadline ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Rogue R1 Beam from Chauvet Professional Glitters on Liberty Theater Dance Floor

Rogue R1 Beam from Chauvet Professional Glitters on Liberty Theater Dance Floor

Visitors don't get any more steeped in Broadway tradition than the Liberty Theater at the heart of Times Square. After all, it was here that George M Cohan's iconic "Give My Regards to Broadway" was first performed on a New York stage. ...More

(6/17/2014)

-The Clay Paky B-EYE is a "Great Joy" on Veronica Maggio Arena Tour

The Clay Paky B-EYE is a "Great Joy" on Veronica Maggio Arena Tour

Lighting designer Henrik Lundin is using a number of the triple-award winning Clay Paky B-EYE K20s to light ethereal Swedish songstress Veronica Maggio's first-ever Scandinavian arena tour.
Lundin, of Swedish production ...
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(6/17/2014)

-Eclipse Presentations Meets The Future at Central Hall

Eclipse Presentations Meets The Future at Central Hall

Eclipse Presentations -- an east London-based technical solutions provider -- collaborated with the marketing team at Central Hall Westminster (CHW) led by Maria Schuett to provide all the required technical production and ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Egypt's CBC Boosts Flexibility of HD Signal Transport With Riedel MediorNet Real-Time Network

Egypt's CBC Boosts Flexibility of HD Signal Transport With Riedel MediorNet Real-Time Network

Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, today announced that leading Egyptian TV channel Capital Broadcast Center (CBC) has upgraded its Cairo facilities and operations with the ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Nugen Audio Announces Educational Sales Program

Nugen Audio Announces Educational Sales Program

Nugen Audio, creator of intuitive tools for audio professionals, today introduced special educational pricing for its complete line of loudness management, metering, and correction solutions. Effective immediately, the company will ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Barco Signs on as a USAV Preferred Manufacturer Partner

Barco Signs on as a USAV Preferred Manufacturer Partner

Barco, a provider of visualization and collaboration solutions, has joined USAV's Preferred Manufacturer Partner (PMP) program as its latest pro AV supplier. Under the arrangement, Barco will gain access to a nationwide ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Much Ado About Nothing (New York Shakespeare Festival/Delacorte Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Much Ado About Nothing (New York Shakespeare Festival/Delacorte Theatre)

"Was ever woman in this humour woo'd? Was ever woman in this humour won?" The words are from Richard III but they apply perfectly to the screwball hilarity spun by Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe in Jack O'Brien' ...More

(6/16/2014)

-InterAmerica Introduces Projection Design and Maintenance Services at InfoComm 2014

InterAmerica Introduces Projection Design and Maintenance Services at InfoComm 2014

InterAmerica Stage (IAStage) is now offering design and maintenance services for projection systems. Mark T. Black and Curtis Edwards will be spreading the word about the new services at this year's InfoComm 2014 ...More

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