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  Theatre in Review: Casa Valentina (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)
Given Broadway's current mania for stars, it's interesting that so many of the season's plays have been large ensemble efforts. Denzel Washington is only one among equals in A Raisin in the Sun and Bryan Cranston is backed by a ...
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Carnegie Mellon to Become First, Exclusive Higher Education Partner of the Tony Awards
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has been named by the Tony Awards as its first, exclusive higher education partner. As part of the collaboration, the two organizations will jointly create and launch the first, national ...
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ETC Helps Behind the Scenes Care for Those in Need
At the USITT show in March, Steve Terry of ETC presented a check for $20,262 to Behind the Scenes, which reflected ongoing proceeds from sales of ETC's iRFR and aRFR (Radio Focus Remote) application for iPhone, iPod ...
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Christie D4K25 Projector Wins PIPA Award at Prolight + Sound
Christie, a global audiovisual technologies company, announces that it received the first ever PIPA Award for the Christie D4K2560 DLP 4K projector with TruLife electronics at Prolight + Sound 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany. ...
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SoundLab Held at USITT with Yamaha Support
Held at USITT every other year, SoundLab concentrates on free product demonstrations for students, and this year, the conference was devoted to live sound reinforcement. Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. made a key ...
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Renkus-Heinz Adds Color to New York's Grey Bar
The area around midtown Manhattan is about as busy and bustling as one might expect in the heart of the City that Never Sleeps. Packed into these few square miles is a staggering array of museums, shops, casual and upscale eateries, and ...
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Creative Audio Provides Harman's JBL VTX Loudspeakers for George Jones Tribute Concert
"Playin' Possum! The Final No Show -- A Tribute to George Jones" was recently held at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and featured a "who's who" of country music luminaries including Alabama, Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley, Kid Rock, Miranda ...
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The Color of Comedy -- Chauvet Professional at The Hollywood Improv
Legendary comedian Henny Youngman once quipped that instead of coming up with new jokes, he preferred to find new audiences. That may work for comics, but not for comedy clubs, which have to keep things fresh for regular patrons. ...
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Theatre in Review: Of Mice and Men (Longacre Theatre)
Of Mice and Men is one of the many celebrity-driven productions that define Broadway today, but to my mind the real star of the show is the director, Anna D. Shapiro. Her special gift is to take diverse groups of ...
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Theatre in Review: The Cripple of Inishmaan (Cort Theatre)
"Has the egg man been?" "He has, but he had no eggs." This exchange, worthy of Samuel Beckett, makes a fine introduction to the cockeyed world of Martin McDonagh, who creates rocky Irish landscapes filled with unspeakable behavior ...
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Drama Desk Nominations Announced
The nominations were announced this morning for this year's Drama Desk Awards, which honor achievement in the Broadway, Off Broadway, and Off Off Broadway theatre scenes. Leading the nominations are A Gentleman's Guide to Love and ...
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Behringer Seeks Seat on Deswell's Company Board
Uli Behringer, Chairman and CEO of MUSIC Group has notified Deswell Industries Inc. of his intention to seek a seat on the company's board.
As the holder of a significant portion of Deswell stock, Behringer has ...
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USITT Seeks Performance Art Entries for International Exhibit
Theatrical designers are invited to submit work in a "weather" vein for a display of the best of American performance design between 2013 and 2016.
Submissions are due by July 14, and selected designs will be featured in the ...
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Heil Sound Appoints Intellimix
Professional microphone manufacturer Heil Sound has named Intellimix Corporation as its exclusive distributor for Canada. The Montreal-based company handles a variety of respected pro audio and MI lines for the live, ...
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HRS Control's UDC Provides Custom Control Solution for Alford Media Services
When a large, high-tech client posed a challenge for staging its annual meeting, Alford Media Services, Inc. found an effective custom solution in HRS Control's Universal Device Controller (UDC). ...
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L-Acoustics' KARA Works the Las Vegas Strip with MGM Resorts
MGM Resorts International techs see it all. Sound system requests can be for a single lavaliere microphone setup for a business meeting in the morning, a DJ-fueled and bikini-filled pool party at lunch, a prize fight weigh-in with a ...
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AV Vegas Rocks Marathon with Harman's JBL Professional VTX Line Arrays and Crown I-Tech HD Amplifiers
As it has in years past, AV Vegas Concert Sound and Lighting provided the audio/lighting system for the world-famous Las Vegas Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series. However, for the first time, AV Vegas supplied Harman's JBL VTX ...
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Pure Groove Systems Debuted at Miami Music Week
This past Miami Music Week Pure Groove Systems knocked the socks off the industry with installs at three of Miami's top venues--Ice Palace, Surfcomber and Cafeina Wynwood--hosting sets by over 75 world renowned DJs, at 11 ...
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ThunderAudio and RCF Provide Heavenly Sound
Michigan's Thunder Audio Inc. has a relationship with tour management company Peachez Entertainment Services that stretches back over 20 years--before Tyler Perry began his incredibly prolific theater, TV and film career. ...
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Yellowcard Transitions in Concert with Chauvet Professional
The platinum recording group Yellowcard refuses to be pigeonholed. That's not surprising from a band that was featured in a compilation called Punk Goes Acoustic. Audiences may love Yellowcard's meshing musical performances- ...
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