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  Custom Stage Drapes by Sew What? Inc. Help Revamp Bally's Las Vegas' Iconic Jubilee Show
Bally's Las Vegas recently ushered in a whole new chapter for Jubilee -- one of Las Vegas' most iconic stage shows. Since Jubilee's 1981 debut, visitors have flocked for nearly 32 years to producer Donn Arden's signature ...
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Painting With Light at the MIA Awards
The glitz, glamour, and red carpet action was out in style at the 2013 Music Industry (MIA) Awards show in Brussels, lit for the first time by Luc Peumans of Belgian creative practice, Painting With Light. ...
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Clay Paky Shines "R&B Superstar" Bright at London's Wembley Arena
Some of R&B's most successful '90s artists were reunited at London's Wembley Arena in February for a mega-concert, lit by Tom Grant using Clay Paky Sharpys and Alpha Wash 700s.
The "R&B Superstars" show -- which featured ...
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Theatre in Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Belasco Theatre)
When the current Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch was announced, my skepticism antenna went on high alert. The Belasco Theatre? Really? For a naturally grungy show that enjoyed a long run in the most awful dive ...
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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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