 Theatre in Review: Ink (Manhttan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)
As the producers of the Marvel films have taught us, heroes and villains alike need their origin stories: In Ink, the playwright James Graham performs this valuable service for Rupert Murdoch, the Australian media mogul whose ... 
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 PRG Unifies Global Research and Development Operations into PRG Innovation
Production Resource Group LLC (PRG), worldwide provider of entertainment and event technology and solutions, announced today that it will integrate its global research and development efforts into a new operating group, PRG ... 
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 Lightswitch Becomes Behind the Scenes Pledge-a-Service Partner
Lightswitch has become the newest Behind the Scenes Pledge-a-Service Partner by pledging to donate a percentage of their design fees to the charity. For more than twenty-five years, Lightswitch has been committed to changing the way ... 
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 Five Carnegie Mellon Alumni Nominated for 11 Tony Awards
Five Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama alumni received a total of 11 Tony Award nominations this morning for their Broadway work behind the scenes. This marks the 11th consecutive year that at least one Carnegie Mellon graduate ... 
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 JR Lighting Design Rebrands as JRLX
JR Lighting Design, Inc. is now JRLX, Inc. "We are not a design firm and this rebranding is a great opportunity to tell our story of evolution," says Director of Operations Kevin Rosenhagen. "Lighting is 'in our DNA' ... 
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 Waves Hosts SoundGrid 201 Certification in Phoenix on Friday, May 10
On Friday, May 10, Waves Audio will be hosting a SoundGrid 201 Certification Training in Phoenix at the campus of CRAS (Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences), located at 1205 North Fiesta Boulevard, Gilbert, AZ 85233. There will be ... 
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 Theatre in Review: All My Sons (Roundabout Theatre Company)
Plays, like people, need to be tending to; aside from the obvious classics, there is an entire (and enormous) subgenre of works from previous centuries that require proper care and feeding if they are to thrive: A good example is All My ... 
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 Tony Award Nominations Announced, Projection Designers Included in Lighting Category
The nominations for this year's Tony Awards were announced this morning. The design nominees are listed below. One of the oddities of this year's nominations has to do with projection design, a discipline that the Tony Awards ... 
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 Candela Controls Celebrates 20th Anniversary
On May 1, 1999, Candela Controls, Inc. opened their doors with a modest investment, and what exists today is the product of that collaborative endeavor. Bill Ellis and Steve Helliker gradually hired an elite staff of ... 
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 AGB Events Plans International Expansion
With numerous successful, high profile shows and events in Australia to its name, AGB Events is expanding, bringing its unique vision and talents to festivals, museums, cultural/heritage celebrations, and other iconic events and ... 
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 Clair Global Invest in Solid State Logic Live
Tour provider Clair Global has invested in two of SSL's newly-launched Live L550 consoles, keeping its inventory up to date as they head into another busy touring season. "We are thrilled to offer the new L550 to our clients, ... 
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 Eramita to Distribute Renkus-Heinz in Greece
Renkus-Heinz, maker of premium professional loudspeaker systems for live sound and install applications, announces that as of March 1, 2019, its products are being distributed in Greece by Eramita. Eramita has been the exclusive ... 
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 K-array Announces New Distributor Metrica Sound for Ibiza
K-array announces a new partnership that sees Metrica Sound as the exclusive K-array distributor for the Spanish island of Ibiza. Metrica Recording Studio was developed by Javier Ferrer in 2018 with the aim to produce the ... 
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 Theatre in Review: Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (Booth Theatre)
Gary is Broadway's first comedy set in a charnel house. (I admit to having no supporting evidence for this claim, but I feel confident about it nonetheless.) Taylor Mac, the playwright, has indeed envisioned a sequel to Tit ... 
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 Clair Brothers Adds Central California's Freestyle Events Services to its Growing Team of Production Partners
Freestyle Event Services (FES) is Central California's largest full-service event production and AV rental company. Their rapid upward trajectory continues with the recent decision to join the global network of companies that ... 
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 Theatre in Review: Hadestown (Walter Kerr Theatre)
Quite possibly the most exciting new musical of the Broadway season is a trip to Hell and back. (I could say the same about some of its competitors, but in a far-less-positive spirit.) It also takes the nod for most-improved new musical: ... 
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 Theatre in Review: Grief is the Thing with Feathers (St. Ann's Warehouse)
Metaphors Gone Wild might be a better name for the current attraction at St. Ann's, for, in the American premiere of this new work by Enda Walsh, presented by Wayward Productions in association with Complicité, grief is ... 
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 64th Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced
Nominations for the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced yesterday, and the full list of nominees is available below. In keeping with the Drama Desk's mission, nominators considered shows that opened on Broadway, Off-Broadway ... 
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 Opus Lighting Acquires All Assets of Gel Services, Inc.
Opus Lighting, led by principal, Brandon James, has announced the acquisition of Gel Services, Inc. (GSI) and all of its assets. GSI's business operations, which ceased operations as of March 31, 2019, were moved to Opus ... 
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 AES New York 2019 Member Early Housing and Registration Access Ends Soon - Open to Public May 1
The Audio Engineering Society has announced a new member benefit for the 2019 AES New York Convention, now offering exclusive Early Bird Registration and housing access for all AES Members in advance of the May 1 public registration ... 
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