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Tonys Honors for Excellence Awarded to The 1/52 Project, Jake Bell

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

Among those being awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in the theatre this year are the 1/52 Project and production manager Jake Bell.
Established in 1990, the honors are awarded annually to institutions, individuals, and/or ...

TiMax Extends its Pioneering Spatial Audio Capabilities, Adding Native SpatAI V2 Integration

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

TiMax has announced a new native integration for TiMax SoundHub, which builds on the September 2025 overhaul of the TiMax OSC implementation, designed to enable rapid, native third-party development of this kind. The latest comes from ...

O2 Theatrical Systems Launches in Texas

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

O2 Theatrical Systems has announced its official launch as a full-service theatrical equipment dealer, ETC-authorized service center, serving K-12 schools, performing arts centers, universities, and houses of worship across Texas. ...

Interpol, Ed Warren Take Coachella Stage with CHAUVET Professional

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

About 2,700 miles separate the Empire Polo Club from Manhattan's Lower East Side, where the legendary Luna Lounge once stood, from the Mojave Stage at Coachella. But on April 12, the latter venue was transformed into a classic post-punk hotbed when ...

zactrack for Ghost Skeletour

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

Ghost's 2025-26 Skeletour World Tour -- the Swedish band's largest to date -- concluded last month with the final dramatic shows in the US. The tour's lighting was designed by Tobias Rylander, with Ishai Mika, of Stockholm-based Green ...

MSA Rocks the Moves for Sabaton

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

Automation specialist MOTOR Stage Automation (MSA) designed, engineered, and supplied two spectacular kinetic elements and control for Swedish power metal band Sabaton's The Legendary Tour.
A 98.4' runway, complete with articulated ...

INFiLED AR Series on Asian Tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

The musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's Asia touring production, directed by Matt Lenz, presented by Broadway International Group, is traveling to Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Seoul, and beyond. ...

MA Lighting's grandMA3 Enables Integration for Honor of the Kings

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

Esports' popularity continues to accelerate worldwide, with the Asia-Pacific region as its undisputed powerhouse. No single event demonstrates its impact more than the Grand Finals of the King Pro League (KPL) for Honor of the Kings, the world's ...

Claypaky Fixtures Chosen for Banyan Tree Installation at Immersive Sixth Sense Festival in India

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

A large complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures was featured in The Banyan Tree installation at Bangalore, India's Sixth Sense Festival produced by Swordfish Events & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. The array of Claypaky products included Tambora ...

Modulo Pi at the Heart of the Video System for Paris' The Young Girls of Rochefort

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

Paris' Theatre du Lido is presenting a new stage version of the classic film Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (known in the US as The Young Girls of Rochefort). To recreate the vibrant visual world of Jacques Demy's iconic musical comedy ...