New Edition of 5th Row Center Podcast Examines Latest Broadway Design Developments

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5th Row Center, the podcast hosted by the Emmy Award-winning journalist and veteran theatre critic Roma Torre, focuses on Broadway's increasing devotion to spectacle and special effects.

She is joined by Benjman Pearcy, of 59 Productions -- whose credits include the projection designs of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the current Broadway revival of Ragtime, and the Metropolitan Opera's premiere production of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay -- and David Barbour, editor-in-chief of Lighting&Sound America.

Topics of discussion include Stranger Things, Ragtime, and the new touring production of the musical The Last Ship, starring Sting, for which 59 Productions provided both scenery and projections.

Episodes of 5th Row Center typically include timely Broadway reviews, expert analysis of new musicals and plays, interviews with leading theatre artists, industry news, and practical insights for theatregoers.

The episode is available at youtu.be/rZtZevgVVA4.