The Houston Ballet’s Hard Year
Despite losing its home in Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the company never missed a beat. There wasn’t time to spend in shock and despair after… Read More »The Houston Ballet’s Hard Year
“All My Sons” On Broadway
What’s more important: people or profit? This is the question at the heart of Arthur Miller’s enduring classic, All My Sons, and the play’s message… Read More »“All My Sons” On Broadway
‘August Rush: The Musical’
Behind the Scenes at a Pre-Broadway Premiere… Magical realism has long been theater’s specialty, portraying a modern world while adding elements that cross over into… Read More »‘August Rush: The Musical’
Premiering ‘Marnie’
Tony-Winning Designers Create Moody Met Opera Premiere From its first moments, the Metropolitan Opera’s American premiere of Marnie, an opera based on the 1961 novel… Read More »Premiering ‘Marnie’
Adopting a New Role
Elation is Moving from Concerts and Nightclubs to the Theatrical Stage How do you develop a line of lighting products that work for the particular… Read More »Adopting a New Role
Illusion to Reality
Thom Weaver’s Lighting Plays a Key Role in Macbeth, Fun Home Is there a “normal” way to interpret Shakespeare in 21st century theater? The days… Read More »Illusion to Reality
Savannah Ballet Turns to Projections for Magical Production of ‘The Little Mermaid’
In 2015, when Savannah Ballet Theatre mounted its first production of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, artistic director Suzanne Braddy and educational director/choreographer Abby… Read More »Savannah Ballet Turns to Projections for Magical Production of ‘The Little Mermaid’
Scenery Rental Houses Migrate to Digital Backdrops
New and Traditional Companies Meet Customer Demand for Projected Scenery After more than 80 years in the scenery rental business, Grosh Backdrops and Drapery recognized… Read More »Scenery Rental Houses Migrate to Digital Backdrops
‘Rocktopia’ on Broadway: A Classic(al) Mashup
The latest concert experience to recently hit Broadway, Rocktopia presented song movements that combined classical music with classic rock in a colorful way that strived… Read More »‘Rocktopia’ on Broadway: A Classic(al) Mashup
It’s a Christmas Miracle – ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY
The current production of Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol, was the 32nd annual version of the show at the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY. When it got its start in 1985, the technical crew breathed a sigh of relief that the one-season wonder made it through the holidays. Now the show is a firmly established Christmas tradition in upper New York State.
Capturing ‘Holiday Inn’ for Posterity
The Art of Recording a Live Play on Camera
For theater lovers, nothing beats the experience of witnessing a show in person. But when one does not have the opportunity, watching it onscreen is the next best thing. BroadwayHD has begun capturing more and more shows for posterity and streaming them live from their website. One of the latest musicals to receive renewed digital life is Holiday Inn, the bright, peppy, colorful show inspired by Irving Berlin movie musical that wowed Broadway audiences last holiday season. It was first streamed live from Studio 54 last year.
‘In the Heights,’ in Rochester, NY
Upper Manhattan is Reborn Upstate
Take a Tony Award-winning musical featuring a large cast of dancers and flamboyant choreography infused with salsa, merengue and hip-hop. Surround this cast with scenery that depicts the working storefronts of a bodega, a hair salon and a car service. Light it up with dozens of colors, patterns in motion and — in a purely 21st-century moment — the glow of smartphone screens.