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Ming’s Clambake, 2022: A Remembrance and Celebration of Ming Cho Lee

On October 24th, 2022, the Lee clan gathered with hundreds of his extended family of friends, colleagues, and students, as well as members of the theater community (both in person and virtually) to celebrate the life and work of Ming Cho Lee. They shared memories, told tall tales, and reflected on Ming’s life in the theater, in the classroom, and in the studio. The event was held at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Here is a video replay of the full event:

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Blizzard Lighting Launches its Verismo™ Line of Theatrical Luminaires

Looking to bring better ambience to each stage, and audience, Blizzard Lighting unveiled its new, flagship line of ellipsoidal and Fresnel luminaires: Verismo. The line delivers breathtaking perspective on stage and boasts professional features such as HSIC color mixing, natural “true tone” light output and near-perfect CRIs. ETL-listed, the Verismo line of luminaires is designed for a variety of applications including theater, video, and production studios. Here’s a video hands-on demo of Blizzard’s  Verismo™ Fresnel & Profile in WW + RGBALC:

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Fisher and Tipton the Ming Cho Lee Lifetime Achievement in Design Honorees

Legendary lighting designers Jules Fisher and Jennifer Tipton were each honored with the Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design, bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards during the 58th annual awards ceremony on Oct. 24. “In honoring Jules Fisher and Jennifer Tipton,” said Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, chair of the awards committee, “we celebrate two pioneers who have given us so many important dramatic memories—and have lit the way for those who follow.”

Astera Titans for Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

Astera Titan Tubes provided a great solution for the lighting of a rolling ‘small stage’ scenic truck which was central to the action for the 2022 Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival’s acclaimed production of Alessandro nell’Indie (Alexander in India) by Leonardo Vinci, directed by Max Emmanuel Cancic and lit by David Debrinay from Paris and Lyon, France, based design studio, LJOMA. Three unique performances were staged at the beautiful Margravial Opera House (Markgräfliches Opernhaus), a UNESCO World Heritage site.Read More »Astera Titans for Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

Robe for Saaremaa Opera Festival 2022

Robe was the moving light of choice for the 2022 Saaremaa Opera Festival staged in a purpose-built tented arena erected beside the charismatic Kuressaare Castle in the south of Saaremaa Island, Estonia, which was the dramatic location for five days of popular opera and other performances, all presented this year by the Silesian Opera (Opera Śląska) from Bytom, Poland.Read More »Robe for Saaremaa Opera Festival 2022

Claypaky Tambora Battens Take Center Stage for Revival of Singapore’s ‘The LKY Musical’

The LKY Musical recently concluded its run at the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands. Photos courtesy of AIWEI and SRT

Believed to be the first production in Singapore to feature Claypaky’s Tambora Batten, the revival of The LKY Musical recently concluded its run at the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands. Lighting Designer Gabriel Chan chose 24 of the high-powered, feature-rich batten fixtures to provide backlighting and effects lighting for the show, presented by Aiwei and Singapore Repertory Theatre.Read More »Claypaky Tambora Battens Take Center Stage for Revival of Singapore’s ‘The LKY Musical’

LD David Debrinay Lights ‘Allesandro Nell’Indie’ for Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

Bayreuth, Germany, an epicenter of creativity and exploration in the world of opera, hosted its third Baroque Opera Festival (BBOF) this year with a lively program of works including Allesandro Nell’Indie, which was lit by French LD David Debrinay using over 50 Robe moving lights including T1 and T2 Profiles and LEDBeam 350s.Read More »LD David Debrinay Lights ‘Allesandro Nell’Indie’ for Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

LD Cory Pattak Employs Ayrton Diablos at Goodspeed Musical’s ‘42nd Street’ Revival

Goodspeed Musicals, a professional musical theater located in a historic Opera House on the banks of the Connecticut River in East Haddam, CT is running a new production of 42nd Street, the tale of the chorus kid who becomes an overnight star that’s filled with a hit parade of songs and dance. Lighting Designer Cory Pattak is using 15 Ayrton Diablo S fixtures from PRG for this production. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton Lighting in North America.Read More »LD Cory Pattak Employs Ayrton Diablos at Goodspeed Musical’s ‘42nd Street’ Revival

Last Week to Participate in the LACE Survey of Workforce Demographics; Closes Nov. 4

You only have a few days left to make your voice heard! The Live Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (LACE) Survey shines a light on all the work done in the entertainment industry, and beyond. This five-minute survey is available for everyone. It closes on Nov. 4, 2022.

The LACE Survey is for anyone who works in concert touring, theater and the performing arts, themed entertainment, museums, exhibitions, parade floats, haunted attractions, live music concerts, Houses of Worship, retail experiences, immersive environments, living history sites, or other live events in the arts, culture, or entertainment.Read More »Last Week to Participate in the LACE Survey of Workforce Demographics; Closes Nov. 4

Pangolin Lasers & Vectorworks Laser Design Seminar Set for Nov. 9

Laser designs are sure to take your live event up to a whole new level. When creating such designs, previsualization is essential in ensuring efficient delivery and safety for the audience as well as the performers and crew members alike. Join Pangolin Lasers and Vectorworks for Laser Designs | Vectorworks, Vision, & BEYOND that will take place on Wednesday, November 9 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET.Read More »Pangolin Lasers & Vectorworks Laser Design Seminar Set for Nov. 9

The New Stage Managers’ Association Foundation has been Launched

Last night, Monday October 24, 2022, at The Stage Managers’ Association 2022 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement, Elynmarie Kazle (past chair of the SMA) announced the creation of a new organization – the Stage Managers’ Association Foundation. The SMA’s Del Hughes Awards were held at the National Opera Center’s Marc A. Scorca Hall in NYC.Read More »The New Stage Managers’ Association Foundation has been Launched