Two arts organizations have been selected to receive financial grants from the Stage Managers’ Association Foundation in the most recent grant cycle. The two grantees were selected from seven applications. The SMA Grants will be provided to a Colorado Theatre company and to the SMA.Read More »Stage Managers’ Association Foundations Announces New Grants
Arvid Müller’s Charles Tante, the perennial favorite classic Danish comedy film based on the 1892 play Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas, has been reborn as a brand new stage musical by Mads Æbeløe Nielsen, Nikolaj Tarp, Claus Reenberg, and Rob Hartmann.Read More »Ayrton Diablo Lights ‘Charles Tante’ at Denmark’s Fredericia Musicalteater
On Monday, November 6, 2023, the Stage Managers’ Association presented its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management at the National Opera Center Marc A. Scorca Hall in NYC. The distinguished 2023 honorees are theatrical production stage managers John M. Atherlay and Gwen Gilliam, and opera production stage manager Brett Finley. In addition to these Lifetime Achievement Awards, the SMA honored Elynmarie Kazle with The Founders Award.Read More »The Stage Managers’ Association 2023 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management Photo Gallery
URTA announces the recipients of the 2023 Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training. The awards recognize outstanding work of undergraduate instructors, coaches, and mentors, as well as institutions, for excellence in the training and preparation of undergraduate theatre artists.Read More »2023 URTA Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training
Three leading West End/Broadway theater lighting designers are using GLP’s new impression X5 Wash – all supplied by Paul Anderson at Sparks Theatrical Hire – to light current or upcoming shows. Leading the charge was Paule Constable, who originally requested them for Guys and Dolls at London’s Bridge Theatre. This has been followed by Tim Lutkin, who is responsible for lighting The Crucible at the Gielgud Theatre, and Paul Pyant, who is in production for Noises Off at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.Read More »Sparks Theatrical Provides impression X5 Wash Lights to Trio of Top Designers
In a display of solidarity and strength, the run crew, makeup, wig and hairstylists, costume shop, and scenic shop workers at Goodspeed Musical Theatre have… Read More »Solidarity at Goodspeed: Crew, Costume, Scenic, Hair, and Makeup Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize
‘Wicked’ is celebrating its 20th anniversary today, having opened at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway October 30, 2003. Directed by Joe Mantello, the show’s incredible design work and production elements have brought Oz to life for 7,718 performances on Broadway. Eugene Lee’s scenery; Susan Hilferty’s costumes; Kenneth Posner’s lighting; and Elaine J. McCarthy’s projections, are as spellbinding today as they were when the Emerald curtain rose two decades ago. In this wonderful series of videos the ‘Wicked’ designers and associates take us inside their stunning work on Broadway’s fourth longest running show.
On Monday November 6th, 2023, the Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) will present its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management, at the National Opera Center’s Marc A. Scorca Hall in NYC. The distinguished 2023 honorees are theatrical production stage managers John M. Atherlay and Gwen Gilliam, and opera production stage manager Brett Finley. In addition to these Lifetime Achievement Awards, the SMA will honor Elynmarie Kazle with The Founders Award. Read More »The Stage Managers’ Association to Present 2023 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management, Nov. 6, 2023
When the director of this year’s Linzer Klangwolke, Francesca Zambello, brought the internationally renowned Austrian Lighting Designer Manfred Nikitser onto the creative team as a specialist for the colossal lighting looks, it quickly became clear to them that the project would require lights of a special format. He found what he was looking for in the Proteus series from Elation Professional. Following thorough tests, Lighting Designer Nikitser chooses Elation’s Proteus Excalibur™ and Proteus Brutus™ for annual open-air multimedia musical event.Read More »Elation Proteus Bridge Huge Distances at Linzer Klangwolke in Austria
Robbert Mak has been involved in lighting Openluchttheater Ede, located in Ede, Netherlands, for over a decade, and he can’t recall a single instance when a first-time visitor hasn’t been awed into silence by this beautiful and historic open-air theatre. “People who have not been here before look around in amazed silence as soon as they enter,” said Mak, project manager and designer for OBM/DMXwinkel. “Looking from the outside, they don’t expect to find such a beautiful amphitheater when they enter.”Read More »OBM/DMXwinkel Reflects Magic of Openluchttheater Ede in Light with CHAUVET Professional
Entertainment market contractors BCT Builders, part of leading AV production company BCT Entertainment, recently upgraded an outdated lighting system at Royal Oak Middle School Theater in Covina, CA, with a state-of-the-art rig of Elation Professional LED luminaires. The theater lighting renovation has created a safer working environment for students and enhanced the overall educational and artistic experience for students and the community.Read More »Elation Lighting Refurb Enhances Safety, Opens Possibilities at Royal Oak Middle School Theater, California
Bellevue Teatret (Bellevue Theatre) is located in Klampenborg, a desirable suburb north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Its scenic location is about 100 meters back from the beach, and stunning views from the front of the building overlook the Øresund strait. Founded in 1936 and designed by architect Arne Jacobsen, the building is one of his seminal works – and one of several in the area – as well as an important example of Danish functionalism.Read More »Bellevue Theatre Chooses Robe TX1 PosiProfiles