Among the nominees for the 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards is NBC’s ‘Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love’ for Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special recognizing Production Designer Tamlyn Wright and Art Director Travis Deck. Here is a clip showing some of their work for this special evening.
The nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced this past week, including the nominees for the Creative Arts Emmys, honoring artistic and technical achievements in television. The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards are currently scheduled to take place at the Peacock Theater over two consecutive nights on Saturday, September 9, and Sunday, September 10.
Debi Moen brings us the who’s doing what, where for tours and festivals as well as a bit on the design work of the Bono & Edge streaming documentary.
Production Designer Tamlyn Wright along with Lighting Designers Matt Firestone and Jon Kusner talk about designing two different television specials celebrating two legendary entertainment icons—Singer, Joni Mitchell and Comedian and Actor, Carol Burnett.
Miley Cyrus returned to U.S. screens recently for a massive live-broadcast party with a host of star guests. Taking place at Miami’s Telemundo Studios, it featured classic rock ‘n’ roll lighting effects mixed with a Miami club style setting, achieved using Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash luminaires from Signify.Read More »Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash Delivers Vintage Looks and Miami Club-Style Effects for Miley Cyrus
Eugene Lee, the revered scenic and production designer for stage, TV and film, passed away on Feb. 7, 2023 at the age of 83. Inventive, innovative, imaginative, and creative, are all words that describe the work of, and the man himself, as a designer.Read More »Esteemed Scenic and Production Designer Eugene Lee Passes Away at 83
Angry Badger Productions is excited to announce that renowned, award-winning Lighting Designer/Director of Photography Lonnie Juli has joined the ABP team as Chief Creative Officer. With four decades of network television production experience with both CBS Network and NBC, Juli brings to ABP, traditional high standards and a focus on cutting-edge technology and streamlined operations. His operational experience is invaluable to Angry Badger’s clients in streamlining workflows and controlling costs to provide exceptional results.Read More »Lighting Designer Lonnie Juli Joins Forces with Angry Badger Productions
TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, is proud to announce that celebrated costume designer Fred Voelpel and legendary scenic designer Eugene Lee are among the 2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Award recipients. Although Voelpel passed away in June, he will be honored posthumously with the TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design while Lee will receive The Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design. Additionally, costume designer Dede Ayite will receive the TDF/Kitty Leech Young Master Award and visual artist Michael Curry will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Artisan Award.
The awards ceremony will be presented through the TDF Costume Collection on Friday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m. at The Edison Ballroom. A pre-awards cocktail reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. This year’s TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards ceremony is being generously underwritten by The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund.Read More »2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees Announced
On December 2, 2021, NBC aired a star-studded, live broadcast of the hit musical Annie. Annie Live was broadcast to a TV audience of over 5 million, with 350 watching in the NBC studio. Award-winning lighting designer Bob Barnhart lit the production, evoking mood, atmosphere, and a vivid sense of time and place. Having previously worked on NBC’s live broadcast of The Sound of Music, Barnhart knew that he required a lighting fixture with maximum technical and creative potential. To that end he selected the VL2600 PROFILE from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand.Read More »The Vari-Lite VL2600 PROFILE Ensured The Sun Came Out on NBC’s Annie Live
The global launch of GLP’s highly anticipated impression X5 wash light is occupying one of the most unique stages in American TV history this spring, with the launch of the eight-part American Song Contest (ASC), airing on NBC.Read More »GLP impression X5 Makes Global Debut on New American Song Contest
Creative Technology supplied Elation broadcast lights to Lighting Design Group for use on sportscast booths and stages in and outside of SoFi Stadium during Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles in February. Dennis Size, Executive Vice President of Design for Lighting Design Group, was responsible for the overall lighting design and turned to Elation Fuze Profile CW™ and KL Panel™ luminaires for key, fill, and wash lighting.Read More »CT and LDG Choose Elation Broadcast Lighting for Super Bowl Sportscast Booths
As the holiday season approaches, festive specials are a great way to be both merry and bright. One of NBC’s holiday specials, Holidays with the Houghs, was designed by James Pearse Connelly.Read More »JPConnelly Designs NBC’s Holidays with the Houghs