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.
Adrienne Gurman writes about the lighting design for Broadway’s Bob Fosse’s ‘Dancin,” which opened at the Music Box Theatre with a lighting design by David Grill and lighting services provided by PRG.
The original production of Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ debuted on Broadway in 1978 at the Broadhurst Theatre and was a smash hit that ran for four years. This spring, the show’s first revival on Broadway opened at the Music Box Theatre with lighting design by David Grill and lighting services provided by PRG.Read More »Broadway Revival of Bob Fosse’s ‘Dancin” with Lighting Design by David Grill
Las Vegas- and Los Angeles-based full production and rental specialist, 3G Productions LLC, has invested in a substantial amount of Kinesys automation kit, adding to its already robust inventory. The purchase comprises 500kg and 1,000kg Kinesys Elevation Liftket motors with Elevation drives, Vector control console, multiple PD-ES Array Power Distros, and all necessary Libra Cell digital load cells, Libra Pro controllers, and networking switches. Read More »3G Productions Invests in Kinesys
The annual Parnelli Awards ceremony is the one night a year we shine the spotlight on those who spend their careers away from it, toiling backstage. And the evening wouldn’t be possible without our forward-thinking, industry-supporting sponsors. Here’s a brief introduction to who they are and what they do for our industry.
The Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the recipients of 2023 The Willa Kim Costume Design Scholarship, honoring costume designer Willa Kim’s legacy and her life’s work as a pioneer, legend, and inspiration for many of today’s theater artists. Kim’s iconic work in ballet, theater, opera, and television is also the subject of a career spanning retrospective at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts as noted in this month’s theater news, along with a new online course in Structures for the Stage from Purdue University. We also look at USITT’s Gateway Program and USITT’s 2023 Joel E. Rubin Founders Award honoree, Elynmarie Kazle.
Steve Thomas, 67, died March 11, after a courageous battle with cancer. Thomas was a long-time live event professional whose career included worldwide tours as site coordinator/tour production with artists including Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, and George Strait.Read More »In Memoriam: Steve Thomas, 67
Two Sundays in a row PRG supported two major music events with global audiences, The 65th Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show. They shared with us the lighting teams and the gear that realized the two designs.
All Access gives us a look into the building of the massive stage for Rihanna’s Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show, sharing some interesting stats as well.
Here’s a sampling of some of the products that stood out among the many innovations featured at the LDI show in Las Vegas in November 2022.
The LDI Show returned to Las Vegas after a busy year of live event productions across North America. The aisles were busy with production pros seeking to gear up for another busy year ahead, with exhibitors unveiling as many new products as steadily improving supply chain conditions would permit.
Brompton Technology, an industry leader in LED video processing solutions, will demonstrate its latest tools at LDI Nov. 18-20 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Brompton will be exhibiting in booth #1005, showing its trusted Tessera LED processors and the latest version of its accompanying Tessera software, which work together to leverage greater visual performance from LED panels while offering creative freedom for users.Read More »Brompton Technology to Share New LED Processing Innovations & Celebrate its 10-Year Anniversary at LDI 2022