Industry-voted awards are always a great endorsement for any brand or product, so Astera is delighted to announce that its popular Titan Tube is a 2021 Pro Moviemaker Gear of The Year winner in the Lighting Innovation category.Read More »Astera Titan Tube Wins Third Major Industry Award
Based on the 1985 blockbuster film and pop culture phenomenon, Back to the Future: The Musical, arrived in London’s West End last year. The show’s video elements, produced by award-winning video design and production studio FRAY Studio, and its system design, created by Ammonite, delivered a demonstration of how cutting-edge technology can transform the ordinary setup of a show and create an expansive, fantastical world through the use of LED screens, powered by Brompton Technology processing.Read More »Brompton Technology Powers LED Setup of West End Production Back to the Future: The Musical
New York—October 1, 2021—The Broadway League announced today that the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theatres in New York City will continue to require vaccinations for audience members, as well as performers, backstage crew, and theatre staff, for all performances through the end of the year. Masks will also be required for audiences inside the theatre, except while actively eating or drinking in designated locations.Read More »Broadway Theatres In New York City Extend Vaccination and Mask Requirement for Everyone in the Theatre
Post-Pandemic Program Will Encourage Reopening of Broadway Productions as Part of State’s Comprehensive Economic Recovery Initiative
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the launch of the new $100 million New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit, designed to help revitalize an industry vital to the state’s continued economic recovery. This program will further jump-start the entertainment industry and help to generate additional tourism activity in New York City. Prior to the pandemic, Broadway theatres welcomed a collective audience of nearly 250,000 people each week, while the industry supported more than 90,000 local jobs and contributed over $14 billion to the New York City economy annually. Since the program was first announced as part of the FY 2022 Budget, at least 35 productions have announced opening performance plans for this year. Read More »New York State Launches $100 Million New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit
Coming up on the next SM Tech Friday, which is free for everyone, from the Broadway Stage Management Symposium, is a deep dive into SHOFLO paperwork creation tool on Friday, July 16, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. SHOFLO’s John Alexander joins BSMS host, Matt Stern to go over SHOFLO, the standard for creating and managing rundowns in the event industry. You’ll learn how to use this software and how we can apply it to theater and make our workflow easier. SHOFLO is a must know for stage managers.Read More »Broadway Stage Management Symposium’s SM Tech Friday | SHOFLO, Friday July 16
With Kathy A. Perkins – NC-based LD and Professor of Theatre
with Adam Honoré – NYC-based LD
From the PLSN Podcast Archives, with Alex Vasquez Dheming – Lighting Programmer, Designer and Production Manager
With Cha See – Lighting Designer at See Lighting Design
With Stephanie Johnson – Lighting Designer at Light Essence Design
From the PLSN Podcast archives, with E-hui – Lighting Designer & Electrician
With Lighting and Projection Designer Philip Vilar and Maegan Wilson, Product Support Specialist at High End Systems