NEW YORK – “Motown: The Musical” charts the journey of Berry Gordy from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul responsible for launching the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and more. Accompanying the musical numbers are bold video and graphic effects, which required an automation-tracking solution by WorldStage.
LOS ANGELES – WorldStage developed and installed a live, moving LED display system for the new studio design for ESPN’s premier NBA show, Kia NBA Countdown.
NEW YORK – When the new reality competition series “The Job” debuts on CBS early in 2013 studio segments will showcase lighting design by Christopher Landy of Vibrant Design LLC with support from WorldStage. Set inside the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center, the challenge was to handle the intense production schedule of 10 shows during Superstorm Sandy.
NEW YORK – Strollers on the Chelsea Market passage of the High Line (a linear park built on a former elevated NY Central Railroad) got to strut their stuff, pose and collect nods of approval as they walked a virtual runway to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lifetime’s “Project Runway.” WorldStage facilitated the installation of a 20-ft long interactive videowall, which used human tracking technology to mix the realtime virtual emotions of show host Heidi Klum, mentor Tim Gunn and judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia as they reacted to the fashion sense of passersby seeking their moment on the runway.
NEW YORK – After more than a decade in Long Island City, WorldStage has moved its administrative offices to midtown Manhattan in a newly-designed space at 259 West 30th St. The new neighborhood offers many advantages from proximity to clients and popular event spaces to the convenience of nearby Penn Station and the New Jersey warehouse. Shelly Sabel, the company’s new director of design, says her goal was to make the new administrative offices as “playful” as the personality of the company.
NEW YORK – CBS called on WorldStage for video support as Carnegie Hall’s famous stage showcased the latest CBS stars and shows during the annual Upfront sales presentation. WorldStage was charged with expanding display beyond the hero screen to incorporate the architectural elements of Carnegie Hall’s celebrated proscenium stage. The network wanted to paint content across the big canvas of a stage more accustomed to hosting symphony orchestras than upfronts.