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  Theatre in Review: Endlings (New York Theatre Workshop)
Celine Song, a new playwright, has a highly creative and theatrical turn of mind, even when she maroons herself on dramatic high ground, leaving herself with no room to maneuver. Endlings cannot be classified as a success, ...
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Theatre in Review: Unknown Soldier (Playwrights Horizons)
The upstage wall of Mark Wendland's set for Unknown Soldier features a clock without hands, an appropriate touch for a show in which the normal rules of time have been suspended: Characters from several eras spill across the ...
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COVID-19 Update: Coronavirus Shakes Up the Industry
Over the last few weeks, the global outbreak of the coronavirus known as COVID-19 has roiled the entertainment technology industry, upending plans for long-scheduled trade shows and other events.
The sequence of events began with the ...
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4Wall Entertainment Acquires Smart AV
4Wall Entertainment, a global provider of lighting, video, and rigging equipment and services, has acquired the UK company Smart AV. The deal, which was agreed in principle in early November, was completed on Monday and is ...
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COVID-19 Update: Vari-Lite and Strand Decide Not to Participate in USITT Stage Expo and Prolight + Sound
After careful consideration, Vari-Lite and Strand, Signify entertainment lighting brands, have decided to not participate in USITT Stage Expo 2020 in Houston, Texas due to the health risks posed by the ...
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COVID-19 Update: Adamson Systems and Prolight + Sound 2020
After careful consideration and consultation with partners throughout Europe, Adamson Systems Engineering has decided not to participate in the recently-rescheduled 2020 edition of Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany. ...
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COVID-19 Update: Chauvet Professional Forgoes Prolight + Sound 2020 and Expands Its Global Roadshow Schedule
Chauvet Professional will not take part in Frankfurt's Prolight + Sound trade show, rescheduled to May 26th from an original kickoff of March 31st. Instead, the brand will be focusing on the European leg of its planned and ...
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Robe ESPRITES Disrupt FNB Innovator's Awards
Lighting designer Marius Coetzee was asked by Johannesburg, South Africa-based technical production company AV and Beyond to create a vibrant, energized, and stimulating visual ambience for the 2019 FNB (First National ...
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Claypaky Xtylos Back Up Shakira and Jennifer Lopez in Pepsi Halftime Show at Super Bowl LIV
Claypaky Xtylos laser source moving lights made their Pepsi Halftime Show debut at Super Bowl LIV where they added even more impact to the dynamic performances of Shakira and Jennifer Lopez in Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. Xtylos ...
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Proteus Toughness at Audi e-tron Experience, Kitzbühel, Austria
When German car manufacturer Audi looked to draw attention to their first fully electric model car, Audi e-tron, at the Audi Guest Experience January 24 - 26 in Kitzbühel, Austria, lighting designer Chris Moylan of Optikalusion ...
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Stagecraft Industries Inc., Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
Stagecraft Industries Inc., is proud to be celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Founded in the 1920s and simply known as the "Stagecraft Shop," its humble beginnings included building scenery for vaudeville shows. During ...
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CAST Group Enjoyed a Successful ISE 2020
At ISE 2020 in Amsterdam last month, the CAST Group team welcomed visitors from the global AV community to show them the latest in WYSIWYG, BlackTrax, and CONVRG, the company's camera automation ecosystem powered by ...
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Area Four Industries' Rigging Commandos: Liberators of Trussing Knowledge, Ensurers of Rigging Safety
Introducing the Rigging Commandos, an elite rigging and trussing team that Area Four Industries has put together to achieve one of its core pillars and mission goals -- elevate event engineering and safety practices in the ...
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Riedel's Artist and Bolero Provide Clear and Reliable Comms for First Season of International Swimming League
Riedel's Artist digital matrix intercom and Bolero wireless intercom are at the core of a comprehensive event communications solution for the all-new International Swimming League (ISL). The integrated Artist/Bolero system enabled ...
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Theatre in Review: The Hot Wing King (Signature Theatre)/I Am Nobody (The Tank)
The plays of Katori Hall usually have some novelty value, and The Hot Wing King is no exception. This time around, she focuses on a circle of black gay male friends living in Memphis, a decision that is more radical ...
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COVID-19 Update: ETC and High End Systems Withdraw from USITT, Prolight + Sound 2020
ETC has made the decision to withdraw from two industry trade events.
After reviewing the global situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the executive team has determined that protecting its employees and surrounding ...
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Elation Europe Supports the Industry
Elation Europe is participating in the Prolight + Sound tradeshow in Frankfurt on May 26 -- 29, not only as an important global entertainment technology show, but also as a sign of important support for the industry. Prolight + ...
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Interactive Technologies Becomes Newest Behind the Scenes Pledge-a-Product Partner
Interactive Technologies, a manufacturer of high-quality lighting controllers designed for specification in the entertainment and architectural markets, has become a Behind the Scenes Pledge-a-Product Partner. Interactive ...
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Jetwave Wireless Expands with New Dedicated New York City Area Office
Jetwave Wireless announces a major company expansion with the opening of its brand new, New York City-area facility, dedicated to productions throughout the region. Now in its fifth year, Jetwave is a production wireless and ...
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Mamma Mia -- Can't Resist Robe!
David Kachlir has delivered a lively and vibrant lighting design for the current production of Mamma Mia, which is playing on the 680-seat Musical Stage at Mestské Divadlo (City Theatre) in Brno, Czech Republic, an eye ...
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