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  Theatre in Review: Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride (Nederlander Theatre)
Insult comics aren't born; they're made. That's the takeaway from the latest entry in this summer's parade of solo comedy shows. You might not know who Jeff Ross is -- before last week, I certainly didn't -- but his bona fides as "Th ...
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Concert Stuff Group Acquires HD Flooring
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Concert Stuff Group (CSG) has acquired HD Flooring, the New Zealand-based provider of stadium and event flooring.
HD Flooring was founded in early 2020 by Craig Edwards, who brings over 15 ...
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Events United and One If By Land Productions Call on CHAUVET Professional for Fritz and the Tantrums
Events United partnered with One If By Land Productions for the recent Fitz and the Tantrums show at Providence College's Peterson Center. Project manager Martin Lyons, production designer Rachel Fahey, lighting designer Ry ...
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Schoeps MiniCMIT Shotgun Microphones Capture Energy of the Crowd for Green Day
"Billy Joe [Armstrong, Green Day's lead singer] wants to hear the crowd sing his songs back to him all night," says Danny Badorine, the band's monitor engineer for the past 18 months. He uses eight Schoeps MiniCMIT ...
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T-Pain and The Preakness Call on Showtime and Sommer Cable
Showtime Sound LLC recently staged the huge trackside performance of T-Pain at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course after the historic race. The redesigned stage was seen by the sold-out crowd from the grandstand and grounds at one of the ...
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JBL SRX900 System Powers All-American Rejects' House Party Tour
For The All-American Rejects' House Party Tour, production manager and front-of-house engineer Brendan Goers knew the traditional big-rig approach wouldn't cut it. With pop-up shows in backyards, skating rinks, and compact ...
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L-Acoustics Provides the Sonic Big Picture for Steven Wilson's Worldwide The Overview Tour
Celebrated songwriter, producer, and Grammy-nominated spatial audio mixer Steven Wilson is currently circling the globe with The Overview Tour 2025, an ambitious live multimedia and concert production featuring an immersive L ...
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INFiLED Opens New USA Experience Center in Chicago
INFiLED announces its newest showroom in Chicago, Illinois. Joining its existing LA Experience Center, the new Chicago Experience Centre features LED displays for both fixed installation and rental/staging applications. ...
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dBTechnologies and ProductionOne Deliver for Lakeland
The City of Lakeland, Florida celebrated its inaugural Freedom Festival with a full-scale community event that brought together more than 2,000 residents for live music, food, and fireworks at the new Soccer Annex at Lakeland Preparatory ...
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Ayrton Fixtures at Robbie Williams Britpop World Tour
Robbie Williams' 14th world tour, in support of his 13th studio album, Britpop, kicked off in Edinburgh's Murrayfield stadium on May 31 at the beginning of a 37-date tour of the UK and Europe, reaching mainland Europe by ...
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Nominees Announced for Joseph Jefferson Awards
The nominees are in for the Joseph Jefferson Awards, which honor achievement in the Chicago-area professional theatre scene. The design nominees are:
Scenic Design - Large
Andrew Boyce, Translations, Writers ...
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Coheed and Cambria Tour Design Supported by X-Laser Skywriter Fixtures
Progressive rockers Coheed and Cambria continued to compel audiences on their recent The Infinite Arc Tour. In support of the band's 11th studio album, Vaxis - Act III: The Father of Make Believe, the tour amplified the ...
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Leprous 2025 Tour Delivers Striking Visuals with Lighting by Bandit Lites
Norwegian prog-metal band Leprous recently toured North America with a lighting design by Sindre Hansen and production support from Bandit Lites. Tour and production manager Vincent Bezault brought Hansen and Bandit ...
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Sightline Commercial Solutions Part of Olney Theatre Upgrade
Founded in 1938, Olney Theatre is one of Maryland's two official state theatres and a cornerstone of the region's performing arts scene. Known for its diverse programming -- from Broadway classics to world premieres -- Olney has long ...
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MEGA-LITE at George Strait Benefit Concert
In early July, a devastating flash flood caused by intense rainfall, amounting to over 10" to 12" in some areas, resulted in the Guadalupe River rising more than 35' in under an hour. This created one of the deadliest inland flooding ...
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Theatre in Review: Lili/Darwin (The Tank)
Lili/Darwin is a solo piece about two women: Lili is Lili Ilse Elvenes, aka Lili Elbe, a Danish painter and one of the first subjects of gender reassignment surgery. This was in 1930, and, as you can imagine, her story is ...
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Read Lighting&Sound America's August 2025 Issue
Check out LSA's August 2025 issue!
link.lsamedia.com/aug2025
Special LSA Features this month include:
LSA Cover Feature: Katy Perry's ...
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ADJ Expands PAR Z Series
ADJ's PAR Z Series is said to fuse the timeless look of traditional PAR cans with the advantages of COB. LED technology. The series now welcomes four new models featuring, the company says, more powerful LED engines, improved ...
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Jennifer Lucas and Star Design at Gala with CHAUVET Professional
Jennifer Lucas says she loves a challenge. Not long ago, she and her team at Star Design Lighting got one, when they were asked to light a gala for Saint Mary's Medical Center. This was no ordinary fundraiser either, but a highly ...
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Artist DeLaurentis Collaborates with Producer/Engineer Herve Dejardin on Musicalism with L-Acoustics
French electronic artist DeLaurentis has released Musicalism, a new full-length album that translates her synesthetic experiences -- an experience that causes sensory crossovers, such as tasting colors or feeling sounds -- ...
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