Masque Sound Clients Sweep 2012 Tony Awards Nominations for Best Musical

When the 66th annual Tony Awards nominations were announced earlier this month, Masque Sound, a theatrical sound reinforcement, installation, and design company, was well represented, as all four shows in this year's Best Musical category employed custom audio packages provided by the company.

The team of experts at Masque Sound worked intimately with each show's sound designer to create an experience that captivated the audience and provided the flexibility each designer needed. In consultation with sound designers Clive Goodwin (Once), Ken Travis (Newsies), John Shivers (Leap of Faith) and Brian Ronan (Nice Work If You Can Get It), Masque Sound's goal was to provide the designers with the equipment they needed to create a sound environment that helped connect every audience member with the action on stage.

"The four nominated musicals all have incredibly talented sound designers who are passionate about their craft," says Stephanie Hansen, general manager, Masque Sound. "From day one, it has always been our goal to provide these creative professionals with the audio equipment and services they need to make their visions become a reality. It is an honor and a privilege to work with these individuals and we couldn't be any happier that all four shows nominated for Best Musical are shows in which we have participated."

In addition to providing custom audio packages, Masque Sound also supplied frequency coordination for each of the nominated shows. With each musical requiring close to 60 channels of wireless and in some instances sharing a common wall with other theatres, there are a lot of radios to deal with in providing intermodulation-free coverage. Although the frequency coordination was very complicated, Masque Sound's team ensured all of the wireless signals remained free of interference.

The 66th annual Tony Awards will be held on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at New York's Beacon Theatre. The live Tony telecast begins at 8:00pm Eastern/7:00 Central on CBS, and is repeated at 8:00pm Pacific on the west coast.