Now more than ever, no trip to Hershey, PA is complete without a stop at the Hershey Chocolate World Attraction for a ride on The Great American Chocolate...More
Designing a new opera can be tricky business, especially when considering the short amount of time allotted to purely technical rehearsals on stage, and...More
You might not be so familiar with Schenectady, NY. Located about 15 miles outside of the state capital of Albany, it's where Proctor's Theatre has sat...More
The Canadian Opera Company has been downsized, and they are celebrating. CAC's new Toronto digs may be 1,200 seats smaller than their previous home in...More
Picture yourself in a boat on the river. Characters from Beatles' songs cavort all around you. There's Lucy in the Sky, Eleanor Rigby, and Sgt. Pepper....More
While Cirque du Soleil's acrobatic performers are central to the experience of Love, it is The Beatles' own music which is the true star of the show....More
One of the latest experiments in bringing Broadway musicals to the Las Vegas Strip is the new production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's long-running musical,...More
The Coney Island Parachute Jump has certainly had its ups and downs. Thirty-seven summers have passed since the closing of the world-renowned Parachute...More
David Gallo, Thomas Hase, Miguel Huidor, and Zachary Borovay are designing Stage Entertainment's new production of The Wiz in Utrecht Holland this summerDesigner...More
As vice president and general manager of Genlyte's Controls, Vari-Lite, and Entertainment Technology divisions, you were a key player in the company's...More
What I have been using for a while are Streamlight flashlights. They make the Mag's look like something you would get at the drug store for $1. I bought...More
In conjunction with a benefit for The ESTA Foundation Behind The Scenes Initiative, excellence in entertainment design and technology will be acknowledged...More
It's opening night at the brand new, larger than life, downtown Performing Arts Center. The lights have dimmed, and the audience's conversations begin...More
Problem: When the design came in for I Am My Own Wife at the Dallas Theatre Center, properties master Rich Gilles was worried. Acquiring pieces would...More
Are you competent? Seriously, think about it. Of course, we all agree on the importance of being competent, but what are we actually doing about staying...More
It is amazing to me just how many niche markets and sub-cultures there are out there that people shape into their own worlds, working toward providing...More
Lightronics What it Does The AS-62DS from Lightronics is a six channel portable dimmer pack with a Socapex connector. This is an interesting adaptation...More
Many times, a projection designer is brought in to a show later in the game than the other designers. Often it is after the show's budget has been set...More
Every time Cirque du Soleil unveils a new production, I say to myself, Okay, we can let this one pass. Surely there can't be anything new and groundbreaking...More
The Ring Cycle is the operatic equivalent of Mt. Everest; every opera company feels compelled to try to climb it at one time or another, though not necessarily...More