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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

ACT Entertainment Expands Its Reach with tvONE Acquisition by Frank Hammel

ACT Entertainment continues to expand its reach in the AV technology sector with the acquisition of tvONE, a leading video processing, signal distribution and media playback solutions compan…

SOURCE: PLSN at 04:35PM
Monday, December 4, 2023

Nice Weather, Awesome View (and Support from Sponsors) Make 2023 Parnelli Golf Tournament a Day to Remember by Frank Hammel

Who says you shouldn’t attempt to host a golf tournament in Las Vegas in December? While it’s true that the odds for rain and wind (if not snow) increase substantially that late in the s…

SOURCE: PLSN at 08:48AM
Friday, December 1, 2023

Stagehand Launches #ILoveLive3 by Frank Hammel

In its 25th year, Stagehand, a UK-based live event production workers charity, announced the launch of the Christmas fundraiser, #ILoveLive3. This year's campaign recognizes the immense cha…

SOURCE: PLSN at 02:51PM
Friday, November 24, 2023

In Memoriam: Neville Garrick, 73 by Frank Hammel

Neville Garrick, the Jamaican-born and UCLA-educated graphic artist, photographer, backdrop painter and LD who provided visual accompaniment to reggae icon Bob Marley’s music, died Nov. 14…

SOURCE: PLSN at 01:29PM
Monday, October 30, 2023

Parnelli Ballot Now Online, Voting Begins! by Frank Hammel

The Parnelli Ballot for the 22nd annual awards ceremony has been finalized, and voting has begun! The ballot is posted online at parnelliawards.com, and it's up to YOU, the PLSN reader, to d…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:26PM
Monday, October 16, 2023

2023 Jazz Festival Shines with High End Systems Lighting by Frank Hammel

The 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival featured over 60 performers, late night jam sessions, and 350,000 attendees. Now a division of Display Group, Fantasee Lighting has been providing lights and d…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:26PM

Robe LEDBeam 350s Assist with Transformation by Frank Hammel

Transformation Church in Tulsa, OK, recently completed a redesign of the lighting rig in its 4,000-seat main auditorium, which was created and delivered by 46 Entertainment of Nashville, TN.…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:18PM

CHAUVET Professional Fixtures from Colito Enhance the Magical Experience at Luisenburg Festival by Frank Hammel

For the Luisenburg Festival, Technical Service Provider, Colito Productions, which installs and maintains equipment at the event’s 1,898-capacity open-air theatre, helped support the festi…

SOURCE: PLSN at 11:58AM
Friday, October 13, 2023

Zonda 9 FX by Ayrton Lights Up Mallorca’s Megapark with Color by Frank Hammel

The Megapark in Mallorca, Spain is the largest open-air beer garden in Europe. It has incorporated the new Ayrton Zonda 9 FX among its lighting fixtures. In its design, several features hav…

SOURCE: PLSN at 02:03PM
Thursday, October 12, 2023

‘Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual’ by Frank Hammel

Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, edited by Tamsin Embleton and published earlier this year by Omnibus Press, is “like having a therapist in your back pocket,” noted …

SOURCE: PLSN at 01:27PM
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Kevin Lyman Joins Parnelli Board of Advisors by Frank Hammel

The Parnelli Board of Advisors announced that Kevin Lyman, founder of the Vans Warped Tour and currently an Associate Professor at USC, has accepted the invitation to join the Parnelli Board…

SOURCE: PLSN at 07:42PM

Regional Winners Announced for PLSN Hometown Hero Competition by Frank Hammel

The readers of PLSN have spoken and we are pleased to announce the Regional Winners of the PLSN Hometown Hero contest. They are now finalists for the Parnelli Hometown Hero – Lighting Comp…

SOURCE: PLSN at 05:25PM
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

PLSN/FOH Parnelli Golf Classic Set for Dec. 2, 2023 by Frank Hammel

Whether you’re an old pro or have just recently picked up the clubs, you’re invited to tee up at the 2023 PLSN/FOH Parnelli Classic at Revere Golf Club near Las Vegas on Dec. 2, 2023. It…

SOURCE: PLSN at 01:00PM
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

In Memoriam: Dann Whittaker, 63 by Frank Hammel

Daniel S. “Dann” Whittaker died unexpectedly on Sept. 5, 2023 in Columbus, OH. He founded and ran We3Co, LLC, doing business as ShoPros Ohio LLC, in 2006. Not long after founding the com…

SOURCE: PLSN at 03:31PM

In Memoriam: Sarah Lynn Jakubasz, 42 by Frank Hammel

Sarah Lynn Jakubasz, Lighting Director for ABC’s Good Morning America and GMA3: What You Need to Know, died July 22 of complications related to a Glioblastoma. Good Morning America aired a…

SOURCE: PLSN at 01:43PM
Friday, September 1, 2023

Voting is Now Open for the Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year Award! by Frank Hammel

From September 1 until October 6, 2023, PLSN readers have the opportunity to vote for the best regional lighting company in each of six separate regions in North America – five U.S. region…

SOURCE: PLSN at 03:38PM
Monday, August 21, 2023

Event Production Directory Website, EPDweb.com, Updated with New Look, Features by Frank Hammel

For over 20 years the comprehensive Event Production Directory (EPD), an annually updated companion publication to Timeless Communication’s PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines, has also been…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:50PM
Monday, August 14, 2023

Parnelli and Indispensable Technology Award Nominations NOW OPEN by Frank Hammel

Nominations are now being accepted for the next Parnelli Awards ceremony, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA on Friday, January 26, 2024, during the NAMM Show. Anyone…

SOURCE: PLSN at 01:06PM
Thursday, August 3, 2023

In Memoriam: Vicki ‘Max’ Brenner, 71 by Frank Hammel

Vicki “Max” Brenner, a lighting professional with a career that spanned decades from her earliest days with Imero Fiorentino Associates to her last years before retiring as a gaffer for …

SOURCE: PLSN at 06:32PM
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Pumps Up Puerto Rico’s Latin Urban Music Awards by Frank Hammel

Two Green Hippo Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers powered the visuals for multiple wraparound LED screens which formed the backdrop for this year’s televised Premios Tu Música Urbano. …

SOURCE: PLSN at 02:11PM
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

4Wall, ZeroSpace, & disguise Host First Successful Virtual Production Accelerator In New York by Frank Hammel

NEW YORK – The synergy of innovation and creativity took center stage in New York as 4Wall Entertainment joined forces with ZeroSpace and disguise, to deliver an unprecedented Virtual Prod…

SOURCE: PLSN at 03:37PM

CHAUVET Professional Helps Clifford Michael Spulock Evoke Mood of ‘Newsies’ by Frank Hammel

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The deepest purpose of art is “not to convey, but to evoke,” the great novelist Jerzy Kosinski once observed.  Clifford Michael Spulock demonstrated the power of…

SOURCE: PLSN at 03:28PM

Ayrton Dominos Go Royal for Shania Twain’s ‘Queen of Me Tour’ by Frank Hammel

Ayrton Domino fixtures have hit the road with country music royalty accompanying multi Grammy-winner Shania Twain on her “Queen of Me” global tour.  ACT Entertainment is the exclusive d…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:22PM
Monday, July 31, 2023

Halcyon Gold Illuminates Miss North Carolina Pageant by Frank Hammel

High End Systems Halcyon Gold fixtures were the workhorse moving framing fixtures on the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina Teen Beauty Pageants, held last month in High Point, NC. …

SOURCE: PLSN at 07:32PM
Friday, June 16, 2023

‘My Mother’s Courage’ in Madrid Lit with Astera AX3 LightDrops by Frank Hammel

Lighting Designer Nicolas Fischtel recently lit 'My Mother’s Courage' in Spain using Astera lighting products. Lighting was absolutely integral to the storytelling which took place over th…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:59PM

4Wall Europe Adds Elation Proteus Rayzor Blade to Inventory, Immediately Deploys Fixtures on Depeche Mode Tour by Frank Hammel

  Leading full-service video and lighting company, 4Wall Europe, added Elation Proteus Rayzor Blade™ tilt FX bars to inventory this past spring and immediately deployed the units on the E…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:45PM

Simon Horn Calls on ChamSys for Anastacia Tour’s Bold Background without Video Wall by Frank Hammel

You can’t always get what you want, as Mick Jagger once famously noted, but if you’re a gifted lighting designer, you won’t be deterred by any such setbacks. When one door closes, you …

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:32PM

Lüz Studio Storytelling with CHAUVET Professional for Reba McEntire MSG Show by Frank Hammel

There are as many ways to tell a story as there are stories to tell.  The incomparable Reba McEntire has demonstrated this with the rich and varied narratives that run through her songs. So…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:27PM
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Harman Professional Features Recent Product Introductions at InfoComm 2023 by Frank Hammel

Harman Professional’s InfoComm Booth #4443 features a number of Martin lighting products that have been introduced since InfoComm 2022 last year in Las Vegas, including: Martin MAC Aura XI…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:48PM
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

ETC Introduces 2023 Fred Foster Student Mentees by Frank Hammel

ETC announced the 12 students who will participate in the 2023 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program. The group will meet industry mentors through a series of networking events. Started by …

SOURCE: PLSN at 04:17PM

ASG to Offer Zero Density’s Line of Real-time Photorealistic Graphics Solutions by Frank Hammel

Emeryville, CA-based Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG), a technology and services provider for media creatives and content owners, has entered into a strategic partnership with Zero Density,…

SOURCE: PLSN at 04:03PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater