In 1963 the Beatles invaded America, a gallon of gas cost 25 cents and Acey Decy Lighting opened for business in Hollywood, CA. Founded by Cliff and Susan Renfro while Cliff was a gaffer at Paramount Pictures, the company supplied lighting and grip equipment to The Merv Griffin Show, The People’s...
Welcome to Eos on Broadway, where we take a look at the behind-the-scenes control that makes a large-scale show tick. In this installment, Eos programmer Scott Kearns Tusing talks about the controls work that went into bringing the musical Anastasia to Broadway.The production opened on April 24th...
Two old-school theater seats sit in the lobby of the JK Design Group in North Hills, California. Marked as rows “J” and “K” they are more than cute props. They serve as a tangible reminder of the strong theatrical roots shared by the company’s founders Edward Kaye and Jay Winters. Those roots...
“Theaters are terribly complicated spaces,” says Josephine Marquez. As ETC’s National Specifications Manager, and as a long-time consultant in the industry, she would know. I sat down with Marquez to talk about the process and the pitfalls of building a performance venue. The following interview...
Behind the onstage lighting magic of Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, there are a lot of Magic Sheets. In this post, Eos programmer Marc Polimeni talks about building the show file.
ETC’S Southern California reps, Warren Mays and Tony Stefani of MPA Lighting and Controls are partial to musical analogies. Outside their day jobs as ETC’s most prolific sales team in North America, both play in local bands—Mays on guitar and vocals, Stefani on drums—including the Irish fusion...
New York based programmer Zak Al-Alami is the Lighting Director at Jazz at Lincoln Center and Arc3 Design. He recently stopped by the ETC video studio to talk us through his process of busking for concerts and other live performances.
Outreach is at the heart of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. For nearly 60 years, the company has introduced communities to modern dance and inspired people all over the world. The Ailey Company has been responsible for sparking a new love for the arts and launching the dreams of...
Part III: Revelations from the road: touring with Alvin Ailey
