NICOSIA, CYPRUS – Art rides on the currents of history. At few places is the truth of this adage more evident than on Cyprus. Positioned at the crossroads between east and west, this beautiful eastern Mediterranean island has been a kaleidoscope of peoples and cultures for thousands of years. History pulsates through its 9,251 square […]
ST. LOUIS – With its hurly-burly mix of saints and sinners, Hot Box dancers and street-smart gamblers, colorful costumes and evocative settings, Guys and Dolls is as captivating today as it was when it debuted on Broadway in 1950. This was plain to see when Frank Loesser’s multi-Tony Award winning musical kicked off the 2019 […]
LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, FRANCE – Over one million visitors a year journey to Dune du Pilat. Anyone who has stood atop this 110-meter high sand dune (Europe’s tallest) and gazed out onto the Atlantic or the majestic Arcachon Basin below will find it easy to understand their motivation. Not long ago, Jean-Jacques Eroles, mayor of La […]
LOUGHBOROUGH, UK – “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living,” said Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, the author of enchanting children’s books that have sold over 600 million copies in 20 different languages. The delightfully playful author would likely have been tickled pink to see how gleefully this “necessary ingredient” […]
LES EPESSES, FRANCE – Names and dates tell only a shadow of our past. It is the sights, sounds and passions that pulsate though a time and place, making it real for the people caught up in its moments, that make history truly come alive for those who look back on it centuries later. Such […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A sense of foreboding runs through Murder Ballad like the creaking noise in a dark and unfamiliar house. The Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash rock musical tells the story of a love triangle gone bad, as it spins into a vortex of ever-increasing pain, betrayal and shattered emotions. In a recent […]
OSLO, NORWAY – Boasting 1000 cabins and 54 suites, the MS Color Magic is officially the world’s largest cruise ferry. For guests on her regular voyage between Oslo, Norway, and Kiel, Germany, however, Color Magic’s real appeal lies in its generous onboard activities and entertainment, which includes a fully-equipped theatre, shopping mall and nightclub. After […]
BOSTON – Jen Fok says that she enjoys making “large gestures” that mix color and shadow. She’s quite talented at creating these intense visual statements too, as evidenced by her work as the lighting designer on Qui Nguyen’s rollicking family saga VIETGONE, which is running for Company One Theatre in partnership with Pao Arts Center […]
BOLOGNA, ITALY – After 60 million album sales and a slew of platinum and gold hits, frontman Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull still have a burning desire to push musical boundaries. This fiery passion and hunger were on full display on March 30, when the British rock pioneers took the stage at Bologna’s Teatro EuropAuditorium. […]
DOVER, MA – When a lighting and scenic designer moves into a small town, local theatre groups are bound to notice. That’s what happened about 20 years ago, when Len Schnabel, the owner of DesignLight, and his family settled in Dover, a picturesque village about 15 miles southwest of Boston on the banks of the […]
NORTH BETHESDA, MD – Founded in 1789, Georgetown Prep is one of the oldest preparatory schools in the US. The halls of its leafy campus outside Washington DC resonate with tradition, as Erik Morra discovered when he signed on to light a show at the school’s student theatre in February. However, one of the main […]
SUNRISE, FL USA – CHAUVET Professional’s Ovation line of LED ellipsoidal, Fresnel and batten fixtures have earned widespread praise since their introduction a few years ago, impressing lighting designers from London’s West End, to regional theatres in Australia and across the US. Now the company has expanded the groundbreaking stage lighting series by introducing a […]