BOCA RATON, FL – “The most effective moments in theatre are those that appeal to basic and commonplace emotions,” wrote Clayton Hamilton in his seminal “Theory of Theatre.” Although the legendary, critic, narrator and author died in 1946, six decades before the Wedding Singer debuted on Broadway, he likely would have been impressed by the […]

NEW ALAMEIN, EGYPT – “Bedazzling!” The word cropped up often when the press described the outfits Jennifer Lopez wore during her first-ever Egyptian concert in August. Stopping in the beautiful Mediterranean coast city of New Alamein as part of her “It’s My Party” tour to celebrate her 50th birthday, the star did indeed bedazzle her […]

NASHVILLE – Officially, summer ends in the northern hemisphere on September 23 with the autumnal equinox, but don’t tell that to the thousands of people in cities like Indianapolis and Detroit who will be packing venues to catch the final dates on superstar Luke Bryan’s Sunset Repeat Tour this fall. Joined by friends Cole Swindell, […]

SUNRISE, FL – CHAUVET Professional has appointed Brad Haynes as its National Resource Manager – Concert and Touring. The Missouri native, who comes to CHAUVET Professional from AC Lighting, brings a wealth of experience to his new position, which will involve fostering relationships between the company and touring designers in addition to creating a range […]

PARIS – Their births separated by a little over a year and 500 kilometers, Ahmad Jamal and Frank Gehry seem to have followed the same creative star over the course of their long, fertile lives. Jamal, who came into this world on July 2, 1930 in Pittsburgh, learned to play the piano at 3, and […]

BRUSSELS – The word “individual” comes up often when Martin Thomas talks about lighting his longtime client Alan Parsons. It isn’t necessarily Parsons himself that the Tucson, Arizona-based LD is referring to, but each of the musicians that make up the pioneering Grammy winner’s band. “The music of The Alan Parsons Project has always been […]

MIDDLETOWN, NY – Growing up in northeastern Louisiana, country superstar Tim McGraw was familiar with the kind of hot, humid night he encountered when he took the House of Power Stadium stage as the headliner presented by Orange Motorsports and Entertainment and House of Power Production at the Orange County Fairgrounds. On stage McGraw relied […]

NEERPELT, BELGIUM – Music has been called “the universal language.” Beautiful proof of this age-old adage echoed along the Belgium-Dutch border for four days recently as the small municipality of Neerpelt hosted the 68th edition of the annual European Music Festival for Young People. Attracting performers and music lovers from all over the world, the […]

Great theatrical works never seem to age, but the same cannot be said of even the finest theatres. This is why The Muny, the oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre in the United States, elected to begin its “second hundred years” with a new stage system that, in addition to the IP rated LED lighting, features […]

The word “energy” comes up often when Scott Light talks about his longtime client Tauk. For anyone who has seen one of the Brooklyn band’s shows, it’s easy to understand why. Building albums around sci-fi tinged themes like Artificial Intelligence, Tauk exudes a powerful, abstract force that leaps quantum style over traditional music genres with […]

BUDAPEST – Born out of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1993, the Sziget Festival has blossomed into one of the largest events of its kind in Europe. Over half a million fans flocked to Obuda Island in the Danube in mid-August. Many came, no doubt, to see headliners like Ed Sheeran, The National, […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Australian rock band The Church has been captivating music aficionados with their ethereal, trippy songs for almost four decades. Their seminal hit “Under the Milky Way” from their Starfish album still resonates today, transporting audiences to a mystic space of lucid dreaming with its moody melody and poetic lyrics. To celebrate the […]