Today David Rockwell arrived, and we planned to show him all the content and cueing we had structured thus far. Intimate… Private… A little critique… A little love.

And then the grand assemblage occurred. As will often happen when full stage video screens are fired up, people began to take notice. Many people. And they seem to get excited and come running. Thus it was that more

I’ve been fortunate enough to be asked to collaborate with David Rockwell in the creation of the scenic video for Catch Me If You Can. The show is a musical version of the excellent Steven Spielberg film, documenting the unbelievable life and adventures of Frank Abegnale Jr. The creative staff includes Jack O’Brian in the Director’s chair; Jerry Mitchell Choreographing; Ken Posner Lighting; and Mark Shaiman and Terence more

I hear the following expressed by people in the entertainment industry all the time: “Everything will be fine, because entertainment is recession proof. During the depression theater thrived in New York…”. I hear that a bunch more lately. It’s comforting… I’ve said it myself, and have ALMOST allowed myself to believe it. But this isn’t 1929. And ‘entertainment’ is an industry that spans all more

Shocked and dismayed to hear that Craig Redden died yesterday in LA… Craig and I had done many shows together, first with Westsun, later with Q1 and the new Epic… He was always a dynamo, a huge source of energy, and somebody who truly loved his business. I’m going to miss him terribly…

Yesterday was certainly a mission of discovery. As I walked the floor with my students from CalArts, we were rooting out many new and interesting twists (sometimes literally). One of yesterday’s best discoveries for me was the DigiLED DigiFlex. it’s a high resolution SMD based LED product that comes in a rubber form factor that allows you to bend it curve it, or wring it out like more