John McKernon’s Lightwright 5 paperwork software (highly anticipated, as I know several folks who have been jabbering about it for a while) will be available later in the month, the most detailed overhaul to the software since the launch of version 4 in 2003.

Here are just a few of the new features planned for the mid-May launch:

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So last month Concept Design Productions contacted me about its “Holy Cow, It’s A Free Set” Contest, where one of the company’s existing clients gets free set rentals. Sure enough, the company has announced its first winner. Jason Wanderer from Precision Event Group in Beverly Hills, CA took the first booty.

Concept Design says if you’re a client, you’re already entered. If not, “any order from a podium more

The New York Landmarks Conservancy held its 18th Annual Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards on April 20. Among the recipients are Jamaica Performing Arts Center and Longacre Theatre. The ceremony was held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, also one of the awardees. This year’s full list of project award recipients are listed here.

Here are the summaries of the theatres chosen:

Longacre Theatre

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By now you have all probably heard about the passing of lighting legend Tharon Musser. We’ll be posting lots of tributes to her in the coming days and weeks, but wanted to get the ball rolling with a look back at a roundtable we conducted several years ago with many members of the original design team of A Chorus Line. Held during the Broadway Lighting Master Classes back in 1999, more

Just heard this morning that The P3 Group–a display, exhibition, and event solutions company–has launched a new endeavor: AXIS-Environmental Architecture (EA) based in Niles, IL. The newly formed company aims to create custom scenic solutions for corporate meetings, themed events, TV and film, museums, theatre, and retail/commercial environments. Service offerings include creative design, fabrication, and project management.

Key members of EA include:

Simon Perutz, CEO North America, P3 Group

Allison Schrader, more