Surviving Live Audio SNAFUs
When Smart Thinking and Fast Responses Save the Show When all of the performances and the production elements of a great live play or musical… Read More »Surviving Live Audio SNAFUs
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Sounds of the Underworld
Hadestown Rocks Broadway As with director Rachel Chavkin’s previous Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Hadestown defies conventional expectations through singer-songwriter… Read More »Sounds of the Underworld
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The Dark Side of ‘Oklahoma’
Ever since he first staged Oklahoma! up at Bard College 12 years ago, director Daniel Fish has been turning the famed Rogers and Hammerstein musical… Read More »The Dark Side of ‘Oklahoma’
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Keeping it Real: Sound Design for “Ain’t Too Proud” on Broadway
Musical biographies have become all the rage on screen and onstage. In the past year, jukebox musicals chronicling the lives of Cher, Donna Summer, and… Read More »Keeping it Real: Sound Design for “Ain’t Too Proud” on Broadway
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“Be More Chill” on Broadway
The latest teen musical sensation to hit Broadway, Be More Chill, found acclaim during its initial 2015 run at the Two River Theater in Red… Read More »“Be More Chill” on Broadway
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‘Network’ on Broadway
The stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning 1976 film, Network, written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet, had a strong buzz before it arrived… Read More »‘Network’ on Broadway
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“Pretty Woman – The Musical”
New Broadway Production Takes a Bold Audio Approach The year’s runaway Broadway success, Pretty Woman — The Musical, has been packing in audiences since officially… Read More »“Pretty Woman – The Musical”
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Broadway’s Carousel Takes an Immersive Twist
The 2018 revival of the Rogers and Hammerstein classic musical, Carousel, recently completed its run at the 1,417-seat Imperial Theatre in New York City. Its sound… Read More »Broadway’s Carousel Takes an Immersive Twist
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Head Over Heels
Broadway’s Pop Rockin’ Musical You might think a jukebox musical featuring the songs of the Go-Go’s (and a Belinda Carlisle tune) would tell the tale… Read More »Head Over Heels
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The Sounds of Summer
Sound Design for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Broadway’s latest jukebox musical hit, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, undertakes the ambitious task of telling the… Read More »The Sounds of Summer
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Mixing Margaritaville
The Music of Jimmy Buffett Comes to Broadway Some musicals tackle weighty social issues and seek to inspire change. Some want to raise your spirits… Read More »Mixing Margaritaville
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The Art of Subtlety: Sound Design for ‘The Band’s Visit”
The Band’s Visit is a refreshingly different type of Broadway musical. While it has some impressive moving scenery courtesy of Scott Pask and moves at a good pace, it eschews flashy song and dance numbers to deliver a heartfelt story about people seeking intimate connections, even fleeting ones, that will excite their ordinary lives. Directed by David Cromer, the show at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre stars Tony Shalhoub as the leader of an eight-piece Egyptian police band that makes an unexpected pit stop in a remote Israeli village after getting the wrong directions to the site of their next concert.
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