Located on the Hilton Property in Niagara Falls, The OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino is an exciting and important new entertainment venue for Niagara Falls that recently opened in October 2022. PL&P delves into what it takes to light Niagara’s newest landmark.
Get It Now!Young People’s Threatre (YPT) is the oldest professional theatre company in Toronto, and until recently, some of its lighting equipment was likely some of the oldest in the city as well. The theatre space has gone through some massive transformations this past year, with an upgraded sound system as well, to push the company forward into these much more futuristic times. 57 years in, the Young People’s Theatre is ready for the future and decked out with new upgrades. We caught up with former YPT Project Manager Josh Hind and Head of Lighting Ash Ovington to get the lowdown on what the new lighting system consists of, and why it was time for an upgrade.
His credits speak for themselves: Broadway smashes like The Lion King, the 2008 revival of South Pacific, the 2012 revival of Annie, and Prelude to a Kiss, among many others, as well the critically acclaimed NBC series Smash, and not to mention his role as Head of Lighting Design at the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts. Donald Holder has truly made his passion his life’s work. An in-depth profile of a lighting luminary.
His credits speak for themselves: Broadway smashes like The Lion King, the 2008 revival of South Pacific, the 2012 revival of Annie, and Prelude to a Kiss, among many others, as well the critically acclaimed NBC series Smash, and not to mention his role as Head of Lighting Design at the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts. Donald Holder has truly made his passion his life’s work. An in-depth profile of a lighting luminary.From Spelling Bee which was broadcast way back in 1938 on the BBC, game shows have been a daily fixture of our television viewing lives. We all have our favourites: Jeopardy, Family Feud or Wheel of Fortune all entertainingly test our mental fortitude. Battle of the Generations, which will be airing in prime time coming this summer on CTV, is a new, interesting twist on the quiz show formula.
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