A Chorus Line Lighting Design

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A chorus line lighting design.

The show used a computer affectionately nicknamed sam to. We recreated this production as closely. Minnesota state university mankato 2013 this paper describes the process involved in designing the lighting for a chorus line with book by james kirkwood and nicholas dante and lyrics by edward kleban. She was termed the dean of american lighting designers and is considered one of the pioneers in her field.

A chorus line is a musical with music by marvin hamlisch lyrics by edward kleban and a book by james kirkwood jr. More than 40 years ago when a chorus line first came to broadway it brought with it a revolutionary approach to lighting design. The lighting design for a chorus line. Channel hookup 7 magic sheets 6 electrical equipment list 4 followspot cues.

The dancers auditioning for the chorus line of a new broadway show are asked to tell the director about themselves in order to land a part. Share a chorus line jerry lonn touring. This tour of a chorus line started in el paso texas and toured to honolulu and maui. Lighting design tharon musser.

Directed and choreographed by. Tharon musser who said she painted with light and proved it with her lighting designs for more than 150 broadway shows including follies a chorus line and dreamgirls all. Up close in the audition room feel every heartbeat and heartbreak as hopeful dancers pour out their dreams memories loves and why they dance in a breathtaking display of the tremendous talent it takes to be in a chorus line. 2006 broadway revival theatre gerald schoenfeld theatre opening night oct 5 2006 total performances 759.

The play was produced in the ted paul theatre at. Musser was best known for her work on the musicals a chorus line and dreamgirls. A chorus line provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers and the choreographer as they describe the. Phillip harmer and eric woolsey.

Tharon musser january 8 1925 april 19 2009 was an american lighting designer who worked on more than 150 broadway productions. John shivers david patridge. A chorus line was the first production of broadway to use a fully. Signature continues our tradition of big musicals in intimate spaces with one of the most iconic musicals ever written.

Running followspot cues 8 1 2 3 followspot cues 9 followspot cue sheets cues for individual lamps 13.