BLMC/BSMC Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for this year's Broadway Lighting and Sound Master Classes, to be held June 16-20 at John Jay College in New York. Those who would like to attend this year's event can now register online here. Registration forms will also be available in the April issues of Entertainment Design and Lighting Dimensions, and forms will additionally be handed out at the USITT and NSCA trade shows.

Focus yourself on Broadway at the 2004 Broadway Lighting Master Classes at John Jay College located at 899 Tenth Avenue in New York City, June 16-18, 2004

The Broadway Lighting Master Classes are back, along with the second annual Broadway Sound Master Classes, for a two-part season of professional-level training by the masters of Broadway design.

Jules Fisher, Abe Jacob, and an incredible faculty of Broadway's leading lighting and sound designers invite you to take part in the 2004 Broadway Lighting Master Classes (BLMC) and Broadway Sound Master Classes (BSMC).

• The 10th BLMC: Three days of intensive courses in Broadway lighting design, June 16-18, 2004
• Tickets to the new Broadway musical Caroline, or Change. Plus a post-show discussion and in-depth design analysis.
• The 2004 EDDY Awards on Friday, June 18.
• With this exciting roster of events, it promises to be a championship season!

The 2004 BLMC faculty, once again led by Tony Award-winning LD Jules Fisher, includes Peggy Eisenhauer, Vivian Leone, Wendall Harrington, Beverly Emmons, Clifton Taylor, Donald Holder, and Brian MacDevitt.

JUST ANNOUNCED: BLMC SCHEDULE INCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON THE INTEGRATION OF LIGHTING & PROJECTION: Find out how projections are becoming an essential part of production design as projection, scenic and lighting designer Peter Wexler moderate a special session featuring projection designer Wendall K. Harrington, automated lighting programmer Laura Frank, and projection/scenic designer Peter Nigrini.

DOUBLE TONY-NOMINATED DESIGNER BRIAN MacDEVITT MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE AT BLMC: One of the top names in Broadway lighting design, Brian MacDevitt, will appear for the first time at the BLMC this year, addressing the fine art of the design process. His very busy season was crowned with a two Tony nominations in the same category, Best Lighting Design, for his work on the revivals of Fiddler On The Roof on Broadway, and Henry IV at Lincoln Center Theatre.

BLMC FACULTY JULES FISHER AND PEGGY EISENHAUER WIN DRAMA DESK AWARD FOR THE LIGHTING OF ASSASSINS: Creative consultant and head of the BLMC faculty, Jules Fisher, and his design partner Peggy Eisenhauer, were not only nominated for a Tony Award for their lighting of the current revival of Assassins on Broadway, but their incredible work on this show was already honored with the 2003-04 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design.

BSMC SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE BOARD OPERATORS PANEL: Don't miss the BSMC's first sound operators panel featuring Bob Biasetti, Kai Harada, Jim van Bergen, and more as they share the tips and techniques that make for successful sound.

BSMC FACULTY MEMBER DAN MOSES SCHRIER WINS OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN DRAMA DESK AWARD FOR ASSASSINS: Dan Moses Schreier, who is part of the BSMC faculty this year, won the 2003-04 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design for his work on Assassins.

2004 BLMC SCHEDULE

Wednesday, June 16
8:00am-9:00am: Registration, Coffee and bagels
9:00am-12:30pm: Jules Fisher - An Approach to Lighting the Stage
12:30-2:30pm: Lunch and Manufacturer Showcase
2:30-4:00pm: Beverly Emmons & Clifton Taylor - Thinking about Color
4:15-5:45pm: Brian MacDevitt - Fine Art of the Design Process

Thursday, June 17
8:00am-9:00am Coffee and bagels
9:00am-10:30am Peggy Eisenhauer - Emoting and Motion: Communicating with movement
10:45am-12:15pm: Wendall K. Harrington- On Projection Design
12:30-2:30pm Lunch and Manufacturer Showcase
2:30pm-4:30pm Lighting and Projections Integrated: A panel investigation of newer techniques
Moderator: Peter Wexler - Projection, scenic and lighting designer
Panelists: Wendall K. Harrington- Projection Design
Laura Frank- Automated Lighting Programmer
Peter Nigrini- Projection, scenic designer
4:15pm-5:45pm Don Holder- Breaking Down the Design Process
8:00pm-11:00pm CAROLINE, OR CHANGE - performance and post-show discussion of the new Broadway musical with lighting by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer

Friday, June 18
8:30am-9:00am Coffee and bagels
9am-10:30 Peggy Eisenhauer - Cueing the musical: Sculpting time and rhythm.
10:45am-12:15pm Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer- Critique of Caroline or Change
12:30-2:30pm Lunch and manufacturer's showcase
2:45-4:00pm: Vivien Leone- The Paper Trail
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDDY Awards and Cocktail Reception

2004 BSMC SCHEDULE

Thursday, June 17
8:00pm-11:00pm CAROLINE, OR CHANGE - performance and post-show discussion of new musical with sound design by Jon Weston

Friday, June 18
9:00AM - 12:00pm: Registration
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Masque Studios (630 Ninth Avenue, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDDY Awards and Cocktail Reception

Saturday, June 19
9:00-9:30: Coffee and continental breakfast
9:30-10:45am: Broadway Sound, An Overview: Abe Jacob
11:00am-12:30pm: Jon Weston, sound design for Caroline, Or Change
12:30-2:00pm: Lunch Break / Manufacturer's Showcase
2:15-4:15pm: Sound designer Tony Meola
4:30-6:15pm: Sound designer Dan Moses Schrier

Sunday, June 20
8:30-9:00am: Coffee and continental breakfast
9:00-11:30am: Sound operators panel, featuring: Bob Biasettim Kai Harada, Jim VanBergen, Valerie Spradling, Jordan Pankin
11:30am-1:00pm: Sound designers: Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen
1:00-2:00pm: Lunch Break / Manufacturer's Showcase
2:15-4:45pm: Manufacturer's Presentation

All schedules subject to change

For more information or to register for BLMC/BSMC, please visit http://blmc.net.

The 10th annual Broadway Lighting Master Classes, headed up by legendary lighting designer Jules Fisher, will be held on Wednesday, June 16 through Friday, June 18. Speakers confirmed for this year's event include Peggy Eisenhauer, Don Holder, Wendall Harrington, Vivian Leone, Beverly Emmons, and Clifton Taylor.

The second annual Broadway Sound Master Classes, headed up by legendary sound designer Abe Jacob, will be held on Friday, June 18 through Sunday, June 20. Speakers confirmed for this year's event include Tony Meola, Dan Moses Schreier, Rob Milburn, and John Kilgore.

In addition to the classes, participants will have the opportunity to see the brand new Broadway production of the Tony Kushner musical Caroline, or Change, featuring lighting by Fisher and Eisenhauer and sound by John Weston, on Thursday, June 17, as well as attending the annual Entertainment Design EDDY Awards, the industry's annual must-attend party, on Friday, June 18. This year's honorees will be announced soon.

For more information about the classes, please contact Ellen Lampert-Greaux at 212-204-1807, or elgreaux@primediabusiness.com.

For more information on registration, please contact Kim Good at 913-967-1865 or kgood@primediabusiness.com.

For travel information, please contact Michelle Kilian of Carber Travel at 718-457-1000 or mkilian@tzell.com.

Manufacturers interested in participating in the BLMC/BSMC, either by sponsoring a table, an award for the EDDYs, or students for the classes, should contact East Coast/Midwest sales manager Aimee Eckert at 856-985-2753 (aeckert@primediabusiness.com, or West Coast/International sales manager Holly O'Hair at 805-557-0945 (hohair@primediabusiness.com).