The Broadway cast of Disney’s The Lion King has it easier than their counterparts on the road if for no other reason than they don’t have to learn a new theater every few…

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“Whoa.” said Tara Miller, one of our head electricians. “That’s gone.”

The “that” she was referring to was a semi-permanent piece of scaffolding we have backstage to…

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   Q Smith started her Wednesday early, especially for an actress. She was up by 7 to get ready for her first full day in Albuquerque.

   She was transported to the…

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   On Tuesday night, I spoke for a few people over at Bookworks about Mary Poppins. I had been invited to give a talk about the differences between the book, the movie and the musical. The…

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   The final session of the arts marketing conference let out at noon. We were on our own for lunch in Louisville before we scattered back to the many corners of the country from whence we'd come. I could have chosen any one of a…

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Spectacles most often are built on numbers: numbers of people, numbers of decibels, numbers of lumens. Whenever you can say “biggest” about your event, you have a spectacle. (Think about the ongoing Albuquerque International Balloon…

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If you walk into Popejoy Hall the morning before a show, you might be surprised to see a pretty empty stage. You’d probably wonder how we expect to have a show at all that night.



Loading in Cirque Mechanics’ Boom Town was pretty typical. At 10 in the morning, a crew of Popejoy stage hands began focussing lights. At 1, several more… Continue

Have you ever wanted to see the Bosque Bassoon Band and The Vortex Theater, but didn't know how to find their information all in one place? Are you yearning to tango or to find a group that needs your accordion skills? Well, this could be your week.



Nob Hill is hosting the Albuquerque Performing Arts Fair on Central Avenue this Thursday, October 1, from 5 to 9pm. Twenty-five different groups will have tables full of information while over a dozen perform on a stage on the… Continue