Shows
Artistic Finance186: Commercial Theatre Business - Fees, Contracts and Copyright with Beverly EmmonsBroadway lighting designer Beverly Emmons discusses commercial theatre practices for designers.
Topics:
⭐️ Adding riders onto your contract
⭐️ Theatre Law which aims to protect investors’ money
⭐️ W2 and 1099 and how that impacts copyright for designers
⭐️ The history of the theatre design union - United Scenic Artists
⭐️ Those union contracts, what they protect, and how they’re helpful for expediting theatre negotiations because so many things are spelled out already, so there isn’t need for a lot of negotiation.
Video Version
https://youtu.be/t8rVQO00I...2025-05-011h 29
BROADWAY NATIONEncore Episode: Razzle Dazzle: A Brief History of Lighting Design, part 2.This is the second half of this week's Encore presentation of my conversation with Tony-award-winning lighting designer Ken Billington. Last week, Ken received rave reviews for his lighting design of the new Broadway musical SMASH, which amazingly is his 108th Broadway production. So, I thought it was an ideal time to revisit this fascinating conversation about the history of lighting design on Broadway and Ken’s own tremendous contribution to it. If you missed part one you may want to catch up with that before listening to this one! Learn mor...2025-04-2030 min
BROADWAY NATIONColor and Light — A Brief History of Broadway Lighting Design with Tony Winner Ken BillingtonThis is a special encore episode of my 2022 interview with Tony-award-winning lighting designer Ken Billington. This past week, Ken received rave reviews for his lighting design of the new Broadway musical SMASH, which amazingly is his 108th Broadway production. So, I thought it was an ideal time to revisit this fascinating conversation about the history of lighting design on Broadway and Ken’s own tremendous contribution to it. This is a two-part conversation and I will be rereleasing both parts this week.Original Description:My guest on this episode is Tony Award win...2025-04-1543 min
QolorTOPIX Light Conversations by City TheatricalQolorTOPIX Episode 6: Itohan Edoloyi and Ken Billington, Lighting Designers for Left on TenthHello and welcome to QolorTopix, City Theatrical’s podcast series. Today, we are joined by Itohan Edoloyi, who recently made her Broadway debut as lighting designer, and Ken Billington, who has designed over 100 Broadway shows during his career in lighting. Together, they are lighting designers behind the new Broadway play Left on Tenth, by Delia Ephron. We talked to Itohan and Ken to learn more about their collaborative design process for the show.QolorTOPIX Light Conversions podcast series by City Theatrical features some of...2024-10-3126 min
Artistic Finance165: Focusing Lights On Broadway Producing with Richard WinklerBroadway producer Richard Winkler talks about how he transitioned from lighting design to producing. In 2024, Richard is producing 15 shows between Broadway and The West End.
Topics:
⭐️ Good theatre
⭐️ A Chorus Line
⭐️ Commissioning a new musical
⭐️ Switching careers from lighting designer to producer
Video Version
https://youtu.be/HXgcMEw0bP4
Full Interview
https://www.patreon.com/posts/164-focusing-on-110904789?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Richard Winkler2024-09-301h 00
Artistic Finance164: Pay Negotiation for Lighting DesignersA panel of theatrical lighting designers discuss pay negotiations. If this sounds like a frightening topic, make sure to listen because this is a positive and calm take on the process.
Topics:
⭐️ Determining a rate
⭐️ How to conduct yourself
⭐️ How to advocate for yourself
⭐️ When to use an agent and what they do
⭐️ Using the union, USA 829, resources, whether you’re a member or not
Workbook:
https://www.patreon.com/artisticfinance/shop/pay-negotiation-for-lighting-designers-312412?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pr...2024-09-2359 min
Light Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 378 - "An Outlaw Solution"In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Finding Qualified Technology Teachers to Sipping Buffalo Milk on the Bay. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: How to critique lighting designs; Controlling lighting systems remotely; How to integrate lights that can't be dimmed into a lighting design; Ken Billington's prodigy moment; Legal help to protect your AI designs; Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks; The days of pontification are over; Faculty directors not embracing technology in design; Different ways to deliver teaching content; A question of control; A little color never hurt...2024-06-2947 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 378 - "An Outlaw Solution"In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Finding Qualified Technology Teachers to Sipping Buffalo Milk on the Bay. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: How to critique lighting designs; Controlling lighting systems remotely; How to integrate lights that can't be dimmed into a lighting design; Ken Billington's prodigy moment; Legal help to protect your AI designs; Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks; The days of pontification are over; Faculty directors not embracing technology in design; Different ways to deliver teaching content; A question of control; A little color never hurt...2024-06-2947 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 328 - "It Takes More Than a Village - Our Discussion with Jared A. Sayeg" In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) welcome Lighting Designer Jared Sayeg to the show. They discuss everything from Talking to the Console, to Talking Turtles, Live Camels, and Flying Armadillos. Join Jared, Ellen, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: Backstage Babies; Training with mentor Elizabeth Stillwell; Recreating Phantom of the Opera in Jared's spare room; Working at the LA Opera; Being admitted into 829 as a teenager; "A Little Night Music" at The Pasedena Playhouse; Very long sunsets; Lighting on Cruise Ships; "Anything goes on the High Seas... Make it a three count!"; Incorporating Pre...2023-07-1554 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 328 - "It Takes More Than a Village - Our Discussion with Jared A. Sayeg" In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) welcome Lighting Designer Jared Sayeg to the show. They discuss everything from Talking to the Console, to Talking Turtles, Live Camels, and Flying Armadillos. Join Jared, Ellen, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: Backstage Babies; Training with mentor Elizabeth Stillwell; Recreating Phantom of the Opera in Jared's spare room; Working at the LA Opera; Being admitted into 829 as a teenager; "A Little Night Music" at The Pasedena Playhouse; Very long sunsets; Lighting on Cruise Ships; "Anything goes on the High Seas... Make it a three count!"; Incorporating Pre...2023-07-1554 min
The Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor Podcast by Marsha SternA Lighting Panel with Marsha Stern Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor® # 012A Lighting Panel with Special Guests Ken Billington, Paul Gregory Jason Kantrowitz and Anne Militello - interviewed by Marsha Stern The Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor® # 012
I’m honored to be joined by Ken Billington, Paul Gregory, Jason Kantrowitz and Anne Militello, ALL award winning lighting designers, as we discuss how lighting, while not necessarily thought of as music typically is, is both an integral and highly influential part of the overall experience. We talk about their numerous projects across a variety of disciplines including Broadway, Concert Touring and Architectural Installations with the common denominator between us being we all hav...2022-11-111h 32
Artistic Finance117: Profit First & How To Pay On A W2 with Abby Johnson CEO of Matterhorn Business DevelopmentToday we learn how to pay workers on W2 instead of 1099 and how to profit first by organizing our business finances. Our guest is Abby Johnson, CEO of Matterhorn Business Development and Certified Profit First Professional for Small Business Owners.
W2 Topics:
⭐️ When to pay someone on a 1099 or a W2
⭐️ If W2, HOW to file the correct tax filing paperwork.
⭐️ How much it costs to hire a company to do the filings for you.
Profit First topics:
⭐️ Pulling aside profit first
⭐️ Setting aside...2022-10-1059 min
Artistic Finance114: Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan with Director Ronny DutraTheatre director Ronny Dutra talks about how he handles money and why he moved to NYC for a career in theatre.
We discuss:
⭐️ The Music Man on Broadway
⭐️ Planning the work. Working the plan.
⭐️ No matter what, keeping your eye on the prize.
⭐️ Ronny’s dance training and competitive ballroom dancing.
⭐️ How his goal of being a Broadway performer that shifted to directing.
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Ronny Dutra - Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com...2022-09-1954 min
BROADWAY NATIONCOLOR AND LIGHT: A Brief History of Broadway Lighting DesignMy guest on this episode is Tony Award winning lighting designer Ken Billington who created the lighting for an incredible 105 Broadway plays and musicals, including 21 productions that were directed by Harold Prince. Ken’s career spans from his very first Broadway show in 1967 when he was the assistant to legendary lighting designer Tharon Musser, to his most recent Broadway show, the hit musical, Waitress. Along the way he designed the original productions of Sweeney Todd, On The 20th Century, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Scottsboro Boys, The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In the Universe starring Lily Tomli...2022-09-1539 min
Artistic Finance108: Lighting Up The Dance Floor with Lighting Designer Marsha SternLighting designer Marsha Stern joins the show to talk finances as a lighting designer in NYC nightclubs.
Topics:
⭐️ Her time working in NYC nightclubs in the 1980s
⭐️ Being on payroll for venues versus freelance income
⭐️ Saving for retirement by putting in to social security
⭐️ Transitioning to working in architecture and "architainment"
⭐️ Entry into the entertainment industry via a music career, and shifting focus back to music since the pandemic.
Bonus Episode Includes:
⭐️ Marsha’s autographed backstage passes
⭐️ Leasing Vari*lites before you co...2022-07-1850 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Lighting Designer Ken Billington (12/09/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/BsFCkds8WUQ Ken has designed nearly 100 Broadway productions including Act One, Chaplin, Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway, The Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on Sondheim, [Title of Show], The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe starring Lily Tomlin, Footloose, Candide (1997), Annie (1997), Annie Warbucks, Inherit the Wind, Moon Over Buffalo, The Red Shoes, Fiddler on the Roof (1990, 81,76), Lettice and Lovage, Tru, Meet Me in St. Louis, On the 20th Century, Side by Side by Sondheim among others. He has been honored with seven Tony award nominations and received the 1997 T...2021-12-101h 03
Richard Skipper Celebrates Lighting Designer Ken Billington (12/09/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/BsFCkds8WUQ
Ken has designed nearly 100 Broadway productions including Act One, Chaplin, Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway, The Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on Sondheim, [Title of Show], The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe starring Lily Tomlin, Footloose, Candide (1997), Annie (1997), Annie Warbucks, Inherit the Wind, Moon Over Buffalo, The Red Shoes, Fiddler on the Roof (1990, 81,76), Lettice and Lovage, Tru, Meet Me in St. Louis, On the 20th Century, Side by Side by Sondheim among others. He has been honored with seven Tony award nominations and received the 1997 T...2021-12-101h 04
Artistic Finance77: Multiple Streams of Income with Ebony Madry (LIVE from LDI)Have you ever heard that the average millionaire has seven streams of income?
Lighting designer Ebony Madry joins the show to discuss Multiple Streams of Income for live event workers. We chat about the challenges of multiple income streams, what they look like for arts workers, and cover examples of people in the entertainment industry who have multiple streams of income.
This episode was recorded LIVE in Las Vegas at Live Design International, the leading tradeshow and conference for live design professionals around the world.
Ebony Madry - Ar...2021-11-2959 min
Backstage BabbleAPPLAUSE ReunionToday, I am so excited to bring you the audio version of my recent reunion of the 1970 hit show APPLAUSE, which is available in full video with photos included here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex5cr3T7ASc
Participants include Tony Winner and Broadway Legend Len Cariou, Previous Guests Penny Fuller, Lee Roy Reams, Brandon Maggart, and Susan L. Schulman, 9-Time Tony nominated Lighting Designer Ken Billington, Arranger and Orchestrator Mel Marvin, and dancers Michael Misita, Marilyn D'Honau, and Patti D'Beck.
Wonderful stories abound about the...2021-09-251h 53
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident ManagementEp 44: Comm Center Challenges Part 2Episode 44: 911 Communication Center Challenges in Active Shooter Events (Part 2)In Part 2 of this week's podcast, we are continuing our topic of 911 and the dispatch center during an active shooter event.Bill Godfrey:Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast host. Today we're picking up part two coming back to our topic of 911 and the dispatch center during an active shooter event. I've asked our three instructors that were here for part one to come back and join us again. We've got Ken Lamb from the...2021-08-3037 min
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident ManagementEp 43: Comm Center Challenges Part 1Episode 43: 911 Communication Center Challenges in Active Shooter Events (Part 1)In Part 1 of this week's podcast, we talk about some of the challenges in the 911 dispatch center during an active shooter event. A few topics we cover are the best sense of location, radio traffic, and recognizing when the active shooter event happens.Bill Godfrey:Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your host of the podcast. Thank you for being with us today. We are going to be talking today about what it's like in the 911 dispatch...2021-08-2331 min
New Era Oilers PodcastNewEraOilers Podcast - Episode 11: Ken Holland’s Off-season so farNew Era Oilers is a weekly podcast focused on the Edmonton Oilers!The New Era Oilers Podcast is affiliated with http://www.newerahockeynetwork.com/Follow our Twitter @NewEraOilers and @NewEraHockeyNetMeet Our Cast! Their Twitter Handles will follow!Co-Host: Nicholas Chung (@Nichchung7)Co-Host: Brett Wilson (@bigwillz8)Editor: Anthony Melgar (@the_amc8)Producer: Jacob Billington (@JacobBillingt10)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Intro and outro credit:Highway Saints: SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/35hllN0FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Highway-Saints-193287087768/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcUfJ0YH66-3K2pnsrhlYNg2021-07-231h 09
Artistic Finance44: Taxes with Cory PattakCory Pattak and Ethan discuss how to organize and itemize receipts for tax time. We go line by line through the actual list of itemized categories on our taxes. Once we make it through the 25 items, you realize it isn't as complicated as it seems.
Cory Pattak is a theatrical Lighting Designer whose New York designs include Final Follies at Primary Stages and Stalking the Bogeyman at New World Stages. He designed the US National tour of Flashdance: The Musical, In The Heights at the Kennedy Center, and Footloose for Norwegian Cruise Line. He has d...2021-03-0159 min
Artistic Finance41: Tax Deductions For Theatre with John Lee Beatty & Ken BillingtonWe discuss tax deductions for theatre personnel with set designer John Lee Beatty and lighting designer Ken Billington. Ken is incorporated as a business whereas John Lee is an unincorporated independent contractor.
John Lee has designed more than 100 Broadway shows. He has won two Tony Awards, one for Tally’s Folly in 1980 and the second for The Nance in 2013. He has received an additional 13 Tony nominations, has won 5 Drama Desk awards, and has been nominated for 10 more.
Ken has also designed more than 100 Broadway shows. He won the Tony Award for Chicago and has...2021-02-0859 min
Artistic Finance38: Ken Billington - Lighting DesignerTony Award winning lighting designer Ken Billington discusses how he has managed his personal finances during more than sixty years of designing on Broadway and running a design studio.
Ken has designed more than 100 Broadway shows, has been nominated for 9 Tony Awards for Best Lighting Design, and won for the musical Chicago.
Ken spent 25 years as the principle lighting designer for Radio City Music hall, lighting their Christmas and Easter Spectaculars. He founded KB Associates, Inc. an international design and production firm that has created hundreds of theatrical shows, television specials, ar...2021-01-1859 min
Get Hooked On A Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Out of the Hitler Time: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away: BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the complete trilogy by Judith KerrPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394525to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Out of the Hitler Time: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away: BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the complete trilogy
Author: Judith Kerr
Narrator: Hugo Docking, Paul Moriarty, Lauren Mote, James Lailey, Carl Prekopp, Adjoa Andoh, Full Cast, Eleanor Bron
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes
Release date: January 14, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.87 of Total 15
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
The BBC radio adaptations of Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy - plus bonus documentary Based on her own childhood experiences, Judith Kerr's When Hitler...2021-01-143h 39Relish This Uplifting Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Out of the Hitler Time: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away: BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the complete trilogy by Judith KerrPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394525to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Out of the Hitler Time: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away: BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the complete trilogy
Author: Judith Kerr
Narrator: Hugo Docking, Paul Moriarty, Lauren Mote, James Lailey, Carl Prekopp, Adjoa Andoh, Full Cast, Eleanor Bron
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes
Release date: January 14, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.87 of Total 15
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
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Title: Out of the Hitler Time: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away: BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the complete trilogy
Author: Judith Kerr
Narrator: Hugo Docking, Paul Moriarty, Lauren Mote, James Lailey, Carl Prekopp, Adjoa Andoh, Full Cast, Eleanor Bron
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes
Release date: January 14, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.87 of Total 15
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
The BBC radio adaptations of Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy - plus bonus documentary Based on her own childhood experiences, Judith Kerr's When Hitler...2021-01-143h 39Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalOut of the Hitler Time: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away: BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the complete trilogy by Judith KerrPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394525to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Out of the Hitler Time: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away: BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the complete trilogy
Author: Judith Kerr
Narrator: Hugo Docking, Paul Moriarty, Lauren Mote, James Lailey, Carl Prekopp, Adjoa Andoh, Full Cast, Eleanor Bron
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes
Release date: January 14, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.87 of Total 15
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The BBC radio adaptations of Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy - plus bonus documentary Based on her own childhood experiences, Judith Kerr's When Hitler...2021-01-143h 39
Artistic Finance32: John Lee Beatty - Set DesignerSet designer John Lee Beatty discusses the business of design, intricacies of retirement planning, and the importance of talking about finances.
A titan of American theatre, John Lee Beatty designed his first Broadway show in 1976. It was the play Knock, Knock. 44 years later, his most recent design is Plaza Suite, which hasn’t officially opened because of the COVID 19 shutdown.
The total count of his Broadway designs is 115. He has won two Tony Awards, one for Tally’s Folly in 1980 and the second for The Nance in 2013. He has received an additional 13 Tony nominations, has won 5 Drama Desk awards...2020-12-0759 min
Artistic Finance29: Ebony Madry -Lighting Designer
Ebony Madry talks about generational wealth, stocks versus franchising, and the importance of saving for retirement.
She is a Lighting Designer and Project Manager at Brite Ideas in Los Angeles, overseeing the installation of audio, video, and lighting for corporate and exclusive events. Ebony has worked at the Arkansas Repertory Theater and was lighting director at the Big Top Chautauqua music festival in Wisconsin.
Ebony dedicates her energy to collaborate with artists, designers, and productions that feature and uplift BIPOC populations. She actively mentors other female BIPOC students and has served on the diversity panel for the Queer P...2020-11-1658 min
Real Talk with Mason BrayBROADWAY TALKS with a Lighting Designer - Ken BillingtonThis week I interview Tony Award Winning Lighting Designer, Ken Billington! He has worked on close to 100 Broadway shows. "You are illuminating the playwright's words." - Ken Billington. Find out more at BPN.fm/RealTalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-07-0721 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 160 - "A Journey Into Cleverness"In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Mixbooks to Sputnik. Join David, Stan, and Steve as they pontificate about: Disabling smoke alarms; Good looking First Responders; AGMA and haze; Favorite angles and lighting positions; Pit Rails and Pit Booms; Incorporating dance lighting angles into all your shows; False preconceived lighting practices; Raw and ugly shows; Integrating lights into the scenery; Do designers need to understand the technology?; Understanding your limitations and trusting your technical team; Problems with bluetooth; Hammonds and Moogs; "Fantastic LumenVoyage"; "ETC On Headset" with Ken Billington; Being there; and Voltage s...2020-04-2137 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 160 - "A Journey Into Cleverness"In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Mixbooks to Sputnik. Join David, Stan, and Steve as they pontificate about: Disabling smoke alarms; Good looking First Responders; AGMA and haze; Favorite angles and lighting positions; Pit Rails and Pit Booms; Incorporating dance lighting angles into all your shows; False preconceived lighting practices; Raw and ugly shows; Integrating lights into the scenery; Do designers need to understand the technology?; Understanding your limitations and trusting your technical team; Problems with bluetooth; Hammonds and Moogs; "Fantastic LumenVoyage"; "ETC On Headset" with Ken Billington; Being there; and Voltage s...2020-04-2137 min
ETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #14 - Act II Just in Time on May 7, 2018 at 3 PMIn this episode: As time runs out the team finishes Act II!We’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in co...2020-03-1643 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #13 - Building Act I on May 7, 2018 at 2:30 PMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1625 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #12 - Dress Rehearsal Begins on May 7, 2018 at 2 PMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1626 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #11 - Last Notes Before Dress on May 7 2018 at 11:30 AMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1624 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #10 - Lighting Team Pushes on May 7 2018 at 11 AMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1636 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #9 - Tech on Headset on May 7th, 2018, 10:30 AMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1535 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #8 - Tech Rehearsal Begins on May 7,2018 at 10 AMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1535 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #7 - ACT II Cues Continue May 7, 2018 at 9:30 AMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1525 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #6 - ACT II Cues Begin on May 7, 2018 at 9 AMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1528 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #5 - The ACT I Sprint on May 7, 2018 at 8:30 AMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1531 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #4 - The Final Push in Dry Tech on May 4, 2018 at 4:30 PMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1530 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #3 - Dry Tech with Sound Check on May 4, 2018 at 4 PMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1530 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #2 - Exploring the Rig on May 4, 2018 at 3:30 PMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1529 minETC's On HeadsetThe Billington Files #1 - Building Cues Begins on May 4, 2018 at 3 PMWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1530 minETC's On HeadsetKen Billington: Introduction and WelcomeWe’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production. Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a...2020-03-1410 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 121 - "Gobo-Tastic"!In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sistah) talk about everything from LED Lekos to "Billington Afterglow". Join Anne, Steve, David, and Stan as they pontificate about: The brothers' and sister's reactions to the Ken Billington interview; the generosity of designers; standards of professionalism; focusing strategies for your first black box show; getting nervous; how to teach programming to students; manufacturers' training programs; benefits of LED lekos without the "Salesmen Talking Points"; new Pet-Sweat of Japan beverages; creating texture with and without gobos; Anne's gobo earrings; Tharon's brilliant cueing sequence for A Chorus Line; good and bad...2019-08-0348 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 121 - "Gobo-Tastic"!In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sistah) talk about everything from LED Lekos to "Billington Afterglow". Join Anne, Steve, David, and Stan as they pontificate about: The brothers' and sister's reactions to the Ken Billington interview; the generosity of designers; standards of professionalism; focusing strategies for your first black box show; getting nervous; how to teach programming to students; manufacturers' training programs; benefits of LED lekos without the "Salesmen Talking Points"; new Pet-Sweat of Japan beverages; creating texture with and without gobos; Anne's gobo earrings; Tharon's brilliant cueing sequence for A Chorus Line; good and bad...2019-08-0348 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 120 - "Firing on All Cylinders... Interview with Ken Billington"In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk with Broadway lighting legend Ken Billington. Join David, Steve, Stan, and Ken as they pontificate about: Lighting Major Celebrity Acts in Vegas, Killer Whales, and The Rockettes, Ken's Gingerbread Man experience in the 4th grade, Perfecting black-outs with knife switches, Sherri Zimmerman’s cymbals, Loving the "Good Stuff" and erasing the "Bad Stuff", Great moments working with the perfect team, "Marie, Dancing Still", "Sweeney Todd" stories, Follow your gut and take it to FULL... then leave it there, Feeling the light, Getting the cues in the right place, Cues that "p...2019-07-2751 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 120 - "Firing on All Cylinders... Interview with Ken Billington"In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk with Broadway lighting legend Ken Billington. Join David, Steve, Stan, and Ken as they pontificate about: Lighting Major Celebrity Acts in Vegas, Killer Whales, and The Rockettes, Ken's Gingerbread Man experience in the 4th grade, Perfecting black-outs with knife switches, Sherri Zimmerman’s cymbals, Loving the "Good Stuff" and erasing the "Bad Stuff", Great moments working with the perfect team, "Marie, Dancing Still", "Sweeney Todd" stories, Follow your gut and take it to FULL... then leave it there, Feeling the light, Getting the cues in the right place, Cues that "p...2019-07-2751 min
Adam Ruins EverythingNobody Listens to Paula Poundstone Ep 51: Skin in the GameWhat’s this thing? Is this thing a thing? And will sunblock help? Or am I better off getting a chemical peel and looking GREAT to the end? Dr. Ilya Reyter of the American Skin Institute answers all our epidermal questions. Also, Paula and Adam see if they can “cheese their hunger away.” And we take our maiden voyage into Ken LeZebnik’s America. Guest: Dr. Ilya Reyter Founder and Medical Director of the American Skin Institute Website: americanskininstitute.com Twitter: @americanskinins IG: @americanskininstitute FB: @AmericanSkinInstitute House Band: Stephen...2019-07-011h 05Light Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 106 - "The Scarecrow Concept" In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Painting your Bedroom to DDT Fog Machines. Join Steve, David, and Stan, as they pontificate about: The upcoming Ken Billington interview, Bugs activating touch-screens, How life experiences shape our artistry, Teams of Cats, The Master of Masking Tape, Luminaire Hickeys, How to assign student designers to school production, How to clean your cyc, Going to the source, and Making lifelong relationships. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense. http://lighttalk.libsyn.com/light-talk-episode-105-the-scarecrow-concept 2019-04-2134 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 106 - "The Scarecrow Concept" In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Painting your Bedroom to DDT Fog Machines. Join Steve, David, and Stan, as they pontificate about: The upcoming Ken Billington interview, Bugs activating touch-screens, How life experiences shape our artistry, Teams of Cats, The Master of Masking Tape, Luminaire Hickeys, How to assign student designers to school production, How to clean your cyc, Going to the source, and Making lifelong relationships. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense. http://lighttalk.libsyn.com/light-talk-episode-105-the-scarecrow-concept 2019-04-2134 min
My Little TonysThe 2015 Tony Awards, Part 2We debate whether Something Rotten! is mocking or celebrating musical history, trace The Visit’s long road and short stay, and celebrate Kelli O’Hara’s sixth-time’s-the-charm win for The King and I. Plus: more dream (and nightmare) threesomes, a couple of failed attempts to find a “What?!”, and maybe a little too much joshing at Josh Groban’s expense.
Works referenced/cited:
Behind the Music of SOMETHING ROTTEN! with Karey & Wayne Kirkpatrick
Associated Press. How 3 Broadway Novices Wrote 'Something Rotten!' San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2015.
Billington, Michael. “The Guardian Profile...2019-03-1700 min
in 1: the podcast#75 Direct from Broadway (1989) with Tharon Musser, Peggy Clark, Abe Feder & Jeff Davis moderated by Ken BillingtonFor our 75th Episode we present a very special group of designers. In 1989, a panel was held at the Museum of the City of New York as part of their "Direct from Broadway" series featuring some of the most influential lighting designers of the 20th century: Tharon Musser, Peggy Clark, Abe Feder and Jeff Davis, moderated by the man who followed the leads set by these pioneers and continued their legacies...Ken Billington. For the first time in nearly 30 years, hear these luminaries (pun intended) discuss their work, their process and what is was like paving the way in a...2017-12-2200 min
Light Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 31 - "Hamsters and Gerbils" - Interview with John McKernonIn this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview lighting designer and software guru, John McKernon. Join Steve, Stan, David, and John as they pontificate about The history of Lightwright, Working with Ken Billington, Stan and David in Napoli, The key to keeping a relationship with your spouse in the business, New features in Lightwright 7, Creating hookups by hand, Working as an associate on Broadway, Being in the right place at the right time, IP Addresses vs. Universes, Gary Fails and Multiverces, 6x22's on the Balcony Rail, Broadway stories with Mary Tyler Moore and Lynn Redgrave, Working...2017-11-1142 minLight Talk with The Lumen BrothersLIGHT TALK Episode 31 - "Hamsters and Gerbils" - Interview with John McKernonIn this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview lighting designer and software guru, John McKernon. Join Steve, Stan, David, and John as they pontificate about The history of Lightwright, Working with Ken Billington, Stan and David in Napoli, The key to keeping a relationship with your spouse in the business, New features in Lightwright 7, Creating hookups by hand, Working as an associate on Broadway, Being in the right place at the right time, IP Addresses vs. Universes, Gary Fails and Multiverces, 6x22's on the Balcony Rail, Broadway stories with Mary Tyler Moore and Lynn Redgrave, Working...2017-11-1142 min
BEHIND THE CURTAIN: BROADWAY'S LIVING LEGENDS#72 KEN BILLINGTON, Lighting DesignerCurtain up! Light the lights....literally, because this week's guest is Tony Award winning lighting designer Ken Billington, Ken swings by Shetler Studios to discuss his over one hundred Broadway credits including Sweeney Todd, Chicago, and On the 20th Century.
Ken pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he was the first to use moving lights in a Broadway musical, what was the moment his parents were truly impressed with his choice of career, and why you should always look your best on tech day!
Also, Ken shines the spotlight on Susan Stroman, Hal Prince, and Bob...2017-06-1200 min
BEHIND THE CURTAIN: BROADWAY'S LIVING LEGENDS » PodcastKEN BILLINGTON, LIGHTING DESIGNERCurtain up! Light the lights....literally, because this week's guest is Tony Award winning lighting designer Ken Billington, Ken swings by Shetler Studios to discuss his over one hundred Broadway credits including Sweeney Todd, Chicago, and On the 20th Century. Ken pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he was the first to use moving lights in a Broadway musical, what was the moment his parents were truly impressed with his choice of career, and why you should always look your best on tech day! Also, Ken shines the spotlight on Susan Stroman, Hal Prince, and...2017-06-121h 15in 1: the podcast#70 Paul TobenEpisode 70 is direct from Cory's kitchen and it's with Lighting Designer Paul Toben. Paul is currently in town serving as the Associate LD for the new Broadway musical 'War Paint,' but he's with us today to do some deep excavating into the true nature of being a working designer. Cory and Paul trace their 10 year friendship and explore topics such as varied career paths, how he measures personal and professional success, how he finds happiness and fulfillment through his work, and how theatre can play a role in our extremely divisive political climate. Paul also shares insight from working...2017-03-1000 min
The Disney Movie ReviewSummer of Disney and Sliding Stock - The Disney Movie Review 084Disney is off to a lightning fast start this summer, but do they have what it takes to last the entire season? Disney has placed all of its eggs in one Virtual Reality basket and I have a hot Disney stock tip for you that is free because I love you. For the week of May 23, this is episode 84 of The Disney Movie Review Here is the link to the Walt Disney Family Museum http://waltdisney.org/ Article on the success of Captain America http://www.ibtimes.com/captain-america-civil-war-becomes-highest-grossing-movie-2016...2016-05-2340 min
The Producer's Perspective Podcast with Ken DavenportKen BillingtonKen Billington is a lighting designer. He has 96 Broadway productions to his credit including Copperfield, Checking Out, Moon Over Buffalo, Grind, Hello Dolly!, Meet Me in St. Louis, On the Twentieth Century, Side by Side by Sondheim, Lettice and Lovage, Tru, The Scottsboro Boys, and Sweeney Todd. Off-Broadway productions include Sylvia, London Suite, Annie Warbucks, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, The Lisbon Traviata, What the Butler Saw, and Fortune and Men's Eyes. He was the principal lighting designer for Radio City Music Hall from 1979 - 2004. He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design eight times and...2016-01-2547 min
British Theatre Guide podcastMichael Billington on his career and new book The 101 Greatest PlayMichael Billington has been theatre critic of The Guardian since 1971 and of Country Life since 1986, but began reviewing for The Times in 1965. He is the author of biographies of Harold Pinter and Peggy Ashcroft, critical studies of Tom Stoppard and Alan Ayckbourn, a celebration of Ken Dodd and a collection of reviews, One Night Stands. At his home in West London, Michael talks to BTG's Philip Fisher about his new book, The 101 Greatest Plays from Antiquity to the Present, and about his 50-year career as a theatre critic. Photo credit: Natasha Billington2015-09-0840 min
Actors in ConversationMurray Melvin in conversation with Michael BillingtonMurray Melvin reflects on his acting career in the original productions of A Taste of Honey and Oh What A Lovely War and working with people such as Joan Littlewood, Ken Russell and Stanley Kubrick.
This is a recording of a live Platform event from March 2014.2014-05-0640 minin 1: the podcast#15 John McKernonEpisode #15 goes to the Obi-Wan of lighting software...it's John McKernon! John tells us how Lightwright came to be and what it's like creating an integral design tool used all over the globe. Learn how Lightwright and John's career started (like so many things) in Ken Billington's office, and hear tales from the past from 'One Mo' Time', 'The Red Shoes', 'Chicago', and 'Late Nite Comic'. Hear what the Union exam used to be like back in the "old days" and what John thinks is the trick to winning a Tony for lighting. John McKernon has forever changed the way...2014-03-302h 02in 1: the podcast#10 Ken BillingtonTurn the lights down low, chain the door, and pour yourself a drink because we're sitting down with lighting designer and living legend Ken Billington. Ken and Cory cover a wide range of topics from his biggest hit, "Chicago", to his newest project, "Act One", and other shows from his over 40 years in the business including "Footloose", "Chaplin", "The Visit", "Sweeney Todd" and more. Ken tells us about learning the ropes from Tharon Musser, why you better be fast in a room with Hal Prince, how he introduced Bob Fosse to the magic of moving lights and why you should...2014-02-212h 01in 1: the podcast#3 Ben PearcyToday's guest is lighting/projection designer Ben Pearcy. Ben and Cory discuss his design for ‘Big Fish’ and mourn it's closing, his experience working with renown artist James Turrell, how it feels to hit the GO button at the Opening Ceremonies, and how Ben owes much of his career to the legendary (and possible mid-show surprise guest,) Ken Billington!2014-01-072h 00
ATW - Downstage CenterNatasha Katz (#302) - January, 2011"The Addams Family" and "Elf"'s lighting designer Natasha Katz talks about the path of her career, beginning with a high school community service requirement that saw her volunteering at a (now-defunct) Off-Broadway theatre and her semester away from Oberlin College as an intern/observer of designer Roger Morgan on the musical "I Remember Mama" which brought her into immediate contact with such notables as Liv Ullmann and Richard Rodgers. She discusses her on the job training (sans graduate school) with such figures as special effects whiz Bran Ferren and lighting designers Marcia Madeira and Ken Billington; explains why she...2011-01-1200 min
Tony Award Winners on Downstage CenterNatasha Katz (#302) - January, 2011“The Addams Family” and “Elf's” lighting designer Natasha Katz (2000 Tony Award winner for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for “Aida”; 2007 Tony Award winner for Best Lighting Design of a Play for “The Coast of Utopia”) talks about the path of her career, beginning with a high school community service requirement that saw her volunteering at a (now-defunct) Off-Broadway theatre and her semester away from Oberlin College as an intern/observer of designer Roger Morgan on the musical “I Remember Mama” which brought her into immediate contact with such notables as Liv Ullmann and Richard Rodgers. She discusses her on the job training (sa...2011-01-1200 min
Well-Rounded RadioKen Irwin of Rounder Records: The Well-Rounded Radio InterviewAt a moment where what being a record label means is certainly in flux, Rounder Records is celebrating its 40th anniversary and, in many ways, showing what it means for artists who share a label and what that means to its customer and fans. (News on 4/14/10: Concord Records acquires Rounder Records) Rounder Records was started in March 1970 by Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton-Levy, and Bill Nowlin (left to right). In our interview, Irwin tells us how the label came to be, and how they began with blues and bluegrass, and evolved the label to include folk, Cajun, Celtic...2010-04-1400 minTony Award Winners on Downstage CenterKen Billington (#196) - April, 2008Lighting designer Ken Billington, a Tony winner for Chicago in 1997 and veteran of more than 80 Broadway productions ranging from the original Sweeney Todd to the recent Sunday in the Park with George, discusses the art of lighting design, including how lighting can be used to emotionally enhance the theatre experience, how he discovered his calling during a fourth grade play, what audience members might look for when assessing a lighting designer's work, the speed with which his design for Sweeney came together, how he collaborated with the English creative team of Sunday, how rock and roll helped Broadway lighting, and...2008-04-0700 minATW - Downstage CenterKen Billington (#196) - April, 2008Lighting designer Ken Billington, veteran of more than 80 Broadway productions ranging from the original "Sweeney Todd" to the current "Sunday in the Park with George", discusses the art of lighting design, including how lighting can be used to emotionally enhance the theatre experience, how he discovered his calling during a fourth grade play, what audience members might look for when assessing a lighting designer's work, the speed with which his design for "Sweeney" came together, how he collaborated with the English creative team of "Sunday", how rock and roll helped Broadway lighting, and how his career has encompassed work for...2008-04-0700 min
ATW - Working In The TheatreDesign - September, 2001The panelists -- lighting designer Ken Billington, costume and set designer Robert Jones, costume designer William Ivey Long, scenery designer Thomas Lynch, costume and scenery designer Tony Walton, and costume designer David C. Woolard -- discuss the fields of study that led them to design; perceptible styles; the design of "Six Degrees of Separation"; how actors are effected by design details; how lighting influences audience reaction; contemporary audiences' expectations for brighter, quicker-moving shows; and creating The Yellow Dress in "Contact" through costume and lighting.2007-09-1900 min
Tony Award Winners on Working In The TheatreDesign - September, 2001The panelists -- lighting designer Ken Billington (Tony winner for Chicago in 1997), costume and set designer Robert Jones, five time Tony-winning costume designer William Ivey Long, scenery designer Thomas Lynch, costume and scenery designer Tony Walton (Tony Award winner for, among others, Pippin, the original House of Blue Leaves and 1992’s revival of Guys and Dolls), and costume designer David C. Woolard -- discuss the fields of study that led them to design; perceptible styles; the design of Six Degrees of Separation; how actors are effected by design details; how lighting influences audience reaction; contemporary audiences' expectations for brighter, quicker-moving sh...2007-09-1900 min