Entertainment In Production

Volume 1: 1994-1999

by Rob Halliday
3/31/2008
Entertainment Technology Press

Rob Halliday has a dual career as a lighting designer/programmer and author and in these two volumes he provides the intriguing but comprehensive technical background stories behind the major musical productions and other notable projects spanning the period 1994 to 2005. Having been closely involved with the majority of the events described, the author is able to present a first-hand and all-encompassing portrayal of how many of the major shows across the past decade came into being. From Oliver! and Miss Saigon to Mamma Mia! and Mary Poppins, here the complete technical story unfolds. The books, which are profusely illustrated, are in large part an adapted selection of articles that first appeared in the magazine Lighting+Sound International.

Foreword
Thanks
Introduction
1 1994; Oliver!
2 1995; Cirque du Soleil; Fremont Street
3 1996; Tommy; Martin Guerre; US Political Conventions
4 1997; Les Misérables; Chicago; The Old Vic Rep Season; The Lyceum Theatre Reconstruction
5 1998; Star City; O; The Bellagio
6 1999; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; The 71st Annual Academy Awards; Mamma Mia!; NY Knicks