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Bringing Up The Lights
by Keith Conrad
The behind the scenes story of the biggest theatrical productions in the US. Season Two: The Nutcracker at The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago begins 12/6/21
Episodes
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater: One Set, Two Shows
In both The Winter's Tale and A Midsummer Night's Dream, it snows on stage. That's a small piece of a much bigger puzzle for Wendy Stark Prey, Chicago Shakespeare Theater's director of production. Her job is to take everyone else's vision and figure out how to build it, night after night, without...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Learning by Doing
Edward Hall is the artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and this fall he's directing two Shakespeare plays at the same time with the same company of actors. He has no directing degree. He learned the job by doing it. Edward tells the story of how he got here: acting at university in...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Two Plays, One Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater is turning 40, and this fall it's doing something it has never done before: staging two Shakespeare plays at once, with the same company of 14 actors. A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Winter's Tale will run in repertory, and someone has to make the calendar work. That...
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Opening The Nutcracker
Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater discusses the process involved in putting together a production, including the yearly production of The Nutcracker. Plus, Dancer Amanda Assucena shares the process she goes through to prepare for The Nutcracker each Christmas. Bringing Up The Lights...
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Joffrey Ballet: Opening The Nutcracker
Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater discusses the process involved in putting together a production, including the yearly production of The Nutcracker. Plus, Dancer Amanda Assucena shares the process she goes through to prepare for The Nutcracker each Christmas. Bringing Up The Lights...
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Costumes and Music for The Nutcracker
Ellie Cotey discusses the path she took to become the Costume Manager for the Joffrey Ballet and what goes into putting together costumes for The Nutcracker every Christmas. Plus, Music Director Scott Speck talks about juggling multiple projects and the role music plays in bringing the production...
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Joffrey Ballet: Costumes and Music for The Nutcracker
Ellie Cotey discusses the path she took to become the Costume Manager for the Joffrey Ballet and what goes into putting together costumes for The Nutcracker every Christmas. Plus, Music Director Scott Speck talks about juggling multiple projects and the role music plays in bringing the production...
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The Nutcracker Returns
Greg Cameron, the President and CEO at The Joffrey Ballet reflects on how much it means to be peforming The Nutcracker again after a year off thanks to COVID. Meanwhile, for Director of Production Cody Chen, the move to a new venue has presented new challenges and opportunities. Bringing Up The...
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Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Returns
Greg Cameron, the President and CEO at The Joffrey Ballet reflects on how much it means to be peforming The Nutcracker again after a year off thanks to COVID. Meanwhile, for Director of Production Cody Chen, the move to a new venue has presented new challenges and opportunities. Bringing Up The...
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Opening Night with Sondra Radvanovsky
Sondra Radvanovsky talks about how she prepared for the role of Lady Macbeth and the long road back to the stage after the world shut down, including her own COVID diagnosis. Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2021 production of Macbeth and their return to the…
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: Opening Night with Sondra Radvanovsky
Sondra Radvanovsky talks about how she prepared for the role of Lady Macbeth and the long road back to the stage after the world shut down, including her own COVID diagnosis. Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2021 production of Macbeth and their return to the…
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Taking The Stage With The Chorus
Suzanne Kszastowski has been a soprano in the Chorus of the Lyric Opera of Chicago since 2009. As opening night approaches, Suzanne shares her experience as a member of the chorus. Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2021 production of Macbeth and their return to…
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: Taking The Stage With The Chorus
Suzanne Kszastowski has been a soprano in the Chorus of the Lyric Opera of Chicago since 2009. As opening night approaches, Suzanne shares her experience as a member of the chorus. Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2021 production of Macbeth and their return to…
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Creating the Costumes For Macbeth
Lyric Opera of Chicago has finally reached the point where actors will actually take the stage and start working. That’s where Ben Bell Bern and the Rehearsal Department come into the picture and make sure everyone is where they need to be. Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera…
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: Creating the Costumes For Macbeth
Lyric Opera of Chicago has finally reached the point where actors will actually take the stage and start working. That’s where Ben Bell Bern and the Rehearsal Department come into the picture and make sure everyone is where they need to be. Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera…
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Beginning The Rehearsal Process
Lyric Opera of Chicago has finally reached the point where actors will actually take the stage and start working. That’s where Ben Bell Bern and the Rehearsal Department come into the picture and make sure everyone is where they need to be. Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera…
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: Beginning The Rehearsal Process
Lyric Opera of Chicago has finally reached the point where actors will actually take the stage and start working. That’s where Ben Bell Bern and the Rehearsal Department come into the picture and make sure everyone is where they need to be. Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera…
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Creating Sets Is A World-Wide Effort
Michael Smallwood, Technical Director for the Lyric Opera of Chicago talked about his piece of the production puzzle and the Herculean effort involved in creating sets for a production like Macbeth Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2021 production of Macbeth and...
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: Creating Sets Is A World-Wide Effort
Michael Smallwood, Technical Director for the Lyric Opera of Chicago talked about his piece of the production puzzle and the Herculean effort involved in creating sets for a production like Macbeth Bringing Up The Lights is the story of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2021 production of Macbeth and...
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The Ambassador Between the Audience and the Stage
Verdi’s Macbeth is not only Lyric Opera of Chicago’s comeback from COVID, but it also marks the official start of Enrique Mazzola's tenure as Music Director. It’s a position that is critical to the success of any production, especially the first live performance with an audience in a year and a...
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: The Ambassador Between the Audience and the Stage
Verdi’s Macbeth is not only Lyric Opera of Chicago’s comeback from COVID, but it also marks the official start of Enrique Mazzola's tenure as Music Director. It’s a position that is critical to the success of any production, especially the first live performance with an audience in a year and a...
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The Chorus Provides The Emotional Push
Now that the Lyric Opera has decided on Macbeth as their production for September 2021 and they've finished casting (and re-casted), now it's time to bring in the people who will inhabit the world of Macbeth. That's where Michael Black, the Chorus Master at Lyric Opera of Chicago comes into the...
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: The Chorus Provides The Emotional Push
Now that the Lyric Opera has decided on Macbeth as their production for September 2021 and they've finished casting (and re-casted), now it's time to bring in the people who will inhabit the world of Macbeth. That's where Michael Black, the Chorus Master at Lyric Opera of Chicago comes into the...
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: Casting Macbeth… Three Times
Now that Lyric Opera has decided on bringing Macbeth to the stage in September 2021, it’s time to figure out who will be on that stage. That’s where Andreas Melinat the Vice President of Artistic Planning comes into the picture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Casting Macbeth… Three Times
Now that Lyric Opera has decided on bringing Macbeth to the stage in September 2021, it’s time to figure out who will be on that stage. That’s where Andreas Melinat the Vice President of Artistic Planning comes into the picture. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: Planning In Operaland Is A Four Year Process
Anthony Freud followed a long and winding path to become the General Director at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Planning a production at Lyric is a path that's just as long and winding, and it all starts in Anthony's office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Planning In Operaland Is A Four Year Process
Anthony Freud followed a long and winding path to become the General Director at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Planning a production at Lyric is a path that's just as long and winding, and it all starts in Anthony's office. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...
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Season One: Macbeth at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Raising the curtain September 6th. Bringing up the Lights gives you a behind the scenes look at the people who help put together the biggest stage productions in the country. Season one follows the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Macbeth in September 2021 as they make their comeback...
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Lyric Opera of Chicago: Dramatic Pause
Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Macbeth in September of 2021 was years in the making, but ended up being their return to the stage following the COVID shutdown. Members of the team share what it was like to shut everything down, how they dealt with the down time and what it's like to be…
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Dramatic Pause
Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Macbeth in September of 2021 was years in the making, but ended up being their return to the stage following the COVID shutdown. Members of the team share what it was like to shut everything down, how they dealt with the down time and what it's like to be…
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Season One: Macbeth at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Raising the curtain September 6th. Bringing up the Lights gives you a behind the scenes look at the people who help put together the biggest stage productions in the country. Season one follows the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Macbeth in September 2021 as they make their comeback...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The behind the scenes story of the biggest theatrical productions in the US. Season Two: The Nutcracker at The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago begins 12/6/21
HOSTED BY
Keith Conrad
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