ARCHIVED NEWS...

6/30/11

If you live in Cleveland, OH this July, come see Fat Camp, a new musical that is currently part of the Hanna Theater's "Page to Stage" program.

Rock of Ages continues to bring the rock to Broadway, Australia, across America on tour, and coming this August, on the West End in London!

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5/02/11

I am pleased to announce that David Korins and I have been co-nominated for a 2011 Drama Desk Award for our work on Lombardi.

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2/07/11

The Green Bay Packers won the Superbowl and Lombardi continues to sell out on Broadway. Meanwhile, Rock of Ages is relocating to the Helen Hayes Theater. Performances resume March 24. Performances for Rock of Ages Australia start in late March and stay tuned for more international Rock news!

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11/29/10

If you are in NYC this holiday season and want to see a Broadway show, check out Lombardi, Rock of Ages or Elf.

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9/02/10

I am currently finishing up work on LIMELIGHT: The Charlie Chaplin Story opens at the La Jolla Playhouse. Then right back to New York City where LOMBARDI opens in October on Broadway at Circle in the Square.

And I am pleased to announce that I will be designing projections for ELF The Musical coming to Broadway this November at the Hirschfeld theater.

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6/01/10

Rock of Ages is running strong on Broadway and now in Toronto too! The National Tour stars in the fall and the Australian tour starts next Spring.

This fall, I will be designing projections for LIMELIGHT: The Charlie Chaplin Story at the La Jolla Playhouse, LOMBARDI on Broadway at Circle in the Square and LET ME DOWN EASY at Arena Stage in Washington D.C.

More exciting news coming soon so stay tuned...

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1/10/10

It's a new year and I have several exciting new projects that I will be working on over the first few months of 2010. I will be creating projections for Nickelodeon's Storytime Live national tour and VOYAGE DE LA VIE, a new resident show at Resorts World at Sentosa in Singapore.

Meanwhile, Rock of Ages is running strong on Broadway and coming soon to Toronto, and Xanadu continues to tour the country.

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9/07/09

Summer is over and it is time to get back to work. I will be designing projections for Anna Deavere Smith's new Off-Broadway play LET ME DOWN EASY at 2nd Stage in New York, directed by Leonard Foglia. I will also be designing video for Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan's FLY at the Crossroads Theater Company in New Brunswick, NJ.

Stay tuned for more...

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8/31/09

A quick picture of my big summer project:

Leo Albert Borovay!

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6/15/09

Summer is here. A few cast changes in PEEPSHOW should keep Las Vegas buzzing. A few things are brewing for the fall, so stay tuned! And if you are in New York City this Summer, go see ROCK OF AGES.

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4/28/09

Here is a great quote from a Q&A with the great Rock and Roll designer Willie Williams that we should all take to heart:

LD: Any other thoughts about the future of our industry?

WW: The future will be a relentless tsunami of LED encrusted mediocrity and no one will care. However, being ever the optimist, I will be looking for the hidden gems of creativity. They'll be in there somewhere!

Read the rest of the article here.

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4/17/09

Jerry Mitchell's PEEPSHOW, featuring sets by David Rockwell, costumes by Gregg Barnes, projections by yours truly, and starring Mel B & Kelly Monaco opens tomorrow at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas. Next up I will be designing projections for The Creature From The Black Lagoon, a new attraction at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California.

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3/06/09

Lots of updates to report: ROCK OF AGES starts previews at the Brooks Atkinson on Broadway March 17. LES MISERABLES is playing at Houston's Theater Under The Stars March 24 - April 5 and PEEPSHOW is at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas. Performaces begins March 30.

I'll be speaking at the LiveDesign Broadway Master Classes in NYC on May 21, 2009. Attendees will get an opportunity to see ROCK OF AGES after which LD Jason Lyons and I will host a Q&A. Hope to see you there!

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12/15/08

XANADU rolls into Chicago in January. But the big news is that Rock of Ages is coming to Broadway this spring! Details coming shortly...

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11/07/08

Lots of exciting news coming up. The XANADU tour is about to begin in La Jolla, California. Added pictures of Les Miz and Rock of Ages to the PIX section. Stay tuned...

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9/14/08

Upcoming projects include: ROCK OF AGES at New World Stages and PEEPSHOW at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

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8/5/08

Upcoming projects include: A new LES MISERABLES tour that begins at Wolftrap in VA on August 29th, co-designing projections with Wendall K. Harrington for TO BE OR NOT TO BE at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway, the National tour of XANADU which starts at the La Jolla Playhouse in November and more!

Stay tuned...

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5/18/08

Also, be sure to check out the accompanying interactive audio slideshow
"Stories in Light."

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4/28/08

"A Catered Affair," has been nominated for 12 Drama Desk awards including OUTSTANDING PROJECTION AND VIDEO DESIGN. "Xanadu" has been nominated for 6 of 'em. Congratulations to all!

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3/31/08

"A Catered Affair," directed by John Doyle, opens April 17th. You can see some pictures from the 2007 Old Globe production in the PIX section.

I'll be sharing the floor with LD Brian MacDevitt at the LiveDesign 2008 Broadway Projection Master Classes where we will discuss our collaboration on "Catered."

Stay tuned for more news coming very soon...

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2/29/08

Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino's "A Catered Affair," directed by John Doyle, comes to Broadway this Spring! Previews at the Walter Kerr theater on 48th Street begin March 25th. You can see some pictures from the 2007 Old Globe production in the PIX section.

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11/15/07

The Radio City Music Hall 75th Christmas Spectacular is open for business through December 31st! You can see some pictures of my contributions to this New York institution in the PIX section. I am looking forward to bringing "A Catered Affair" to the Walter Kerr theater in NYC in April of 2008 and "Xanadu" to a town near you starting next summer. More exciting information on new upcoming projects coming soon.

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10/3/07

"A Catered Affair" opened at the Old Globe in San Diego on Sept. 30th to great reviews! It was a wonderful experience and I am looking forward to bringing it to New York in the winter. You can see some pictures in the PIX section.

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8/24/07

Interested in a learning about projection design? I am looking for experienced assistants and interns for the fall! Send your resume to jobs@borovay.com

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8/6/07

Two new projects to announce:

I will be designing projections for the new Harvey Fierstein-John Bucchino musical "A Catered Affair," which is being directed by the great John Doyle. The design team will also include David Gallo (sets), Ann Hould-Ward (costumes), Brian MacDevitt (lights), Dan Moses Schreier (sound) and David Lawrence (hair).

In addition, I will be designing projections for the "75th Annual Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular"

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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7/15/07

Xanadu opened on July 10th to excellent reviews! See a photo of my projections here, and then go see the show at the Helen Hayes theater in New York City.

More news coming soon!

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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4/11/07

Lots of news this month:

I will be designing projections for the upcoming Broadway musical "Xanadu." The show will be directed by Chris Ashley and feature scenic design by David Gallo and lighting design by Howell Binkley. Yes, it is based on the 80's movie-musical of the same name starring Olivia Newton-John. Previews begin May 23rd at the Helen Hayes Theater.

Also, "I LAND" moves to New York, where it will run at The Culture Project beginning Friday, April 20.

Lastly, I will be speaking at the LiveDesign Broadway Projection Master Classes in NYC this May. Stop by and say hello!

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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3/24/07

Added production photos of the East West Players production "I LAND" which is running in Los Angeles, California and then moves to The Culture Project in NYC.

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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1/30/07

Added production photos of "NERDS: A Musical Software Satire" which is currently running in Philadelphia, PA.

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

7/15/07

Xanadu opened on July 10th to excellent reviews! See a photo of my projections here, and then go see the show at the Helen Hayes theater in New York City.

More news coming soon!

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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4/11/07

Lots of news this month:

I will be designing projections for the upcoming Broadway musical "Xanadu." The show will be directed by Chris Ashley and feature scenic design by David Gallo and lighting design by Howell Binkley. Yes, it is based on the 80's movie-musical of the same name starring Olivia Newton-John. Previews begin May 23rd at the Helen Hayes Theater.

Also, "I LAND" moves to New York, where it will run at The Culture Project beginning Friday, April 20.

Lastly, I will be speaking at the LiveDesign Broadway Projection Master Classes in NYC this May. Stop by and say hello!

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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3/24/07

Added production photos of the East West Players production "I LAND" which is running in Los Angeles, California and then moves to The Culture Project in NYC.

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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1/30/07

Added production photos of "NERDS: A Musical Software Satire" which is currently running in Philadelphia, PA.

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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12/16/06

Another winter in a summer town - I am spending December in sunny downtown Los Angeles designing projections for the world premiere of the new Jason Robert Brown musical 13 at the Mark Taper Forum. Directed by Todd Graff, it also features set design by David Gallo and lighting design by Mike Baldassari. Upcoming projects include "NERDS: A Musical Software Satire" for the Philadelphia Theater Company and I LAND at the Culture Project in NYC.

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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9/12/06

Added photos of THE WIZ to the pix section. More to come...

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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7/31/06

Greetings from Holland, where I am designing projections for Stage Entertainment's production of THE WIZ in Utrecht. Pictures coming shortly...

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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6/24/06

Quick update today: added some photos of Angels In America: the Opera to the PIX section.

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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6/6/06

"The Toolbox" has been updated to include all of the recent articles I've written for LiveDesign Magazine.

It's official: Grey Gardens will transfer to Broadway in the fall of 2006. I am looking forward to joining Wendall and the gang at the Walter Kerr this October. Angels In America: The Opera opens in Boston Friday, June 16. Be sure to check back soon for an update in the PIX section.

As always, please email me with any questions, comments, thoughts or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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3/26/06

Added a few pictures of "Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop" and "JAP: The Princesses of Comedy" to the PIX section.

In other news, I will be designing projections for Stage Entertainment's new production of THE WIZ in Utrecht, Holland this coming September. The production is being directed by Glenn Casale, with sets by David Gallo, lights by Thomas Hase and costumes by Miguel Huidor.

As always, please email me with any thoughts, questions, comments or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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3/7/06

Previews of "Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop" (starring the wonderful Amy Irving) begin at Primary Stages March 21. It opens March 30.

I recently signed on to design projections for world premiere of Peter Eötvös’s Angels In America: The Opera (directed by Steve Maler, scenic design by Clint Ramos), which will be at the new Calderwood Pavilion in Boston this June.

As always, please email me with any thoughts, questions, comments or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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1/22/06

Happy New Year. It was a busy 2005 and 2006 looks even busier (which is always a good thing)!

Wendall Harrington and I are collaborating on projections for Playwrights Horizons production of the highly anticipated new musical "Grey Gardens," based on the documentary film of the same name. It opens in February, right between "JAP" and "Safe Harbor."

Look for some more great news in the coming weeks. As always, please email me with any thoughts, questions, comments or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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11/21/05

Just wrapped up work on a new musical called "The 60's Project" directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. of "Ain't Misbehavin," "Miss Saigon" and "Ring of Fire" fame. It was a great experience, and will be chronicled in the January installment of LiveDesign's The Projection Designers Toolbox, so check for that early next year. There are also plans to bring it back to life this summer.

Other exciting news: I'm currently designing a new play titled "JAP: The Princesses of Comedy," which is a celebration of the rich history and heritage of female Jewish comediennes. Written by comedienne Cory Kaheney and directed by Dan Fields, "JAP" will feature four live performers as well as four performers from the past, brought to you by the magic of projections. It will run at the Parker Playhouse in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida January 25-29, and hopefully will come up to New York sometime in April.

I will also be designing projections for a new play by Marta Góes called "A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop" starring Amy Irving, which will be at Primary Stages in NYC March 21-April 30.

Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Email me at zachary@borovay.com.

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10/15/05

So the big news: the nice folks over at Entertainment Design magazine were kind enough to name me as one of their 5 new talents to watch this year. They have a very nice article in the October issue accompanied by a great photo taken by my friend Peter Cunningham. The article also features a very generous quote from the great Wendall Harrington. Click here to read the online version of the article (I am the third of the five designers profiled in the article).

While we are on the topic of ED (soon to be called LiveDesign) magazine, I am pleased to report that I am going to be writing a monthly column titled "The Projection Designer's Toolbox" for them starting in the December issue. It is an on-the-job product review, where I will discuss software and hardware that I use in various projects that I am working on. It should be a lot of fun. I have A LOT to talk about after completing "In My Life" which opens next Thursday, including a brief adventure into the dark and mysterious world of Windows XP! I will mirror the article in The Toolbox shortly after each issue is published.

As always, please email me with any questions, comments or suggestions at zachary@borovay.com.

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8/11/05

This just in: I will be working with Wendall Harrington this fall creating projections for the new Broadway musical "In My Life" by Joe Brooks (composer of the song "You Light Up My Life"). I will also have some big and exciting news coming up next month so stay tuned for those announcements.

I am considering putting together a podcast on technical theater and projection design. I'd love to have a Q&A section, so if anyone out there has a question they'd like to see answered, or any suggestions in general, drop me a line at zachary@borovay.com.

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7/20/05

A short news item today. I just got back from upstate NY where I designed some short projections for the workshop of "Behind The Limelight" for New York Stage & Film. It is a fun little musical about Charlie Chaplin. Met a lot of really nice people up there!

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6/24/05

The first ever Entertainment Design Broadway Projection Master Classes concluded today, and I must say that the classes were a smash hit! It was an honor to share the stage with such legends, as well as to have the opportunity to share some of my thoughts and experiences with all the wonderful people who attended. And of course, my deepest thanks to the great Wendall Harrington, for not only welcoming me into her world, but for also making me feel like one of "the players." She is an enormously talented artist and a great, great friend.

I am also happy to report that Pilobolus' BUGonia was also a great success. I posted some photos of it in the Pix section. I was very pleased with the results. Yet another Apple Keynote success story! If you are in the New York area, try to check it out when Pilobolus performs at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea in July.

If you are interested in projection design and use a Macintosh, be sure to listen to The Tech Night Owl LIVE internet radio show on Thursday, July 7th to hear Yours Truly discussing the use of Macs in theatrical design. After that, scroll down to the 7/7/05 archive to hear the show. It is also available for free in the iTunes Music Store's podcasting directory.

Lots more info to report soon. Its gonna be a busy summer! As always, you can email me at zachary@borovay.com.

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6/07/05

Posted some pictures from Dead Man Walking. Look for a full report coming soon to The Studio. Also stay tuned for more information my adventures at the American Dance Festival with Pilobolus, the Entertainment Design Broadway Master Classes and two new projects celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Public Theater.

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4/27/05

Dead Man Walking opened last week and it is a great looking production. I should have some photos to post very soon, as well as a report in The Studio about my experience working with Apple's fantastic Keynote 2 presentation software.

Some fun upcoming stuff: I will be designing projections for the Pilobolus dance group for their performance at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina this June (special thanks to Wendall). Also in June, I will be speaking with Sage Carter about "Getting Your Image To The Screen" at the first ever Entertainment Design Broadway Projection Master Classes in NYC. I got some great feedback from my article "Step by Step" in last months ED. I am hoping to write some more stuff for them in the future!

As always, if you have any ideas, questions or suggestions, feel free to drop me a line at zachary@borovay.com.

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2/1/05

I am pleased to announce that I will be designing projections for Fordham University's production of Dead Man Walking this April. I am planning to use some new software and hardware on this production, so hopefully in addition to some nice pictures, I should have a great report on it in The Studio.

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1/19/05

Added a few thoughts about miniature storage devices to The Studio.

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12/21/04

Added a new section called Studio. This is a place where we will "talk shop." Hardware, software, interesting problems and solutions, tricks of the trade...it will all be covered in The Studio. I should have some fun stuff in there soon.

Be sure to check out the February issue of Entertainment Design magazine (I think it hits newsstands in January). They will be featuring a column by David Gallo and I discussing our new venture together.

As always, if you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to drop me a line.

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12/15/04

Added a few pictures of Dance of the Vampires to the Pix page and updated the Bio page.

More pictures coming soon!

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10/01/04

Welcome to my brand spankin' new website! This is actually version 2.0. I must give props to Brian and Kevin for their advice and insight into the design. Many thanks, guys!