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06/07/2012 to 19/08/2012
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This show replaces all of the conventional fixtures in the rig with LED fixtures, featuring ETC Source Four LED's, Selador Classic Vivid's, Fire/Ice, and Palettas. Also in the show are (8) Elation LED Wash FX Zoom's and (8) Elation Platinum Spot 5R's. Control is ETC's ION. Haze is provided by a Chauvet Arena Hazer.
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KC Wilkerson's lighting – including blue moonlight, blindingly bright sunlight and a wash of deathly blood-red – can only be termed inspired, and his video designs and projections enhance key scenes.
Eric Marchese, Orange County Register 19/07/2012
The designs are lean and evocative, particularly...KC Wilkerson’s extraordinary lighting.
David C. Nichols, Los Angeles Times 18/07/2012
Lighting designer KC Wilkerson has a lot of cool toys to play with, and the design is suffused with textures and colors that visually illustrate the dark, foreboding sense of this play.
Joel Beers, OC Weekly 08/08/2012
KC Wilkerson's state-of-the-art LED lighting and video design, one of the most dramatic and spectacular ever, and one that places you smack dab in the middle of the action. Wilkerson's lighting also keeps attention firmly on the performers and stage and not on the rows of spectators... continue reading
Steven Stanley, StageScene LA 15/07/2012
Technology plays a huge part in this update of West Side Story, with effective usage of state-of-the-art lighting and video projections, besting how they're done in even some of the biggest regional theaters in the area. It's certainly more subtle here, but both add such appropriate mood... continue reading
Michael L. Qunitos, Broadway World 06/08/2012
West Side Story utilizes LED instead of conventional lighting fixtures, and KC Wilkerson's design heightens emotion and adds character.
Tony Frankel, Stage and Cinema 04/08/2012
