Wednesday Matinee: Waitress the Musical Japan Tour, Plus, Interview with Ken Billington

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Lighting Waitress the Musical Japan Tour from London (left) with programmer Rob Halliday, New York (center) with lighting designer Ken Billington, associate lighting designer Aaron Porter, and production supervisor Mahlon Kruse, and Tokyo (right) with the lighting production team. Read Designer Q&A for more.

Wednesday Matinee... See Waitress the Musical Japan Tour now at the Nissay Theatre in Tokyo, Japan through March 30, 2021, and continuing in Japan through May 2021. Products by City Theatrical used in this production include QolorFLEX® 4x2.5A Dimmers, SHoW DMX Neo® wireless DMX, Standard Top Hats, Sandwich Holders, MAC Aura Hexcel Louvers, and Eight Universe Main/ Backup Switch. Software used includes Moving Light Assistant™.

Lighting Design by Ken Billington, Associate Lighting Designer Aaron Porter, Programmer Rob Halliday, Production Manager Takaaki Tanaka,

Lighting Interpreter Sonoko Ishii, Japanese Lighting Team ART Stage Lighting Group, Head Electrician Wataru Okazaki, and Console Operator Naoko Ito. Lighting Equipment from PRG. Scenic Design by Scott Pask. Scenery built by PRG Scenic. World-spanning lighting control network using theBRIDGE from Just Networking. Communications and video via Zoom.

"I had worked with many people from this show's local production team in Japan last year in Tokyo, and for Waitress the Musical Japan Tour it was just like working with friends. 100% with us and helpful in any way to make the project successful. It never would have happened without the brilliant local crew working with Aaron, Rob and myself."

- Ken Billington, Lighting Designer, Waitress the Musical Japan Tour (Read Designer Q&A)

What was it like to design a show from a different continent?

Read our Designer Q&A with Ken Billington to learn more about the global coordination that went into the lighting design of Waitress the Musical Japan Tour.

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