Customer Photo Roundup: November/December 2022 For the TheatreWorld Customer Relations Team, one of the best parts of our job is receiving your production photos. We love to see the ways our customers bring our backdrops to life! From lighting choices to the way the backdrops are integrated into the set design, there are a million…
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New Backdrop Feature: Friendly Street Corner TheatreWorld is delighted to share yet another new design, Friendly Street Corner, the sweetest little street in town! Take a stroll past the corner grocery, where fresh fruits and vegetables are ripe for the picking. Peruse a book while inhaling the scent of baking bread next door. Whether you…
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New Backdrop Feature: Introducing Column Legs! TheatreWorld is proud to introduce our new Column Legs set! From opera to ballet and everything in between, if you’re seeking to add timeless elegance to your stage, you can’t go wrong with this brand-new addition to our headers and legs collection. Each leg features a stately arch flanked…
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New Backdrop Feature: Introducing Wonderland Header and Wonderland Legs! TheatreWorld is delighted to finally present our brand-new Wonderland Header and Wonderland Legs set! Our customers have been asking us to create these items for years, and we’re pleased to say that we’ve delivered! Our newest header and legs set will enhance your Alice in Wonderland-themed…
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Nutcracker Backdrops – 2022 Season Update There are few holiday traditions as beloved as The Nutcracker ballet. Each December, dozens of our dance customers present this classic tale of Clara, a young girl who receives the gift of a wooden nutcracker one Christmas Eve and is transported to a magical land of sweets, princes, and…
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Going Beyond the Script Singin’ in the Rain Backdrops and Scenery Perspectives Written by: Melanie Simmons While there are many films based on popular Broadway musicals, Singin’ In the Rain is one of the rare gems that went the other direction. The movie musical was so universally beloved, it earned itself a Broadway adaptation. The original…
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Going Beyond the Script My Fair Lady Backdrops and Scenery Perspectives Written by: Melanie Simmons All I want is a stage somewhere… playing one this author’s favorite musicals of all time! And that’s hardly a lonely sentiment; My Fair Lady is always a crowd-pleaser. The musical is based on the novel Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw and is…
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Going Beyond the Script James and the Giant Peach Backdrops and Scenery Perspectives Written by: Melanie Simmons Roald Dahl has been adding magic to childhood imaginations for decades; James and the Giant Peach is no exception. Written in 1961 and adapted for film in 1996, James and the Giant Peach is one of Dahl’s most popular stories. Both book and film tell the enchanting…
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Going Beyond the Script Monty Python’s Spamalot Backdrops and Scenery Perspectives Written by: Melanie Simmons Arthurian legends have captured imaginations for centuries and there’s no shortage of stage adaptations based on such romantic and adventurous lore. However, one stands alone as an unruly, unabashed crowd-pleaser suitable for any theatre company’s repertoire— Monty Python’s Spamalot! Spamalot utilizes Monty…
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Going Beyond the Script Sister Act Backdrops and Scenery Perspectives Written by: Melanie Simmons Anyone who doesn’t think “church” and “entertainment” go together hasn’t seen the musical Sister Act! The musical was based on the original 1992 feature film, starring Whoopie Goldberg, but it underwent significant adaptation for Broadway. The stage version first premiered in California in…
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