QolorTOPIX: A New Podcast Series by City Theatrical
QolorTOPIX is City Theatrical's podcast series featuring some of the most unique lighting professionals in our business, ranging in every sector of light, from Film, Television, Theater, Dance, Music, Themed Entertainment, Art and Architecture.
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QolorTOPIX Podcast Episode 6: Itohan Edoloyi and Ken Billington, Lighting Designers for Left on Tenth
Published October 31, 2024
About the Episode
QolorTOPIX Light Conversations podcast series episode 6 features lighting designers Itohan Edoloyi and Ken Billington. Itohan and Ken worked together as co-lighting designers behind the new Broadway play, Left on Tenth, written by Delia Ephron. Listen now to learn more about their collaboration on this new Broadway play, their careers and what's next, and find out who won a fun segment we called "How well do you know your co-lighting designer?".
Explore Left on Tenth podcast page"I thought Itohan Edoloyi was a great artist and personable. Everything was right about her. I asked her to join us on Left on Tenth, and the director Susan Stroman was 100% behind it, as was the producer Daryl Roth. So, we did the lighting together, and I'm thrilled that we did. It was a real collaboration. That was the fun part."
- Ken Billington, QolorTOPIX Episode 6, 08:01
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Learn more about Left on Tenth, the new Broadway play.
Left on Tenth websiteYou can also listen to this and all QolorTOPIX podcasts wherever you listen to podcasts, including: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn + Alexa, Podcast Index, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, YouTube, and Player FM.
QolorTOPIX Podcast Episode 5: Mextly Couzin, Lighting Designer
Published August 27, 2024
About the Episode
Welcome to the 5th Episode of the QolorTOPIX Light Conversations podcast series. This episode is hosted by Jackie Morreale from the City Theatrical Marketing Team. We are joined by Mextly Couzin, upon her Broadway debut as lighting designer for Job at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Learn more about her background, her experience lighting Job the play, and what's next for her life and career in this QolorTOPIX episode 5.
Explore Mextly Cousin's podcast page“The best part of my job as a lighting designer is that I get to paint with lights. Painting with lights is unreal. It's so cool to create something, and then two seconds later have something entirely different with the same rig, same colors, same lights. The way that you can change the world with a couple of lights is amazing.”
- Mextly Couzin, QolorTOPIX Episode 5, 12:30
Explore Mextly Couzin's podcast pageLearn more about Mextly Couzin and read the transcript for this podcast, or explore her recent projects:
QolorTOPIX Podcast Episode 4: Jay Woods, Scenic Electrics Engineer
Published March 28, 2024
About the Episode
Welcome to the 4th Episode of the QolorTOPIX Light Conversations podcast series. This episode is hosted by Jackie Morreale from the City Theatrical Marketing Team. We are joined by Jay Woods, a Scenic Electrics Engineer and 25-year lighting industry veteran with experience on a variety of entertainment projects, including Broadway, touring projects, dance, television, and more. Learn more about his career, his approach to technology and collaboration, and vision for the future of lighting.
Explore Jay Woods podcast page"There are many people that I've been blessed with in my career to have the ability to work with. I feel like I've met and worked with some of the greatest people in the entertainment community doing this job. For that, I am super thankful."
- Jay Woods, QolorTOPIX Episode 4, 15:20
Explore Jay Woods podcast pageLearn more about Jay Woods and read the transcript for this podcast,or explore his recent City Theatrical case study and interview projects:
QolorTOPIX Podcast Episode 3: Life of Pi Lighting Design Team, Including Tim Lutkin, Tim Reed, and Paul Toben
Published June 29, 2023
About the Episode
Discover three-time Tony Award®-winning play and the epic tale, Life of Pi on Broadway, from the perspective of the lighting design team! This conversation features the show's Tony Award winning lighting designer Tim Lutkin, and the show's Associate Lighting Designers Tim Reed and Paul Toben, as they discuss the behind-the-scenes moments, the lighting process, collaboration techniques, favorite cues, new technologies, next projects, and what the designers see for the future of lighting on Broadway and beyond.
Explore Life of Pi podcast page"I'd like to think that we've come together, me, Tim, and Paul, and put our best foot forward. Breaking a little bit of a boundary, to say there's another way of doing it, as this is what we've done. So maybe even this show itself is part of the future of lighting."
- Tim Lutkin, QolorTOPIX Episode 3 (48:50)
Explore Life of Pi podcast pageLearn more about Life of Pi Broadway and the lighting design team, or read the transcript for this podcast:
-matthew-murphy-evan-zimmerman-lr.jpg?sfvrsn=8bdc32c8_0 "Hiran Abeysekera, Richard Parker in Life of Pi (Fred Davis, Scarlet Wilderink, Andrew Wilson). Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman LR")
QolorTOPIX Podcast Episode 2: Brandon Stirling Baker
Published April 25, 2023
About the Episode
Brandon Stirling Baker is an award-winning lighting designer working internationally in the areas of theatre, opera, and dance. His work can be seen on stages throughout the United States and abroad including Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, New York City Ballet, and many others. Join us as we explore Brandon's career as a lighting artist, including how he got started working with host Al Crawford, learnings through dance, and what's next for him in 2023.
Explore Brandon Stirling Baker podcast page"I love this career, I wouldn't change it for anything. I'm constantly looking for people who sincerely enjoy what we do, I can't imagine my life any other way. For me, it's always been about the art itself."
- Brandon Stirling Baker, QolorTOPIX Episode 2 (27:19)
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QolorTOPIX Podcast Episode 1: Carlos Torres
Published February 20, 2023
About the Episode
Carlos Torres is a Los Angeles-based Chief Lighting Technician and Gaffer for many Hollywood-based films and television shows, including Everything's Gonna Be Okay on Freeform, Arrested Development on Netflix, S.W.A.T., and more. Join us as we explore Carlos' career in film lighting, funny experiences on set, including an anecdote from Alien 4, and why he decided to become a City Theatrical distributor in 2023.
Explore Carlos Torres' podcast page"That was a big, big experience, on a big film, for the very first time. And it gave me confidence."
- Carlos Torres, QolorTOPIX Podcast Episode 1 (13:34), on lighting the famous closeup of Winona Ryder in Alien Resurrection. Shown on set at Arrested Development on Netflix.
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Meet Our Hosts
Jackie Morreale
QolorTOPIX Podcast episodes four and five are hosted by Jackie Morreale from the City Theatrical Marketing team. Ms. Morreale is a seasoned marketing professional with 20 years of experience creating content for smart product lines. Ms. Morreale has conducted hundreds of interviews and case study Q&As with lighting and scenic designers and technical professionals during her tenure at City Theatrical and beyond. On the creative front, Jackie loves to sing, paint, and write stories.
Al Crawford
QolorTOPIX Podcast episodes one, two and three are hosted by lighting designer Al Crawford, during his tenure as General Manager of City Theatrical. Mr. Crawford has worked globally in a broad variety of genres, with vast experience in the fields of dance, touring, live events, film, video, and theatrical consultation. He is an award-winning Lighting Designer, entrepreneur, and has managed teams that support the creation and implementation of new lighting and scenic projects worldwide.
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