We found out one of our longest-serving and trusted crew members passed away last night after a long struggle with a very aggressive cancer. Needless to say, we have a lot of "walking wounded" about to do a 2 show day.

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#FuckCancer

I remember there was one moment that was the holiest of the #ChristmasSeason.
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#ChristmasEve #MidnightMass #Light #DimTheLights #LiveMusic #BringTheMusicHome #ClarkFamilyChristmas #FaithAndFamily #MusicThatMatters

Hold please. At this moment 122 years ago, 602 men, women, and children were killed in the Iroquois Theatre fire. #LestWeForget #DimTheLights #TheatreFireSafety

Jonathan Kent directing Indian Ink at Hampstead, very shortly. #DimTheLights

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The National Audubon Society is calling on excess lighting to be turned off during these months to ensure they make it safe south. 

📌 Pledge to help the cause and sign the NAS petition (🔗 link in bio) to do your part!

#AudbonSociety #WinterMigration #BirdMigration #DimTheLights

#dimthelights #birdsoutatnight

David Rendall, Tenor Who Suffered Operatic Mishaps, Dies at 76

#DimTheLights for David Rendall, a tenor who had the misfortune of being in two major onstage accidents in his career.

"'I thought I was going to die,' a fate that awaits Radamès in the opera but is not normally faced by tenors singing the role."

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Person killed in incident at Jacob’s Pillow on Friday identified A production manager for the dance center known as Jacob’s Pillow was killed on Friday.

#DimTheLights for Kat Sirico, Production Manager at Jacob's Pillow, who was killed in an accident with a runaway platform dolly while helping to move it across the Jacob's Pillow campus yesterday.

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#DimTheLights for Chuck Mangione, who no longer has to open another Mega Lo Mart.

Seriously though, #DimTheLights.

Anjalts shares new single "Dim the Lights" New York-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Anjalts has been walking her own highly unique path in today’s musical landscape. Since her debut in 2020 with the single "Remember You," she’s been c...

Anjalts releases eighth single from forthcoming album with "Dim the Lights" | @anjalts.bsky.social

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Oh this one hurts.

#DimTheLights for Harris Yulin, a brilliant actor and a delightful human being.

#DimTheLights for Jonathon Joss, who protected his husband while being shot at for existing.

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WATCH: ‘Dim the lights’ — Ramaphosa pokes fun at Trump meeting | The Citizen With a line of reporters, Trump ambushed Ramaphosa, playing a video of EFF leader Julius Malema like a Bond villain.

WATCH: ‘Dim the lights’ — Ramaphosa pokes fun at Trump meeting #DimTheLights #CyrilRamaphosa #DonaldTrump

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Ruth Buzzi, Purse-Wielding Gladys of ‘Laugh-In,’ Is Dead at 88 (Gift Article) She had other roles onstage and on TV, but none more memorable than the wary spinster fending off male advances on that raucous sketch show.

#DimTheLights for comic genius Ruth Buzzi, best known for her work on "Laugh-In."

I cannot adequately describe the delight I felt when I discovered she was following me over on Twitter (and yes, she followed A LOT of people).

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Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Dissected Apartheid, Dies at 92 (Gift Article) In works that included “Blood Knot,” “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead” and “The Island,” he exposed the realities of racial separatism in his homeland.

#DimTheLights, frankly, all the lights, for playwright Athol Fugard, who has died at the age of 92.

Best known for works such as "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead," "Blood Knot", "Master Harold... and the Boys," and "The Road to Mecca."

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A huge loss for Chicago. #DimTheLights

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, ‘Footloose’ Choreographer, Dies at 78 (Gift Article) Striving to widen the audience of dance, she brought vitality to Broadway musicals like “Swing!” as well as ballets and Hollywood films.

#DimTheLights for choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett, who died January 12th at the age of 78.

On a personal note, she was the choreographer on the first show I ever did at my now "main gig."

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Bicyclist killed in downtown GR was stagehand, driver had prior arrest A bicyclist who was hit and killed in downtown Grand Rapids Saturday evening was a longtime stagehand who worked big events at venues like Van Andel Arena and DeVos Place.

#DimTheLights for Steve Dowhan, a stagehand with IATSE Local 26 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who was killed after a gig by a suspected drunk driver who ran a red light.

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Hold please. At this moment 121 years ago, 602 men, women, and children were killed in the Iroquois Theatre fire. #LestWeForget #DimTheLights #TheatreFireSafety

Thank you Kerry Reid and The Reader for this wonderful piece about Kris Vire. #DimTheLights

#DimTheLights for Kris Vire ( @krisvire.bsky.social ), a great theatre journalist and fighter for theatre, and a wonderful presence here on social media. We are all poorer for his passing.

Thomas E. Kurtz, co-creator of BASIC programming language, dies at 96 At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generations into a new world.

#DimTheLights for Thomas E. Kurtz, co-creator of the BASIC programming language, designed to be accessible and easily understandable by those new to computers. Its existence helped millions feel comfortable programming, including yours truly.

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Tony Todd - Biography - IMDb Tony Todd. Actor: Candyman. Perhaps best known for his chilling performance as "Candyman", the charismatic 6' 5" actor Tony Todd has consistently turned in compelling performances since his debut in t...

#DimTheLights for Tony Todd, best known for his role as the title character in the "Candyman" film franchise. He loved the theatre, and originated the title role in August Wilson's "King Hedley II."
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Broadway Star of THE WIZ, CATS, and More, Ken Page Dies at Age 70 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Ken Page has died at age 70. Page is best known for his Broadway roles in The Wiz, Ain't Misbehavin', Cats, and more.

Ken Page was in the first production I ever worked at my main gig. A wonderful & kind man, with an incredible voice and stage presence.

You my know him from his roles as Old Deuteronomy, or Oogie Boogie.

#DimTheLights

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#DimTheLights for James Earl Jones, legend of stage and screen, and far far more than the voice work that most will remember him for.

Stage Collapses at Campaign Rally in Mexico, Killing at Least 9 Strong wind caused the collapse in northern Mexico as a presidential hopeful campaigned for a local candidate, officials said. Dozens of people were injured.

Sudden, but forecast, wind gusts quickly blow down staging for political rally in Mexico, killing at least 9. Based on footage I have seen, the ground-based truss system did not appear to have any guy-wire support. #DimTheLights #WeightWiresWeather

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