When Baltimore Center Stage, the city’s largest professional theater company, set out on its dramatic $28 million transformation, it tasked Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, to supply and install a custom audio equipment package for its Head Theater. Now, as the year-long renovation comes to a completion, Masque Sound, in collaboration with theater and acoustic consultants Charcoalblue, is proud to unveil the theater’s new state-of-the-art audio system. Read More…
MASQUE SOUND’S CUSTOM AV INSTALLATION AT THE MORGAN SCHOOL
When officials in Clinton, Connecticut determined that a renovation on the area’s aging public high school, The Morgan School, would cost more than a rebuild, a new 140,000-square-foot building was constructed. Officials relied on JaffeHolden Acoustics Inc. and Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement and installation company, to design and outfit the school’s auditorium, gym, and lobby with the latest AV technology to meet today’s standards. Read More…
MASQUE SOUND & NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET
When Broadway’s Imperial Theatre was transformed for the 360-degree musical, NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET of 1812, Sound Designer Nicholas Pope was presented with some serious audio challenges. To start, he had the daunting task of delivering an exceptional sonic experience to everyone in attendance at what is a uniquely laid out theatre. To help him meet some of the show’s hefty audio demands, he turned to Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, for a custom audio equipment package.
“I’m quite certain no sound system like the one that Nicholas Pope designed and Masque Sound supplied has ever been incorporated into a Broadway musical,” said Sonny Paladino, Music Supervisor for NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812. Read More…
MASQUE SOUND CONTINUES BROADWAY RUN WITH FALSETTOS
William Finn and James Lapine’s groundbreaking, Tony Award®- winning musical, Falsettos recently made its triumphant return to Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre. In an all-new production from Lincoln Center Theater, veteran Sound Designer Dan Moses Schreier had a chance to reunite with a show that he had been so intimately involved in during its original creation 30 years ago. It also provided Schreier the opportunity to once again collaborate with Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, to create a custom audio equipment package for the highly anticipated revival. Read More…
MASQUE SOUND MAKES HEADLINES WITH THE REVIVAL OF FRONT PAGE
When the 1928 comedy classic The Front Page, from Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, fired up the presses for its highly anticipated Broadway revival at the Broadhurst Theatre, Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, made headlines with its custom audio equipment package for the star studded play. Read More…
MASQUE SOUND’S RETROFIT AT MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE’S O’BYRNE CHAPEL
When the administration at Manhattanville College made the decision to invest in an audio upgrade retrofit to the campus’ beautiful O’Byrne Chapel, they turned to Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement and installation company, for the purchase and install of the facility’s new audio equipment. Read More…
Masque Sound Lights Up Broadway With The Arrival of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s New Musical, Bright Star
When Bright Star, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s highly anticipated musical made its Broadway debut at the Cort Theatre, it was the culmination of a long, successful journey for Sound Designer Nevin Steinberg and Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company. Read More…
Masque Sound Keeps It Cool for New York Theatre Workshop’s Red Hot New Folk Opera, Hadestown
When the New York Theatre Workshop’s hellishly good new production, Hadestown recently opened, Tony Award®-winning Sound Designer Robert Kaplowitz was keeping cool with a custom audio equipment package from Masque Sound. Read More…
Masque Sound Participates in St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s Largest Renovation in More Than A Century
As the beloved New York City landmark undertakes a major restoration, Masque Sound was enlisted to support and assist in the AV systems procurement and installation. Partnering with B&G Electrical, Masque Sound’s Installations department assisted with audio systems and LCD displays, and recommended and installed AV equipment that supports the overall upgrades to the Cathedral. Read More…
Masque Sound Pays Homage to Classic Alfred Hitchcock Film in Off-Broadway Comedic Revival, 39 Steps
Custom Audio Equipment Package Provides Evenly Distributed Sound Reinforcement for Slapstick Spoof When the two-time Tony Award®-winning hit comedy 39 Steps made its triumphant return at New York’s Union Square Theatre, Sound Designer Mic Pool and his team worked closely with Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, to create a custom audio equipment package for the madcap adventure. Read More…