USA - City Theatrical reports that its WDS Wireless Data System is all over Broadway and the on the road this spring, playing an important part in nearly every new musical and many plays. New musicals with WDS installations include, Little Women, Sweet Charity, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mambo Kings, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (WDS supplied by PRG NJ). Other long-running musicals with WDS installed include Tony Award winners Hairspray and Lion King, as well as Fiddler on the Roof (also WDS by PRG NJ). Recent Broadway straight plays to utilize WDS include the productions of Julius Caesar, and Sly Fox (WDS supplied by GSD Productions).

Shows touring the US this spring using WDS installations include Wicked tours 1 and 2, Contact, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Movin' Out (WDS supplied by PRG NJ). Non-Broadway shows include the Metropolitan Opera production of Magic Flute (WDS supplied by PRG NJ) and the La Reve show at the new Wynn Las Vegas Hotel.

City Theatrical's WDS Wireless Data System is used when mission-critical wireless data transmission, and/or battery operated low voltage dimming is required. Shows utilizing moving scenery can fill the scenery with lighting without trailing cables. Designers, electricians and rental shops depend on City Theatrical to provide custom engineered solutions to their wireless data challenges. CTI's experts understand the demands of the fast paced world of live entertainment and work closely with users to meet their needs.

(Lee Baldock)


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