With School of Rock opening in early December, Potter says that his choice of Lyon to cover the 1,500-seat Winter Garden Theatre was a matter of scaling up from the Leo Family's newest and smallest loudspeaker, Leopard.
"We workshopped the show at the much smaller Gramercy Theatre, where we had 10 Leopardss per side," explains Potter, who has designed sound for Andrew Lloyd Webber's productions for over 15 years. "It was my first experience with the Leo Family, and I immediately noticed that it was incredibly transparent - much less coloured than other curvilinear arrays. For the Winter Garden, we moved up to Lyon, and they're working out great. The sound is fantastic, and because we are using the wide-pattern versions we have excellent coverage of this very wide theatre."
Opening at the 1,600-seat Marquis Theatre Broadway in early November, On Your Feet is a musical drama that interweaves the life stories of the Estefans with exuberant performances of Miami Sound Machine's Latin pop hits.
"We are phenomenally pleased with the performance of Lyon," says Keister. "Gloria and Emilio were very involved with the sound of the show - they knew what they wanted and had very high expectations. Lyon turned out to be the absolute right tool in the kit - they're thrilled with the sound."
All Meyer Sound components for both musicals were provided by New York-based Sound Associates, with logistical coordination by Domonic Sack.
(Jim Evans)
