For Motown: The Musical in London, noted sound designer Peter Hylenski chose to deliver the soulful sounds of this West End hit musical at London's Shaftesbury Theatre with 28 Leopard line array loudspeakers and six 900-LFC low-frequency control elements, supplied by London-based Autograph Sound. "Motown is an extremely dynamic show," says Hylenski. "With Leopard, the low-level dialogue is crisp and articulate, while the full musical numbers have punch and clarity."
"Leopard was the right choice for this tour," says Poti Martin, sound designer for Mamma Mia! in Spain. "I needed a powerful system to cover larger houses, but also one that was compact and easy to rig for the job. LEOPARD's high-frequency control is amazing, so it gets clear sound all the way to the back of the room. The sound is very consistent everywhere."
For a production of The Bodyguard in Cologne's 1,740-seat Musical Dome, sound designer Richard Brooker put together a system of 24 Leopard loudspeakers and nine 900-LFC elements, supplied by FeedBack Show Systems & Service of Stolberg.
At New York's 499-seat Stage 42, 18 Leopard loudspeakers and six 900-LFC elements support the 1960s-themed Trip of Love. "Leopard gives the show outstanding clarity," reports Domonic Sack, sound designer for the musical along with Peter Fitzgerald, both with New York's Sound Associates. "It's a heavy rock show, and we're getting a great vocal sound from them, with tremendous gain before feedback."
Also in New York, the hit Broadway musicals School of Rock and On Your Feet are both supported by Lyon, another member of Meyer Sound's Leo family of line array systems.
Elsewhere, 18 Leopard loudspeakers and four 900-LFC elements were supplied by Edinburgh-based Blueparrot for a production of Legally Blonde at King's Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. And in Brazil, Sao Paulo-based Gabisom Audio Equipment has deployed 16 Leopard loudspeakers for a production of Wicked at Teatro Renault.
(Jim Evans)
