Following a tradition of bringing musical masterpieces to the stage, the latest 'Cosmos' revue troupe has revisited of The Rose of Versailles, which was first turned into a major hit by the Theatre back in 1974, to help celebrate its landmark year. And a Martin Audio MLA Mini PA system was on hand to assist.
The multi-cellular loudspeaker array was specified by Woody Land, the rental company that supports the Takaraduka Musical, to help reinforce the historic grand romance between Count Axel de Fersen and French Queen Marie-Antoinette in a magnificent production.
Woody Land, who recently purchased the MLA Mini system, ground-stacked eight cabinets above two MSX subwoofers, on each side of the stage as the main reinforcement. The design enabled the system to achieve excellent intelligibility both at the FOH position, under the balcony and the top row seats on the second floor.
Mr. Kurashige, Woody Land's sound engineer, comments, "MLA Mini is fantastic because of the consistency of the sound throughout the venue - from the front row to the end. It is also nice that we can change the directivity of the array - not physically but electronically - using different parameters, even though the rehearsal may have already begun."
(Jim Evans)
