This past weekend I had the good privilege to see Marry Poppins in upper LA. This was a delight to see and a truly magical night both from an actors point of view and a lighting designers. Throughout the entire show I have to admit that I was trying to find exactly where the lights were set up, how they were being used, and even what mood the designer might have been aiming for. This being a disney inspired and funded show, there was no shortage of technological wonder. I saw stars painted on the backdrop from what I can only imagine were many moving Leko lights. What baffled me was when a video was played on a backdrop to heighten the artistic mood, but I was stumped as to how they lit up only a portion of the backdrop and could use other lights on the rest of the set, but I think that the image itself was just lit from behind. I know that I have to go observe more natural forms of light, but when Marry Poppins flighs right above you with stars spreading out over the audience, you can't not write about it. Till next time.