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stage from the front, they looked like those old Pars, but actually they were modern Pars in costume,” says Baldassari. Rock of Ages takes two approaches to musical numbers: some are performed onstage, while others occur when characters break into song in everyday settings. Typically, those lighting styles are separate and distinct, but on some occasions one song combines both. Such is the case with “Wanted Dead or Alive,” Jaxx’s first performance. “We called that ‘a journey through the life of a rock ’n’ roll star,’” says Bazelli. Ambitious in theme, choreography, design and logistics, the sequence illustrates the complexity of meshing a “real world” scene with a musical number. The song begins in the Bourbon Room greenroom, where a Rolling Stone reporter (played by Malin Ackerman) is interviewing Jaxx. “What’s it like to be the Stacee Jaxx?” she asks. He replies, “I’m a cowboy,” and then launches into the Bon Jovi song. Singing all the while, he walks out of the dressing room into a backstage loading area, where he is joined by a host of groupies, and then proceeds to the stage in the Bourbon Room, where roadies are setting up for his show. Boxes are piled next to the stage, and Jaxx climbs them like a staircase. “As Jaxx tells his tale, I wanted to suggest the darker, moodier side of his

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KEY TO SYMBOLS

LIGHTING BY: MIKE BALDASSARI
Updated: May 22, 2011
© 2010 MIKE-O-MATIC Industries LLC

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Performances in the Bourbon Room required a mix of film lighting and theatrical lighting. The diagram above shows the color key for the theatrical-lighting setup created by Mike Baldassari. Diagrammed on the opposite page is the setup itself.

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Diagrams courtesy of Mike Baldassari.

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