January 23, 2007
TPC kicked off its 50th year with a celebration in New York City. The party was held on Monday, January 15th at the American Airlines Theatre on 42nd Street.
In typical TPC fashion, the elegant fête proved to be an entertaining, enjoyable, and comfortable melding of the architecture, theatre, and entertainment industries. The party was attended by over 250 guests including architects, theatre and entertainment professionals, TPC clients both past and present, acousticians, theatre consultants, TPC alumni, the media, and other friends of TPC.
Speeches and toasts were made by Emmy and Tony-winning set and costume designer Tony Walton, theatre architect Hugh Hardy of H3 Hardy Collaboration, and Richard Pilbrow, TPC Founder and Chairman Emeritus.
Richard Pilbrow looks on as Tony Walton talks about the 50 years of TPC
A twist to the evening came when some of TPC's alumni unexpectedly took over the podium and presented their own TPC “poetry” including such memorable lines as:
But tonight we know what the initials stand for
We're having a great time, with our trips to the bar
The initials of TPC forever will be
Known to stand for THE PARTY COMPANY!
TPC Alumni: Alan Kibbe, Paul Turner, Bob Scales, Don Guyton and Duncan Webb
TPC was the theatre design consultant for the renovation of the American Airlines Theatre(formerly the Selwyn Theatre) which reopened in 2000 and is now home to the Roundabout Theatre Company.
Photos from the Event
Photos from the event are available for download for editorial use only. For other image uses or queries please contact Kristen Mathias at TPC.
Ali Mignone and Jill Collins of TPC
Photo credit must accompany all images:
Evan Messerli, Photographer.
To view and save photos:
Click on this link: TPC 50th Anniversary Photos
Click on individual photos or view slide show.
Right click on (large) image to save full size (6"x4" at 300 dpi) image.
Photos are available in larger formats upon request.
The following abbreviations are used in the photo captions of the photo slide show:
CCR = Center for Creative ResourcesEagles = Philadelphia Eagles
EH = Engineering Harmonics
FD = Fusion Design
JH = Jaffe Holden
PDO = Pook Diemont & Ohl
PRG = Production Resource Group
REX = Ramus Ella Architects
TCC = Theatre Consultants Collaborative
TPC = Theatre Projects Consultants
Vortex = Vortex Lighting
WMS = Webb Management Services
Contact Us
If you have any questions or require any additional information, please feel free to contact us.
Kristen Mathias, Communication Manager
T +1 203 299-0830
kristenm@tpcworld.com
