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“Pretty Woman: The Musical” debuts d&b CCL system in South Africa

The South African premiere of “Pretty Woman: The Musical”, produced by Showtime Entertainment, has marked the regional debut of d&b Audiotechnik’s CL-Series, deploying the new CCL compact cardioid line array system. The system was supplied by Cape Town-based rental company Eastern Acoustics, supported by local distributor Stage Audio Works (SAW).

The high-energy musical production features a rock-infused score by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. South African Sound Designer David Classen chose the d&b CCL system as the centerpiece of his audio design. Single-channel broadband directivity control is the standout technical achievement of the CL-Series, bringing advanced low-frequency cardioid behavior into a compact form factor.

“The CCL system completely transformed how we approached the sound design for Pretty Woman”, says Classen. “In musical theater, stage spill is always the enemy. The passive cardioid behavior of both the CCL tops and the flying CCL subwoofers kept the stage quiet. This clean stage environment gave us significantly more usable gain before feedback than we’ve ever had with a compact rig, allowing the vocals to sit on top of the mix. Combined with d&b’s ArrayProcessing, we achieved even coverage and a consistent tonal balance throughout the entire auditorium.”

To accommodate the venue dynamics, Eastern Acoustics specified: fourteen d&b CCL tops per side for main left/right hangs; six d&b CCL-Subs per side for low-frequency extension; a mix of d&b V-Series and E-Series loudspeakers for fills and center cluster; as well as d&b D25 and D80 digital amplifiers, integrated into a redundant Milan-AVB network infrastructure for digital signal transport.

After its opening season at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” continued its South African run by moving to the Teatro at Montecasino in Johannesburg.

(Photo: Showtime Management)

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