Deployed by Firehouse Productions for the live broadcast from Radio City Music Hall on June 7, Spectera powered the largest U.S. broadcast deployment in the system’s history, anchored by superstar host P!NK, helping bring Broadway’s biggest night to millions of viewers around the world.

This milestone follows Spectera’s debut at the Tony Awards in 2025, where Cynthia Erivo used a single Spectera bodypack to simultaneously transmit a lavalier microphone signal and receive stereo in-ear monitoring during her memorable entrance from an upper-level dressing room, through backstage corridors and stairwells, and onto the main stage. Her venue-spanning performance offered an early glimpse of the system’s seamless coverage and bidirectional capabilities.

The 79th Tony Awards showcased Spectera’s ability to meet the demanding requirements of a large-scale broadcast production, supporting handheld microphones, headsets, lavaliers, instrument wireless and in-ear monitoring across a fast-paced show where technical requirements can change in real time. Most notably, P!NK relied entirely on Spectera throughout the evening for her complete wireless setup, including headset, lavalier, in-ear monitoring and a handheld microphone equipped with a Neumann KK 204 capsule. With just one low-profile Spectera SEK bodypack, the setup seamlessly supported her high-flying entrance, a star-studded performance of “Lady Marmalade” from Moulin Rouge! The Musical, audience interactions and introductions throughout the broadcast, and a tribute to Chicago on the Broadway revival’s 30th anniversary. Spectera microphones were also used across additional performances throughout the evening, including featured performers from Schmigadoon! and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), as well as instrument wireless during the In Memoriam tribute.

The production team utilized two Spectera Base Stations providing venue-wide coverage throughout Radio City Music Hall. In total, Spectera carried what would be the equivalent to approximately 60 channels of audio within just 12 MHz of spectrum while operating alongside many traditional wireless systems on the same stage. Wireless monitoring, coordination and control for the production were managed entirely through SoundBase across all brands, giving the RF team centralized visibility across the show’s intricate and ever-changing wireless ecosystem.

With broad venue coverage in one of the country’s most challenging RF environments, flexible infrastructure and the ability to support microphones and in-ear monitoring on the same wideband carrier, Spectera enabled the production team to adapt quickly to the evolving needs of the broadcast throughout rehearsals and the live show. Combined with SoundBase for wireless management, the team maintained oversight of both Spectera and conventional wireless systems from a unified platform.

The team particularly benefitted from SoundBase Pro’s new Remote View feature which enables production teams to use individually tailored dashboards on multiple devices, including phones, tablets or laptops, for monitoring anywhere in the venue, without needing multiple software licenses. Monitoring throughout rehearsals and the live broadcast was carried out using Sennheiser HD 480 PRO headphones.

The Spectera ecosystem, including bidirectional bodypack transmitters and receivers, is available now, while the handheld microphone is available for pre-order ahead of shipments beginning this fall.