It must be FIORELLO! week here on the MTI blog. This wonderful show is in the public eye again because it is receiving a star studded revival as part of New York City Center’s Encores Seri…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 04:31PMAs the country prepares to celebrate the upcoming holiday of hearts and kisses, we here at Make Musicals are going to share a little love with the people who inspire us in this crazy, wonder…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 10:11AMEvery Monday, my friends at The Broadway League publish the weekly Broadway grosses. This means that industry insiders and savvy fans can get a sense of how each Broadway show has fared at t…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 03:13PMDon’t tell me you have the next Broadway hit on your hands. You may have written a great draft of a script, have a brilliant idea for a show, or have licensed a hot movie property or music…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 10:08AMI consider myself lucky that not a week goes by where I don’t see at least one, if not several, musicals. I see everything from community theater to Broadway. As is to be expected, the qua…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 02:24PMMaking musicals is a risky business. We risk our time, our money, our reputation, and sometimes what feels like our sanity to get a show off the ground. A lot of people have to take a lot of…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 10:47AMAs Jane Krakowski so eloquently sang in GRAND HOTEL, “I Want To Go To Hollywood!” She could, in fact, be speaking not just for herself but for many of today’s musical theater hits. See…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:56AMAre you a huge theater fan? Well, you’re not alone. In fact, far from it. Tis the season when the reports come out from the fabulous research departments at organizations like Theater Comm…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 05:24PMAre you a huge theater fan? Well, you’re not alone. In fact, far from it. Tis the season when the reports come out from the fabulous research departments at organizations like Theater Comm…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 04:27PMAs some of you know, I write a weekly article called Brisa’s Pieces (don’t laugh!!) about the business of theater for the licensing house, Music Theatre International (MTI). They…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 04:27PMHave you ever seen a new show on Broadway that you absolutely LOVED only to hear that a month later it has closed? All too often amazing shows have shorter lives than we may feel they deserv…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:00AMI’m thrilled that Bring It On will soon be made available for licensing to theaters around the country. Though I was never a cheerleader myself (sports? what?), this show has a lot to chee…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 03:01PMI was coming up out of the Subway into Times Square the other day and, not surprisingly, was thinking about new musicals. Just then, I witnessed the perfect metaphor for the writer – p…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 11:44AMTis the season for shopping and holiday musicals. Or, in the case of YES, VIRGINIA THE MUSICAL… the combination of the two! In case you missed it, YES, VIRGINIA is a brand new musical …
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 01:33PMThe singing, dancing, ever optimistic red head is back on Broadway. A new revival of ANNIE opened last Thursday night and I was on hand for the opening night festivities! In a lot of ways, A…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 12:38PMIn the wake of Hurricane Sandy and all the devastation it wrought on so many things – including Broadway and not-for-profit arts organizations all over the east coast – I’ve begun …
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:00AMI attended a new musical reading recently where I had the great pleasure of meeting the show’s unlikely writers. You may have heard of them – Stephen King and John Mellencamp. First …
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 11:27AMThe weather outside is frightful… but the gift giving season has come early to Make Musicals as we roll out The New Musicals Awards and Festivals List! Subscribers to Make Musicals wil…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 01:30PMI’m often asked when I decided to become a producer. The truth is, I didn’t find my true calling until after college. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been in love with musicals for as long …
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:42AMI just wrapped up a wonderful weekend of discovering new musicals and reconnecting with musical theater colleagues from around the country at the National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT).…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 12:00PMI’ve been getting calls recently from people wanting to talk about the Rebecca debacle. Recent articles have also targeted A Christmas Story’s Broadway financing challenges. And anyone r…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 10:40AMI popped in for the first rehearsal of a new musical workshop last week – after introductions, the cast started in on a table read. And you better believe even at this first read throu…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 10:10AMI’ve been following news about pop star Beck’s new album, Song Reader – I know, I know, it’s not musical theater, but hear me out… He and his band aren’t actually recordi…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 11:54AMIn a recent blog, Ken Davenport noted the severe lack of young commercial theater producers. His figure for “producers under 40” came it at a paltry 8%. As a member of that 8% I’m not …
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 09:10AMOne of the most frequent questions I’m asked is: “I’ve written a musical, what do I do with it now?” My most common response is: “Submit it to a musical theater festival or develop…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 12:47PMThese days, when new musicals so often come pre-branded, there’s the temptation to write a musical “based on a true story.” And it’s not a bad idea, look at Jersey Boys, Once, Evita,…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 09:53AMI’m a HUGE fan of new musical festivals. What could be better than spending days or even weeks immersing yourself in brand spankin’ new musical theater?! One of the biggest festivals i…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 12:54PMI am very proud to be a member the producing team for The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess and it was thrilling to take home a Tony Award last week. But this is not a blog about the Tonys. Toda…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 02:10PMDespite the fact that those of us in theater are known to crave the spotlight, we often get in our own way when it comes to the necessary act of sustained self-promotion. Here are some tried…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 03:49PMEverybody wants something. This is true in life and it’s especially true in the ultra collaborative and community driven world of musical theater. Whenever, whatever and whoever you’re p…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 09:44AMJust a quick public service announcement… Privacy is a hot button issue these days, but in some musical theater related cases it’s not in your best interest to lock down your con…
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