Thursday, December 26, 2013
. . . people were returning gifts left and right . . . and . . . and . . . I can’t think of a good rhyme for stores. Just about every industry out there plays the return-game gamble,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, December 25, 2013
Here’s a quote to put under your tree today: Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, December 24, 2013
After the success of The Sound of Music, I predicted that NBC would broadcast another live musical in 2014. And wouldn’t you know it, the next day, they announced that they would! O…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, December 20, 2013
They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery. I disagree. Mocking is the greatest form of flattery. The incredible story of NBC’s The Sound of Music continued last week when Sa…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, December 19, 2013
When I say Olive Garden what do you think of . . . For me? It’s unlimited salad and breadsticks. That salad just keeps coming and coming. There ain’t no bottom of that bowl…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, December 18, 2013
Millions of dollars go into making a Broadway show. And designers and directors pride themselves on making sure everything that appears on that stage is juuuuuust right, which means unique…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, December 17, 2013
It’s time to crown a new Producer of the year! Every year around this time, I talk to a group of Broadway Insiders to get their thoughts on which Broadway Producers crushed it in the p…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, December 16, 2013
I’d bet that next to The Godfather, Will Ferrell’s Anchorman may be one of the most quoted movies of all time. And the super highly anticipated sequel, Anchorman 2, is set …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, December 13, 2013
I’m going to admit something. Even though we’ve done six Socials now, every year, before the doors open, I panic. Will people come? Will people get along? Will it be like m…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, December 12, 2013
So, right after my blog about NBC’s Sound of Music went live, in which I predicted NBC would broadcast another Broadway musical in 2014, the network announced that it would do just t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, December 11, 2013
I’ve never purchased tickets through StubHub. But I’ve been thinking about them a lot lately (it was their advertising campaign that wormed its way into my brain – like a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, December 10, 2013
In case you haven’t checked the calendar lately, you already missed Hannukah, and Christmas (and the big ol’ Broadway business that comes with it) is only 14 days away! If you…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, December 9, 2013
I was walking down Broadway yesterday, amidst the throngs of tourists, and I overhead one 40-something year old dude from somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon line ask his buddy, “Hey, d…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, December 6, 2013
You know your show is a phenom when Funny or Die makes fun of it. Check out this awesome vid about Chicago starring a former Taxi star, Marilu Henner – who takes a nice self-deprecat…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, December 5, 2013
So how many did we sell? Are you ready? Drumroll please . . . The answer is . . . I have no idea. Nor do I have any idea how many tickets we sold on Cyber Monday. I do know how the rest …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, December 4, 2013
Pop . . . pop . . . pop. What’s that you hear? Is it the sound of my old school favorite snack, Jiffy Pop Popcorn? Unfortunately not. It’s the sound of the newest fad in retail…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, December 3, 2013
Site specific and environmental theater has always been a “thing.” (I was one of the few that got to see Jonathan “Rent” Larson’s site specific JP Morgan Sav…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, December 2, 2013
Some people know how to try to ruin a Thanksgiving. If you were too busy eating and shopping and eating again to have heard about the Twitter stir caused by the performance of my show, Ki…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMSunday, December 1, 2013
Time for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer’s Perspective The most read post of the month: I did something illegal yesterday. . . The most com…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, November 29, 2013
Crowdfunding continues to be one of the biggest buzzwords of the business world, and thanks to the JOBS act, it’s going to get even bigger (if the SEC ever gets around to finalizing th…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, November 28, 2013
Gobble, gobble yo. It’s Thanksgiving on The Broadway! (For full effect, say that last sentence out loud and put the emphasis on the “way”!) It’s so easy to pick and…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, November 27, 2013
And just like that, bam! Our 2013-14 Broadway season is half over. Back in September, things were looking like the weather the past couple of days . . . not so hot. But we’re comin…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, November 26, 2013
One of the most successful offline events we’ve run over the years is our 10 Minute Play Contest. I constantly get emails throughout the year asking when are we having it again (when…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, November 25, 2013
If you’re like me, and since you’re reading this blog, I’m going to assume you are . . . you’re a “finisher.” You like to complete things. You like to…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, November 22, 2013
I was having a toe-tappin’ good time at the super-well-reviewed After Midnight earlier this week, when I realized I was watching one of those unique Broadway experiences that feature…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, November 21, 2013
. . . And I feel so guilty, I just have to get it off my electronic-chest, and confess it here . . . in front of all of you. I . . . I . . . took a video of a Broadway show. I know, I know. …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, November 20, 2013
I don’t usually blog about every closing announcement that comes down the pike. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll tweet about one every now and then. But this isn’t just any closin…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, November 19, 2013
When I was producing Godspell, I bumped into a a quirky little union rule that didn’t make much sense to me, but cost my investors and me more than a few ‘cents.’ I was…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, November 15, 2013
If you’re a Broadway Producer, a Broadway playwright or a Broadway chef, it’s important to have a focused vision on the type of work you want to produce/write/cook. People ask me…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, November 14, 2013
Looking for something to do on a Thursday afternoon? Finally, you can put “See a Broadway Show” on your list of possible to-dos. At long last, a triumvirate of Broadway shows a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, November 13, 2013
As you know, and as anyone who sits next to me on a subway, airplane, or a park bench knows, I like to start conversations about the theater. That was the whole point of this blog – …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM 
