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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Other Considerations For No Phone Policies At A Performance by Joe Patti

The Conversation recently had an article by Will Shüler examining the strict enforcement of a no cameras policy at a theater production he attended. When he arrived, ushers put a sticker ov…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:36PM
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Providing Assurances Can Do 80% Of The Heavy Lift In Marketing by Joe Patti

Yesterday I saw a post on LinkedIn where Ruth Hartt was reinforcing the idea that people purchase the outcomes they desire rather than things. In response, commenter Jay Gerhart wrote: Remin…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:12PM
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Audiences Generally Cut Back On Drinks Before Admission Tickets by Joe Patti

As always, Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACTS provided some attention worthy data in July regarding perceptions of the value of paying for museum and performing arts tickets. Ba…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:48PM

Libraries Serve The Huddled Masses Yearning For Wifi Access by Joe Patti

In another refutation of the argument that we should stop funding libraries because no one reads books, on Friday there was a public radio piece from Marketplace illustrating the increased r…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:32AM
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Cultural Institution And Daycare Pension Partnership by Joe Patti

A miscellaneous bit of interesting information – I recently saw a job posting for the executive director of the Cultural Institutions Retirement System (CIRS). I was totally unaware of the…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:24AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Prioritizing Hospitality And Accessibility In The Face Of Fear by Joe Patti

You may have heard that museums in Vienna, Austria offered free admission to Taylor Swift fans who were faced with the cancellation of the concerts due to terroristic threats. My one quibble…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:06AM
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Defined Plan For Change –Including The Accusations by Joe Patti

Interesting story via Artsjournal.com that might provide a rough roadmap for arts organizations looking to change the programming mix they offer the community.  The public broadcaster of No…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:42PM
Monday, August 12, 2024

The Loud Part Of DEI May Be Passing, But The Goals Remain by Joe Patti

An article on Hyperallergic by Lise Ragbir observed that DEI hiring initiatives have started to wane in both the commercial and non-profit sector. There were a number of high profile, highly…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:05PM
Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Trust In Non-Profits Is Up, But Unsurprisingly Politics Color That Trust by Joe Patti

Last month I pointed to research by Colleen Dilenschenider that indicated trust in cultural non-profits has grown since around 2019. Non-profit Quarterly (NPQ) had a short article about simi…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:52PM
Monday, August 5, 2024

Arts Can Still Be Part Of Your Identity Even After Practice Wanes by Joe Patti

About 10 years ago I wrote about a TED talk Jamie Bennett made where he noted it was easier for people to identify themselves with athletes based on sports they may have actively played year…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:13PM
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Mistake Of Viewing Culture As An Industry by Joe Patti

Via Artsjournal.com, a thought provoking interview with Professor Justin O’Connor, author of the book, Culture Is Not An Industry. His basic premise is that if culture was an industry, dec…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:02PM

Did Curiosity About Bugs As A Kid Inform Our Creative Talents As Adults by Joe Patti

Seth Godin made a post recently that speaks to the perception you either have innate talent or you can never be successful at something. This outlook seems to operate very strongly when it c…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:42AM
Monday, July 29, 2024

Economics Of Broadway Show Breaking Broadway Formula by Joe Patti

Freakanomics did a two part show about how the Broadway play Stereophonic came together. The first part is broadly about the 11 year creative process playwright David Adjmi went through to m…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:18PM
Friday, July 26, 2024

When Federal Funding Of Theater Equaled The Cost Of A Battleship by Joe Patti

Artsjournal.com posted an article from The Yale Review reviewing a book about the benefits the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) brought to Depression …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:54PM

Smoke And Heat Becoming A Bigger Threat To Summer Theater Than Rain Storms by Joe Patti

American Theatre posted a really comprehensive article about the challenges summer theaters are facing. In the wake of social unrest resulting from things like Covid, George Floyd, and Black…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:54PM
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Accountability Leadership by Joe Patti

Back in June there was an article on the Harvard Business Review site about 3 Ways to Compassionately Hold Your Team accountable.  The authors of the piece approach the topic from the cogni…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:24AM
Friday, July 19, 2024

Rome Was Built In A Day. But What Day Was That? by Joe Patti

Seth Godin recently made a post that sort of wrapped the concepts of life long learning, creation being a process, and failure being part of any endeavor. He starts by saying Rome WAS built …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:12PM
Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Handling All Your Festival, Concert, And Theatrical Touring Needs by Joe Patti

Earlier this month a piece on The Conversation site called attention to the often unseen contributions roadies make to the success of festivals, concerts, and theatrical tours.  There is of…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 05:06PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Free Admission Isn’t An Audience Building Strategy by Joe Patti

Thinking that free or discounted tickets will increase accessibility and loyalty is something of a pet peeve of mine. Yesterday I commented on a post Sean Kelly of Vatic made on LinkedIn whe…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:54PM

Trust In Cultural Organizations Continues To Grow by Joe Patti

A recent post from Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACTS analyzes survey data that shows trust in cultural organizations has grown since the pandemic.  Trust in cultural entities …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:32AM
Tuesday, July 9, 2024

WESTAF Celebrates 50 Years Developing Technology For Arts by Joe Patti

The Western Arts Federation (WESTAF), the regional arts organization serving the western portion of the US turns 50 this year. They put out a series of videos on the history of the organizat…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:12AM
Tuesday, July 2, 2024

If You Are Apt To Overlook It, How Do You Know Enough To Track It? by Joe Patti

Seth Godin made a post a week or so ago about the need to track things that are really important, but invisible to us or transpire gradually. I sense there is something valuable for arts and…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:42PM
Monday, July 1, 2024

Return To In Person Date Searches Presents An Opportunity by Joe Patti

Bloomberg had an article on a trend that presents an opportunity for arts and cultural organizations. In some respects it could be considered rather mundane news – Gen Z Is abandoning dati…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:32PM
Thursday, June 27, 2024

Still Seeking A Quality Experience, But Want Increased Comfort by Joe Patti

Here is something of a metaphoric lesson for arts and cultural organizations about changing the nature of the experience you offer to align with the needs and expectations of your customers.…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:32AM
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Making The Experience About More Than Just The Art by Joe Patti

I caught an interview on a National Endowment for the Arts’ podcast  with Tyler Blackwell Curator of Contemporary Art at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. Blackwell talks abou…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:03AM

After Nearly Six Decades It Is Time To Stop Striving And Start Doing by Joe Patti

American Theatre recently published a “Confidential Plan” written by Zelda Fichandler, founding artistic director of Arena Stage in 1968. Initially a memo written to the Arena Stage boar…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:03AM
Thursday, June 20, 2024

Small City Or Small Arts Org, Getting Grants Is Tough by Joe Patti

According to a recent piece on CityLab, smaller cities and towns have much in common with smaller non-profits when it comes to applying for grants.  They both have great need but lack the s…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:54AM
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

The Best Laid Audience Development Plans Oft Go Astray by Joe Patti

Continuing from yesterday’s post about the Wallace Foundation’s evaluation of their five year audience building and sustainability initiative, In Search of the Magic Bullet, the best su…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:42AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Magic Bullet May Have Missed, But The Ricochets Hit Valuable Things by Joe Patti

Last Monday, Ruth Hartt sent out an email newsletter noting that the Wallace Foundation’s five year, $52 million Building Audiences for Sustainability Initiative basically failed to identi…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:12AM
Thursday, June 13, 2024

Perception of Crime Is Impacting Urban Based Arts Orgs, Change Of Framing Is Required by Joe Patti

Yesterday there was a report that the rate of violent crimes and some property crimes fell in the first quarter of 2024.  However, that may come as weak comfort to urban based arts organiza…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:24AM
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Mobile Phone Pied Pipers Lead Audiences To A Concert by Joe Patti

I saw an novel approach discussed for a concert by the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester, England where the concert is performed by the audience walking to the venue. Composer Huang Ruo’s  C…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:12PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime