Thursday, July 22, 2021
At the beginning of the pandemic, I called everyone I knew for advice. I'm talking big time theater people, as well as big time business people. "What should I do?" I got amazing advice. And…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 13, 2021
I had the pleasure of working with Paul Huntley, the legendary Tony-winning wig designer (who has like 1,000 Broadway credits) on Thoroughly Modern Millie " my first Broadway show as a Compa…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 1, 2021
A producer's job is to get people in a room. Even if that room is a Facebook group! In case you missed the news, we started a free Facebook group for TheaterMakers! Writers, directors, a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 14, 2021
ESTIMATED LISTENING TIME OF THIS EPISODE: 12 Minutes  LISTEN WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS: The Producer's Perspective Broadway Podcast Network Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcas…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]In case you missed the news last week, there was indeed a winner this year for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama! (There have been several years where the award was not given " and in a year where…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, June 11, 2021
Here's what TheaterMakers were talking about this week . . . Â 1 " Bob Fosse's Dancin' Will Return to Broadway Next Season A 'contemporary celebration' of Bob Fosse's legacy is heading ba…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Maybe it was because I was about to turn 30. Or maybe it was because Raul Esparza, Amy Spanger and Jerry Dixon gave some of the best performances I've seen. Or maybe it was because I so w…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:15AM[SHARE]Friday, June 4, 2021
 Here's what TheaterMakers were talking about this week . . .  1 " Jordan Fisher Will Return to Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway When It Reopens The Broadway production will resume its r…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 3, 2021
I didn't sleep much in my 20s. And 30s. And whenever I'm in tech. I worked into the wee hours. It was lonely in my apartment (being an artrepreneur often is, am I right?), so I kept the tele…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 1, 2021
My mission is to get more theater out into the world. Because I believe the world is a better place if there is more theater in it. One of the most successful tools in this initiative …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, May 31, 2021
ESTIMATED LISTENING TIME OF THIS EPISODE:Â 15 Minutes LISTEN WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS: The Producer's Perspective Broadway Podcast Network Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Am…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 7, 2019
I've been working on Broadway for 2.5 decades now, and a lot of things have changed over those years . . . from the types of lights we use, to how our customers order our tickets . . . and t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, March 12, 2018
I call myself an ahole in this podcast episode. Why Becausein my desire to put a spotlight on the business of Broadway, and give you a peek into the professions who aren't always front and c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 1, 2018
If you asked me what the one area in the theater I know the least about is, it would be Hair and Wig Design. That's why I decided to do something about it and ask one of the best in the biz …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AM[SHARE]If you asked me what the one area in the theater I know the least about is, it would be Hair and Wig Design. That's why I decided to do something about it and ask one of the best in the biz …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 25, 2015
That was a fast 13 weeks, wasn’t it?  Feels like just yesterday our hair was blown back when Fun Home took home the Tony Award.  But alas, alack, time marches on, and the s…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 08:54PM[SHARE]Monday, August 24, 2015
Sometimes I think we throw around the words “Tony Winner” like it’s the latest teen speak like “OMG” or “Hashtag.” The fact is the Tony Awards on…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 06:02PM[SHARE]Friday, August 21, 2015
Theaters don’t stay dark too long these days.  Even the ones that are tougher to fill. I was the Associate Company Manager of the original production of Ragtime at the Lyric Thea…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 04:33PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 20, 2015
When I was a pre-law guy at Johns Hopkins University back in 19-mumble-mumble, I spent more time in the computer lab than I did in class. I wasn’t working on inventing Google or Facebo…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 05:32PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 19, 2015
We get a lot of new plays submitted to us through our open submission program (we’re proud to be one of the few offices that take unsolicited submissions – even though, admittedl…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:37PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Yep, it’s true. Â I watched the effin’ Teen Choice Awards. I am not a teen. Â I don’t have a teen. Â But I’ll admit, I watched ’em. And since John Stamos�…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 03:44PM[SHARE]Monday, August 17, 2015
In the time it took me to write this blog post, Theresa Rebeck probably finished another play. And I’d bet you my blog subscribers, it’s a good one. Theresa Rebeck is one of the …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 02:51PM[SHARE]Friday, August 14, 2015
Remember when it was freezing in February? Â And remember when I revived my favorite Broadway Fantasy Game, “Will It Recoup?” I challenged all of you to play Producer and decid…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 12, 2015
You ever see a show early in previews, fall in love with its awesomeness, and then go back to see it again a few months later . . . and somehow it feels different? Â Maybe the energy is of…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Ladies and Gentle-Blog-Readers . . . it is my pleasure to introduce the newest Associate Producer on Broadway . . . Alice Rix! Â Let me hear a woo-hoo! And boy am I glad that decision is d…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 08:57PM[SHARE]Monday, August 10, 2015
Kristin Caskey was part of the producing wonder team behind Thoroughly Modern Millie (along with Hal Luftig and her partner Mike Isaacson) that grabbed the Tony Award away from Urin…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 02:31PM[SHARE]Friday, August 7, 2015
In the spirit of last night’s boundary-bustin’ opening of Hamilton that got this God-like set of reviews, I thought I’d ask a Hamilton-themed question today. So who d…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:03PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 6, 2015
Trumpets, please! Â The NYC Fringe Festival is about to begin! Da-da-da-da!!!! Before I announce this year’s “10 Shows That Stand Out,” I thought I’d fill you in on…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 07:11PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Every day on my commute to high school, I drove on a highway that passed by a church that had a sign out on their front lawn. Â And every day there was a was different message. Â A psalm…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:51PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Now this was hard. We had several hundred applicants for this one position (and another several hundred that downloaded the app – but never finished it – next time, ok guys? Â …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 05:52PM[SHARE]After I recorded my podcast with Booking Agent Steve Schnepp, I knew I wanted to chat with a Broadway Tour “Presenter.”  I asked a few of my peers which Presenter they thou…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 07:50AM[SHARE] 
