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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Places, Please” Challenge Podcast Part 3 by Reilly Hickey

  Thank you, Places! It’s the second week of my “Places, Please” podcast series, and this is not an episode you’ll want to miss!  In this episode you’ll hear from Stephanie Klemo…

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Monday, August 30, 2021

Podcast Episode #248: Broadway’s Advantage To Its Comeback by Reilly Hickey

ESTIMATED LISTENING TIME OF THIS EPISODE: 9 Minutes   LISTEN WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS: The Producer’s Perspective Broadway Podcast Network Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Am…

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Friday, July 16, 2021

July 16, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week by Reilly Hickey

Here’s what TheaterMakers were talking about this week . . .   1 – Remembering Broadway Wig Designer Paul Huntley Legendary stage and screen wig designer Paul Huntley passed away last w…

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

An Off Broadway Model Comes To Broadway (It’s About Time) by Reilly Hickey

I arrived in New York City during the Golden Age of Off-Broadway. Forever Plaid, Nunsense, And The World Goes Round, Cryptogram, Family Secrets, and more, were a few of the shows running in …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Monday, July 12, 2021

Podcast Episode #241: “The Hardest Part of Creating a New Show” by Reilly Hickey

ESTIMATED LISTENING TIME OF THIS EPISODE:  7 Minutes LISTEN WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS: The Producer’s Perspective Broadway Podcast Network Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Ama…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Friday, July 9, 2021

July 9, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week by Reilly Hickey

Here’s what TheaterMakers were talking about this week . . . 1 – Actors’ Equity Lifts Mask Restrictions The light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer! Actors’ Equity announced…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Thursday, July 8, 2021

ALERT: There’s a serious shortage of THIS in the theater industry (and why that’s a good thing). by Reilly Hickey

Lumber isn’t the only thing in short supply these days. As the world has come out of its pandemic hibernation, there has been a shortage of a variety of products. From 2x4s to computer ch…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:30AM
Monday, July 5, 2021

Podcast Episode #240: “How NOT to Fundraise for Your Project” by Reilly Hickey

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 Podcasts…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Friday, July 2, 2021

July 2, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week by Reilly Hickey

Here’s what TheaterMakers were talking about this week . . .   1 – Broadway is Officially Back!  If you haven’t heard, Broadway is officially . . . finally . . . BACK! Springsteen on…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Monday, June 28, 2021

Podcast Episode #239: “What Do I Do Now As a Theater Graduate?” by Reilly Hickey

ESTIMATED LISTENING TIME OF THIS EPISODE:  7 Minutes   LISTEN WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS: The Producer’s Perspective Broadway Podcast Network Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts …

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Friday, June 25, 2021

June 25, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week by Reilly Hickey

  Here’s what TheaterMakers were talking about this week . . .   1 – Special Tony Awards After more than 2 years since the last Tony Awards, we finally have the first of this year’s …

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

What Movie Companies Did That Streaming Companies Should Do. by Reilly Hickey

In the early 2000s, I talked my way into a meeting with one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. It was my first, big “studio” meeting. And right on brand, the meeting started an ho…

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Monday, June 21, 2021

Podcast Episode #238: What About Broadway? by Reilly Hickey

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Friday, June 18, 2021

June 18, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week by Reilly Hickey

June 18, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week   Here’s what TheaterMakers were talking about this week . . .   1 – Katori Hall’s “Hot Wing King” Wins Pulitzer Pri…

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

My 2021 Blog-mencement Address to All the Graduating Theatermakers Out There. by Reilly Hickey

June is bustin’ out all over with graduations. High school, colleges (and even pre-schools!) are sending their students off to their next “stage.” And from what I’m hearing from the …

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Broadway League and Actor’s Equity Set Touring COVID Precautions by Reilly Hickey

Thrilled that the Broadway League and Actor’s Equity have come to an agreement to safely restart Broadway touring.  And yes, it includes . . . mandatory vaccinations.   And with the ann…

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Looking for your mentor? by Reilly Hickey

When I started my podcast over five years and two hundred (!) interviews ago, I told all the A-listers I interviewed that I was doing it for my listeners. But as you’ve all probably heard,…

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

A politician teaches you how NOT to fundraise for your project by Reilly Hickey

One of a Broadway Producer’s primary responsibilities is to raise money.  It’s what makes us different from Movie Producers, Record Producers, and TV Producers.  I used to complain abo…

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Monday, June 7, 2021

Podcast Episode #236: 10 Audition Tips for Actors by Reilly Hickey

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 Podcasts Am…

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Friday, June 4, 2021

June 4, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week by Reilly Hickey

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 run a…

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s 50 Broadway Mentors . . . in Paperback! by Reilly Hickey

You asked for it, so you got it. Cast of Mentors: Short Sage Advice from 50 Broadway Superpowers was a quick best-seller when we launched it last holiday season.  And while my name is on th…

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Monday, May 24, 2021

Podcast #234:The Answer I Hope To Hear From Ticket-buyers by Reilly Hickey

ESTIMATED LISTENING TIME OF THIS EPISODE:  8 Minutes LISTEN WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS: The Producer’s Perspective Broadway Podcast Network Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Ama…

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Mini-blog: Broadway’s back by Reilly Hickey

It’s official! Today, Governor Cuomo gave us the green light to reopen Broadway at 100% beginning September 14th!!!  Tickets for your favorite show may go on sale ANY moment! Those first …

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

Two Things YOU Can Do To Get Theater Back FASTER (and one thing Broadway can do). by Reilly Hickey

Over the past 48 hours, there has been a rising tide of positive sentiment about the return of the theater. From the announcement on the Six twitter page to Chris Jones’ enthusiastic artic…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Monday, April 12, 2021

On the anniversary: Dr. Kenny Dipchand Hasija 10/13/29 – 4/12/20 by Reilly Hickey

Dear “Kenny” . . . as you asked me to call you since I could speak. Not dad, no. Because you wanted me to know you were as much a friend as a father. That’s one of the reasons that tod…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 06:00PM
Monday, March 29, 2021

Podcast Episode #226: Why doesn’t social distancing work for the theater . . . again? by Reilly Hickey

ESTIMATED LISTENING TIME OF THIS PODCAST EPISODE:  9 MINUTES CLICK HERE TO LISTEN FOLLOW The Producer’s Perspective on Apple Podcast (it’s FREE to do so!) Rate/Review on Apple Podcast F…

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

These 10 Books Changed My Life by Reilly Hickey

My Dad always had a book in his hand. I didn’t get it when I was a kid. But like so many other things, now that I’m older, I understand. The key to everything is education. During the pa…

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Who I turned to when I wanted to learn this. (And how you can too.) by Reilly Hickey

Last summer, in the midst of my Pandemic Productivity Phase (the other “PPP”), I vowed to finish an idea I had years ago. And it wasn’t a show.  It was a screenplay. I optioned the ri…

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

Why we are going to need more NEW musicals when the Pandemic is over. by Reilly Hickey

If theater was the stock market, I’d sell revivals short. I know I run the risk of getting a Reddit-like backlash for this blog, but, revivals are becoming more and more a thing of the pas…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Hit The “Pandemic Wall”? You’re not alone. by Reilly Hickey

A great writer reads your mind. They articulate something you’ve been thinking.  But haven’t put it into works.  Or even admitted to yourself. (One of the reasons for Dear Evan Hansen�…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

What does the Bitcoin frenzy mean for Broadway? by Reilly Hickey

Here’s something only a handful of people know: a few investors of mine have used Bitcoin to invest in one of my shows. It was something we were going to release when it happened because I…

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All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards