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…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThis year it’s not just about whether or not you agree with the nominees . . . it’s whether you agree with the whole idea of having Tony Awards or not! But we’re not going to talk abou…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 08:00PMBecause of the pandemic, I haven’t had the chance to give my dad a proper farewell. There was no funeral, no memorial, and no celebration of his life. Someday in 2021, God willing, I wil…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMBig thanks to Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Ain’t Too Proud, “Harriet”) for joining me on the livestream last week. His convo had me watching that Hamil…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:30AMIf you missed the livestream last week, then you missed me sitting down with the #Fearless Mandy Gonzalez. Make sure you go back and catch the replay of that episode to receive a heavy dose …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThere is an upside to opening up last. As I wrote here, Broadway is actually in the enviable position of getting to watch what theater companies, sports franchises, and other mass gathering …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWow what a boost of inspiration from Jenn Colella last night. Thanks again, to Jenn, for sharing her positivity with all of us on the livestream. If any of you need some light during the…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:30AMIf feels like 14 years ago when we made the announcement that our Rave Theater Festival would be hosting our first virtual Social Distancing Festival. And in those 14 years (aka 34 days), a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMOne of the few upsides of this shutdown is that the theater has embraced live-streamed content like my kid with her teddy bear. It’s by necessity, of course. Take away our theaters and w…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 04:00AMA big thank you to the joyous Sierra Boggess who was such a bright light for all of us during last night’s Producers’s Perspective LIVE. If you missed it, you must go back and watch …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 02:00PMThe only thing I enjoy more than speaking to Theater Organizations (and I’ve had the honor of speaking to a bunch over the last few years, from The Irish Theatre Forum to The International…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMLast week, overall grosses dipped 8% to just over $31M. Halloween tends to be a tough day for Broadway shows, and this year’s holiday seemingly lasted all week. Despite the overall drop on…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 11, 2019. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League.
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe Tony Awards telecast took some shots from the press this year, many of which I still can’t understand. I enjoyed the show, as I wrote about here, and most theatergoers I spoke to did a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:45PMJolly ho, there mateys! Wait. that’s not British. That’s British meets some kind of weird Australian pirate or something. Anyway, what I meant to say is . . . Our Infographic series is…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/958349-episode-178-sean-cercone.mp3 If you listen to this podcast, in the midst of Sean’s passion for our art form, you’ll hear a lot of …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/910878-episode-172-sierra-boggess.mp3 In my podcast with Broadway Star Danny Burstein, I remarked how I had been remiss in asking Actors to appear o…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:19PMWhen I came to NYC in 1986, fresh out of graduate school with an MFA from Rutgers University in theatrical design, I was offered my first job in the theater world – costume designer. A…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:59AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/856495-episode-166-kristen-blodgette.mp3 Listen to about 15 seconds of this podcast, and you’ll hear a joy in Kristen Blodgette’s voice that tel…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 07:43AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/830166-episode-163-daniel-goldfarb.mp3 I met Daniel Goldfarb back in 1997, when I company managed a workshop of Parade. Daniel was Alfred UhryR…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 07:09AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/817488-episode-161-richard-maltby.mp3 When Richard Maltby, Jr. was asked to put together a revue for Manhattan Theatre Club, he said “yes,̶…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 09:29AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/810950-episode-160-joe-iconis.mp3 Click above to listen to my podcast with Joe! Listen to it on iTunes here. (And if you like the podcast, give it a great…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 07:10AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/804857-episode-159-david-auburn.mp3 I’ll never forget the gasp that came from the audience at the end of Act One when I saw David Auburn’…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:08AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/798864-episode-158-john-weidman.mp3 It’s back! After a brief summer vacation, the Podcast has returned! We’ve done a little “renova…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00AMRebecca Taichman won a Tony Award for directing on Broadway . . . for a show she conjured up in grad school. Through years of determination, steadfastness, ego-checking, and intense collabor…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/717081-episode-157-rebecca-taichman.mp3 Rebecca Taichman won a Tony Award for directing on Broadway . . . for a show she conjured up in grad school. Through…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:51AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/706139-episode-156-david-lindsay-abaire.mp3 David Lindsay-Abaire wrote about a half-dozen plays before he ever considered himself a playwright. Now,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:55AMNelle Nugent is one of Broadway’s most prolific play Producers, and she started out as a Production Assistant. She worked her way to the top at a time when women weren’t supposed…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:20AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/696583-episode-155-nelle-nugent.mp3 Nelle Nugent is one of Broadway’s most prolific play Producers, and she started out as a Production Assista…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:14AMMy wife and I spend a lot of time with Warren Leight. You probably do too . . . Because we, like you (admit it), watch a lot of Law & Order SVU and Warren was a writer and showrunner …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMI call myself an a$$hole in this podcast episode. Why? Because in my desire to put a spotlight on the business of Broadway, and give you a peek into the professions who aren’t …
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