I was watching West Side Story the other day and was reminded that, as a kid, I thought it would be cool to be in a gang like the Jets and the Sharks. Of course, I grew up and realized t…
As November comes to a close, I can no longer claim that I "took the summer off" from blogging. The truth is, I just got busy. In case you're curious what's kept me from writing, here is…
A common adage in showbiz (or anything really) is, "It's all about who you know." But I'm sorry to tell you, this statement won't get you very far. It's relatively easy to cross paths with B…
With basketball season coming to an end (or at least that's what my sporty friends tell me) I've been thinking about teams. I know little about basketball - my experience is most…
Last month marked nearly 80 years since the iconic sweethearts-turned-bank-robbers, BONNIE & CLYDE, were brought down in Texas after capturing the nation's attention. Their legend lived …
I had the great pleasure of running into two talented songwriters the other day, Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen. I've long been a fan of their moving and timely musical, THE BURNT PART BOYS, …
The Tony Awards are coming up next week and I hope you all will join me in watching Broadway’s biggest night of the year! Here’s some tricky Tony trivia to get you in the mood: 1…
It's the time of year on Broadway fondly known as "Award Season." Culminating June 9th with the Tony Awards, a slew of other Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off Broadway awards ceremonies are…
I was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin earlier this week for an opening night performance of a brand new musical about Janis Joplin at the beautiful Milwaukee Rep. As I walked into the theater, the u…
If you say the words, JOHN & JEN, to theater people you'll inevitably hear something along the lines of, "I love that show!" Before Andrew Lippa made a name for himself with THE WILD PAR…
I’m proud to be a co-producer of the Broadway revival of PIPPIN. In recent weeks our opening night festivities, the overwhelming number of award nominations, and the night after nights…
I bet you didn't know that thanks to MTI, your smart phone can perform musical theater magic tricks. Just like a magician can pull a rabbit out of hat, MTI's new smart phone app can reveal m…
In last week's Small Show Feature, we focused on EDGES, the four person, coming of age, rock musical by one of Broadway's hottest young writing teams, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. I had a c…
Tis the season for pre-Tony Spring openings on Broadway. The opening nights are coming fast and furiously and the theater district street corners and watering holes are echoing with that all…
I had the great pleasure recently of spending time with the family of the late, great, musical genius, Jonathan Larson. Larson, who we lost way too young in 1996, changed the face of musical…
Last week in this post we looked at THE STORY OF MY LIFE, the beautiful and highly produceable two person musical about two best friends. I had the opportunity to talk with another pair of f…
A few years back, one of the top industry musical theater festivals, The National Alliance of Musical Theater, introduced the country's artistic directors and producers to a brand new show c…
These days, we're all very familiar with the multi-million dollar sticker shock that comes with mounting a musical. We're even well aware that every musical will need to go through months an…
If the large crowd that gathered in Times Square on a snowy March afternoon was any indication, when it comes to musicals in schools, the show must go on! Musicals in Our Schools Week is…
As a theater producer, a lot of contracts come across my desk. Option agreements, employment deals, production contracts. These are epic documents that lay out the deal and then proceed to o…
I was watching SMASH last week as any theater person who cares about our industry(and NBC's attempt to put us in the spotlight) should. Although SMASH sometimes takes liberties with the r…
There have been a lot of discussions in theater circles recently about the growing prevalence of (and dependence on) "star casting" or "stunt casting" on Broadway. But the Great White Way is…
I frequently travel to London to check out the latest British hits as well as see how our Broadway originals are faring with the West End audiences. The talk of the town on my last trip was …
Just as live theater is the original 3D entertainment, so too can old-school face to face social networking be a goldmine for your box office and a benefit for your audiences. We all know th…