It’s that time . . . caps and gowns and commencement addresses. And millions of young adults entering the work force. And thousands of those millions are looking for a career in the ar…
If you picked up a print copy of the NY Times on Sunday, you probably saw more prints ads for Broadway shows than you have in the last year. Full pages, Double Trucks (which are two full pag…
When I was a pre-teen, I was a student at Fred Villari’s Studios of Self Defense (or kar-a-tey, as we used to say), and made it all the way up to my purple belt, before I . . . well . …
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 6, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $359,182 5,768 61.73% $62.27 ANYTHING GOES $454…
There’s a super feature article in today’s NY Times about celebrated British playwright Mike Bartlett and his new play (now in previews at The Duke) called . . . um . . . uh . . …
What do you get when you cross The Tony Awards with an iPad2? My 2012 Tony Pool! Yep, it’s that time of year . . . time for you to be the Tony Voter. Now remember, unlike Tony Voters w…
The always Smart ‘N Snarky John Simon wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago airing his disgust about the ubiquitous standing ovation. Â (If you don’t know JS, the quick intro is t…
I received an incredible outpouring of tweets, emails and comments of ‘keep the faith’ support since yesterday’s lack of nominations for Godspell. Â Since so many of you …
First of all, grrrrrrr. Ok, now that I’ve gotten that out of the way. Grrrrrrr . . . Sorry, one more snuck in there. Ok, on to it. I scored a 75% again this year, missing the wil…
When this blog goes live, 35 very smart and very fancy men and women of the theater will be holed up at the world famous Edison Cafe, deciding who and what will be nominated for a Tony Award…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 29, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $363,842 5,790 61.96% $62.84 ANYTHING GOES $…
Well, blimey! Â Look what washed up on the shores of The Colonies! Â It’s another National Theatre export! I’m sure a lot of folks in our city would like the National to bugg…
Oh if only it were as easy to add drama to your script as it is in this video below. Kudos to TNT for their dramatic marketing prowess that got a lot of attention in the little square where …
The audience at Godspell on Tuesday was treated to a talkback by Stephen Schwartz himself, who told great stories about everything from the origins of the Elphaba Theme in Wicked to why he w…
I, like a lot of folks, am a creature of habit. I’ve got my few favorite restaurants, my few favorite hotels, and even a few favorite friends. And, odds are, if I want to eat, stay or …
It’s pretty rare to see a guy or gal take a Broadway show all the way to the end zone all by themselves these days. Â Producing Broadway shows can be pretty dang hard. Â So, like l…
I like to play games. And games are a great way to get your mind going. So, in order to get writing minds going, we thought we’d sponsor a game that could end up paying you for your wr…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 22, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $311,556 7,439 79.61% $41.88 ANYTHING GOES $…
Ever since the infamous line, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,” was uttered in The Wizard of Oz, people have been trying to take a peek behind the curtain. And w…
Since I had to give away my giveaway on Thursday this week, I thought I’d take today to give you an update on the cool seminars we have coming up at DTE. One of the things I love the m…
A wise Press Agent once gave me a great piece of advice when talking about the dissemination of information about your show through the news outlets. Â ”My goal as a press agent,R…
I found myself in a very intriguing conversation earlier this week with the creator of a new theatrical piece based on movement (actually three different kinds of movement, which is what mad…
In their most recent edition of Market Notes (their monthly email to the industry with tips and tricks on how to sell more tickets), the Shuberts were kind enough to open up the treasure che…
Yesterday, I expressed my concern about the lack of commercial Off-Broadway productions up for the Off-Broadway Awards, aka The Lortels, and also the lack of commercial Off-Broadway producti…
The nominations for The Lortel Awards (for excellence in Off-Broadway theater) were announced a couple of weeks ago, trumpeting the beginning of our trophy season. Â I was reading through …