Earlier this week, Million Dollar Quartet announced that it would be closing June 12th. But it won't be gone for good. MDQ will become the lastest show to transfer from Broadway to Off-Broad…
Like a bartender in the West Village at 3:45 AM, it's time for me to say, "LAAAST CAAAALLL!" My Tony pool officially closes at midnight tonight, so this is your very last chance to…
Once, twice, three times a speed date! Our first two speed dates were so much fun (and successful - we've heard of quite a few matches) that we're doing another one. We've hooked up writers …
The theater is a peculiar bird. Shows learn to fly in front of a paying audience, instead of just by themselves, under the wing of their protective mamas. These days, new plays and musicals …
I got an email blast for a Broadway show the other day that made me wonder whether or not we're putting too much emphasis on the "like" or the "follow" call to action that is appearing on ev…
It seems like just yesterday we were all freezing our eyelashes off, and now, the sun is shining, the Broadway season is over, and it's already time for our 2nd reading of the year! If you h…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending June 5, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $742,624 8,246 100.46% $90.06 ARCADIA $173,947 3,863 46.6…
Ok, this week's giveaway has been my favorite to date, and it reminded me that I have the most creative commenters in the entire blogosphere. When asked to come up with examples of site spec…
Whenever I visit a city around the country or around the world, I take a look at the theatrical landscape . . . especially online. I spend some time surfing for sites where I can get informa…
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in a hotel sports bar in Minneapolis having my favorite meal of wings with a side of Coke. My dining partner was a television that was actually in the b…
I have an alarm in my Google Calendar set to go off at the end of every Quarter, to remind me to write my End of Quarter analysis of how the Broadway season is progressing. That alarm went o…
Time for the end of the month wrap-up. Here goes. The most read post of the month: How to drive your non-profit into the ground. (My Tony Pool/iPad Giveaway was actually the most read articl…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 29, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $837,223 8,213 100.06% $101.94 ARCADIA $203,543 4,601 55.…
Last week's American Idol finals put two singers chosen by the "American people" downfront and center. And both of them were country singers. And if you think that's some strange c…
I talked to an angry author a couple of weeks ago, who was irritated that his "important" play had not attracted a wider audience. I tried to explain in the nicest of all possible ways, but …
Trumpets sound, and . . . The winner of The Shaggs tix is Ms. Danielle Mohlman! Congrats, Danielle. Get a bus ticket because you're leaving Boston and coming to the Broadway! Email me to arr…
I got an email blast for a Broadway show the other day that made me wonder whether or not we're putting too much emphasis on the "like" or the "follow" call to action tha…
I am thrilled . . . overjoyed . . . pumped . . . so excited that there are no words . . . to announce that my production of Godspell by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak, directed by…
In a dramatic move that deserves its own aria, New York City Opera, the very first tenant of the center known as Lincoln, announced that it was up and moving. Where? No one, including NYCO, …
At 6:01 PM this past Saturday, something incredible happened. Nothing. Despite the certantity of the, ahem, "prophet" Harold Camping, that the world was going to end on date-night,…
Here are the winners of this year's 2011 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Play Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities Adam Bock, A Small Fire Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Motherf**ker With the Hat …
The fries are good, and the burgers are better. But the real reason I love In-N-Out is the secret sauce. And I'm not talking about the stuff they put on their meat.
The annual Broadway League report that details the demographics and habits of the audience of Broadway shows around the country was released last week. And, I've got the skinny. Audiences at…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 22nd, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $735,369 8,240 100.39% $89.24 ARCADIA $213,594 3,867 46…