Wowza, there is obviously some serious appetite out there for Catch Me, because we had a whole ton o' entries. But there can only be one winner, and the reader going to see Catch Me If You C…
If the #1 question I get from Producers-to-be is "How do I raise money for my show?" then the #1 question I get from actors is "How do I get an agent?" Well, I promised a…
I was sitting in the airport lounge at DFW yesterday after my 3rd canceled flight in 7 days and I realized two things: 1. Just because you're in Texas, doesn't mean it's going to be warm. 2.…
The first play of the Fall to announce that it recouped wasn't Merchant of Venice. It was the much sweeter and smaller Driving Miss Daisy, which was helmed by David Esbjornson. David has dir…
Leave it Rocco to create a little controversy. Last week, our National Endowment for the Arts Chairman had this to say about the economic challenges facing theaters around the country today:…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 30, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AMERICAN IDIOT $893,262 9,711 71.03% $91.98 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
Have you ever wondered where it all began? What started the discounting phenomenon? And more importantly . . . who started it? Was it The Geislers, the geniuses behind BroadwayBox.com? Was…
Ok, ok, I'll admit it. I planned this Saturday's LA Get Your Show Off The Ground seminar to take place in January partly because I wanted a break from this Godzilla of a winter we're having,…
The winner of the first ever Sunday Giveaway is . . . (everyone start tapping on their desk like they are doing a drumroll, please) Laura K.! Congratulations, Laura! You're going to see the …
Now here's a blog I will admit I never thought I'd write! When I started blogging three years ago, I didn't give a thought as to where it would take me. But take me it has . . . to...
I'll never forget when Hairspray first came into town. As is the case with most Broadway musicals, a few freebies were given to some of the Broadway offices in town. And then . . . A bunch o…
At The Booth, the app that tells you what's available at the TKTS booth, hit the platform trifecta today! Not only do we have an iPhone version and a Droid version, I'm thrilled to announce …
I was honored to be profiled in a Broadway.com feature that ran yesterday about me and my fantastic Miss Abigail collaborator, Sarah Saltzberg. In the article, we talk about how to collabora…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 23, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AMERICAN IDIOT $901,450 9,527 69.68% $94.62 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
I subscribe to a ton of show newsletters. 1 " I'm a fan of a lot of shows. 2 - I like to see what the other shows are doing in terms of continuing to engage fans like me. So...
When I was in Company Manager school, I was taught, never, ever, at the risk of being punished by the ATPAM Gods of Broadway, give money back to an audience member asking for a refund . . . …
One of my New Year's Resolutions was to figure out more ways to thank all of you for reading and tweeting and liking the blog . . . which is why I've come up with The Sunday Giveaway! Every …
If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say that theater tickets were too expensive, well, I have enough money to buy two theater tickets! It's true, it's true, Broadway and Off-Bro…
I was honored to have been asked to speak on a panel about marketing last night at The Women's Project. During the panel, search marketing and organic rankings came up as a Producer expresse…
Randy Adams and Sue Frost, last year's Producers of the Year, recently announced that Memphis, their Cinderella story of a musical that has already surprised the industry with its no-stars B…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 16, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AMERICAN IDIOT $619,525 9,322 68.18% $66.46 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
This past weekend was the debut of the road tour of the Get Your Show Off The Ground Seminar. First stop . . . Chicago! And even though it was colder than a popsicle in Sarah Palin's home st…
But I loved Ellen Stewart. The theater industry lost a major maverick last week when Ellen Stewart, the founder of the historically edgy La Mama theater passed away way too soon . . . at 91.…
I don't usually write blogs on Saturdays. And I'm not going to write one today. You're going to . . . Here's the idea. I like to tell people that I have the smartest and most passionate read…
I asked one of my staffers to come up with some ideas for a project we were preparing today. She's a quick thinker, so she snapped back a few quick ideas that were all good. I responded, ask…