When 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…
Box Office Grosses slipped slightly to $36.5M this week. Some softening might be due to the surprise winter weather last Friday which had most of Manhattan and surrounding areas in grid-lock…
It was the worst of timing. And the best of timing. Jack and I were supposed to sit down in person last Friday to record his podcast about his incredibly diverse career as a Producer, The…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/864388-episode-167-jack-viertel.mp3 It was the worst of timing. And the best of timing. Jack and I were supposed to sit down in person last Fr…
If Broadway's lights seemed a little dimmer yesterday, it was because we lost one of the most prolific and passionate Broadway Producers in a long while ever. Jerry Frankel won 9 Tonys, has …
Here are five things that made me think this week. Broadway’s First Instagram Agency Influencer marketing is all the rage. Get yourself the right mention by the right Insta Star and…
After 12 years, the guy in charges of the spreadsheets and projections and all the #s at Davenport Theatrical has left us for greener pastures . . . literally. He moved to Portland. So I…
Restaurants and Theaters have a lot in common.  They both have “perishable inventory.” If a table or seat is empty, once you pass a reservation time or a curtain time, t…
Box office grosses jumped 13% this week to $37M due to several shows adding previews and the introduction of the Bryan Cranston led, Network, which began previews at the Belasco and playe…
Listen to about 15 seconds of this podcast, and you’ll hear a joy in Kristen Blodgette’s voice that tells you she’s doing exactly what she was meant to do. Her love of musi…
https://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…
Here are five things that got my head spinnin’ this week. Dinner Theater on Broadway. The upcoming Bryan Cranston-led Network announced that it will offer an “exclusive …
Every great company has a “thing” that puts them on the map or pushes them to a new height. Think the iPhone or The Sopranos or The Frappucino. For Amazon.com it w…
Halloween and the NYC Marathon combine forces this week to take over the city. Despite many shows shifting their playing schedules to avoid the crowds, overall grosses slipped slightly by 1%…
Here are five things that fancied me this week: The most dramatic event of the year. Tuesday, November 6th. Election Day. I don’t care what your politics are. But I do care…
It’s infographic time, y’all! Been a while since we crunched some data and spit it out in handy-dandy graphic form, so we thought we’d serve one up for you this week, espec…
Despite adding two more shows to the boards this week, grosses slipped almost 4% to $33M with most shows posting large drops from the previous week. Newly in previews are The New One a…
If you get a chance, spend some time with Kirsten Childs. She’s got the kind of energy and passion for the theater (and for life) that is just contagious, as you’ll hear in this …
https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/843723-episode-165-kirsten-childs.mp3 If you get a chance, spend some time with Kirsten Childs. She’s got the kind of energy and passion…
I talk to a lot of emerging writers who are eager to get their shows produced or to just get a Producer to read their script (I put a few tips on how to do that in my new “Whiteboard W…
Overall grosses inched up this week to $34M. With the majority of shows posting slight increases over last week, some of the biggest signs of strength in the new season are coming from plays…
Directing Rent would have been enough to make anyone’s career. But Michael Greif added Next To Normal (another Pulitzer Prize winner) and Dear Evan Hansen to his resume, along with a h…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/835971-episode-164-michael-greif.mp3 Directing Rent would have been enough to make anyone’s career. But Michael Greif added Nex…
Happy Fall Friday and welcome to my 5 Friday Finds of the week! Here is what was on my radar this week, and what I think should be on yours. Immersive Theater Coming to a Car Dealershi…
I’m gonna make a bet. I’d bet that on your monthly credit card statement in 2018, you have more recurring monthly charges than you did in 2013. Back then you might have …