More than any other function, a GM's primary responsibility is that of financial overview – the quantification, management, and forecasting of the show's finances. During the productio…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending September 16, 2018. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
I’ll never forget the gasp that came from the audience at the end of Act One when I saw David Auburn’s Proof on Broadway. It was one of those great twists/reveals/secrets …
https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/804857-episode-159-david-auburn.mp3 I’ll never forget the gasp that came from the audience at the end of Act One when I saw David Auburn’…
Thanks for all the great feedback on my first Friday Finds blog from last week. I’ll keep ’em coming! Here are the five things I found fascinating this week. Â Candytopia Part …
I am not a Home Depot guy. Thank goodness I live in an apartment, because I’d rather go back to AP Calculus than fix a rain gutter or stain a deck. I’ve just never been an int…
As a general manager of Broadway and Off Broadway shows for over 15 years, I have continually been dismayed by my close friends' inability to remember what I do ("he's a stage manager"; NOT)…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending September 9, 2018. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
It’s back! After a brief summer vacation, the Podcast has returned! We’ve done a little “renovating,” lined up a ton of great guests, and have some big surprises in s…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/798864-episode-158-john-weidman.mp3 It’s back! After a brief summer vacation, the Podcast has returned! We’ve done a little “renova…
Hello Producer’s Perspective Readers, and welcome to a brand new column here at TPP. Starting today, and each and every Friday going forward, I’ll post a bullet-pointed blog w…
Over ten years ago, my productions of The Awesome 80s Prom and Altar Boyz were two of the first shows to send an email to their audience after they saw the show: to thank them for comi…
At the age of seventeen I started a theatre company and called it "For the Love of Theatre." I converted an old carriage house that my father had built into a theater venue, and even cut tra…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending September 2, 2018. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
The hardest thing a Producer has to do is decide when to close a show. And I had to make this decision over the last 24 hours. So I did. And Gettin' The Band Back Together will play its fina…
I was up pretty early last Sunday, prepping for the final day of our quarterly Inner Circle weekend. And rather than spend my prep time in my office, I decided to head to a diner for a wo…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 26, 2018. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
Broadway is in the midst of a gold rush. And there are a bunch of reasons why. But one of them is Craig Zadan. The industry and the world unexpectedly lost Craig earlier this week due to som…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 19, 2018. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
I’ve always been a big believer in focus groups and research. We’re one of the few industries that spends millions of dollars developing a product, but won’t spend a fe…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 12, 2018. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
Building the audience of the future is not only a passion of mine, it’s a necessity. I plan on producing shows for the rest of my days (and somehow I’m going to figure out a way …
In creating music notation for the stage, our goal is to empower successful performances. Sometimes our unintentional bad habits throw up barriers to this success. Today we'll identify some …
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 5, 2018. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
Big changes are afoot at one of the biggest ticket sellers on Broadway. Starting yesterday, it was announced that the TKTS outlet at Lincoln Center no longer lists shows at 50% off, or 40% o…