3,177 stories from The Producer's Perspective
I was very excited when I started my very first big-time negotiation. It was over twenty years ago now, and looking back, it wasn’t even that big of an issue. Just a small cont…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending January 3, 2017.
The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League
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Matt and Mike Rego aren’t twins, but boy oh boy do they have wonder-twin-like producing and business-building powers. They discovered a teeny tiny subversive show with a potty-mouth…
Ken: Hey everybody, as we approach the end of 2016, I just want to wish everyone a happy, happy 2017, happy new year to everybody. Here’s hoping you accomplish everything you want to a…
. . . today marks the start of a brand spankin’, shiny new year. I hope you blew out 2016 with a big ol’ chitty chitty bang bang last night and are sleeping in, resting up for…
No, I’m not talking about 2016.  That isn’t over until tomorrow.  (Which means you’ve got another 24 hours to crush those resolutions, by the way!  There’…
I’ve never talked to so many people who were excited for a year to end before. 2016 was an odd one for sure. Â The number of celebrity deaths (RIP Carrie and Debbie), the bizarro-wor…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending December 25, 2016.
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I first met Jerry Mitchell in 1993.  He was throwing some tires around on stage as the Associate Choreographer of the Weissler revival of Grease and I was the PA. I didn’t know m…
My Producer-lunch-partner and I were in between bites of our Caesar Salads at Joe Allen’s when our conversation turned to flops. Most likely because the walls are covered with posters …
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending December 18, 2016.
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When you run the 100-year-old organization that created the Tony Awards, you know you’ve got a big job. But what I so admire about Heather Hitchens, is that as important of a res…
Ken:Â Okay everybody; it’s the 19th of December. Only six more days till Christmas. Holiday season running out. If you still need a gift for the Broadway lover in your life, guess w…
Whew. That collective sigh of relief you heard last week was every single Independent Producer on Broadway reacting to the big news that Harry Potter, the one-show-that-could-out-gross-Ha…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending December 11, 2016.
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Ken: Can you believe there are only 13 days left until the holiday season is no more? If you haven’t gotten a gift for the Broadway lover in your life get “Be a Broadway StarR…
And now it was my turn! I first met Howard Sherman when he asked me on to appear on the American Theatre Wing’s “Producing Commercial Theater Off Broadway” and then subs…
As a Producer, General Manager, Company Manager . . . or Manager of Anything (including a family, by the way). . . keeping your company/actors/employees/KIDS happy and productive is an integ…
I like a puzzle. I was one of those Rubik’s Cube kids, who spent all of recess in elementary school competing with my fellow geeks to see how fast we could solve that six-sided colored…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending December 4, 2016.
The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League
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It was 9 AM on the set of Hairspray Live! when I sat down with Tony Award- winning Kenny Leon for this interview, and they were just a couple weeks away from their telecast.  But yo…
Ken: Hey everybody if you haven’t found the perfect holiday gift for the Broadway lover in your life don’t forget to check out be a Broadway star in Amazon.com. Read those review…
One of the first steps of every show’s developmental process is the reading. Â Put a director in a room with some cast members, give ’em a few hours of rehearsal and then bam .…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending November 27, 2016.
The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League
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Before we get into this week’s guest, can we take a moment to look at that magic number in the headline of this post? We made it to 100! Â (Throw confetti! Â Drop Balloons! Â Scr…
