We're Getting Into a Weird Area: Tootsie and More by Cara Joy David

Ladies and gentlemen -- everything comes back around; everything old is new again; if you wait long enough, people forget. Except, I rarely completely forget in-development Broadway musicals…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 3:20am on August 27, 2012☆⚑

Cheering for Feminism on Broadway at <i>Bring It On</i> by Carey Purcell

The unique aspect of this production is the incredible athleticism of the cast, who perform hip-hop and dance moves as well as stunning cheerleading routines that seem to borrow from the mus…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:44am on August 21, 2012☆⚑

Cheering for Feminism on Broadway at <i>Bring It On</i> by Carey Purcell

<![CDATA[The unique aspect of this production is the incredible athleticism of the cast, who perform hip-hop and dance moves as well as stunning cheerleading routines that seem to borrow …

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 6:44am on August 21, 2012☆⚑

'Scandalous': An Amway Heir Enters the Broadway World by Cara Joy David

It's hard getting money for a Broadway musical. So ridiculously rich people need to be involved. Long ago the wealthy were often content to act as nameless investors; now they increasingly w…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 9:05am on August 20, 2012☆⚑

What a Difference 12 Years Can Make by Michael Kaiser

When I left the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in December 2000, fundraising was still considered something rather distasteful by many in England. Fast forward 12 years.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 7:43am on August 20, 2012☆⚑

Not Happily Ever After All - A Feminist Response to 'Into the Woods' by Carey Purcell

The Public Theater's revival of <em>Into the Woods</em> is a muddled and confusing show that seems to have gotten lost along the way to its goal, just like many of its characters.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 5:56pm on August 14, 2012☆⚑

Not Happily Ever After All - A Feminist Response to 'Into the Woods' by Carey Purcell

<![CDATA[The Public Theater's revival of <em>Into the Woods</em> is a muddled and confusing show that seems to have gotten lost along the way to its goal, just like many of it…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 1:56pm on August 14, 2012☆⚑

Eavesdropping In an Airport by Michael Kaiser

Perhaps instead of making speeches about the value of the arts we simply need to get more fathers dancing.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:15am on August 13, 2012☆⚑

When Executives Depart by Michael Kaiser

The departure of a successful executive can wreak havoc on the support base of an organization if it is not handled well (or if the new leader simply does not have the skill to pull it off).

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 7:40am on August 6, 2012☆⚑

Unrealistic Expectations by Michael Kaiser

If board members are not helping to raise money from their friends and associates, they are not performing one of the central responsibilities of board membership. But for many arts organiza…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:12am on July 30, 2012☆⚑

And Maybe It's Really Magic by Cara Joy David

This week Into the Woods starts, making it Sondheim in the Park as opposed to Shakespeare in the Park, and it will be the toughest ticket the Delacorte has had in a while.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 2:53pm on July 23, 2012☆⚑

Our Summer Intensive Fellowship Program by Michael Kaiser

We hoped that giving our international students the opportunity to learn basic concepts, return home, get frustrated and return to us for another 'dose' three years in a row may help them ha…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:42am on July 23, 2012☆⚑

Ricky Martin On Broadway: I'm 'Having The Time Of My Life' by Sigal Ratner-arias

Ricky Martin says Broadway is a monster that requires discipline, concentration and dedication, but "Evita'"s "Che" is feeling so happy and so at home that he can't imagine moving for a whil…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:47pm on July 19, 2012☆⚑

My Trip to Madrid by Michael Kaiser

Fundraising is a new concept in Spain; like most European countries, the government has been, by far, the major underwriter of arts programming. But major fiscal challenges facing the nation…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:24am on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Tanglewood by Michael Kaiser

It is astonishing to me that this summer marks the 75th Anniversary of Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra...

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:29am on July 9, 2012☆⚑

'The Exorcist' At The Geffen Playhouse: A More Cerebral Take On The Novel by Mike Cidoni Lennox

Forget the movie. This "Exorcist" is turning heads " by not turning heads. "We're not going to throw up all over the audience," noted actor Richard Chamberlain while on a recent rehearsal br…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 3:51pm on July 7, 2012☆⚑

Mabel Cantwell Is Such a Nice Woman by Cara Joy David

When The Best Man opened, Kerry Butler was understandably nervous -- after all, here she was making her major straight-play debut alongside Darth Vader, Murphy Brown, Dan Fielding and Will T…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 11:20am on July 5, 2012☆⚑

A Two-Tiered World? by Michael Kaiser

With the gap between the haves and the have nots changing, with too few arts organizations building the size of their funding families, with the advent of new technologies that can help us b…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:21am on July 2, 2012☆⚑

Nora Ephron: This Is Your Impact by Cara Joy David

Here's what Nora Ephron meant to me, as a Wellesley girl who wanted to go into entertainment. Ephron showed that it could be done, and by "it," I mean anything.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:39am on June 27, 2012☆⚑

The New Model, Part 2 by Michael Kaiser

Yes, the world is changing -- it has always been changing. Tastes change, needs change. We must adapt to new technologies, new art forms, new ways of communicating.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 9:30am on June 25, 2012☆⚑

The New Model, Part 1 by Michael Kaiser

If I hear one more pundit or read one more blog suggesting that 'old models' of arts organizations are dying and that 'new...

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:22am on June 18, 2012☆⚑

Please, Change the Tonys by Shoshana Greenberg

If the book of a musical is important enough to be blamed for a failed musical, then wouldn't it be important enough to be honored in the regular Tony broadcast? It should be paired with the…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 3:49pm on June 11, 2012☆⚑

No Tony Gold at the End of the Rainbow by Cara Joy David

There are two nominated individuals whom I believe deserved to win Tony Awards over their competition: Tracie Bennett and Hugh Vanstone.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 9:45am on June 11, 2012☆⚑

The Inspirational Barbara Cook by Michael Kaiser

Barbara Cook is coming back to sing at the Kennedy Center. This is her first time back with us since she received the...

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:52am on June 11, 2012☆⚑

Taking Advantage of Technology by Michael Kaiser

Many writers, myself included, have focused on the benefits that internet technology offer to arts institutions:...

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 8:03am on June 4, 2012☆⚑