If you’re a writer, then you should know you’ve got a guardian angel. And that guardian angel sits in an office in 1501 Broadway, is a Mets fan, and has made it his mission to…
Since we’re down to only a couple summer Fridays left, I thought I’d take a break from all my market talk of this week and have some fffffun.  Here’s a video that spo…
As I mentioned yesterday in my Broadway Market Correction blog, the Dow dropped 2k points in a week. We’ve grabbed a few points back, but as China continues to stumble, it’s obvi…
Unless you’ve been trapped in tech somewhere, then you probably have heard the news that the stock market has gotten hammered over the past few days. Â As of yesterday, we had droppe…
That was a fast 13 weeks, wasn’t it?  Feels like just yesterday our hair was blown back when Fun Home took home the Tony Award.  But alas, alack, time marches on, and the s…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 23rd, 2015. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
Sometimes I think we throw around the words “Tony Winner” like it’s the latest teen speak like “OMG” or “Hashtag.” The fact is the Tony Awards on…
Theaters don’t stay dark too long these days.  Even the ones that are tougher to fill. I was the Associate Company Manager of the original production of Ragtime at the Lyric Thea…
When I was a pre-law guy at Johns Hopkins University back in 19-mumble-mumble, I spent more time in the computer lab than I did in class. I wasn’t working on inventing Google or Facebo…
We get a lot of new plays submitted to us through our open submission program (we’re proud to be one of the few offices that take unsolicited submissions – even though, admittedl…
Yep, it’s true. Â I watched the effin’ Teen Choice Awards. I am not a teen. Â I don’t have a teen. Â But I’ll admit, I watched ’em. And since John Stamos�…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 16th, 2015. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
In the time it took me to write this blog post, Theresa Rebeck probably finished another play. And I’d bet you my blog subscribers, it’s a good one. Theresa Rebeck is one of the …
Remember when it was freezing in February? Â And remember when I revived my favorite Broadway Fantasy Game, “Will It Recoup?” I challenged all of you to play Producer and decid…
You ever see a show early in previews, fall in love with its awesomeness, and then go back to see it again a few months later . . . and somehow it feels different? Â Maybe the energy is of…
Ladies and Gentle-Blog-Readers . . . it is my pleasure to introduce the newest Associate Producer on Broadway . . . Alice Rix! Â Let me hear a woo-hoo! And boy am I glad that decision is d…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 9th, 2015. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
Kristin Caskey was part of the producing wonder team behind Thoroughly Modern Millie (along with Hal Luftig and her partner Mike Isaacson) that grabbed the Tony Award away from Urin…
In the spirit of last night’s boundary-bustin’ opening of Hamilton that got this God-like set of reviews, I thought I’d ask a Hamilton-themed question today. So who d…
Trumpets, please! Â The NYC Fringe Festival is about to begin! Da-da-da-da!!!! Before I announce this year’s “10 Shows That Stand Out,” I thought I’d fill you in on…
Every day on my commute to high school, I drove on a highway that passed by a church that had a sign out on their front lawn. Â And every day there was a was different message. Â A psalm…
Now this was hard. We had several hundred applicants for this one position (and another several hundred that downloaded the app – but never finished it – next time, ok guys? Â …
After I recorded my podcast with Booking Agent Steve Schnepp, I knew I wanted to chat with a Broadway Tour “Presenter.”  I asked a few of my peers which Presenter they thou…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 2nd, 2015. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:
Sometimes I think that Producers and Marketers forget that theater tickets are expensive. We talk about ticket prices so much, and we talk about discount ticket prices so much, that we just …