2,158 stories from Butts In The Seats
Early last month I saw a story about a giant pencil being sharpened in a Minneapolis suburb. Apparently a few years back the owners of a storm damaged oak tree on their front lawn had the id…
There was a brief mention that came across my social media feed about the Philly Pops reclaiming their name after performing as No Name Pops for a number of years. Curious to learn what that…
The New York Philharmonic held a concert in the borough of Queens a recent weekend. The performance was under the direction of guest conductor, soon to be music and artistic director of the …
According to a recent article in the Washington Post, while male attendance at Broadway shows generally hovers around 1/3 of audiences, a recent slate of plays labeled as "Bro Shows," are se…
Government agencies tend to have a reputation for being dull, unimaginative, and rule bound. Speaking from experience, I can confirm there is good reason for that reputation. I have to say t…
Back in April The Lancet had a brief piece by researchers of arts and health cautioning readers about the strength of research results connecting the arts with positive health outcomes. In g…
I was pleasantly surprised this past weekend to see NBC News devote a little time into reporting about the use of dynamic pricing by zoos and museums. I would typically expect them to report…
Last week Drew McManus posted a slidedeck he used for a presentation at the Chorus America conference on LinkedIn. I wasn't at the conference, but I have previously attended conferences at w…
Earlier this month, Colleen Dilenschneider and IMPACTS Experience released data on exclusive access being a membership benefit that was important to high value museum members. I wasn't reall…
This weekend Margy Waller posted a guide for arts and cultural organizations to use to talk about the termination of your National Endowment for the Arts grant. The guide is based on researc…
I had purchased tickets from the Straz Center in Tampa, FL as a gift for family members earlier this year so I ended up on their mailing list. This week I received an email inviting me to a …
Earlier this week Hyperallergic had an article about the cultural plans of two candidates for NYC mayor, Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani. From the article, it appears Lander has a more detail…
Seth Godin recently made a post about fans which can sort of hit close to home for arts organizations. His observations also serve to illustrate that the relationship dynamics experienced by…
This weekend someone posted a video of Gustavo Dudamel conducting the LA Philharmonic in a rehearsal of Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony 13 years ago in the nextfuckinglevel sub-reddit with t…
Kyle Bowen at Museum as Progress presented an interesting perspective on the way arts organizations can approach supporting the outcomes their visitors and participants seek. He tackles the …
I am generally opposed to promoting arts and cultural experiences as events that will make you swoon or enter some sort of ecstatic state. These aren't common outcomes and there can be an im…
Patrick Bringley, who wrote a memoir about his time as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has an off-Broadway show based on his book. He now stars as a version of himself in a one-man…
Seth Godin made a post last week that aligns with the idea that it is easier and cheaper to retain a following rather than constantly trying to acquire new customers. Aubrey Bergauer will of…
Last month an article in The Guardian reported that the number of parent reporting that they enjoy reading aloud to their kids 0-4 has dropped from 64% in 2012 to 41% for the same age group …
Last week, Philip Cubeta had linked to a story on Inside Philanthropy analyzing the collection and distribution practices of donor advised funds (DAF). I have previously written about proble…
Interesting bit of research by Jeff Apruzzese who looked at whether opening for a major band on tour provided a bump in fame to launch them to stardom. Apruzzese had been a live musician on …
When I made my post about the new TKTS booth in Philadelphia last week it occurred to me to check if Opera Philadelphia would be offering it $11 tickets for any seat in the house again this …
For the last three weeks the Freakonomics radio podcast has run a three part series on the economics of live theater, Broadway shows in particular. They are using the example of the effort t…
The iconic TKTS booth in NYC's Times Square and London's West End has branched out and started serving Philadelphia. The Philly branch provides discounted tickets for theater performances, t…
As ever, I am paying attention to data on various trends, one of which is the level of perceived trust of cultural organizations. Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACTS Experience h…
