3,177 stories from The Producer's Perspective
I’m moving. After eight years and five different spaces in my current office building on 49th Street, I’m getting out. Ok, well, the truth is, they’re kicking us out. Â M…
If you’ve ever produced a show, you know that when it’s over, you’re left with a lot of #@$%. I remember heading to the strike of one show I worked on and seeing a moose…
Some people remember exactly where they were when JFK was killed, or when the planes hit the towers. I remember exactly where I was when Robin Williams first made me laugh. I was ten, and do…
RIP Robin. Â Thanks for the laughs.
I read an interesting blog and an even more interesting book recently about how to introduce a new product to the marketplace.  Now, granted, these publications were talking abou…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 10th, 2014.
The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League
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Oh it was about 7 or so years ago now when I got a call from an agent in LA asking me if I’d meet with someone who was working on this “80s Rock Show Thingee” that had sold…
Funky Cologne! Fire Power!  Or my favorite . . . Spicy Nachos! All of those were examples of your fictional translations of the words Fuerza Bruta! (It’s funny, because when I we…
One of my bloggin’ missions this year was to give you what you want. So back in the frigid month of January (remember that nonsense?) I wrote a blog asking you specifically “what…
Everyone knows we’ve got a theater availability problem on Broadway. Â But what’s causing it? Like most business trends or any trend for that matter, our theater crunch isnR…
One of the reasons I crowdfunded Godspell years ago was because I had this theory.  I believed that there were throngs of people in the world who were interested in investing in Broadw…
Did you guess ‘em? I’ll give you a hint.  My two least favorite words are not, “Didn’t Recoup.” (Which is technically three words anyway.) And surprisingl…
Some people like to read Stephen King or John Grisham novels in the summertime. You know what I like to read? The Fringe Festival catalog! Oh, man, there’s nothing like downloading tha…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 3rd, 2014.
The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League
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Bruta is back! In case you missed the Off Broadway sensation Fuerza Bruta the first time it came around, well, be glad you did because it’s back and “new and improved.” …
We had almost as many entries to this week’s contest as there are Fringe shows! As has become a custom, you’ve come up with some super ideas for VIP perks for theatergoers. Â S…
The Broadway administrative hierarchy can be a confusing one. To help answer a few readers’ questions, I used my favorite analogy to describe the duties of a General Manager on a Broad…
Time for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer's Perspective: The most read post AND the most commented on post of the month:Â Sure You Get a Refu…
I love me some Florida Georgia Line. See, about six months ago I came down with a serious case of country-music-itis – which means I’ve become very familiar with phrases like …
Yesterday was one of those pinch-me-I’m-a-Producer days. It was the first day of rehearsal for two shows that I’m on, the star fest that is It’s Only A Play and the Nati…
