Monday, January 14, 2013
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 13, 2013: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $822,129 8,583 62.81% $95.79 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $839,273…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Friday, January 11, 2013
A friend of mine, and to protect the innocent, let's call that friend . . . uh . . . me . . . was recently offered a chance to invest $50k into a Broadway musical. A high unit price, but…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 10, 2013
While the making of a musical from an idea is a tricky, tricky thing, I often find that most unsuccessful musicals go wrong much earlier than the actual execution. It's the idea that…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 9, 2013
That fiscal cliff drama last week was better than some shows I’ve seen! Â Special holiday sessions of Congress, negotiations into the wee hours, nonstop blame-games . . . but we fina…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 8, 2013
I'm writing this blog on my last night in picturesque Sydney, Australia. I fly back tomorrow. And somehow I'll arrive earlier than when I left. Â So weird. Â I mean, I get why that happe…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, January 7, 2013
I get a lot of emails from folks telling me that it's their dream to work on Broadway.  Some want to be General Managers. Some want to be Casting Directors. Some don't have a clue…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 6, 2013: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $1,252,683 12,570 91.99% $99.66 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $761,8…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Friday, January 4, 2013
If you want a show to have an impact on an audience and get gasps, laughter, tears . . . and great word of mouth, what should you do? Make the impossible, possible. Snow on stage . . . rain …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 3, 2013
Growing up as a kid in suburban Massachusetts in the 80s, I took at least two trips a season to the famed Fenway Park to catch BoSox games. (Huh. I wonder if anyone has ever studied my Massa…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 2, 2013
If you follow me on Twitter then you know I’m about ready to fly for 22 plus hours to make my first ever visit Down Under. My Off-Broadway show, My First Time, is being produced …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year, Readers. Rest up today. Â Watch some football. Â Hang with some loved ones. Â Don’t think about the theater. And then sleep well, because tomorrow you get to work…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]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 Stephen Sondh…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Monday, December 31, 2012
Have you got your resolutions yet? Â Time is a tickin’. Â Only a few more hours until the start of the new year, and the new you. I love a New Year’s. Â It’s like reb…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 30, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,558,922 11,840 97.69% $131.67 ANNIE …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Friday, December 28, 2012
Drumroll please. dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr (I don’t know how you spell the sound of a drum roll, so I just used “dr” . . . sue me.) The Producer…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 27, 2012
Shazam! Did this year fly by or what? Â It feels like just yesterday when Thoroughly Modern Millie won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Wait a minute. Â That was 2002? Â Jumping Jack F…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 26, 2012
I know, I know, that’s not how the Christmas Carol goes. Â But when you’re a business owner, and a Broadway business owner at that, “wonderful” is synonymous with &…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 25, 2012
. . . I hope it’s a great one. No, no, that’s not true.  I hope it’s a . . . well . . . this kind of holiday: Visit www.DTEGift.com for my gift to you. (Got a …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 24, 2012
Last week, we held our fifth annual Producer’s Perspective Social, and I don’t know about anyone else, but I had a blast. We had to cut the RSVPs off at 250 passionate Producers,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 23, 2012: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,491,488 12,784 93.76% $116.67 ANNIE $1,156,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Friday, December 21, 2012
In case you missed it, here’s a Friday-before-Christmas-week gift for you. Saturday Night Live poked some fun at a bunch of Broadway stars in last week’s episode when they imagin…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 20, 2012
When circumstances beyond your control negatively affect your business, it’s bad. It’s easy for all of us to just say, “Man, this is bad. Â This sucks. Â Business is ho…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 17, 2012
Are you ready to crown The Producer of the Year? This is our fifth year of letting you decide who should sit in the Producer of the Year throne, with past winners including Broadway big wigs…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 16, 2012: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,377,131 13,479 98.86% $102.17 ANNIE $1,081,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Friday, December 14, 2012
No? Well, let me tell you . . . it tastes like the bottom of a dog’s paw. Wait, you don’t know what Note Stew is? Â Allow me to explain. I read a script for a client recently a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 13, 2012
Last week, I tweased (tweeted + teased) that I’d be signing up to produce a show on Broadway this spring. And that show is . . . Kinky Boots! I’m thrilled to be playing a part in…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Every couple o’ months, the powers that be at Telecharge share insidery ticketing insights to industry professionals through an email listserv-like called “Market Notes”. …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Yesterday, we drew the very simple conclusion that when there are more tourists in the city, Broadway grosses are bound to go up. Â See the graphs in yesterday’s blog if you’d …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 10, 2012
Last week, the Broadway League issued their latest record-breaking report about the Broadway season (You can read the Executive Summary here). As we all know, and as we've all celebrated, Br…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 9, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,130,429 11,517 95.02% $98.15 ANNIE $1,058,72…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Friday, December 7, 2012
Gotta love the folks at Funny or Die for putting together this little vid. Â I mean, what would happen if Box Office smash Argo was made into a musical? Â They’re doing it with Roc…
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