Thursday, May 3, 2012
The always Smart ‘N Snarky John Simon wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago airing his disgust about the ubiquitous standing ovation. Â (If you don’t know JS, the quick intro is t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 2, 2012
I received an incredible outpouring of tweets, emails and comments of ‘keep the faith’ support since yesterday’s lack of nominations for Godspell. Â Since so many of you …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 1, 2012
First of all, grrrrrrr. Ok, now that I’ve gotten that out of the way. Grrrrrrr . . . Sorry, one more snuck in there. Ok, on to it. I scored a 75% again this year, missing the wil…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 30, 2012
When this blog goes live, 35 very smart and very fancy men and women of the theater will be holed up at the world famous Edison Cafe, deciding who and what will be nominated for a Tony Award…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 29, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $363,842 5,790 61.96% $62.84 ANYTHING GOES $…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 29, 2012
Well, blimey! Â Look what washed up on the shores of The Colonies! Â It’s another National Theatre export! I’m sure a lot of folks in our city would like the National to bugg…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 27, 2012
Oh if only it were as easy to add drama to your script as it is in this video below. Kudos to TNT for their dramatic marketing prowess that got a lot of attention in the little square where …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 26, 2012
The audience at Godspell on Tuesday was treated to a talkback by Stephen Schwartz himself, who told great stories about everything from the origins of the Elphaba Theme in Wicked to why he w…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 25, 2012
I, like a lot of folks, am a creature of habit. I’ve got my few favorite restaurants, my few favorite hotels, and even a few favorite friends. And, odds are, if I want to eat, stay or …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 24, 2012
It’s pretty rare to see a guy or gal take a Broadway show all the way to the end zone all by themselves these days. Â Producing Broadway shows can be pretty dang hard. Â So, like l…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 23, 2012
I like to play games. And games are a great way to get your mind going. So, in order to get writing minds going, we thought we’d sponsor a game that could end up paying you for your wr…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 22, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $311,556 7,439 79.61% $41.88 ANYTHING GOES $…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 22, 2012
Ever since the infamous line, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,” was uttered in The Wizard of Oz, people have been trying to take a peek behind the curtain. And w…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 21, 2012
Since I had to give away my giveaway on Thursday this week, I thought I’d take today to give you an update on the cool seminars we have coming up at DTE. One of the things I love the m…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 20, 2012
A wise Press Agent once gave me a great piece of advice when talking about the dissemination of information about your show through the news outlets. Â ”My goal as a press agent,R…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 19, 2012
I found myself in a very intriguing conversation earlier this week with the creator of a new theatrical piece based on movement (actually three different kinds of movement, which is what mad…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 18, 2012
In their most recent edition of Market Notes (their monthly email to the industry with tips and tricks on how to sell more tickets), the Shuberts were kind enough to open up the treasure che…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Yesterday, I expressed my concern about the lack of commercial Off-Broadway productions up for the Off-Broadway Awards, aka The Lortels, and also the lack of commercial Off-Broadway producti…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 16, 2012
The nominations for The Lortel Awards (for excellence in Off-Broadway theater) were announced a couple of weeks ago, trumpeting the beginning of our trophy season. Â I was reading through …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 15, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $328,001 6,384 68.32% $51.38 ANYTHING GOES $…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 15, 2012
Remember last week when I announced that The Commerical Theater Institute was structuring their 3-Day Intensive Weekend all round Godspell? You can learn all about the weekend in this pos…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 13, 2012
You’ve heard the aphorism “a rising tide lifts all boats”, right? Well, I’ve got my own related Kenism that goes something like this . . . “A sold out show is t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 12, 2012
You can feel it . . . hit the middle of April, and everyone who is involved in a new show walks around with a thought bubble over their head, “When do the nominations come out again?&#…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Listen to this tasty morsel of a conversation I eavesdropped on just last week . . . Producer #1: Â How are negotiations going with the actors for NAME OF NEW PLAY? Producer #2: Â I came…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 10, 2012
I’ve been watching a lot of banner advertising for shows lately, especially on news sites like Playbill (as opposed to shopping sites, like Broadway.com). Â And, of course, the most …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 9, 2012
The Commercial Theater Institute is like the astronaut training program at NASA. Â There’s only one like it. Â And it could just launch your career. I’ve spoken at CTI a few …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 8, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $309,488 6,569 70.30% $47.11 ANYTHING GOES $5…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Friday, April 6, 2012
One of the most popular posts in Producer Perspective history was my “10 Audition Tips for Actors” from back in aught eight.  So, following the old Hollywood axiom that …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 5, 2012
WHO: Gallery Players SEEKING: The Gallery Players in Park Slope is seeking designers, stage managers, an ASM, directors and associate producers for its upcoming Black Box New Play festival i…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:53AM[SHARE]WHO: Phoenix Entertainment SEEKING: Rock of Ages – National Tour Performers DREW: an appealing, good-guy rocker with great, easy comedic timing, a boyish charm, vulnerability and a ver…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:44AM[SHARE]WHO: Â NYC Arts in Education Roundtable SEEKING: Â Managing Director RESPONSIBILITIES:Â Â Developing content and implementing programs and events, including the major annual conferen…
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