Saturday, November 12, 2011
To buy tickets to Private Lives on Broadway click the link below: BUY PRIVATE LIVES TICKETS! - - - - - - - - - - Here is the official information for Private Lives on Broadway: About Private…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 04:49PM[SHARE]Friday, November 11, 2011
When pricing a show these days, whether it's on Broadway or in any theater around the country, there are four categories a producer needs to consider. Premium Price Regular Price Discount Pr…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 10, 2011
In the middle of a negotiation recently, someone tried the ol', "I've been in this business for 20 years," line. I waited, thought for a second and then realized the for the first …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 9, 2011
There aren't many training programs for commercial theater producers. And only one is affiliated with The Broadway League. If you don't know about CTI, you should check it out. Under the lea…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 8, 2011
At my subway station, I've got two newspaper guys competing to give away all of their free morning papers. You know the ones I'm talking about right? The news in them is just about the same,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, November 7, 2011
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending November 6, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $697,433 6,928 84.41% $100.67 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 05:44PM[SHARE]. . . thank you. There's a lot of people that will be joining me at Circle in the Square tonight who helped make the first ever revival of Godspell happen. There is Stephen Schwartz, and Dan…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 6, 2011
A lot of folks don't think of Broadway Producers as Entrepreneurs. But when you think about it, we are all serial start-up guys and dolls. If you produce three shows a year, you've started t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 4, 2011
Bye-bye October, 2011! Take your freaky snow storm with you. Now let's see what kept you warm during this weirdly cool month: The most read post of the month: Taxi! Take me to Broadway! The …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:16AM[SHARE]I love a good challenge, but let me tell you something . . . I'd rather market a pile of poop than Paris Hilton. Luckily, for Miss P, Jason Moore, her manager for 9 years (who is not related…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 3, 2011
There was a healthy sized article in yesterday's Times about the limited number of new musicals debuting on Broadway this year, and how if you were a Producer with a pubescent musical, you m…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Godspell was fortune enough to be featured on The Late Show with David Letterman yesterday (you can see the clip here), and while I waited for the show to begin, something special happened. …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 1, 2011
With all the chatter about the upcoming presidential election, you'd think it was tomorrow, not a year from now. I'm sure I'll write quite few blogs over the next twelve months about how run…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, October 31, 2011
A blog reader and POG who I also refer to as "the other Ken" tipped me off to a City Council meeting that happened on Friday to discuss, "the unavailability of tickets for ent…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 30, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $751,386 7,457 90.85% $100.76 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Friday, October 28, 2011
Yesterday's "Robot Vomit" poll got me in a pollin' mood. So, I had Intern Emily and a few of her friends hit Times Square, armed with a clipboard and a question. This one was more …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 27, 2011
Recognize that squiggly little square to the right, which has sometimes been referred to as "robot vomit"? Its technical name is QR code, or "Quick Response" code. It's a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 26, 2011
I have produced exactly one movie, so far, but I still get lots of movie pitches and screenplays. I don't mind them, actually, because I'm sure I will stick my toe in the water again soon wh…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 25, 2011
There's a chill in the air and a Ricky's "Pop-Up" Costume Shop on my block . . . so that can only mean one thing. Halloween is almost here. Along with the usual slutty nurses, and …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, October 24, 2011
Did you know there are over 13,000 yellow cabs in NYC? And over 50,000 drivers?
And guess what the #1 form of transportation is for a tourist in our fair city?
Yep, it's a taxi.
Si…
SOURCE: the Situation at 03:57PM[SHARE]I walked into a Chipotle yesterday, saw a line about 10 deep, mumbled an expletive that would've miffed my mom, and walked out. I'm an impatient person. Always have been and always will be. …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 23, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $852,372 7,857 95.72% $108.49 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 23, 2011
Yesterday we gave away tickets to the Queen of the Desert . . . today it's a very different Queen. We've got two tickets to the The Transport Group's world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa'…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, October 22, 2011
Well, stuff my bra, did we have some serious entires to our "Make Your Own Musical Drag Name" contest this week. We had over 140 of you chime in! Not since our "Nun Game"…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, October 21, 2011
I needed a post-preview snack after Godspell tonight, so I marched over to the Rite-Aid on 50th St., and stocked up on my favorite . . . 99-cent bags of salted peanuts in the shell. These gu…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 20, 2011
I was recently asked to provide a quote for a new book about people interested in pursuing a career in the arts, and specifically producing. The author wanted a pearl for wannabe producers o…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The morning after one of his new shows opened, Hal Prince always held a production meeting for his next show. It always kept him moving forward, and never allowed him to bask in the glory if…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Social media marketing can be a fantastic way to market a show . . . especially one with limited or no budget. That's why I added a new seminar to our roster for all of you out there looking…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, October 17, 2011
Did you know there are over 13,000 yellow cabs in NYC? And over 50,000 drivers? And guess what the #1 form of transportation is for a tourist in our fair city? Yep, it's a taxi. Since touris…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 16, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $850,308 7,933 96.65% $107.19 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, October 15, 2011
Ladies and gentlemen . . . may I have a "percussive breakfast product" please? (In Chinglish, that would also be known as a "drumroll". :-) The winner of the Chinglish ti…
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