Wednesday, June 29, 2011
This blog may fall under the category of "duh," but I couldn't help myself. It's a pretty basic concept, but I got slapped in the face with it again the other night, so I thought I…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 28, 2011
We had another great Get Your Show Off The Ground seminar this past weekend with a dozen more talented participants with a terrific set of projects. I have no doubt you'll be seeing several …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 27, 2011
There has been a lot of talk about marriage this weekend (and congratulations to everyone, btw - even though I'm a Red Sox fan, I was a very proud New Yorker on Friday night). Because of all…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending June 26, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $842,092 8,267 100.72% $101.86 BABY IT'S YOU! $438,913 6…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 25, 2011
We had a wonderful outpouring of support for drama teachers in this week's contest for two tickets to Monday's Jimmy Awards. And the winner is . . . Ellie! Email me, Ellie, and I'll see you …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, June 24, 2011
I was in London a few weeks ago, and while I was shopping for a show to see, I noticed a familiar name above the title that got me excited enough to buy a ticket. It wasn't Jude Law. And...
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sure, Book of Mormon won Best Musical this year. But in my opinion, it should be up for a Producing Prize as well. The Producers made a whole bunch of great calls on this show that have help…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Last week's Tony Awards survey and its revealing results got me in the surveyin' spirit. When I was thinking about who to survey next, I realized that it has been some time since we have tak…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]I'm 38 years old. I was a kid when the arcade was introduced. And I was a pre-teen when home video game consoles like Atari, Colecovision, Intellivision, and more were rolled out to the worl…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 20, 2011
Whenever I visit a city around the country or around the world, I take a look at the theatrical landscape . . . especially online. I spend some time surfing for sites where I can get inform…
SOURCE: the Situation at 03:26PM[SHARE]I don't even like to think about it being September already since the summer just started, but the time has come to announce the next play in our reading series which will take place on Sept…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending June 19, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $828,341 8,268 100.73% $100.19 ARCADIA $244,665 5,166 62…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 18, 2011
This week's winner of the Sunday Giveaway, getting two tickets to Love, Loss & What I Wore is . . . Eden! Eden wins for her suggestion that Nancy Pelosi join the cast. There were a bunch…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, June 17, 2011
On Monday, I asked you to offer up your opinion about this year's Tony Awards in a quick survey, and boy did you respond. You'd think we were giving away an iPad--so many of you clicked to v…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 16, 2011
If you're a friend on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter, then you know that last week I spent three days in Galway, Ireland, speaking at the Irish Theatre Forum. It was a fascinating few day…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 15, 2011
I had such a great time with my first round of the Get Your Show Off The Ground - Chicago Style seminar that I'm headin' back for more! Yep, hide your deep dish pizza, Chicago, because here …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 13, 2011
Last year, when it was announced that the Tonys was going to be evicted from its temporary residence at Radio City, everyone wondered what the change of venue would do to the show. Well, I t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Alright, it's that time . . . time to find which one of you picked the most winners in my Tony pool, and which one of you is walkin' home with an iPad 2. But before we announce the winner,...
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending June 12, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $724,930 7,201 100.26% $100.67 ARCADIA $190,098 4,283 51…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]The following is a list of the official 2011 Tony Award winners. 2011 TONY AWARD NOMINEES AND RECIPIENTS Best Musical *The Book of Mormon Catch Me If You Can The Scottsboro Boys Sister Act B…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:07AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 11, 2011
Butter your popcorn, Brittany Baratz, because you are going to the movies! And thanks for reminding us of that great Sondheim quote. (For those of you who missed Brit's comment, Sondheim des…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Only a few tickets left for our Tony bash at Blondie's. Wings, prizes, cool Broadway folks . . . and lots more. Get info and tix here. Don't put it off, prices go up at the door. See you the…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 9, 2011
Earlier this week, Million Dollar Quartet announced that it would be closing June 12th. But it won't be gone for good. MDQ will become the lastest show to transfer from Broadway to Off-Broad…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Like a bartender in the West Village at 3:45 AM, it's time for me to say, "LAAAST CAAAALLL!" My Tony pool officially closes at midnight tonight, so this is your very last chance to…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Once, twice, three times a speed date! Our first two speed dates were so much fun (and successful - we've heard of quite a few matches) that we're doing another one. We've hooked up writers …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 7, 2011
The theater is a peculiar bird. Shows learn to fly in front of a paying audience, instead of just by themselves, under the wing of their protective mamas. These days, new plays and musicals …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 6, 2011
I got an email blast for a Broadway show the other day that made me wonder whether or not we're putting too much emphasis on the "like" or the "follow" call to action that is appearing on ev…
SOURCE: the Situation at 04:55PM[SHARE]It seems like just yesterday we were all freezing our eyelashes off, and now, the sun is shining, the Broadway season is over, and it's already time for our 2nd reading of the year! If you h…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending June 5, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $742,624 8,246 100.46% $90.06 ARCADIA $173,947 3,863 46.6…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 4, 2011
Ok, this week's giveaway has been my favorite to date, and it reminded me that I have the most creative commenters in the entire blogosphere. When asked to come up with examples of site spec…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, June 3, 2011
Whenever I visit a city around the country or around the world, I take a look at the theatrical landscape . . . especially online. I spend some time surfing for sites where I can get informa…
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