Thursday, June 11, 2015
Now that the champagne bottles have been recycled, and those “Rent the Runway” dresses have been returned, it’s time to look at what happened on Sunday with an objective ey…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 05:10PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Ok, now that all that Tony nonsense is out of the way, we can get back to our regularly scheduled podcast program. Where was I? Â Ok . . . How do shows get out on the road? Â Is it becau…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 07:22PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Alright ladies and gentle-blog readers, it’s time to announce who is taking home that fancy dancy Apple Watch! But before we announce the winner . . . If you remember, last Friday I po…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:53AM[SHARE]Friday, June 5, 2015
When it comes to spending money for shows, my philosophy is this . . . get the very best, for the very least.  Simple, right?  Get the best for the audience, and save the most for t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:52PM[SHARE]If you run into someone you know on the street, the conversation usually starts like this . . . “Hey NAME . . . how are you?” Right? Well, run into someone you know in the Broadw…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:52PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 2, 2015
I’ll admit it. Â I’m obsessed with infographics. Â I like reading ‘em. Â And I like making ‘em. Â Ok, truth time, I like telling my Assistant, Dylan, to make …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:06PM[SHARE]Monday, June 1, 2015
Rent. Avenue Q. In The Heights. Any Producer would dream about producing ONE of those shows. My guest on this week’s podcast produced all three. I mean, come on, right? But wait, there…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:22PM[SHARE]Friday, May 29, 2015
I had a consulting client come to me recently who said, “Ken, can you help me create a video that will go viral?  Something that can get me a million views and national exposure?…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:27AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 26, 2015
In my over-twenty years of Broadway and Off Broadway theatergoing, there have been a handful of productions that were so unique, and so special, that I’ll never forget them. Scot…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:14PM[SHARE]Monday, May 25, 2015
90% of the people reading this blog today won’t be doing it from work. Â Because you’ve got the day off! Â Woo-hoo! Â Happy Memorial Day, right? Now that we’re done c…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 22, 2015
You’re one of the few people who will read this blog today. Don’t fret, it’s not because Broadway isn’t cool anymore, or because people are mad at me, it’s s…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 21, 2015
Spoiler alert! I was a big fan of Mad Men for the first several seasons.  The series started with my favorite foundation for a story line for any drama (remember this, kiddos): …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 20, 2015
When a Broadway show recoups its capitalization, the Producer and the Press Agent scream it from the hills like they were Mel Gibson in Braveheart going into battle.  “Recoooo…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 19, 2015
“What the heck was that?” I wondered silently. “It feels like there’s a leak, coming from the corner of my eye. Â There’s some sort of liquid coming . . . wai…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, May 18, 2015
One of the reasons I started this podcast is because I was getting tired of the sound of my own voice typing.  I wanted to hear other people’s perspectives.  And I wanted you …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 15, 2015
After a very well received workshop, and after Side Show posted a premature closing notice, Something Rotten! pulled out of their out-of-town tryout to come straight in to Broadw…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 14, 2015
You thought I forgot about these, didn’t ya? Usually after one of my “Get Your Show Off The Ground” seminars, I post five takeaways that I think may appeal to all of you (c…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 12, 2015
I only applied to five colleges. And ironically, I didn’t graduate from any of them. Â I spent a year at Johns Hopkins University as a pre-law dude and ended up spending more time do…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, May 11, 2015
Joseph, Evita, Chess . . . Beauty and the Mother-Humpin’ Beast. These are just a few of the shows that Sir Timothy Rice wrote the lyrics to (obviously I got a little excited about that…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 8, 2015
Leave it to Avenue Q. The little-show-that-could, which is now in its 12th year in New York, after besting Wicked for the Tony, running six years on Broadway and now in its sixth Off Broadwa…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 7, 2015
I fell for the hype. You all know about my rule of three. If three people go out of their way to tell me about something, then I listen. Â That rule applies to recommended books, people to…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 6, 2015
I was lunching with an ex-big time Broadway dancer last week (who has since moved on to become a big time business guy) and I asked him how he managed to break into the chorus lines of so…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, May 4, 2015
I met the award winning actor and author Charles Busch (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, etc.) just a couple of weeks ago, and immediately asked him to do m…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 1, 2015
What I love about all TED Talks is that they’re great to just put on while you’re munching on your turkey on rye or your Caesar salad wrap or your 10 piece McNugget meal with ext…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 30, 2015
Yesterday we came to grips with the fact that not everyone out there is going to like you. Â And in today’s era of the empowered consumer, angry customers no longer have to sit down …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Let’s play a game. Below is a quote from an actual Yelp review of a Broadway show. Â Guess which one: The storyline was predictable and weak and quite BORING. I was totally falling a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Whew. The 2015 Tony Nominations are finally out. Â Everyone can breathe now. Well, everyone can breathe unless you’re in Harvey Weinstein’s office. Â Those guys and gals migh…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 27, 2015
It wasn’t too long ago that there were only two advertising agencies that serviced the bulk of Broadway shows. Then Elizabeth Furze came to town. “Liz” is the co-head of AK…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 24, 2015
There are a lot of people that are going to have a sleepless weekend. Â How can you relax if you’re just days away from finding out if you’re gonna get nominated for a Tony Awa…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:28AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 23, 2015
We get a lot of script submissions. Sometimes they are emailed to us. Â Sometimes they get mailed to us. Sometimes they get pressed on us when we’re at an industry event (I don’…
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