Friday, April 25, 2014
In a new advertisement, uh I mean article, in the Hollywood Reporter, the legendary music producer Clive Davis took the new Broadway musicals of the last couple of decades to task in an effo…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Here are this year's Drama Desk Award nominations: Outstanding Play Nell Benjamin, The Explorers Club Steven Levenson, Core Values Conor McPherson, The Night Alive Richard Nelson…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 24, 2014
A few years ago, around Halloween, pop-up costume stores starting appearing in empty street-level shops, doing a ton of biz in a short period of time. Â The retailer was happy. Â The lan…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 23, 2014
I’m jealous of the West End. They’ve got lower costs for labor, crowdfunding, and they let you eat ice cream in your seats. And they have also gotten their hands on some very pop…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Some of you out there probably read the subject of this blog and thought, “Only 3?” And you’re right, I could probably write another 4,000 posts on my issues with the st…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Here are this year’s Outer Critics Circle Award nominations: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY Act One Casa Valentina All The Way Outside Mullingar The Realistic Joneses OUTSTANDING NEW BR…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Monday, April 21, 2014
There is a simple rule in the research industry: Never ask for feedback, unless you’re prepared to do something with the results. As you all know, I’m a huge fan of surveys and f…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 18, 2014
So get this noise . . . Today is my 4,000th post. I really can’t believe it, but it’s true. Â Since I started bloggin’ back in 2008 (!), I’ve written four-freakin&#…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 17, 2014
The Olivier Awards were Sunday night.  And as I tweeted, The Book of Mormon shockingly took home the big prize of Best New Musical.  (In case you can’t read ‘tone’…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 16, 2014
It takes hundreds of people to put on one Broadway show. Â But only a max of a few dozen are ever seen on a stage. The rest of ‘em are backstage, offstage, in orchestra pits and in d…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 15, 2014
I would never have produced The Flick. I will never produce The Flick. I can’t. You see, I’m a Broadway producer. Â Not a theater producer. Â I produce for a 10 block radius …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 14, 2014
Part of my personal curse (and also one of my best business assets) is that I’m always looking for the best deal. Â I want the best deal on airfare, on office supplies, on everything…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 11, 2014
I found ‘em. I found the stars that will replace in Les Miz. Â (Cameron, you can thank me later.) I just did a Fun on a Friday blog last week, so I normally wouldn’t put one up…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 10, 2014
 As I prepped for my Producing 101 Tele-Seminar this past weekend (which started last night and was a blast – and not too late for you to sign up), I did a lot of thinking about the…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 9, 2014
If you’ve seen a show lately, then I’d bet money that you’ve seen a Standing Ovation as well. They seem to be everywhere these days, don’t they? Â I remember seeing…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 8, 2014
‘Twas only 6 weeks ago when I announced my first ever Producing 101 Tele-Seminar, and I couldn’t be more excited about the response. Not only have you once again proven to me how…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 7, 2014
For years I’ve been writing about my hope that the Tony Awards would relax their strict rules about the number of nominees for Best Musical and Best Play. Â It was back in 2010Â th…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 4, 2014
Those nasty b-movie Snakes on a Plane would have had no chance if these Lions were on that same vessel. Check out this sweet vid of the cast of the Australian production of The Lion Ki…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 3, 2014
For the past couple of years, we’ve sponsored 10 Minute Play Contests to encourage all you playwrights out there to keep writing (this year’s announcement is coming soon), and…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 2, 2014
I can always tell when something in the theatrical news has hit a nerve because I get a whole slew of emails from readers saying, “Have you seen this?” Â And when I get a bunch…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 1, 2014
As many of you know, after four decades and a close call or two, I’m getting married this summer! As soon as milady said “yes,” the planning began. Â And I realized that …
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 AND the most commented on post of the month: The next gen of performers …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM[SHARE]Monday, March 31, 2014
I’ve got an incredibly informed group of investors who are always sending me news about ahead-of-the-curve stuff, from technology to marketing, to nifty new products. Â Â And one o…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 28, 2014
You think a career in the theater is tough? Â You should try stand-up comedy. It’s just you on that stage. Â Nothing else. Â No sets. Â No costumes. Â Just you. Â And an au…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 27, 2014
You forgot it was World Theatre Day today, didn’t you? You didn’t even send Theatre a gift. Â Or a simple call. Â And you didn’t even call! Don’t worry, you’…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Ewww. Â Contracts. They are a necessary part of business life, but they’re not fun to negotiate, and they are not fun to prepare. Â We all got into theater because we love the thea…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Back in 2009 (gulp!), I wrote this blog about how Broadway’s year end gross box office figures were wrong.  The reported numbers were just under a billion dollars. But, I argued,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, March 24, 2014
Les Miserables is the Oklahoma of my generation. Or, the Show Boat for the generation before. I was 16 years old when I first saw it in Boston, MA, and had never seen anything like it …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 21, 2014
I’ve got a love/hate relationship with the pre-show Cell Phone Announcement. Â I love that it gets everyone to shut their phones off (sort-of). Â But I hate that it slaps the audie…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 20, 2014
Stephen Sondheim inspires me in many ways. One of the more obscure ways was when I read a very cool ego-less list of songs that he entitled, “Songs I Wish I Wrote.” Â (You can …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 19, 2014
My inner “Magic Nerd” was resurrected last night when I paid a visit to the hallowed halls of The Magic Castle in Los Angeles. Â (Yep, it’s true, I was one of those kids …
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