Thursday, January 31, 2013
While I was watching TEDxBroadway ‘trend’ on twitter the other day, I noticed another interesting trending topic . . . #SAGAwards. Yep . . . you know where I’m going with…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, January 30, 2013
I’ve produced four Off-Broadway shows. Three recouped. One did not. Three did less than eight performances a week. One did not. Guess which three recouped? The Off Broadway market has …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, January 29, 2013
Usually, I write my blogs the day before they are published. But, because my mind was exploding with energy and ideas from yesterday’s TEDxBroadway, I couldn’t quiet myself dow…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, January 28, 2013
There are two types of Managers that fall under the auspices of ATPAM, The Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. There are Company Managers, who work for the Producers and act…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, January 25, 2013
I may be a little late to the dinner table on this one, since the video below was published in July of this year, but with all the Les Miz hoopla these days I couldn’t resist sharing (…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, January 24, 2013
I saw a photo of a youngster from China wearing a Lebron James jersey the other day that got me thinking about the overall marketing of Broadway. So much of sports marketing is actually not …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, January 23, 2013
For an org with one of the biggest brands in the Broadway market, Playbill sure ain’t resting on its hind heels. In the past 12 months, the company behind the familiar program-with-t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, January 22, 2013
I’ve been blogging for five years, and every year since I started I’ve been publishing actual hard copies of each yearly collection. And I’m proud to say that Year #5 entit…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, January 21, 2013
A spoof of a famous movie, a dance story-spectacular, a personal story of triumph over illness . . . these were just of a few of the concepts for some of the shows this week’s particip…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 20, 2013: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $902,883 9,531 69.75% $94.73 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $891,457…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, January 18, 2013
Here’s something I should have asked Santa for . . . I get a lot of emails and phone calls and Game of Thrones-like carrier ravens from folks asking me my opinion on shows they’v…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, January 17, 2013
Time to take my own temperature. One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned is that it’s essential that any and every business out there, Broadway Show or Law Firm or Hot Dog Cart,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, January 16, 2013
Bloomberg News broke a big biz story today about BroadwayBox, the online discount farm that Broadway buyers love . . . and most Producers love/hate. (I affectionately call BroadwayBox, the…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, January 15, 2013
The cinematic auteur responsible for some of the biggest on screen belly laughs of the last decade is writing a play. Yep, everyone’s favorite 40 Year Old Virgin, Judd Apatow, could be…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, January 14, 2013
I puppy-sat this weekend. And on one of my many walks with the little lovable Sandy-style b@tch, I was reminded of that amazing thing that happens when you walk a dog in New York City . .…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 13, 2013: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $822,129 8,583 62.81% $95.79 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $839,273…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, January 11, 2013
A friend of mine, and to protect the innocent, let’s call that friend . . . uh . . . me . . . was recently offered a chance to invest $50k into a Broadway musical. A high unit price, but…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, January 10, 2013
While the making of a musical from an idea is a tricky, tricky thing, I often find that most unsuccessful musicals go wrong much earlier than the actual execution. It’s the idea that o…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, January 9, 2013
That fiscal cliff drama last week was better than some shows I’ve seen! Special holiday sessions of Congress, negotiations into the wee hours, nonstop blame-games . . . but we finall…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, January 8, 2013
I’m writing this blog on my last night in picturesque Sydney, Australia. I fly back tomorrow. And somehow I’ll arrive earlier than when I left. So weird. I mean, I get why that happe…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, January 7, 2013
I get a lot of emails from folks telling me that it’s their dream to work on Broadway. Some want to be General Managers. Some want to be Casting Directors. Some don’t have a clue a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 6, 2013: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $1,252,683 12,570 91.99% $99.66 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $761,8…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, January 4, 2013
If you want a show to have an impact on an audience and get gasps, laughter, tears . . . and great word of mouth, what should you do? Make the impossible, possible. Snow on stage . . . rain …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, January 3, 2013
Growing up as a kid in suburban Massachusetts in the 80s, I took at least two trips a season to the famed Fenway Park to catch BoSox games. (Huh. I wonder if anyone has ever studied my Massa…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, January 2, 2013
If you follow me on Twitter then you know I’m about ready to fly for 22 plus hours to make my first ever visit Down Under. My Off-Broadway show, My First Time, is being produced in S…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year, Readers. Rest up today. Watch some football. Hang with some loved ones. Don’t think about the theater. And then sleep well, because tomorrow you get to work on wh…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTime for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer’s Perspective The most read post AND the most commented on post of the month: Stephen Sondhei…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMMonday, December 31, 2012
Have you got your resolutions yet? Time is a tickin’. Only a few more hours until the start of the new year, and the new you. I love a New Year’s. It’s like rebooting…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 30, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,558,922 11,840 97.69% $131.67 ANNIE …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, December 28, 2012
Drumroll please. dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr (I don’t know how you spell the sound of a drum roll, so I just used “dr” . . . sue me.) The Producer…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, December 27, 2012
Shazam! Did this year fly by or what? It feels like just yesterday when Thoroughly Modern Millie won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Wait a minute. That was 2002? Jumping Jack Flash, …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM 
