Thursday, October 18, 2012
One of the most fun and educational initiatives we did on Godspell was our Creator’s Commentary. We got Stephen Schwartz and helmer Danny Goldstein to watch the show, and comment on …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 17, 2012
Twelve years ago, I was strolling through a video store (!) on the Upper West Side that is long since gone, and I fell in love . . . with a story. It was the story of a man who, while stroll…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 16, 2012
This blog is an unintentional Part II to yesterday’s Jay & Jimmy write-up. You’ll see the connection, just bear with me . . . Today I ate at Chipotle. And, one of the curse…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 15, 2012
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 14, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $230,281 3,997 77.58% $57.61 ANNIE $647,76…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMSaturday, October 13, 2012
There is nothing cooler than people with a craving for knowledge. Remember when you were a kid, and you didn’t want to go to school? And now, like the people who entered this week…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, October 12, 2012
Can you believe it? It’s been five freakin’ years since my very first blog post. Five years. 3,137 posts. And my favorite stat . . . 10,610 comments. I started this blog on my …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, October 11, 2012
I had lunch with a peer recently who was in negotiations for a a couple days’ space rental and was up in arms because his negotiating adversary wasn’t moving from her position.
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 10, 2012
Yesterday I examined the effects of an election season on our grosses, and today, we’re going to take a look at the micro effects of a Presidential election by comparing the average gr…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 9, 2012
Broadway Producers are the best excuse makers, er, optimists, on the planet. We can come up with a reason to justify a dip in our box office grosses faster than you can say, “paper cli…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 8, 2012
Another set of “Market Notes” (the super-informative every-so-often email from the folks at Telecharge) arrived in my inbox last week chock full of all sorts of stats and demogra…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 7, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $235,576 4,125 80.07% $57.11 ANNIE $560,928…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, October 5, 2012
The race for the White House is one of the most “dramatic” events out there. And if you think there are a lot of Producers on Broadway shows, imagine how many “Producers&…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, October 4, 2012
I’ve been doing something at meetings for a few years now that I’ve found so rewarding to my projects and, frankly, so much fun, that I thought I’d share it with you. It…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 3, 2012
When I was a kid and used to go to Red Sox games . . . (I know, I just lost all my NY readers, to whom I say . . . bite me! How many more World Series rings do you want?) . . . ok, back …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 2, 2012
Move over Pulitzer, there’s a new award in town, with just as fancy of a name. Ken-nedy. Jean Kennedy Smith and Columbia University (the administrators of the aforementioned “Pul…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 1, 2012
Rebecca has been on quite a ride for the past few years. She kind of reminds me of Whitney Kropp. She’s the girl who gets told she’s going to the big dance . . . and gets al…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending September 30, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $165,381 4,724 91.69% $35.01 BRING IT ON…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMTime for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer’s Perspective: The most read post of the month: 10 Negotiating Tips for Theater Professionals…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, September 28, 2012
Discounting is not new. Discounting or “couponing” as it is/was more commonly referred to in other industries has been going on for decades. Who hasn’t clipped a coupon…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, September 27, 2012
Broadway pumps $11 billion buckaroos into the NYC economy and provides 86,000 jobs to local residents . . . and the city just sent us a thank you card. That card came in the form of a fascin…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, September 26, 2012
Yesterday I e-talked about how some of the most entertaining entertainment opened a door to a world that an audience had never seen before. Well, while researching that blog (which was about…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, September 25, 2012
Is it just me, or does every woman you see have a copy of 50 Shades of Grey in her hands everywhere you go? According to wikipedia, the book has sold 40 million copies worldwide and has R…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, September 24, 2012
Well, it’s about time. Last Friday (in a strategically timed late afternoon press release), the Romney campaign finally released a tax return, in response to months and months of his o…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, September 20, 2012
How many of you have been following the story of the Brooklyn Nets? Since you’re all theater fans, I’m going to make a sweeping generalization and say, umm, probably not. So, the…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, September 19, 2012
Here’s a recommendation that comes straight from one of my consultation clients. One of the tips I teach to my Get Your Show Off The Ground seminar participants is to submit their play…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, September 18, 2012
YouTube is the Walmart of online videos. It’s a giant discount department store, stocked full of everything from “people falling down” to “funny babies” and eve…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, September 17, 2012
I feel a bit like the band I did a documentary on this week, because I’m in like five different cities in six days: LA/Vegas/San Diego/LA/Portland. The cool thing about these trips t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, September 14, 2012
I get about 275 emails a day, so it takes a lot for one to jump out and slap me in the face and say, “Look at this!” But recently I got one of those, and when I read it, I litera…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, September 13, 2012
The theater is a bootstrappy business. Someone has a barn, so you put on a show. You grab costumes from a closet, and props from a living room and up the show goes to hopeful success. Ex…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, September 12, 2012
It has been a little over two years since we debuted our “At The Booth” TKTS app, thanks to the creative inspiration of people like you (read the backstory here). We were immedia…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, September 11, 2012
Last week, I blogged about the importance of pressing the pause button during difficult negotiations. Today, I’m going to use the same phrase for a much more important reason . . . Now…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM 
