Tuesday, 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 11:00AMMonday, September 10, 2012
If you’re a regular blog reader, you already know I love The Jimmy Awards (click here if you don’t know what the Jimmy I’m talking about). And if you’re not a regular…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending September 9, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdmin AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $158,664 3446 76.44% $46.04 BRING IT ON…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, September 7, 2012
There’s an old saying in this business . . . you can always find an actor for anything. It’s actually true. But you can’t always find the right actor. And the right actor c…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, September 6, 2012
Ready to jump back into the negotiating fray? As promised, here are five more Negotiating Tips for Theater Professionals 6. Listen up. One of the most important things you can do in any ne…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, September 5, 2012
Ahhh, negotiating. It’s an essential part of business and an essential part of life. Whether we know it or not (or want to or not), we negotiate all day long . . . with agents, wit…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, September 4, 2012
A few days ago, Playbill.com ran a great feature on the upcoming Off-Broadway season (which you can read here). But I have to admit, there was something about the article that I hated. The…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, September 3, 2012
Happy Labor Day, readers. This important national holiday celebrates the incredible contributions that workers of all different trades and skills have made to the development of this country…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMSaturday, September 1, 2012
Time for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer’s Perspective: The most read post of the month: The future “Under Forty” Producer…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:30AMFriday, August 31, 2012
A little over a year ago, I blogged about the then upcoming prime time series about Broadway called Smash, and what it could mean for Broadway. I could just imagine those millions of peopl…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, August 30, 2012
There has been a concerted effort over the past decade to redefine Broadway. It’s not just a street that runs a bit crooked through the island of Manhattan. It’s a street that …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, August 29, 2012
I was on the floor of The Venetian Hotel & Casino last week, staring at the sea of tourists gambling away at the slots and the tables and realized something . . . the house always wins. …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, August 28, 2012
If you’ve been reading for a while then you know that I watch the airline industry pretty closely, as they are often prognosticators of things to come in our industry (and in all peris…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, August 27, 2012
Oh ye who think theater tickets are too expensive! Yes, ye know who ye are. This post is for ye (and even me!). Twice a year the Off-Broadway Alliance sponsors one of the most awesome pr…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending August 26, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL $492,212 7,770 72.81% $63.35 CHAPLIN $356,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, August 24, 2012
What are these two closings? Hint. They aren’t shows. News hit the web yesterday that the famed NYC sheet music and showtune retailer, Colony Records, would be closing its doors foreve…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, August 23, 2012
We’ve all known that we’ve been losing writers to Hollywood for years. And actors, well duh. Every Broadway actor I know fights tooth and toe-nail for a TV/Film out in their …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, August 22, 2012
Another great set of seminar participants showed up this past Saturday for my latest Get Your Show Off The Ground Seminar and as usual, I’ve taken five takeaways from the seminar to s…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, August 21, 2012
OKCollaborators! It’s time to get your speed date on. Around February of 2011, we held our first ever Collaborator Speed Date . . . and I’m happy to report we made some matches…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, August 20, 2012
It has been almost five years since I started blogging, and while I’m not the biggest vacationer, I have stepped away from my office a couple times during this half-a-decade. And because I…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending August 19, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL $508,052 8,209 76.92% $61.89 CHICAGO $600,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, August 17, 2012
I get a lot of emails asking for advice on a lot of different subjects, from how to market a show about puppets to is it better to start off your career working for a non-profit theatre comp…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, August 16, 2012
While the rules of blogging aren’t as strict as the rules of reporting, I still like to present both sides of a situation. And while I was researching yesterday’s post about the …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, August 15, 2012
What I love about working on Broadway is that there’s always a shocker. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, something comes along to remind you that you don̵…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, August 14, 2012
Programming around the seasons is hard to do on Broadway, mostly due to theater availability. But something is happening this coming holiday season that has got my mittens in a bunch. Used…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, August 13, 2012
I miss it already. Don’t you? I didn’t even watch much of the Games, but man the buzz of the Olympics just can’t be beat. And every Olympic Games seems to get more and …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending August 12, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL $472,810 7,927 74.28% $59.65 CHICAGO $646,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, August 10, 2012
Quick – what do Jellicle Songs, Dick Van Dyke, and the Shubert Organization have in common? They are all featured lyrics in the hip-hop t-t-t-tribute to Musical Theater by up-and-koome…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, August 9, 2012
I stumbled across this article in the fancy Atlantic a while ago about everyone’s favorite subject . . . “Why are ticket prices so expensive?” There are two things about t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, August 8, 2012
I mean, I really don’t even know how to write this one. We lost a giant yesterday; a literal (he was super tall) and figurative giant. Marvin Hamlisch, who passed away yesterday at the…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, August 7, 2012
I’m no Ghost-like psychic, nor do I-See-Dead-People . . . but every once in awhile I do get a feeling that something isn’t right. And when I read the latest closing notice up o…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM 
