Monday, April 23, 2012
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 22, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $311,556 7,439 79.61% $41.88 ANYTHING GOES $…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMSunday, April 22, 2012
Ever since the infamous line, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,” was uttered in The Wizard of Oz, people have been trying to take a peek behind the curtain. And w…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMSaturday, April 21, 2012
Since I had to give away my giveaway on Thursday this week, I thought I’d take today to give you an update on the cool seminars we have coming up at DTE. One of the things I love the m…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, April 20, 2012
A wise Press Agent once gave me a great piece of advice when talking about the dissemination of information about your show through the news outlets. ”My goal as a press agent,”…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, April 19, 2012
I found myself in a very intriguing conversation earlier this week with the creator of a new theatrical piece based on movement (actually three different kinds of movement, which is what mad…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, April 18, 2012
In their most recent edition of Market Notes (their monthly email to the industry with tips and tricks on how to sell more tickets), the Shuberts were kind enough to open up the treasure che…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, April 17, 2012
Yesterday, I expressed my concern about the lack of commercial Off-Broadway productions up for the Off-Broadway Awards, aka The Lortels, and also the lack of commercial Off-Broadway producti…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, April 16, 2012
The nominations for The Lortel Awards (for excellence in Off-Broadway theater) were announced a couple of weeks ago, trumpeting the beginning of our trophy season. I was reading through th…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 15, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $328,001 6,384 68.32% $51.38 ANYTHING GOES $…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMSunday, April 15, 2012
Remember last week when I announced that The Commerical Theater Institute was structuring their 3-Day Intensive Weekend all round Godspell? You can learn all about the weekend in this post,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, April 13, 2012
You’ve heard the aphorism “a rising tide lifts all boats”, right? Well, I’ve got my own related Kenism that goes something like this . . . “A sold out show is t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, April 12, 2012
You can feel it . . . hit the middle of April, and everyone who is involved in a new show walks around with a thought bubble over their head, “When do the nominations come out again?&#…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, April 11, 2012
Listen to this tasty morsel of a conversation I eavesdropped on just last week . . . Producer #1: How are negotiations going with the actors for NAME OF NEW PLAY? Producer #2: I came up …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, April 10, 2012
I’ve been watching a lot of banner advertising for shows lately, especially on news sites like Playbill (as opposed to shopping sites, like Broadway.com). And, of course, the most co…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, April 9, 2012
The Commercial Theater Institute is like the astronaut training program at NASA. There’s only one like it. And it could just launch your career. I’ve spoken at CTI a few time…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 8, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $309,488 6,569 70.30% $47.11 ANYTHING GOES $5…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, April 6, 2012
One of the most popular posts in Producer Perspective history was my “10 Audition Tips for Actors” from back in aught eight. So, following the old Hollywood axiom that says, …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, April 5, 2012
WHO: Gallery Players SEEKING: The Gallery Players in Park Slope is seeking designers, stage managers, an ASM, directors and associate producers for its upcoming Black Box New Play festival i…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:53AMWHO: Phoenix Entertainment SEEKING: Rock of Ages – National Tour Performers DREW: an appealing, good-guy rocker with great, easy comedic timing, a boyish charm, vulnerability and a ver…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:44AMWHO: NYC Arts in Education Roundtable SEEKING: Managing Director RESPONSIBILITIES: Developing content and implementing programs and events, including the major annual conference Face …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:27AMWednesday, April 4, 2012
The industry has a lot of big negotiations coming up in the next year or two, including Local 1 (stagehands) and 802 (musicians). We’ve had a tough last decade, with both of those un…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, April 3, 2012
Well, what do you think? If you’re looking at this blog online, you’re looking at a whole new look. (If you’re reading this via email, then you’re also seeing a new look, but click…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, April 2, 2012
It must be close to the end of the scholastic year, because I've gotten a few more emails than usual from high school and college students (including one from China) asking me for quotes or …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 1, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $590,573 6,576 80.12% $89.81 CHICAGO $580,175 7,119 82.4…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMSunday, April 1, 2012
April Fools'. ;-) Did I getcha? (Got a comment? I love 'em, so comment below! Email subscribers, click here, then scroll down, to say what's on your mind!) ------ FUN STUFF: - RSVP to the Sh…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, March 30, 2012
The Broadway industry tends to be pretty insular . . . and the outside business world rarely pokes their head in our world to see what's going on. But when they do, it's pretty fascinating. …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe Broadway industry tends to be pretty insular . . . and the outside business world rarely pokes their head in our world to see what’s going on. But when they do, it’s pretty f…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, March 29, 2012
When I first started my plans for Godspell, I could have only dreamed that there might one day be legislation that would make it easier for startups from all different industries to have eas…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWhen I first started my plans for Godspell, I could have only dreamed that there might one day be legislation that would make it easier for startups from all different industries to have eas…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, March 28, 2012
Here's an idea . . . In all fairness, I'm not even sure websites can do this yet. Well, I'm sure they can, but I'm not sure they are doing this yet. I know our industry isn't . . ....
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMHere’s an idea . . . In all fairness, I’m not even sure websites can do this yet. Well, I’m sure they can, but I’m not sure they are doing this yet. I know our indu…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM 
