Friday, November 4, 2011
I love a good challenge, but let me tell you something . . . I'd rather market a pile of poop than Paris Hilton. Luckily, for Miss P, Jason Moore, her manager for 9 years (who is not related…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, November 3, 2011
There was a healthy sized article in yesterday's Times about the limited number of new musicals debuting on Broadway this year, and how if you were a Producer with a pubescent musical, you m…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, November 2, 2011
Godspell was fortune enough to be featured on The Late Show with David Letterman yesterday (you can see the clip here), and while I waited for the show to begin, something special happened. …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, November 1, 2011
With all the chatter about the upcoming presidential election, you'd think it was tomorrow, not a year from now. I'm sure I'll write quite few blogs over the next twelve months about how run…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 31, 2011
A blog reader and POG who I also refer to as "the other Ken" tipped me off to a City Council meeting that happened on Friday to discuss, "the unavailability of tickets for ent…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 30, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $751,386 7,457 90.85% $100.76 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMFriday, October 28, 2011
Yesterday's "Robot Vomit" poll got me in a pollin' mood. So, I had Intern Emily and a few of her friends hit Times Square, armed with a clipboard and a question. This one was more …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, October 27, 2011
Recognize that squiggly little square to the right, which has sometimes been referred to as "robot vomit"? Its technical name is QR code, or "Quick Response" code. It's a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 26, 2011
I have produced exactly one movie, so far, but I still get lots of movie pitches and screenplays. I don't mind them, actually, because I'm sure I will stick my toe in the water again soon wh…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 25, 2011
There's a chill in the air and a Ricky's "Pop-Up" Costume Shop on my block . . . so that can only mean one thing. Halloween is almost here. Along with the usual slutty nurses, and …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 24, 2011
Did you know there are over 13,000 yellow cabs in NYC? And over 50,000 drivers?
And guess what the #1 form of transportation is for a tourist in our fair city?
Yep, it's a taxi.
Si…
SOURCE: the Situation at 03:57PMI walked into a Chipotle yesterday, saw a line about 10 deep, mumbled an expletive that would've miffed my mom, and walked out. I'm an impatient person. Always have been and always will be. …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 23, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $852,372 7,857 95.72% $108.49 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMSunday, October 23, 2011
Yesterday we gave away tickets to the Queen of the Desert . . . today it's a very different Queen. We've got two tickets to the The Transport Group's world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa'…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMSaturday, October 22, 2011
Well, stuff my bra, did we have some serious entires to our "Make Your Own Musical Drag Name" contest this week. We had over 140 of you chime in! Not since our "Nun Game"…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, October 21, 2011
I needed a post-preview snack after Godspell tonight, so I marched over to the Rite-Aid on 50th St., and stocked up on my favorite . . . 99-cent bags of salted peanuts in the shell. These gu…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, October 20, 2011
I was recently asked to provide a quote for a new book about people interested in pursuing a career in the arts, and specifically producing. The author wanted a pearl for wannabe producers o…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 19, 2011
The morning after one of his new shows opened, Hal Prince always held a production meeting for his next show. It always kept him moving forward, and never allowed him to bask in the glory if…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 18, 2011
Social media marketing can be a fantastic way to market a show . . . especially one with limited or no budget. That's why I added a new seminar to our roster for all of you out there looking…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 17, 2011
Did you know there are over 13,000 yellow cabs in NYC? And over 50,000 drivers? And guess what the #1 form of transportation is for a tourist in our fair city? Yep, it's a taxi. Since touris…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 16, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $850,308 7,933 96.65% $107.19 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMSaturday, October 15, 2011
Ladies and gentlemen . . . may I have a "percussive breakfast product" please? (In Chinglish, that would also be known as a "drumroll". :-) The winner of the Chinglish ti…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, October 14, 2011
Whenever I think that marketing a Broadway show is hard, I think . . . well, it could be worse . . . I could be trying to market an opera. Opera just sounds old, right? It's like Museum. Or.…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:50PMThursday, October 13, 2011
Today is October 13th. And there are three very special things associated with this great day. - On October 13th, 1929, my father was born. Today he turns 82. Happy Birthday, Dad. Thank you …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 12, 2011
Allow me to present three articles, from three of our major online trade sites: The announcement of the opening of the Lysistrata Jones box office on Playbill. The Porgy and Bess limited run…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMEvery week, Ryan Seacrest counts down the Top 40, in a tradition handed to him by the shaggy-voiced Casey Casem. It's a weekly "hit-list" that I listened to as a kid, and millions more list…
SOURCE: the Situation at 08:36AMTuesday, October 11, 2011
Little Billy Elliot broke a lot of hearts last week, when he announced he was hanging up his toe shoes and closing up shop at the Imperial Theater, where he has been dancing his bollocks off…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 9, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $882,827 8,018 97.69% $110.11 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICA…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMMonday, October 10, 2011
For those of you reading my Godspell Blog, you know that I'm in the midst of teching Godspell. Techs for Broadway shows can be some of the most expensive and time consuming events leading up…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, October 7, 2011
As you probably know, especially if you're reading the Day-By-Day blog, I'm currently in tech for Godspell. Tech means two things: late nights and junk food. Last night, at just after 10 PM,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, October 6, 2011
I don't know if Steve Jobs ever even went to a Broadway show, but I do think he was one of the greatest Producers who ever lived. He built things the world didn't even know it needed. And he…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM 
