Monday, November 4, 2013
I’m not sure if you noticed, but the internet is owned by individuals. The web is where anyone with a blog, a Twitter, or an oft used Yelp account, can help make or break a business …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, November 1, 2013
I’m one of those folks that has to keep moving. And I have a feeling if you’re reading a blog about independent Broadway producing, you’re cut from the same cloth. But I&…
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 of the month: 3 Reasons Why Lion King Made a Billion Bucks. The m…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMThursday, October 31, 2013
“Rock Musicals aren’t for an older audience.” That’s what I heard from a few folks before our “grey haired matinees” of Gettin’ The Band Back Toget…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 30, 2013
A major regional theater recently announced that they were no longer accepting open submissions from playwrights. The theater was aboveboard honest about their new policy, stating that it …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 29, 2013
Here’s something fun and possibly even profitable for all you sports fans out there. A company called Fantex Holdings has taken fantasy football to to the next level. In the Fantex m…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 28, 2013
So . . . who invests in Broadway shows, anyway? Where are they from? What do they do for a living? And do they watch Homeland? Aren’t you curious? You should be. Every Broadway Pr…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, October 25, 2013
Maybe it’s because I’ve dated a couple of actresses . . . and maybe it’s because I’m now engaged to a great one (and a great gal, to boot) . . . but I found this SNL …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, October 24, 2013
Whenever I talk about flops on the blog, like I did yesterday, I of course start thinking about my own fear of failure. Yes, it’s true. I’m afraid of failing. Aren’t yo…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 23, 2013
So imagine if you were the President of the United States . . . right after Abe Lincoln. Or JFK. Or imagine if you had to take over Hugh Jackman’s role in Steady Rain, or Boy From Oz…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 22, 2013
Broadway hit another milestone last week that made the business world (and a whole lot of potential Broadway investors) perk up and take notice. The Lion King announced that it would be the…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 21, 2013
Was at a Broadway watering hole this weekend, and I swear to David Merrick, I heard this exact exchange from two Producing Peers: Producer #1: Congrats on the opening of your show. Produce…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, October 18, 2013
I’ve been working on getting a revival of A Few Good Men on the boards for a few years now (a perfect example of what I talked about in this blog). One of the stumbling blocks, of c…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, October 17, 2013
Last month, I announced the first ever “How to Raise Money For Your Show” Seminar and . . . it sold out in 17 hours. (It’s in two and a half weeks, and I’m getting …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 16, 2013
Are you frustrated that there aren’t enough new plays? New musicals? Plays by women? Musicals by minorities? One woman shows about Early Hungarian Cabinetmaking starring a dog?…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 15, 2013
Here’s something you don’t hear every day. Off Broadway isn’t shrinking or dying . . . it’s expanding. That’s the news in the NY Times today! (Click here to…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 14, 2013
I get a lot of pitches to produce shows. I’m sure you do too. Produce one . . . or actually, just start telling people you’re a Producer . . . and people will want you to pro…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, October 11, 2013
About two and a half years ago, I blogged about New York City Opera’s shocking move out of Lincoln Center to . . . nowhere. It didn’t take a Harvard MBA to know what that meant .…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, October 10, 2013
Here’s a blog (and a concept) that the purists out there are gonna throw some serious hate on. First, a question . . . have you seen House of Cards? If so, do you like it? Odds are i…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 9, 2013
As I blogged about yesterday, SEO may be one of the most important tools you can use to help make you money (appearing higher on the organic rankings should get you more clicks) AND simultan…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 8, 2013
Broadway Producers, just like every other CEO or Company Head out there, have a lot on their mind. And it’s impossible for them to know every aspect of how to run their business. In fa…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMonday, October 7, 2013
I boarded a flight yesterday on an airline that shall-not-be-named (although I’ll give you this hint – they don’t have WiFi), and the flight attendant charged with greeting oncoming pa…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, October 4, 2013
Winning a Best Musical Tony is one thing . . . but recouping? Nothing gets me more excited than recouping a show, because recouping means three things to a Broadway Producer: It means you di…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, October 3, 2013
Like so many others, there was time when I was addicted to my Crackberry. I can still hear the click-click-click of those keys. And the only time my thumbs were in better shape was in 1988…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, October 2, 2013
Effin’ politicians. Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do. Like Cats and Dogs and Jets and Sharks, these guys just can’t seem to get along. And it just …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMTuesday, October 1, 2013
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the fraternity-filled town of New Brunswick, New Jersey these past couple of weeks, rehearsing / teching / opening Gettin’ The Band Back Toge…
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 of the month: After Nine Awesome years . . . The most commented o…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMMonday, September 30, 2013
Most people think that the greatest inventors or creators in the world are hit by lightning bolts of inspiration that cause them to come up with a successful product. I’ve heard many…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFriday, September 27, 2013
I’ve been looking to do a “10 Qs” post by a Broadway General Manager for a long time. But it’s taken a looooong a$$ time, because they are all so dang busy. Why? …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMThursday, September 26, 2013
You probably think that the subject of this blog is about our declining attendance rate. But it’s not. In fact, it’s the kind of blog that reminds you that declining or rising at…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWednesday, September 25, 2013
The Off Broadway Alliance is out to educate y0u once again. This Sunday, September 29th, the OBA (the organization behind the very successful 20at20 promotion) is sponsoring an awesome pane…
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