Friday, November 11, 2011
I know I sent you a list of the reviews from Godspell earlier this week, but this morning I woke up to a wonderful notice from “Tough Terry” Teachout at the Wall Street Journal t…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 03:12PMWednesday, November 9, 2011
Forgive me for not getting this blog up yesterday, but it took me a day to recover from the fantastic opening night performance and celebration we had for Godspell on Monday night. Our incre…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 03:04PMMonday, November 7, 2011
Joel Grey returned to the role of Moonface Martin, Public Enemy No. 13, in the Tony Award-winning revival of Anything Goes Nov. 6 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, according to a produc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PMThursday, November 3, 2011
The track listing for the upcoming cast recording of the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies has been announced. The PS Classics recordi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AMWednesday, November 2, 2011
Rebecca, the musical based on the 1938 Daphne du Maurier literary romantic thriller, will begin Broadway previews March 27, 2012, at the Broadhurst Theatre with Olivier Award nominee Sierra …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PMTuesday, November 1, 2011
Hello GodspellBlog Readers! Me again. No Godspell Kleenex this time, but I do have some big news. We’re going to be on “The Late Show with David Letterman” TONIGHT! W…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 07:24PMWednesday, October 26, 2011
Hey-o! I’m baaaaack. Had to drop you a note with this update. Remember that perfect promo product I was searching for back at Day 91? (If you forgot, click here.) Well, we think …
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 03:39PMTickets for An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, which begins Nov. 16 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, are available at the theatre's box office at 243 W. 47th Street beginnin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, October 19, 2011
The previously reported new stage musical of King Kong, the sci-fi adventure melodrama about the giant ape who is exploited by showmen and falls in love with a blonde beauty, will get its wo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AMA memorial for Price Berkley, the founder of Theatrical Index who died Aug. 21 at his home in Manhattan, will be held Oct. 19 at 5:30 PM at Sardi’s.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTuesday, October 18, 2011
The cast of Death Takes a Holiday joins Tony Award-winning writers Maury Yeston and Thomas Meehan Oct. 18 to celebrate the release of the PS Classics original cast album of the lushly-scored…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, October 16, 2011
The long-running Off-Broadway play Freud's Last Session reopens Oct. 16 at New World Stages, following a run that ended Oct. 2 at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSaturday, October 15, 2011
Hey guys . . . I just couldn’t stay away. Plus, some cool stuff has been happening, and I wanted to keep you in the G-loop. In addition to the electric audience reaction we’ve be…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 06:56PMFriday, October 14, 2011
Hands on a Hardbody, the new musical by Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright, Amanda Green and Phish band member Trey Anastasio, will have its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse beginning…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PMThe Chicago Shakespeare Theater production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies, which officially opened Oct. 12 following previews from Oct. 4, has extended its limited engag…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PMThe California world premiere of Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup, a music-kissed biographical show created specifically for the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner that opened Sept. 7…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PMThursday, October 13, 2011
For a guy who has written a blog a day for the last 100 days, I’m a little “word”-less. The last 100 days have been awesome. I’ve been through this process before, …
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 12:01AMWednesday, October 12, 2011
I don’t think there is one person in my office on 49th street or at the theater on 50th street that sat down for more than 37 seconds today. Two interns went to Salvation Army for some…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 07:05PMTuesday, October 11, 2011
I’m sitting at my tech table right now as the stage is being readied for our first da capo straight-through-without-stopping (until Danny sees something he doesn’t like and stop…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PMBroadway gets a new nanny beginning on Oct. 11 when Steffanie Leigh flies into the New Amsterdam Theatre to play Mary Poppins. Coming in from the North American tour, she is making her Broad…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMonday, October 10, 2011
Today our cast celebrated Columbus Day at Chelsea Studios in Manhattan. We took a break from rehearsing at the theater because . . . well . . . because it was Columbus Day. Working on a ho…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PMA memorial for Price Berkley, the founder of Theatrical Index who died Aug. 21 at his home in Manhattan, will be held Oct. 19 at 5:30 PM at Sardi’s.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AMSunday, October 9, 2011
The cast and crew are off today, as everyone gears up for the week ahead. The theater is closed up as well, although the house is getting a paint job on a few things per our request (when yo…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PMSaturday, October 8, 2011
There was another Godspell rehearsal going on today, but it wasn’t at Circle in the Square. Remember that blog I wrote 19 days ago about putting together a street team? Well, we put …
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PMFriday, October 7, 2011
Tech continues today over at Circle in the Square, but as a Producer, I can’t spend all my time in the theater. These days, I check in about three times a day: once during the morn…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PMThursday, October 6, 2011
We’ve always known that we were going to have a ticket lottery for Godspell. We wanted a way for folks to get a low-priced ticket to the show, and a great view of the action. Then we…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PMWednesday, October 5, 2011
Today was our second “ten-out-of-twelve” tech day (during the run up to our first performance, we’re allowed to work for 10 hours over a 12 hour period), but before that ev…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 11:10PMTuesday, October 4, 2011
Sitzprobe is a funny word. Say it with me . . . “sitz . . . probe”. It just sounds funny . . . not to mention a wee bit painful. And it’s anything but. A sitzprobe is t…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PMMonday, October 3, 2011
You know what I love about the beginning of tech? Everyone working on the show is finally all in the same room at the same time. No more conference calls and group emails. You want to ta…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PMSunday, October 2, 2011
As I blogged back on Day 78, we decided to add radio to the Godspell media mix. And on Day 11, that radio buy is now just a week or so away from hitting the airwaves. There are three compone…
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PMSaturday, October 1, 2011
The load-in and set up of the scenic, sound, and lighting elements is just about finished at Circle in the Square, so today, the creative team spent time dry-teching the show (which means a …
SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PM 
