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My Dad always had a book in his hand. I didn't get it when I was a kid. But like so many other things, now that I'm older, I understand. The key to everything is education. During the pandem…
Last summer, in the midst of my Pandemic Productivity Phase (the other "PPP"), I vowed to finish an idea I had years ago. And it wasn't a show. It was a screenplay. I optioned the rights…
If theater was the stock market, I'd sell revivals short. I know I run the risk of getting a Reddit-like backlash for this blog, but, revivals are becoming more and more a thing of the past.…
A great writer reads your mind. They articulate something you've been thinking. But haven't put it into works. Or even admitted to yourself. (One of the reasons for Dear Evan Hansen'…
Here's something only a handful of people know: a few investors of mine have used Bitcoin to invest in one of my shows. It was something we were going to release when it happened because I t…
This year it's not just about whether or not you agree with the nominees . . . it's whether you agree with the whole idea of having Tony Awards or not! But we're not going to talk about that…
Because of the pandemic, I haven't had the chance to give my dad a proper farewell. There was no funeral, no memorial, and no celebration of his life. Someday in 2021, God willing, I wil…
Big thanks to Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Ain't Too Proud, "Harriet") for joining me on the livestream last week. His convo had me watching that HamiltonÅ
If you missed the livestream last week, then you missed me sitting down with the #Fearless Mandy Gonzalez. Make sure you go back and catch the replay of that episode to receive a heavy dose …
There is an upside to opening up last. As I wrote here, Broadway is actually in the enviable position of getting to watch what theater companies, sports franchises, and other mass gathering …
Wow what a boost of inspiration from Jenn Colella last night. Thanks again, to Jenn, for sharing her positivity with all of us on the livestream. If any of you need some light duri…
If feels like 14 years ago when we made the announcement that our Rave Theater Festival would be hosting our first virtual Social Distancing Festival. And in those 14 years (aka 34 days),…
One of the few upsides of this shutdown is that the theater has embraced live-streamed content like my kid with her teddy bear. It's by necessity, of course. Take away our theaters and w…
A big thank you to the joyous Sierra Boggess who was such a bright light for all of us during last night's Producers's Perspective LIVE. If you missed it, you must go back and watch …
The only thing I enjoy more than speaking to Theater Organizations (and I've had the honor of speaking to a bunch over the last few years, from The Irish Theatre Forum to The International T…
Last week, overall grosses dipped 8% to just over $31M. Halloween tends to be a tough day for Broadway shows, and this year's holiday seemingly lasted all week. Despite the overall drop on t…
The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 11, 2019. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League.
The Tony Awards telecast took some shots from the press this year, many of which I still can't understand. I enjoyed the show, as I wrote about here, and most theatergoers I spoke to did as …
Jolly ho, there mateys! Wait. that's not British. That's British meets some kind of weird Australian pirate or something. Anyway, what I meant to say is . . . Our Infographic series is b…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/958349-episode-178-sean-cercone.mp3 If you listen to this podcast, in the midst of Sean’s passion for our art form, you’ll hear a lot of …
https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/910878-episode-172-sierra-boggess.mp3 In my podcast with Broadway Star Danny Burstein, I remarked how I had been remiss in asking Actors to appear…
When I came to NYC in 1986, fresh out of graduate school with an MFA from Rutgers University in theatrical design, I was offered my first job in the theater world – costume designer. A…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/856495-episode-166-kristen-blodgette.mp3 Listen to about 15 seconds of this podcast, and you’ll hear a joy in Kristen Blodgette’s voice that tel…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/830166-episode-163-daniel-goldfarb.mp3 I met Daniel Goldfarb back in 1997, when I company managed a workshop of Parade. Daniel was Alfred Uhry…