Did you enjoy your intermission?  Yesterday, I gave you Act I of this two-parter with 3 of the 6 top skills Broadway Producers must have now . . . and forever.  To give you a recap, …
Last week, on a Zoom speaking event (because what else is there!), a recent college grad asked me a question.  "During this down time, what skills should I develop if I want to be a succ…
Programming alert! Your mind is NOT playing pandemic tricks on you. We WERE originally scheduled to have Broadway leading man, Norm Lewis, on the show this evening. Mr. Lewis had a last …
As the pandemic continues to put a damper on everyone's theatrical plans, it can be a struggle to, well, plan. And I get it. Believe me. On March 10th, I said to my staff, "We're going t…
Welcome back, readers, and prepare ye for four more predictions for post-Covid Broadway.  In case you missed it, my first four projections went up here a wee 24 hours ago. And I em…
I spend a good 25% of my day thinking about what we're going to look like on the other side of this thing. It's not the healthiest activity to engage in. Things change so fast, it's hard to …
Danny Burstein has one of the most unique resumes on Broadway. And it's because of something he told me on the podcast we did a bit ago. He doesn't like to repeat himself. He likes to…
At the end of our conference last year, I told my team . . . "Next year, we're going to do something totally different!" Little did I know! 🙂 The theater is a constantly evolving ar…
Yesterday, I wrote a post to the recently graduated seniors who are jumping into the deep end of the biz right now (with less water in the pool). Today's post is a quick reminder to the futu…
""- Don't forget! I'm going LIVE every Tuesday over on my Facebook at 8pm eastern. To see the full schedule visit, www.theproducersperspective.com/LIVE.
Steven Pasquale is always at the top of every casting director's list for every role on Broadway.  The problem is, the same is true in Hollywood.  We're lucky that he loves the stage…
You had one dream.  You wanted to be in a show. Or direct a show. Or write a show.  What did you get instead?  A @#$% show.  I can't even imagine what it must be like to be y…
This will be brief. And it will NOT be a trashy takedown of our Governor. Because he has done a fantastic job facing this monster of a crisis. No, no. The choice words I have for him are his…
Everyone in the Broadway biz knows that Sammi Cannold is a director to watch. That's why she made the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for up-and-comers in Hollywood and Entertainment. And Tonight at…
There has never been a more challenging time to work in the theater than right now.  While all industries have gotten a punch in the face thanks to this pandemic, the theater got rope-a-…
Last week on the livestream, Tony Award-winning Mr. John Rando joined us for the livestream and told us . . . 1 " What it was like turning Back to the Future into a musical and 2 " How he…
Oh, if all of my shows could be like Hamilton. Sure, sure, I'd like the Pulitzer and the Tonys and the billion bucks. But what I'm talking about now is the giant treasure they had tucked in …
It's the Altar Boyz reunion! It has been 15 (!) years since my first musical opened Off Broadway, and tonight we're reuniting the original cast and creative team on my Facebook live at 8 PM …
You've probably heard of the International Thespian Association. After all, 2.4 million high school kids have been inducted into the program since 1929 (and I know several of you out there r…
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
Recording my podcast has become a wee bit challenging over the last several months. That's one of the reasons why I pivoted and started my livestream. And after only three months of going li…
Ok, boyz and girls. Now we're really getting the band back together! Thank you for your patience as we rescheduled our previously announced Altar Boyz reunion " but we're now set for July…
Streaming is all the rage these days . . . whether that means an opportunity to watch a musical shot in New York City like this one, or whether that's a blogger like me who turns his camera …
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 …
On March 22nd of this year, just a few months after moving into the city to be closer to me and his granddaughter, my Dad, Dr. Kenny Hasija, had a stroke. And as the sun was coming up on Eas…