Big thanks to Dominique Morisseau for joining me and droppin' some powerful truth bombs last night. Were you taking notes? If not, no sweat . . . you can watch the replay anytime yo…
TheaterMakers are the MacGyvers of the Arts. We'll make art with whatever we have. We can turn a barn into a theater, some newspaper into a dress . . . and yep, a pandemic into an opport…
Big thanks to Santino Fontana for sharing his time and his stories about "baby blowouts," his Andrew Cuomo impersonation, what he is writing (yes, he's a writer too) and more. If yo…
We had a week of big laughs on last week's Livestream, and not just because I can't seem to get through an episode without screwing something up. 🙂 If you missed any, here are a…
In 2015, we streamed Daddy Long Legs LIVE to the world, and it became the very first Broadway or Off-Broadway show to take our performance virtual. We were seen by over 150k people in 135…
Big thanks to Julie Halston for cracking all of us last night on the show! If you didn't catch it, click here " not only will she have one LOLing, but she also dropped some pretty big news, …
While we don't exactly know when we'll be able to 'light the lights' on Broadway just yet . . . there's already been a lot of discussion about how to get our audiences' butts back in our non…
I had a blast chatting with Rob McClure last night! Despite Broadway shutting down just days into previews for Mrs. Doubtfire, Rob is looking ahead and making the most of this time . . . …
The Governor of NY wants his citizens to wear masks. And he ran out ways to get people to do it. That, my friends, is a marketing problem. He's trying to sell something. And not enou…
We've had quite a few stellar streams over the past few days! And last night, I got a lesson in Twitch from none other than Jordan Freakin' Fisher! Before last night, I never spoken more tha…
Since the shutdown began, we've done 38 livestreams for almost 20 straight hours of content. So don't tell me you've got nothing to watch. 🙂 If you missed any, here are a fe…
A few episodes into the 37 (!) livestreams we've done so far, we added what has become one of my favorite features of these 30-minute check-ins with Broadway greats. We end each stream with …
Thank you to Kerry Butler for joining us on the livestream last night. It was great to catch up with Kerry and learn what she's been getting up to " including teaching acting and watercol…
The focus of everyone in the theater industry over the past few weeks has been on two questions: When will Broadway come back? And when Broadway comes back . . . will our audience come back …
Thank you to David Korins for hanging out with me last night . . . and for designing the label for the COVID-19 vaccine in 15 seconds! It was a fun chat and I learned so much about …
At the start of my first of seven (!) Zoom calls today, one of the participants said, "Ok, new Zoom rule " we are not allowed to talk about when Broadway is coming back." "Agreed!" "Yes!" "L…
Zalmen Mlotek shared some incredible insight into what theatre owners and Artistic Directors are experiencing during this time. I definitely learned something new . . . like how he starte…
We had another terrific week of 'streamin this past week! Some highlights (click the links to watch the replays)! Kenny Leon, the Tony Award-winning Director shared how he is stayi…
I don't like to repeat myself. Whether that's in the types of shows I produce, or the marketing initiatives I come up with, or the types of blogs I write. But eff it. It's a pandemic.…
We learned a lot of things about Joe Iconis on my livestream last night . . . like . . . why he likes to wear suits, and how he does some of his best writing in public at coffee sho…
I need your help. Scratch that. Broadway . . . nope. Scratch that too. The theater needs your help. The good news is that our city, state, and federal officials are turning their attenti…
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…
Over the last 6 weeks, there have been two main subjects people have been talking about.  The Coronavirus  "The Tiger King" I thought my wife was having a Davenport-induced hallucin…
I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with Ryan Scott Oliver last night on my livestream. If any of you need some motivation to get writing, catch the replay here now. And I know you'…
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),…