The theater is (almost) back! That means, if you're a TheaterMaker, you should be starting to get serious now. We all know how long it takes to get things going in this biz . . . so if y…
From a brand new In The Heights new trailer and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee movie musical to New York City finally opening up again . . . here's what TheaterMakers were tal…
Over the past 48 hours, there has been a rising tide of positive sentiment about the return of the theater. From the announcement on the Six twitter page to Chris Jones' enthusiastic article…
Everything needs to be marketed. You. Your show. Even NYC. And, thankfully, NYC is going to spend $30mm on a massive marketing campaign to encourage tourists to come to NYC.  …
If this blog reads like a classified ad, it should. I believe in what Einstein said . . . "In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity." And well, I see an opportunity . . . for tho…
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Every week, there are many conversations involving our industry " new shows in development, scholarship opportunities, virtual events, discussions about Broadway's reopening, and more! Somet…
If my blog were a person, he'd be feelin' pretty old right now. Because I'm about to go way back in time. In 2007 (!), 14 years ago, I wrote a blog entitled "8 Shows A What" which questioned…
Some say Broadway and Hollywood are sister industries. Eh. Stepsisters with the same hair color that often get confused for real sisters, maybe. But I'm not so sure we're related by bloo…
So, who doesn't need a little inspirational pick-up right now? And who better than to inspire you than some of the most successful TheaterMakers? Below is a list of 10 Inspiring Books writte…
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From the announcement of the first show to open in NYC to top theatres acting to root out 'system failure' of racism to Lin Manuel Miranda and Mayor DiBlasio opening up a vaccination center …
As the theater comes crawling back to life, marketing is going to be more important than ever. Every dollar we spend, and every dollar that comes back, is going to be 10x as important as it …
It has been 10 years (!) since I crowdfunded Godspell. It remains one of the most difficult things I've ever done in this business. It took two years to put together. It took three law fi…
Dear "Kenny" . . . as you asked me to call you since I could speak. Not dad, no. Because you wanted me to know you were as much a friend as a father. That's one of the reasons that today, th…
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From Actors' Equity releasing new protocols for fully vaccinated productions to the first performance in a Broadway theater since March 2020, here's what TheaterMakers were talking about …
It's not a secret that one of the places I look to learn the secrets of theater-making . . . is outside the theater biz. First, by examining what other industries do, I get a perspective tha…
Patricia Rumble came to me a few years asking for some help in getting a show she wrote off the ground. I was so taken by her passion for the theater and her passion for life, that I started…
It was almost a year ago to the day. We were about to announce that our Neil Diamond Musical that has been in development for a few years, would have its world premiere in Boston in 2020. An…
ESTIMATED LISTENING TIME OF THIS PODCAST EPISODE:Â 23Â MINUTES Â CLICK HERE TO LISTEN FOLLOW The Producer's Perspective on Apple Podcast (it's FREE to do so!) Rate/Review on Apple Po…
April 2, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week From Diana the Musical announcing their Netflix release date AND their Broadway return date, to the future of casting on Broadwa…
That's it. I've had enough of people telling me I should . . . 1 " Produce television 2 " Produce a reality television show about producing a Broadway show. So, during the pandemic, I st…
News travels fast across Westeros! Today, multiple ravens announced that Game of Thrones is headed for the stage! As this article reports, the wildly (and Wildling) successful HBO series is …
Well, the truth is there IS no shortcut to mastering theatermaking or anything. Sorry for the blog and switch, but there is no microwave-like answer to success in this industry (or any in…