The only thing more comforting than being in a business that is so shaky and unstable, that restaurant and the man behind it gave us all something solid underneath our feet. It IS my favorit…
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…
I watched Super Bowl LV last night along with close to a kajillion other people around the world. Ok, ok, that was an exaggeration. Only 148.5 million tuned in. Which, by the w…
I worked with Mr. Plummer for a total of about 30 minutes, while I was at Livent, and we were producing Barrymore. We were backstage, in his dressing room of The Music Box Theater, while he …
Love him or hate him, Jeff Bezos is a genius. He took an online book store in the mid 90s (before 90% of you reading this blog even had internet) to one of the biggest companies in …
Sad to hear the news about Dustin on Monday . . . When he appeared in the #awesome80sprom years ago, I realized something I would have never known unless I had worked with him on this projec…
Annnnnnnd we got another one! Come From Away becomes the second Broadway show to be shot during the Broadway shutdown.  Filming will begin this spring and its release to be in Sep…
The answer is yes. If you have ever had an idea for a play, a musical, or heck, even a movie, and you do NOT do it? Someone else will. It is only a matter of time. That little voice in y…
Boom. That sound you heard was an industry shakeup that could change the way Broadway works . . . forever. There have been two major players in the ticketing space on Broadway for . . . ever…
The costs of a musical out-of-town have risen 'dramatically' over the last decade. Commercial tryouts can cost $5mm. Non-profit enhancements can be $2mm-$3mm. With that kind of price tag…
Once can be a fluke. Twice? Well, some might not call it a trend just yet. But I would. See, I have this super complicated algorithm I use to determine when something has crossed ove…
Day 5 is in the books and boy did we jam the (not so) final day of the challenge with stuff! (If you missed yesterday's announcement, there WILL Be an extra day added to the challenge!…
This challenge is like a freight train! We just wrapped up Day #4 and got incredible tips on not only how to increase the amount of theater you make (even in a pandemic) but also how to make…
We interrupted our challenge for a couple of hours today to watch a new President take the oath. And well, let's just say everyone was in a preeeeeetty good mood when we kicked off Day #3. A…
Well that was fun! (Except for the part where I forgot to unmute myself at the top . . . but I'm going to listen to one of Mandy Gonzalez's tips and be kind to myself and move on!) The f…
Facts: It starts in 24 hours. 5 days. 10+ Broadway A-listers including Mandy Gonzalez, Justin Guarini, Telly Leung, James Snyder, Vivek J. Tiwary, Ryan Scott Oliver, Rodrick Covington, Susan…
I didn't know exactly who he was when I first met him. But I could tell he was a titan. It was early in my career. I wasn't even a Company Manager yet. I was still an Assistant. …
I'm a pretty positive guy. But I've had more down days in the past 365 than my entire life. Can you blame me? I've got three big loves in this world: #1 " My wife. #2 " My daughter. (They're…
Ok, sooooo, you like this challenge idea, don't you? How do I know you like it? Well, we announced it a week ago, and we already have enough people signed up to fill a Broadway theater! …
I think it's safe to say that what we need now more than ever is love, hope, and joy. And no one does that better than Mat and Savanna Shaw. Through Friday, January 15th, we're giving eve…
Have you ever read a New York Times review of a musical and wonder, "Wait a second " I'm three paragraphs into this review and I still don't even know if he liked it or not!" Critics have a …
I don't write about politics on this blog. But what happened at The Capitol yesterday wasn't politics. It was a riot. It was an insurrection. It was a criminal act. And yes, the fuse…
Let's agree on two things. 1. This year is going to be better than last year.  2. How much better depends on you.  If you agree (especially with that 2nd part), then read on.…
Hello and happy New Year, everybody!  As we all prepare to forge ahead . . . I'm still stuck in 2020!  I mean, why not. It was soooo much fun, let's hang out here a wee bit more, s…
Boy oh boy was this blog an exercise in how to find a bright spot (or 10) in the darkest of all times. Â Broadway shut down in 2020. Something it has never done. Like ever. How could ther…