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The Producer's Perspective · 15h ago

Who won the Audition Workship with Rachel Hoffman?

Ok, thanks to all the commenters for giving me some laughs this morning as I read through all those audition horror stories.  And I thought me falling on my keister was good. I’d like to say it was a tough choice, so I could build up some tension (like a [...]
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The Producer's Perspective · 1d ago

Fun on a Friday: A glimpse at the stars of tomorrow.

A couple of weeks ago, I held an audition for kids ages 6 – 16 for a promotion called The Godspell Cast of 2032.  Over 500 kids showed up. I was blown back by the talent, as was the entire creative team. We chose 10 of them, taught them a Godspell medley, and had them [...]
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The Producer's Perspective · 2d ago

LA gets all organized to make a play for . . . plays.

A couple of years ago now, I held a “Get Your Show Off the Ground” Seminar in Los Angeles as well as a “social.” And in those few hours, I heard a heck of a lot about the LA theater market. And what I heard, was not so good. I heard complaints [...]
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The Producer's Perspective · 3d ago

Overheard at Angus Vol. XIII: What if a bomb went off . . .

I didn’t have to work to overhear this next exchange, because I was literally in the middle of the conversation. Spring is the season of industry events. From galas, to luncheons, to awards shows, you run into the same 100 people just about every other day.  And not just Producers, we’re talking [..
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The Producer's Perspective · 4d ago

Families ‘R’ Us on Broadway Next Season

There’s been a lot of buzz about the number of shows featuring religious subject matter appearing on Broadway in the last 12-18 months.  With Sister Act, Mormon, Godspell, JCS, and Leap of Faith, you could definitely draw a conclusion that faith was certainly a theatrical “trending topic.”  (Althoug
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The Producer's Perspective · 5d ago

5 Takeaways from the latest Get Your Show Off the Ground seminar

I have so much fun at my Get Your Show Off the Ground seminars, I can’t even tell you.  This past weekend I met with eight producer/writers/entrepreneurs to discuss their incredibly diverse projects which included a musical based on a pop culture celebrity, a musical based on a viral video, and a [.
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The Producer's Perspective · 5d ago

Broadway Grosses* w/e 5/20/2012

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 20, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $433,648 6,545 70.04% $66.26 ANYTHING GOES $511,408 7,082 86.28% $72.21 CHICAGO $625,236 7,538 87.25% $82.94 CLYBOURNE PARK $409,148 5,843 76.80% $70.02 DEA
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The Producer's Perspective · 6d ago

The Sunday Giveaway: An Audition Workshop with Rachel Hoffman of Telsey Casting

This one is for the Actors out there. I’ve given out Audition Tips for Actors on this blog before, and now it’s time for you to hear it from a true audition expert.  Rachel Hoffman of Telsey Casting, has literally seen tens of thousands of auditions over her career for [...]
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The Producer's Perspective · 1w ago

Who won the tickets to Amazing Grace?

We’re having a  beautiful weekend here in New York City, but it’s probably even prettier at The Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut! But ALLISON NEWMAN can tell us just how pretty it is up there in Chester, because she’s going to see Amazing Grace for free! Email me Allison, and I’ll set you [...]
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The Producer's Perspective · 1W ago

At the Broadway League Conference – Day 3 / 5 Tips on Dynamic Pricing

The subject of Dynamic Pricing around theater folks these days is like . . . well . . . like dynamite. And there were two whole sessions dedicated to this explosive topic today:  the first included five experts with success stories from places like Stratford, The Pantages in LA and good ol’ [...]
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