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I love turkey!

By producer On November 21, 2007 · 1 Comment

Q: 
What's better than celebrating Thanksgiving with a big, juicy, turkey? 

A:  Celebrating with three of them!

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The Capeman: Proof that just because one of the world's
best songwriters and
aNobel
Prize winner
 
for literature [...]

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    It’s hard for me to enjoy theater.

    By producer On November 20, 2007 · Leave a Comment

    The problem is
    that when you work in an industry and then you’re asked to sit back and give
    yourself over to a product from that same industry, it’s hard to stop your mind
    from spinning and wondering, “how much did that cost” or “why did they cast

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      Different is nice, but it sure isn’t pretty . . .

      By producer On November 19, 2007 · 1 Comment

      Musical
      Theater and Straight Plays are different.

      I’m not just
      talking about the fact that one has chorus girls and sequins and higher price
      tickets.

      There is an
      inherent difference in the expectations of the audiences that creators of
      musicals need to [...]

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        Ouch! I’ve been branded!

        By producer On November 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment

        I just
        returned from speaking at the Word of Mouth Marketing Association conference in
        Las Vegas.  My panel was on branding.  There I was, seated next to
        some giant Brands like Southwest Airlines and Doubletree Hotels (I have to say
        I did love hearing my shows and Southwest Airlines mentioned [...]

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          A picture is worth so much more than a thousand words.

          By producer On November 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment

          I bet you
          thought this post was about the strike, didn't you?

          Why wouldn't
          you?  The first thing you looked at was the picture, right?

          And who could
          blame you for looking at the picture first.  Pictures are pretty. 
          They have color.  They tell [...]

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