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Trivia Time: Who Has Produced the Most Broadway Shows In The Last 20 Years?

By producer On December 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Cameron Macintosh?  Disney?  The Weisslers?

Nope.

The Roundabout.

They’ve produced more Broadway shows than anyone.  More in one SEASON that most producers produce over two decades.

And they are a non-profit.  Coincidence?  Or evidence that a different economic model is what is needed to be a prolific producer.

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    Off-Broadway Shows Are Like Rowboats . . .

    By producer On December 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment

    Ok, it's time
    to announce the answer to the Off-Broadway 

     rowboat riddle!

    Unfortunately
    there were no winners to my $100 challenge.  
    A couple came close, but
    here's a longer version of what I [...]

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      Booya! Elaine Got Called Out!

      By producer On December 26, 2007 · 1 Comment

      Someone
      finally stood up to Elaine Stritch and her expense antics.  Read about it
      in The Post 

       here.

      I laughed out
      loud when I read this today, because it brought back a lot of memories.  

      As [...]

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        Christmas Card Clutter

        By producer On December 26, 2007 · 1 Comment

        Mailboxes are
        worse than the entertainment pages of the New York Times this time of year.

        With all of the Christmas cards that everyone receives, how do you compete for
        the receiver's attention?
          Is your card really going to make an
        impression?  And in today's [...]

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          New Businesses Are Like Children . . .

          By producer On December 24, 2007 · Leave a Comment

          Children grow very quickly in the first few years of life. 

          And then,
          eventually, that growth slows down.

          New businesses
          (and new shows) . . . are the same.

          It's easy to
          get them to grow during the first few years (or months if [...]

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