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Hit the street to find out how to sell.

By producer On March 26, 2008 · 3 Comments


Guess what is happening in the photo to the right.

Give up?  I’ll tell you.

That’s Janine and her daughter Ellen.  They’re from Ohio and they came in to New York last weekend.  They’re staying at the Milford Plaza and plan on seeing a musical and going to The Empire State Building.

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    I wanted to be a Goonie. Didn’t you?

    By producer On March 25, 2008 · 3 Comments


    Goonies was on TV in the wee hours last night. 

    I was 13 when I first saw it.  When it was over, I started looking for buried treasure in my own backyard.  Why not?  I lived in an old and historical part of the country.  If Sean Astin, Corey Haim [...]

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      Your grandparents thought producing theater was risky too.

      By producer On March 24, 2008 · 1 Comment

      Here’s a couple lines from an article I found online recently:

      Anyone who intends to produce a Broadway show needs his overhead examined . . . but even though fearless angels are easy to find, the risks are still great.

      Not that interesting, is it.  We all know this.  Now what [...]

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        If a tree falls in the woods . . .

        By producer On March 23, 2008 · 2 Comments


        You know how this cliche ends, so I’ll spare you.  But here’s my version:

        If a show is produced, and no one sees it, is it any good?

        My answer?  No.

        A book needs a reader.

        A steak needs someone to eat it (sorry, my vegan friends).

        And a show needs [...]

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          Curtains closing. But what is missing?

          By producer On March 22, 2008 · 2 Comments


          Look at these three clippings announcing the final curtain of Curtains:

          The New York Times

          Broadway.com

          Playbill.com

          What is missing from each of these announcements? 

          Ok, you don’t have to read them all, I’ll tell you . . .

          There’s no indication of whether [...]

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