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Happy Holidays from The Producer’s Perspective.

By producer On December 25, 2008 · 28 Comments


You all know how I feel about Christmas Cards, so I hope you'll accept this blog as my best wishes for a wonderful holiday season.

I was going to make a donation to my favorite charity on behalf of all of you.  But then I thought [...]

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    Broadway Tax Update: I’m not wrong . . . yet. (Gulp)

    By producer On December 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment

    Last week I blogged about Gov. Patterson's new bucket of taxes and wondered whether or not he was coming after Broadway.

    Lo and behold, the League finally got through the mountains of paper in the proposal and guess what was there, hidden among the iPod tax and the massage tax:  a 4% [...]

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      Advice from an expert: Vol. VI. New technology is like new toys

      By producer On December 23, 2008 · 7 Comments

      Last week I had lunch with an exec. at PRG (the go-to shop for all lighting rentals for Broadway, car shows and the rest of the free world).  PRG was the original supplier of the lights in Phantom, the longest running show in Broadway history, which means it first [...]

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        Who is the opposite of Will Ferrell?

        By producer On December 22, 2008 · 3 Comments

        Just as Will Ferrell went on sale to the public yesterday (and it's selling like you would expect it to, so get your tickets now), I signed on to produce another Broadway show:  Blithe Spirit,
        starring Angela Lansbury (not to mention Rupert Everett, Christine
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          Favorite Quotes: Volume XV/My response re: Jeremy Piven’s departure

          By producer On December 19, 2008 · 6 Comments

          "I'm a stage actor. That is what I do."
                              – Jeremy Piven

          Sorry, Mr. Piven.  You're as much of a stage actor as I'm a guy with a "high mercury count." 

          If you'd like to meet a couple of real stage actors, might I introduce these fine [...]

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