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Spielberg thinks Hollywood is going to implode. Will Broadway too?

By On June 17, 2013 · 9 Comments

Here’s my rule of three:

Whenever I hear the same comment from three or more people, whether that’s “Ken, I don’t like that actor’s costume,” or “Ken, you should really get involved with Kinky Boots,” or “Ken, have you thought about blogging,” .  . . I take action.

Three or more suggests some [...]

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Mayor Bloomberg, How About An Ad About Broadway?

By On June 13, 2013 · 10 Comments

First, let me say this . . . I love me some Bloomberg.  There’s not much that he’s done in his reign over this city that I’ve disagreed with.  Shoot, I’m a Coca-Cola-a-holic, and even I was ok with the proposed ban on the super-size sizes.

In fact, I’m convinced that he’s planning a [...]

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How to make your shows and theaters more efficient.

By On June 3, 2013 · 2 Comments

Long running shows, like any long running business, sometimes stray from the boot-strapping way that they got up in the first place.

People fall into routines, settle into grooves, and often operate in ways that may not be the most efficient for the long term health of the show, theater, business or whatever.  It’s [...]

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Broadway’s 2012-13 Q4 and Final Season Results.

By On May 29, 2013 · 9 Comments

Put it in the history books, another Broadway season has come and gone.  Dreams came true.  Hopes were crushed.  And that was just on Smash!

Canceled TV show jokes aside, one of the challenges of an industry like ours is putting aside the emotions of dreams and hopes for a moment, and looking at [...]

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Who is the Broadway Touring Audience? The 2011-12 Report Revealed!

By On May 20, 2013 · 15 Comments

Almost two decades ago, the Broadway League began tracking the demographics of the touring audience for Broadway shows, understanding that the audience on the road is a feeder audience for Broadway.

It is/was true for you, right?

If you don’t live in or close to NYC, and you’re a Broadway fan, odds are you [...]

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