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Is there a Producer Doctor in the house?

By On September 12, 2011 · 5 Comments

We've all heard the expression, "Show Doctor", right?  You know, that Director or Writer who joins a troubled production out-of-town, or in previews, with the goal of providing the creative changes necessary to save a sinking show.   

You ever wonder why some shows don't have Producer doctors?  Imagine . . [...]

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Flops have families too.

By On January 5, 2011 · 3 Comments

In the Op-Ed section of the January 1st edition of the NY Times, far from the Arts pages, was a great piece from the daughter of the Producer of one of the most infamous flops in Broadway history, Via Galactica (who went on to help put together Memphis).  Not only does [...]

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Broadway Vocab 101. Why is a flop called a turkey anyway?

By On November 25, 2010 · 3 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving, readers!

It's ironic, don't you think?  We spend this one day pounding back slices of turkey, and we spend the rest of the year trying to avoid producing one.

And why do we call a flop a turkey anyway?  Why not an owl?  Or a swallow?

Well, these are [...]

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Favorite Quotes: Volume XII

By On November 3, 2008 · 1 Comment


When discussing his unfortunate flop, 1971's Lolita, My Love (closed OOT in Boston), John Barry, one of the most celebrated film composers of all time (he wrote the theme to Somewhere In Time) had this honest and objective comment about this own work.

I
think for a musical it [...]

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I love turkey!

By On November 21, 2007 · 1 Comment

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

A:  Celebrating with three of them!

Here are my
favorites:

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

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