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Guess which genre of source material hasn’t been adapted for the Broadway stage.

By On May 22, 2013 · 30 Comments

Bunches of books have been made into Broadway shows, from Phantom, to Tale of Two Cities, to Ragtime.

And, as is more and more the case, lots of movies have made the leap as well, from Billy Elliot, to Big, to Kinky Boots.

We’ve even had albums morph into musicals, like Tommy, and [...]

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How to Create Your Own Producing Style.

By On May 15, 2013 · 2 Comments

An up-and-coming Producer sent me an email the other day asking me how I developed my own producing style.

And I answered, “What style?”

Like a fashion style, I don’t think one wakes up and says, “This is how I’m going to produce,” or “This is how I’m going to write,” or “This is [...]

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So long, Smash. We’ll miss you.

By On May 14, 2013 · 24 Comments

Oh Smash.  I had such high hopes for you.  And now, you’re (tear, tear), gone.

For the second time in the past five-or-so years, another giant NBC network show about Broadway has . . . well, let’s just say it, shall we . . . flopped.

The first was the “You’re The One That [...]

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5 Ways to Revive Reviewing.

By On May 3, 2013 · 12 Comments

Earlier this month, up North in colder Canada, the Canadian Journalism Foundation put on a panel discussion called “The Walking Dead:  Do Traditional Arts Critics Have a Future?”

Tough title, no?  Perhaps a bit exaggerated, but with the advent of the internet, the role of the critic in theater and all art [...]

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Making changes to theater in the wake of tragedy.

By On April 24, 2013 · 15 Comments

Entertainment doesn’t exist in a bubble.

An audience’s enjoyment (or lack thereof), or their artistic takeaways are affected by so many other factors . . . including their mood, the weather, the shows they’ve just seen . . . and, of course, what’s happening in the world.

This can play in a show’s favor [...]

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