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How to ensure Broadway’s future audiences and actors.

By On February 14, 2013 · 22 Comments

My high school didn’t have a football team.  And when I tell people that, they’re shocked.  ”How could you not have a football team?”  Well, we just didn’t.  And because I didn’t know any different, it didn’t bother me.

Now, would you be surprised to hear that I didn’t watch this year’s [...]

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Is the Grammy Award for Best Show Album like a Student Election?

By On February 12, 2013 · 9 Comments

I was thrilled that Once won the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album on Sunday night.  But it got me thinking . . . is it just a coincidence that the Tony Award winner for Best Musical also won Best Musical Theater Album?

Is this Grammy just like a [...]

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Could our unions host award shows too?

By On January 31, 2013 · 7 Comments

While I was watching TEDxBroadway ‘trend’ on twitter the other day, I noticed another interesting trending topic . . . #SAGAwards.

Yep . .  . you know where I’m going with this one, right?

Why not a full fledged Actors Equity Awards?  Or Dramatist Guild Awards?  Etc., etc.

Awards are marketing trifectas. [...]

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5 Things I Learned About Australian Theater

By On January 8, 2013 · 15 Comments

I’m writing this blog on my last night in picturesque Sydney, Australia. I fly back tomorrow.  And somehow I’ll arrive earlier than when I left.  So weird.  I mean, I get why that happens, but I’ll just never get over how bizarro-world it is.

Anywho . . .

I had an awesome [...]

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5 Tips to Getting a Job on Broadway

By On January 7, 2013 · 6 Comments

I get a lot of emails from folks telling me that it’s their dream to work on Broadway.  Some want to be General Managers.  Some want to be Casting Directors.  Some don’t have a clue as to what they want to do, but they know they want . . . well . [...]

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