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Are new plays and new musicals really on the downswing? Part I

By On February 27, 2013 · 11 Comments

I read a quote recently which lamented the fact that there weren’t as many new plays on Broadway anymore.

At first, my head started a-nodding in agreement.  It’s easy to jump on the ol’ “things aren’t so good” whine-wagon.  But then I wondered, “Is that really the case?”  I know it seems [...]

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Why I’m producing Macbeth on Broadway.

By On February 1, 2013 · 16 Comments

Remember when I tweeted this?

If you saw last night’s late NY Times or Playbill announcement, then you’ve prob put two and two together and realized that the “#NewShowThisSpring” I was talking about was the National Theatre of Scotland‘s production of Macbeth [...]

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It’s a Christmas miracle! An Off-Broadway show recouped.

By On December 3, 2012 · 8 Comments

Sound the bells.  Light the lights.  An Off-Broadway show is in the black!

Last week, Tribes, the Off-Broadway show by Nina Raine which has been running for only nine months at The Barrow Street Theatre downtown, announced that it recouped its entire capitalization.

And they [...]

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A congratulations blog to a couple of new collaborators.

By On September 14, 2012 · 4 Comments

I get about 275 emails a day, so it takes a lot for one to jump out and slap me in the face and say, “Look at this!”

But recently I got one of those, and when I read it, I literally “whooped” with joy (If you don’t know what my whoop [...]

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The 2012 Off-Broadway Preview: Something is Missing

By On September 4, 2012 · 7 Comments

A few days ago, Playbill.com ran a great feature on the upcoming Off-Broadway season (which you can read here).  But I have to admit, there was something about the article that I hated.

There were 33 plays and musicals mentioned for the coming months.

And only 2 [...]

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