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Overheard at Angus Vol. X: How a title can change over time.

By On July 29, 2011 · 4 Comments

Ok, this "overheard" entry didn't happen at Angus.  It happened in Massachusetts about a week ago, when my Mom took one of her grandkids, a second grader, to see a show at the local theater.  The show?  Annie Get Your Gun.

Here's what happened:

My Mom:  Did you like [...]

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The incredible shrinking cast size.

By On July 14, 2011 · 11 Comments

A few of you may be in a statistic induced coma by now ever since I started my numbers craze last week.

But I've got a-number one.  (Get it?  Ok, ok, I'll take that off the set list for my Last Comic Standing audition.)

Today we're talking about cast size.  Just [...]

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Are we producing more new plays each decade or less?

By On July 8, 2011 · 12 Comments

Yesterday we talked about musicals, and today we're talking plays.

What has been the trend for new plays throughout the decades?  

Let's go to the stat board and see what we've got.

In the 1940s, the average number of new plays produced each season was 49.4 In the [...]

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Broadway Grosses End of Q3 Results: Could the cold winter be ending?

By On February 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

And by cold winter, I mean the cold economic winter of the last several years . . . not this cold, snowy thing that NYC seems to be stuck in this year.

Yep, the end of Quarter 3 of the Broadway season is upon us, and, well, to quote a Gershwin [...]

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What is the success rate of movies-to-musicals anyway?

By On October 12, 2010 · 5 Comments

I'm going to admit it.  

Not only do I read Michael Riedel's twice-a-week Broadway gossip column in the NY Post, but I actually enjoy his stuff . . . even when he's cracking on one of my shows, and he certainly has.  Deep down the guy loves theater, like all [...]

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