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Last week in this post we looked at THE STORY OF MY LIFE, the beautiful and highly produceable two person musical about two best friends.
I had the opportunity to talk with another pair of friends, the show’s multi-talented writers, Neil Bartram ...
A few years back, one of the top industry musical theater festivals, The National Alliance of Musical Theater, introduced the country’s artistic directors and producers to a brand new show called, THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Neil Bartram and Brian ...
If the large crowd that gathered in Times Square on a snowy March afternoon was any indication, when it comes to musicals in schools, the show must go on! Musicals in Our Schools Week is designed to spotlight the importance of musical theater ...
I was watching SMASH last week as any theater person who cares about our industry(and NBC’s attempt to put us in the spotlight) should. Although SMASH sometimes takes liberties with the realities of show business to keep the plot and the drama ...
There have been a lot of discussions in theater circles recently about the growing prevalence of (and dependence on) “star casting” or “stunt casting” on Broadway. But the Great White Way is not the only place that celebrities are popping up. ...
I frequently travel to London to check out the latest British hits as well as see how our Broadway originals are faring with the West End audiences.
The talk of the town on my last trip was the smash hit musical, MATILDA. Based on the book by Roald ...
Just as live theater is the original 3D entertainment, so too can old-school face to face social networking be a goldmine for your box office and a benefit for your audiences.
We all know that people attend theater specifically for the live ...
Despite the winter chill that still hangs in the air in many parts of the country, the Spring musical theater season is already heating up Broadway! It’s my favorite time of year - a Broadway show goes into previews or opens nearly every week from ...
Theater companies around the country often ask me: how does a theater company get awarded the Regional Tony Award? Well, I did some sleuthing and here's how it works.
Unlike the rest of the Tony Awards, which are given out annually by the American ...
I attended the annual TEDxBroadway conference this week in New York City. It’s a gathering of industry insiders and theater fans who come together for one day to dream big about “The Best That Broadway Can Be.”
One of the highlights was a ...