Inside the Growing World of Theatre Tickets Insurance
Theater tickets are famously known as non-refundable. But there are sometimes insurance options out there, they just aren’t well publicized. As expected, the...
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Breaking Down This Season's April Crush
We are officially done with the Broadway season. And, this season, there have been a lot of complaints about the spring crush.
Who Decides the Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards?
This week for the award show series, I look at two award shows that do not consider Broadway: the Lucille Lortel Awards and the Obie Awards.
THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Hits Broadway After Years of Changes
In this column, I write about the development of one of this spring’s jukebox musicals, The Heart of Rock and Roll. My old friend, Gordon Greenberg...
Andrew Durand Plays Dead, Hal Luftig's Bankruptcy Plan is Rejected, and More
Every once and a while I see a performance and wonder if there is some stage magic involved. That is how I felt while watching Dead Outlaw. Andrew...
Lola Tung Leads to Standing-Room-Only Crowds at HADESTOWN
Throughout my career, I’ve tried to stay attuned to the ticket-buying experience. I walk through the process online at the major retailers. I’ll stop by rush...
ArtsDistrict Brooklyn Shutters, Leaving Bills That Vendors Say Went Unpaid
In the summer of 2022, Canadian-based producers David Galpern and Charles Roy launched ArtsDistrict Brooklyn in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. But I’ve spoken to over a...
Do Theater Influencers Have a Huge Influence on Ticket Buyers?
In recent years, we’ve talked a lot in the theater about influencers. There is good reason for this—in terms of the broader landscape, influencer marketing has...
Looking at the Lack of Theater Journalism and Saying Goodbye to Lynda Gravátt
We’ve all heard about the shuttering of media outlets and the departure of entertainment journalists from publications still in business. In the last couple of...
NYS Theater Tax Credit: Who Benefits and How
One thing that has been pivotal to theater’s return in New York City is the New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit, which is a New York...
New Details of Chad Kimball Lawsuit Revealed; Shubert Bartender Lawsuit Expands
Every once and a while I like to do litigation updates because one of my pet peeves is how the media sometimes reports when a case is filed and then drop it...
What Did Chita Rivera Think Was the Best Musical Number She Performed?
It’s been almost a week, but I’m still having trouble processing the loss of Chita Rivera. I expected to see her onstage again. What always struck me about...
APPROPRIATE is a Revival, Tonys Seek New Spokesperson, and Shabbat Comes to Broadway
I like to do one topic per week, but on rare occasions, so much happens that a subdivided column is necessary. This is one of those times. Appropriate is a...
League President's Abrupt Departure Leaves Industry Talking
Last week, the Broadway League announced that Charlotte St. Martin would be “retiring” after 18 years. An email went out to League members shortly before the...
Absence of Suburbanites Impacts More Than You Think
Many folks have read in the last couple of weeks that Broadway is suffering from a suburban theatergoer drought. That is true. Two things are important to note...
How Did Actors Behave at the Stage Doors of Last Year's Musicals?
Last year, I spent a lot of time at stage doors. I wanted to write about what it was like. I wrote about my experience at the stage doors of straight plays and...
SHUCKED Producer Mike Bosner on Saying Goodbye to Broadway
Late last season a musical came to Broadway from an unusual tryout city with a marketing campaign tied to a fruit. Shucked will leave Broadway in a month...
GUTENBERG! Packs Them In, But Tonys Still Veto Producers' Eligibility Request
Gutenberg! The Musical! has been one of the few 2023-2024 season bright spots at the box office. And I admit, it has outpaced my expectations. But, it’s almost...
Bankruptcy Court Recommends Approving Hal Luftig Company Reorg Plan, With Caveats
As his Here Lies Love played its last week of performances on Broadway, producer Hal Luftig scored a significant victory in court. The Bankruptcy Court of the...
Con Edison Becomes Latest Philanthropic Contributor to Turn Away From the Arts
New York energy company Con Edison, a longtime local supporter of the arts, is the latest corporation to back away from funding them. Dwindling local corporate...
HERE LIES LOVE Tries Hard, But Still Fails To Find Its Broadway Audience
This week we learned the last Broadway performance of Here Lies Love would take place on November 26. To some, it seemed rather shocking that a show that took...
Are THE WIZ's Backdrops AI Generated? And What is Scenography?
It is a rare week when two topics related to set design interest me. But that is what happened last week. The first topic involves social media and AI. The...
Bill Kenwright: There Will Never Be Another
Bill Kenwright, who passed away last week, was an old-school dedicated leader. He committed totally to his projects. He knew more about them than anyone. And...
The National Announces 6:30pm Experiment--Is Broadway Next?
Last week, London’s National Theatre announced that starting in February 2024, select Tuesday and Thursday performances for new productions will begin at...
Producers Incentivize Buying Tickets Late, Despite Desiring Early Purchases
This week, I’m going to answer a couple of questions I received in the past few weeks. I wrote in my column a couple of weeks ago about the change in ticket...
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