TBOT_S01E33 - Water Water Everywhere
WORKING TITLE:
World Theatre Day
Not A Drop To Drink?
REJECTED TITLES:
Return to Work From Home
Spring Into Step
Philly Theatre Week
Theatre Philadelphia hosts Philly Theatre Week: a celebration of the artists, organizations, and audiences that have made Greater Philadelphia one of the most vibrant theatre regions in the nation. Audiences will have an opportunity to try something new from our theatre community through a series of productions, readings, interactive events, and much more! This year, experience over 50 events with Pay What You Can tickets!
https://theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/2023-philly-theatre-week
"‘Smash’ musical to open on Broadway in 2024-2025 season" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "A stage musical adaptation of the NBC television series “Smash” will arrive on Broadway during the 2024-2025 season. Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Steven Spielberg will produce. The musical will feature a book co-written by … Rick Elice and … Bob Martin. … Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman … will pen the musical’s score, which will feature numbers from the TV show. … Susan Stroman will direct the “Smash” musical. … Joshua Bergasse … will choreograph. … Official dates, theater, creative team and casting for the “Smash” stage musical will be announced." https://bway.ly/1mw99z
"Broadway’s ‘SIX’ recoups ahead of its 600th performance" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "In advance of its 600th Broadway performance on March 26, the Tony Award-nominated musical “SIX” has recouped its investment. According to a release from the production, the new musical about the six wives of King Henry VIII made back its investment in December of 2022. (Its initial capitalization in 2020 was reportedly $5 million.) The show is the first Main Stem production to share news of its recoupment since the industry’s reopening in September 2021." https://bway.ly/a9dbvx
"National Black Theatre to host special ‘Fat Ham’ performance; additional community nights announced" by Broadway News' Caitlin Hornik - "National Black Theatre has announced a special performance of “Fat Ham” on Friday, March 31. ... The evening will feature a post-show discussion and specifically welcomes members of Black theater institutions, artists and creatives to attend. ... The “Fat Ham” producing team also announced subsequent community nights: Queer Youth Night on March 24; Women’s History Night on March 30; Philly Phat Ham Night on the April 2 matinée performance and a Community Night on April 14." https://bway.ly/vel4rf
"Actors’ Equity Launches Political Action Committee Ahead of 2024 Election" by The Hollywood Reporter's Caitlin Huston - "Actors’ Equity Association is forming its own political action committee. The union for more than 51,000 stage managers and actors will be launching the PAC in the first week of April, with the goal of contributing money to federal candidates who support Actors’ Equity priorities. These include more arts funding, expanded health care coverage, protecting the right to organize, and specific entertainment legislation, such as the Performing Artists Tax Parity Act. The PAC will be a separate organization from the union." https://bway.ly/u39un0
WORLD PREMIERE - ABANDON
https://theatreexile.org/shows/abandon/
Philadelphia rescinds bottled-water alert after chemical spill in the Delaware River
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TBOT_S01E30 - 30th
WORKING TITLE:
We were also producers on Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark
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REJECTED TITLES:
Quiet Hiring is a No No
GRAMMYS
"‘Into the Woods’ wins Best Musical Theater Album — plus more Broadway Grammy wins" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "The Grammy in that category went to “Into the Woods,” honoring producers Rob Berman and Sean Patrick Flahaven and principal vocalists Sara Bareilles, Brian d’Arcy James, Patina Miller and Phillipa Soo. …
[Lin-Manuel Miranda], along with vocalists Carolina Gaitán — La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the cast of animated movie “Encanto” won for the film’s viral hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” “Encanto” also walked away with statues for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Tony nominee Renée Fleming won the Grammy for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for her “Voice of Nature — The Anthropocene.”" https://bway.ly/4fe6k4
"Viola Davis earns coveted EGOT status with Grammy win" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "At the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, actor Viola Davis won in the category Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording for the audiobook of her memoir “Finding Me.”" https://bway.ly/pzl5hd
CONGRESS-MAN: "George Santos Produced Broadway’s Ill-Fated Spider-Man Musical. At Least, He Claims He Did" by Bloomberg's Laura Davison - "Add Broadway producer to the long list of George Santos’s fabrications. While running for Congress in 2021, Santos told some potential donors he was a producer on the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, according to people familiar with the discussions. ... The lead producer, Michael Cohl, denied Santos’s involvement, saying through an assistant that he wasn’t a producer on the musical. Santos’s name also never appeared in the playbills for the show. A spokeswoman for Santos referred questions to his lawyer, Joseph W. Murray, who didn’t immediately respond to a voicemail seeking comment." https://bway.ly/nelxfc
NPR: "Theater never recovered from COVID — and now change is no longer a choice" by NPR's Chloe Veltman - "Many of the problems facing the nonprofit theater industry in the U.S. right now — from scant resources to the lack of diversity — have been around for ages. But before the pandemic, performing arts groups were so focused on raising the curtain each night it was easier to ignore long-standing problems than fix them. Now, thanks to a combination of lackluster ticket sales and an end to government relief, they have no choice but to try out new things in order to secure a future." https://bway.ly/krxn75
More stocism, less drama.
"Chicago announces $11 million in new support for the arts" by The Chicago Tribune's Doug George - https://bway.ly/mvlqwy
CNBC: "Working 11-hour days backstage on Broadway: ‘You have to be a little bit crazy’ but ‘I love it’" by CNBC's Gili Malinsky - "[Annie] Schroeder’s main task every show is checking ticket sales and sending numbers up to the producers. But as assistant company manager, she has her hands in much of the behind-the-scenes logistics of the show as well. “She’s a sister girl,” says cast member Michael Ivan Carrier, and she’s “the mother that needs to stay out of my room.”" https://bway.ly/rqn77q
Between Riverside and Crazy
https://2st.com/shows/between-riverside-and-crazy
Quiet Hiring - The other side to quiet quitting
THE LIGHT by Loy A. Webb opens this week.
https://theatreexile.org/shows/the-light/
Resources:
https://www.theatricalindex.com/
https://entertainmentcommunity.org/
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TBOT_S01E27 - Hits and Flops
WORKING TITLE:
You can make more with a flop than a hit.
REJECTED TITLES:
Join The Hamily
Sleepy Reviews
Broadway Slush Fund
Throwing Money Down A Well
FAT HAM: Broadway Bound
https://playbill.com/article/pulitzer-winning-fat-ham-sets-2023-broadway-bow
Join The Hamily
https://www.fathambroadway.com/
KPOP Musical - NYTimes Review
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/theater/kpop-review-broadway.html
KPOP: "KPOP Producers Request Apology From New York Times' Theatre Critic Jesse Green" by Playbill's Logan Culwell-Block - "KPOP producers Tim Forbes and Joey Parnes are formally requesting an apology from New York Times theatre critic Jesse Green following his review of the new musical, which opened November 27 at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. In a letter to New York Times Chairman and Publisher A.G. Sulzberger and Theater Editor Nicole Herrington obtained by Playbill, Forbes and Parnes describe the review as "casual racism."" https://bway.ly/buq3h2
“KPOP” will make 200 free tickets available to AAPI community members and youth for the performance. The post-performance panel is supported by The Asian American Foundation in collaboration with Gold House, AAPAC and Ma-Yi Theater Company." https://bway.ly/l0inia
Review: This Time, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Really Does Explode
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/25/theater/a-raisin-in-the-sun-review.html
Theatre Exile - Best Local Theater Company
https://metrophillysbest.com/best-local-theater-company-in-philadelphia/
https://theatreexile.org/on-stage-original/current-season/
One-man Nutcracker - Chris Davis
https://www.realchrisdavis.com/
https://www.rockefellercenter.com/holidays/
https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/
1812 Productions - This Is The Week That Is
https://www.1812productions.org/this-is-the-week-that-is-tw22
That Was The Week That Was
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Was_the_Week_That_Was
"‘The Wiz’ to return to Broadway following new national tour" by Broadway News' Caitlin Hornik - "Following a brand new national tour “The Wiz” will return to Broadway in 2024 for a limited engagement. The tour of this reimagined revival will launch from Baltimore, Maryland, in the fall of 2023 — the same city where the musical had its world premiere in 1974 — before landing on the Main Stem in the spring of 2024. The full touring schedule is yet to be announced. Dates and a theater for Broadway are to come, as well. The production will be directed by Schele Williams in her Broadway directorial debut and will feature choreography by JaQuel Knight, also making his Broadway debut. Additional material is by Amber Ruffin and music supervision, orchestrations and music arrangements are by Joseph Joubert." https://bway.ly/rdt1uw
"Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Joins Times Square Casino Bid Opposed By Broadway Producers" by Deadline's Greg Evans - "In the announcement on the Roc Nation website, the partners say a Caesars Palace Times Square would bring in more than 7 million new visits to the district annually, and boost local businesses including the theater industry by tens of millions of dollars. In addition, the partners have included a membership award plan that would enable casino customers to use credits toward Broadway shows, local hotels, restaurants and other neighborhood businesses." https://bway.ly/ddvj8i
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TBOT_S01E24 - What Did We Miss
WORKING TITLE:
I Wanna Be A Producer
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REJECTED TITLES:
The One of Us to Survive
Save Your Programs
— From Wikipedia: A Theatrical Producer is a person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The producer is responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backing, and hires personnel for creative positions (writer, director, designers, composer, choreographer—and in some cases, performers). The producer chooses the material and decides what we are working towards.
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TBOT_S01E23 - Phantom, Sweeney and Beetlejuice
Today on the podcast, we talk about Phantom and Beetlejuice closing and a new Sweeney Todd coming to Broadway!
WORKING TITLE:
The Phantom of the Opera is there, but not for long.
REJECTED TITLES:
Ham4Sweeney
TBOT_S01E22 - 2 For 1
In this episode, Broadway Week promotions, Extended Into The Woods, The Emmys are coming up, JASPER and more.
WORKING TITLE:
2 For 1
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REJECTED TITLES:
10 out of 12 - refers to an Equity mandate that says that when actors are called in for 12 hours of tech rehearsal, they can only work 10 of those hours.
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Entertainment Community Fund
https://entertainmentcommunity.org/
Coleman Domingo - DOT
Won an Emmy
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/60374/dot
NYC BROADWAY WEEK - 9/6 - 9/25
An experience worthy of a standing ovation.
Highly anticipated and back for another run, NYC Broadway Week makes its return engagement. Score 2-for-1 tickets with code BWAYWK.
https://www.nycgo.com/broadway-week/
INTO THE WOODS - Extended through January 8th, 2023
FUNNY GIRL: "‘Funny Girl’: Lea Michele Gets Four Standing Ovations – By Intermission; Jonathan Groff, Ryan Murphy Among The Gleeful Crowd" by Deadline's Greg Evans - "More ovations followed throughout the evening, including an extended and rousing one at the final curtain, with a sobbing Michele and co-star Tovah Feldshuh, also making her debut, accepting large bouquets of white roses." https://bway.ly/vx7kfx
NYT: "‘1776’ in 2022: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Dual Reality" by The New York Times' Jennifer Schuessler - "The revival, directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus, has the familiar rousing melodies (in new, rock-infused arrangements), star-spangled color scheme and corny dad jokes. But they’re delivered by a racially diverse cast of women, nonbinary and trans actors, whose embodiment, Paulus said, wakes the language up." https://bway.ly/xldkho
EMMYS: "Schmigadoon!, Annie Live!, More Win Creative Arts Emmys" by Playbill's Margaret Hall - "Schmigadoon! won Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song "Corn Puddin'," and The Gilded Age, which is cast to the brim with Tony winners and nominees, won Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More).
Additionally, Broadway favorite Nathan Lane took home the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance on Only Murders in the Building, and Tony winner Laurie Metcalf received the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance on Hacks. As previously announced, Annie Live! received the award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program via a juried vote." https://bway.ly/x7cyzy
JASPER - A New Play by Grant MacDermott
Facing the reality of their son's illness, a couple manages to keep both their child and marriage alive. But when a chance encounter gives birth to an innocent lie it could unravel everything. JASPER begins September 8 at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Through 10/6.
https://yonderwindow.co/jasper
ATPAM -
Company Managers, House Managers and Press Agents
List of the longest-running Broadway shows - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_longest-running_Broadway_shows
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TBOT_S01E21 - Pre-Fall as Summer MUST CLOSE
Today on the podcast, we talk artist housing and festivals. Edinburgh sales were down, What is “Festival of Brexit”, the value of Street Performers (Buskers). Let’s get to business!
WORKING TITLE:
Artists Should Be Carefully Housed
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REJECTED TITLES:
Festival of Brexit
Let the sun shine in.
Pandemic woes still linger, companies look to IP for fresh ideas, The Actors Fund has a new name, Plimpton “Let the Sun Shine In”, A church in Texas must have been out of their GD mind to take a spin on “Hamilton” #dontchangethewords, all part of the updates to The Business of Broadway. https://em3ry.com/updates-augustseptember-2022
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TBOT_S01E17 - The Old Ways of Work/Life Balance…Continued.
Today on the podcast, we continue our conversation about work/life balance. We also talk about Fat Ham and The Farm’s rising star, Grant MacDermott!
WORKING TITLE:
FAT HAM SLAYS
REJECTED TITLES:
WORKING SHIT OUT
FAT HAM - Is and Ain’ts
THE FARM - Commissioned Writer, Grant MacDermott and his rising star!
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Too Big NOT to Fail: Nonprofit Arts Behemoths Pre-Post-Pandemic
TICKETS AND LOTTERY
Grant MacDermott - http://www.grantmacdermott.com/
Jasper, by Grant MacDermott, Sets Off-Broadway World Premiere
https://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/jasper-grant-macdermott-world-premiere_94105.html
Theatre Exile - Best of Philly - 2022 Theater Subscription
https://www.phillymag.com/best-of-philly-archive/theatre-exile-2/
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TBOT_S01E16 - Cheating, Stealing and Work/Life Balance
Cheating and Stealing and Work/Life Balance. This business is filled with temptations and woes. How do you mange to balance it all out. That’s what we talk about here. So, let’s get down to business.
WORKING TITLE:
I Wish…More Than Anything
REJECTED TITLES:
The Drabinsky Files - Do Not Work
It’s Not COVID, It’s Tonsillitis
Last Summer…”You Will Be Found”
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When is it time to leave the wood? Find your family. It’s not about leaving, it’s about growing. Work/Life Balance.
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