As theatergoers are coming back to live performances and celebrate live theater, it’s a time to reflect on what theater means to us all. Here’s what Howard Shalwitz, legendary artistic director of the Wooly Mammoth Theater, had to say about it: First,...
The Tony Awards will be held June 11, 2023, at the United Palace. The cutoff for shows’ eligibility is April 27 and nominations will be announced on May 2. The information below about eligibility comes from Broadwayworld.com: Sometimes seasons go by without any...
The Walking Path Entertainment producers are concerned about the impact of the Covid-19 virus on Broadway theater companies. Our play A Brief Crack of Light (previous title Exit Strategy) was moving toward a Broadway production earlier this year when the pandemic...
Bob Ost, founder and president of TRU, sent a message to all of us who are weary of the pandemic’s disruption to our lives. One of the many impacts is the closing of theaters on Broadway and around the world. Our play A Brief Crack of Light (previous titled Exit...
It’s my contention that theater will be part of what heals our society as we overcome our grief and recover from this tragic worldwide pandemic. Part of what I’m doing with the New Broadway blog is to share insights from Broadway insiders and also provide a...
How timely this service is during this time of the pandemic. Founder Bonnie Comley was inspired to form this internet service because not everyone is able to see every Broadway show. BroadwayHD has 270 live productions, and adds new ones every month.* She’s won...
Broadway theaters are dark now – one of the casualties of the coronavirus that has disrupted so much of normal life. The past couple years I’ve connected with New York Broadway producing organizations and people in the “biz,” I thought it would...
Takeaways from talk by Kevin McCollum, producer of Rent, Avenue Q, and In the Heights Broadway hits from Broadway Con Industry Day. Kevin likes plays that have a new point of view, that surprise him. Producing a Broadway show is not about raising money, it’s about...
It began when Roy Close and I decided to write a play. No lofty ambitions for it; we simply had an idea — a universal one, as it turned out. A Brief Crack of Light (previously titled Exit Strategy) has been produced here [Minneapolis] and in Los Angeles to great...
Broadway hit “Hamilton” is turning into an ATM machine for investors That’s rare. Only about 25% of Broadway shows are profitable. But the ones that are — like “Hamilton” — typically make A LOT of money. That’s why...
There have been 9 revivals on Broadway recently For shows that have ended their run, the gross income ranged from a low of $3.14 million to a high of $18.6 million. The median was $$6.8 million. This is a healthy Broadway! As a benchmark, the Broadway production...
A Brief Crack of Light in New York City A Brief Crack of Light (Previous title Exit Strategy) was introduced at a seminar of Broadway producers and investors July 29 that producer Chris Spencer attended. TRU – Theater Resources Unlimited – sponsored the...
Introducing the A Brief Crack of Light Blog As we move toward the Broadway production, I’d like to share with you some of our experience. Recently I read a very interesting book, Stage Money, and would like to quote from it: “Broadway creates wealth on the...
Producers of A Brief Crack of Light (Previous Title Exit Strategy) You’re invited to join our adventure to bring this play to Broadway Synopsis of the play: A Brief Crack of Light is the story of two elderly residents of a down-at-the-heels rooming house about...
