How fascinating to participate in a London West End show. As one of the lead producers in a UK show, here’s some FAQs about it: 1. How much do I need to invest to participate? The average investment is $50,000. But, for the upcoming London production of A BRIEF CRACK...
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,...
This Orchard Beach scene is excerpted from Charles Nolte’s...
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...
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) was produced here [Minneapolis] and in Los Angeles to great acclaim,...
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 investors keep going back. ...
Broadway Stars at 29 Hour Reading of A Brief Crack of Light What a treat to have award-winning actors Tyne Daly (Mae), John Glover (James) and Billy Eugene Jones (Alex) perform a stage reading of A BRIEF CRACK OF LIGHTunder the direction of legendary Michael...
Introducing the A BRIEF CRACK OF LIGHT Blog As we move toward the London West End 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: “Small investors in...
Producers of A BRIEF CRACK OF LIGHT invite you to join and support this “funny and poignant” play premiering in London’s West End. Synopsis of the play: A BRIEF CRACK OF LIGHT is the story of two elderly residents of a down-at-the-heels rooming house...
