Seven Reasons for Theater

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,...

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Upcoming Tony Awards for 2023

Upcoming Tony Awards for 2023

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...
What a Broadway theater executive looks for in new projects

What a Broadway theater executive looks for in new projects

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...
Theaters are closed: BroadwayHD.com

Theaters are closed: BroadwayHD.com

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 Reflections – a new blog series

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...

BroadwayCon Industry Day

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...

Note from playwright Bill Semans

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 investment success stories

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...

Good News for Broadway Investors

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 Producer’s Perspective

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...

Welcome to Walking Path Entertainment

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...