Posts Tagged ‘Pantages’
“How Do I Go Viral?”
Yesterday, I spoke on a very interesting panel at the very first version of the Commercial Theatre Institute’s Intensive Production Workshop. I may have gotten the name slightly wrong, but the idea of the conference/workshop is that budding theatre producers learn the tricks of the trade at these, and this is their first time in [...]
The Nutcracker is Bad for Ballet like Easter is Bad for Churches
I should start by saying that there’s no way you can consider me objective when it comes to the topic of The Nutcracker. I’m the CEO of a company that gives an award each year called The Nutty to the performance around the country that our members like the most. But there’s a reason we [...]
“More than a Blonde Wig and a Soldier’s Outfit…”
Take a listen to Washington Post classical music critic Anne Midgette talk about why classical music and opera box office numbers have been on a gradual slide on clip number 5 on this page. She talks about how opera in particular has the opportunity to capture the attention of new audience, but that too often [...]
The Album is Dead. Long Live the Album
The album is dead. I agree with many observers who say that the future of a collection of songs packaged up as a single commercial product pressed onto plastic or even encoded into mp3s with the expectations of significant sales is a thing of the past. I’m not celebrating. I like albums. I like the [...]
Awaiting the Great Pumpkin, er, Great Performance
Washington Post writer Anne Midgette set off a very interesting discussion with her column about orchestra conductors and their value as business speakers. Here’s a key tidbit: “…to hold up orchestras, and their relationship with conductors, as a business model is to subscribe to an idealized view of classical music as a happy sphere of [...]
It’s a Real-Time Feedback World, So You Might As Well Like It!
I’m a big fan of public feedback for businesses, live entertainment venues, and just about anybody selling/promoting wares of any kind to the world. That’s true not only because it helps buyers make decisions, but also (and more importantly) because it keeps you, as the producer of whatever is being bought, viewed, or discussed, focused [...]
Today’s Reader to Critics: Show Me Something Special
Anne Midgette at the Washington Post today blogged about the role of the critic in the Arts and Entertainment world. Should a critic be a consumer advocate, helping us decide how to use our scarce discretionary income? Or is there a bigger picture? Back in 2007, we at Goldstar did an interesting survey (warning: pdf) [...]
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