Profile for Fred Mason

I’m pretty sure Broadway is the goal, as Snivel said, ATG is producing it.

I think it seems like a job for Diane Paulus. There’s no one better at doing a big splashy musical revival.

Yet again, she uses a lot of words to say nothing. NYT, get Ben Brantley back PLEASE

Is this going to be a hot seller? I wanna save on fees by buying at the box office

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Blain Cruz did an amazing job directing John Adam’s El Niño at the Met.

How much do these shows get from being on apple tv?

The show will sell itself when word of mouth gets out how good it is, so it’s definitely a Maybe Happy Ending type of situation.

When your name is above the title, you can make all sorts of demands. Showbiz has always been like this. Pink would be a huge get, I just hope the production lives up to her talents, and is able to get a great acting performance out of her. I’d certainly rather see Pink win the Tony than Rachel Zegler.

Whoever’s producing this clearly set dates before they knew what they were doing with the show. Just bad producing 101.

Are there any cheap tickets to this?

I was happy to see the show a few weeks ago for the third and final time. Every time I saw the show, I enjoyed it more and more. Kinda hated it at first, but it really grew on me once I knew what it was. One of the most beautiful designs of a musical ever on Broadway, bravo to Derek McLane, Justin Townsend, Catherine Zuber, Sonya Tayeh, and Alex Timbers on this ravishing and fun show.

I wanted to get out there to see this but unfortunately my schedule didn’t allow for it. Dorothy raved about it. Has anyone seen this?

Let’s hope so

Does this still exist? They used to teach producing classes. They haven’t updated their website or instagram since 2020.

The landlords usually take a percentage of the box office, so they have skin in the game too. It’s not like a set amount taking over the operating costs. They’re certainly not the main problem, I’d blame unions before the landlords. Producers go to unions for exceptions for smaller projects, and they tell them, i need this exception or else I won’t be able to hire anyone. Rather than working with them, the unions literally don’t care and would rather none of their members get work. ...

Apparently they’re getting a Vegas basketball team as the NBA is expanding.

What is the weekly nut for Buena Vista and &Juliet? They’ve been in the 600s, not good. Six is also looking rough, what is their nut? Great Gatsby has been in the 700s for weeks now, not good. Two Strangers has to be closing by Labor Day. Lost Boys looks decent, they have been selling well enough that they haven’t been honoring past date tickets

What’s the word on its next tenant? Hopefully something good, it’s a big theater to fill.

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