Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#1Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/17/23 at 3:40pm
https://deadline.com/2023/02/mark-subias-uta-agency-smuggler-production-company-1235263380/
Mark Subias was a prominent, ruthless agent for clients ranging from authors & directors (Ivo Van Hove, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, David Cromer, Lila Neugebauer) to actors (Cynthia Erivo, Bryan Cranston, Kevin Kline, Steven Pasquale). You'll remember his altercation with Scott Rudin, as told in the NYT.
He has left his longtime agency, UTA, to become Managing Partner of Smuggler Management. "He’ll be tasked with guiding the careers of a select roster of artists (to be announced) and working closely with his former colleagues and the industry at large... Subias also will be developing and producing projects across theater, TV and film for the company." Smuggler was founded in 2002 by producers Patrick Milling-Smith and Brian Carmody.
This is a natural step for someone who has spent much of his career packaging projects and unofficially "armchair producing" shows, so will be interesting to see how his role here plays out if he indeed gets into the Bway producing arena.
BoringBoredBoard40
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/27/21
#2Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/17/23 at 4:19pmthis guys a real character
OhHiii
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/16
#3Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/17/23 at 4:21pmBoringBoredBoard40 said: "this guys a real character"
Character or not, he stood up to someone no one else would, so I already like him.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#4Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/17/23 at 4:45pm
OhHiii said: "BoringBoredBoard40 said: "this guys a real character"
Character or not, he stood up to someone no one else would, so I already like him."
Did he really stand up to Rudin? (I don't know the answer there.) It seemed more like Rudin got p.o.'d, and decided that he wouldn't do business with ANY of Mark's clients unless they dropped him as an agent, after a communication issue re: travel for Ivo and WEST SIDE.
AuntieMameDennis
Swing Joined: 6/12/20
#5Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/18/23 at 7:35am
Wait until the story about why he "exited" comes out. #timesup #rudinreincarnate
#6Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/18/23 at 7:59am
I'm sorry but the company's name is so weird. Why are they trying to reclaim the word "Smuggler" of all damn things?
BoringBoredBoard40
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/27/21
#7Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/18/23 at 11:53amAuntieMameDennis said: "Wait until the story about why he "exited" comes out. #timesup #rudinreincarnate"
oh yeah i know atleast two people who found different reps because of this behavoir
#8Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/18/23 at 11:58am
And yet, given who this industry selects for prominence and how many chances they get, he's probably gonna coast for a while and maybe even become a power broker. Nature of the beast...
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BorisTomashevsky
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#9Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/18/23 at 12:04pm
I’m interested to learn what went down (as many others are, I’m sure).
This guy is Todd Almond’s husband, right? And Todd seems like a good, unassuming person. I guess opposites really do attract.
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#10Broadway could have a prominent new power-producer in Mark Subias, after his exit as UTA agent
Posted: 2/18/23 at 1:28pm
OhHiii said: "BoringBoredBoard40 said: "this guys a real character"
Character or not, he stood up to someone no one else would, so I already like him."
The parting was far from amicable.
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