By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
A conference on how to make the Broadway experience better for theatergoers has come up with some prescriptions: Be brave in the stories that are told onstage and embrace youth and technology.
Before long plane flights, Thomas Schumacher likes to download talks from some of the world's brightest and creative minds speaking at TED conferences, watching them on his iPad while thousands of feet in the air.
A spot at the Tony Awards telecast didn't help "Godspell." The musical will close by the end of the month.
The producers of the Tony Award telecast clearly believe that more is more.
Leaders in entertainment, academics and marketing gathered Monday to peer into their crystal balls and try to predict what Broadway will look like in 2032. Many agreed on at least one thing: Change is coming.
The reviews are in. So what's next for "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark"?
"I think of the conference as a steroid shot to everyone's imagination. It just stirs everyone up," said Davenport. "It's a jolt to everyone's system and gets everyone thinking in a new and exciting way."
Producer Ken Davenport said Wednesday that the hip retelling of the New Testament's Gospel of Matthew will close June 24 at the Circle in the Square Theatre.
