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593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living
Manage episode 424480109 series 141
Broadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like Stereophonic — which just won five Tony Awards — will create a few big winners. But even the stars of the show will have to go elsewhere to make real money. (Part two of a two-part series.)
- SOURCES:
- David Adjmi, author and playwright.
- Sonia Friedman, theater producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions.
- John Johnson, theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions.
- Tom Pecinka, actor.
- Sarah Pidgeon, actor.
- RESOURCES:
- "Tony Award Winners 2024: The Full List," by Rachel Sherman (The New York Times, 2024).
- "Everything to Know About the Stranger Things: The First Shadow Play in London," by Tara Bitran (Tudum, 2024).
- Stereophonic, by David Adjmi, Will Butler, and Daniel Aukin (2023).
- EXTRAS:
- "How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway," by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
776 episodes
Manage episode 424480109 series 141
Broadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like Stereophonic — which just won five Tony Awards — will create a few big winners. But even the stars of the show will have to go elsewhere to make real money. (Part two of a two-part series.)
- SOURCES:
- David Adjmi, author and playwright.
- Sonia Friedman, theater producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions.
- John Johnson, theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions.
- Tom Pecinka, actor.
- Sarah Pidgeon, actor.
- RESOURCES:
- "Tony Award Winners 2024: The Full List," by Rachel Sherman (The New York Times, 2024).
- "Everything to Know About the Stranger Things: The First Shadow Play in London," by Tara Bitran (Tudum, 2024).
- Stereophonic, by David Adjmi, Will Butler, and Daniel Aukin (2023).
- EXTRAS:
- "How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway," by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
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