Industry Pro Newsletter: NYC Tourism is Back, Regional Awards Voting UnderwayNovember 21, 2022As many theatres get into the swing of their holiday shows and end of year giving campaigns, some good signs for the New York theater industry as tourism continues to rebound from the pandemic. While things still aren’t back to the record setting year of 2019, the city is anticipating ending the year at about 85% of those levels.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Quiet Quitting in the Arts and Supply Chain Woes Hit the TheaterOctober 31, 2022For many working in the entertainment industry, it can often feel like we’re living in a different economy than everyone else - the hours maintained have long been different from the rest of the working world, the day to day tasks, the workplace cultures. This week, different stories about how broader economic trends are showing up in the arts.
Industry Pro Newsletter: A Casino in Times Square? Drabinsky Sues EquityOctober 24, 2022AEA featured prominently in industry news last week - voicing support for a casino project in Times Square, as the subject of a defamation suit from producer Garth Drabinsky, and their efforts to organize the dancers at Star Garden. All as the industry continues to work towards a new normal, while facing tremendous challenges on all fronts.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Unionization Takes a Step Forward at Star GardensOctober 17, 2022Questions of access continue to be discussed after an incident at Hadestown last week, ultimately highlighting that there is a deep need for more education around the topic for everyone involved. In the UK, educational access for school children is becoming more challenging than ever before with cuts to funding for those trips.
Industry Pro Newsletter: New CEO of Second City, New Leadership Across the CountrySeptember 19, 2022With the announced closing of Broadway’s longest running show, questions have risen about tourism (the numbers in New York actually look much stronger than a hot take on Phantom might suggest), about the resiliency of brands (also highlighted by what the future might hold for Second City), and what gets audiences excited to come out to the theater.
Industry Pro Newsletter: No Good Answer on Masks, New Funds for Upgrades in LondonSeptember 6, 2022Theatre companies across the globe continue to grapple with some of the earliest questions posed upon reopening: what to do about masks? As more mixed policies come into play, we continue to see that there are segments of the audience that won’t come with masks, and segments that won’t come without, putting producers in a difficult position.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Where are the Audiences?August 22, 2022Theatres and arts organizations are back to producing seasons in the way that we were used to before the pandemic. However, the audience hasn’t returned in the same way. In multiple articles in this week's newsletter, we examine the question from a few different angles - where has the audience gone, and how do producing organizations get them back?
Industry Pro Newsletter: An Industry in Reform - Internships and a New Vision for FundingJuly 25, 2022A thought experiment from New Zealand examines a potentially new way to not only make arts funding more equitable, but transparent and with the opportunity for potential patrons to find projects to fund. This future thinking in the industry extends throughout the United States as well, as companies re-imagine what entry level programs look like.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Unions Get to Work, How EST Has Been Making ChangesJuly 18, 2022Unions have been a central narrative of much of 2022 across many industries, and they took center stage last week in the performing arts industry as two Unions, Actors Equity and United Scenic Artists filed suit against the producers of Paradise Square. Across the river in New Jersey, the American Guild of Variety Artists added Medieval Times.