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Bright Lights, Big Changes

by Steven Rivellino
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Overview

"Broadway is a commercial institution. It has nothing whatsoever to do with pretentious artistic notions. It's there for one purpose, and one purpose alone- to make money."

So begins the comments by the successful Broadway and television producer Alexander Cohen made just before his recent death-his thoughts on the state of Broadway today.

"The theatre is too much in transition [these days]. It's static; treading water, so to speak. I'm only interested in keeping my current shows open as long as I can."

The words of Sir Cameron Mackintosh-his personal views on the current state of the art.

Executive Producer Steven Rivellino has taken a long hard look at the business of theatre-Broadway and the West End-at the turn of this new century, and Bright Lights, Big Changes is his own candid personal analysis.

Rivellino, author of the successful Mysterious Places, Mysterious Dreams, has cleverly zeroed in on what makes the industry tick. He easily articulates how the industry has changed; how we arrived where we are today; and openly discusses some of the current and future trends in theatrical production we will be seeing in the coming years.

Bright Lights, Big Changes is a cogent and succinct analysis of the business of theatre today, on both sides of the Atlantic-a must read for anyone working within the industry, students of theatre; and for those passionate theatre lovers worldwide.

Synopsis

Broadway is a commercial institution. It has nothing whatsoever to do with pretentious artistic notions. It s there for one purpose, and one purpose alone to make money.
So begins the comments by the successful Broadway and television producer Alexander Cohen made just before his recent death his thoughts on the state of Broadway today.

Executive Producer Steven Rivellino has taken a long hard look at the business of theatre Broadway and the West End at the turn of this new century, and Bright Lights, Big Changes is his own, rather candid, personal analysis.
Rivellino author of the successful Mysterious Places, Mysterious Dreams cleverly zeros-in on what makes the industry tick. He effortlessly articulates how the industry has evolved over the years, and openly discusses the current trends in theatrical production trends which seem sure to continue well into the coming years.

Bright Lights, Big Changes is a cogent and succinct analysis of the business of theatre today on both sides of the Atlantic. It is a must read for anyone working within the theatrical industry, students of theatre, and for passionate theatre lovers worldwide.

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Book Details

Published
June 1, 2004
Publisher
Xlibris Corporation
Pages
212
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781413444803

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