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makemlaff 01:10 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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re: I Want To Be A Producer - NY Times article - NewtonUK 08:28 am EDT 08/16/14 |
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I don't understand why this topic, when presented in articles like this, always has the snide sounding comments and back handed praise. It's the nature of the business today, and only affects the artistic product if the lead producer allows it to happen.
The billing and awards consideration has indeed been the dangling carrot and seems to have worked by bringing in a continually new stream of investors.
I'm not personally offended by awards given to the above-the-title co-producers; though, I too have multiple Tony-award winning friends and colleagues and admit that (while I'm always happy for their success) I have to take their self-aggrandizement with a grain of salt. It's ridiculous to compare those Tony wins in quantity or contribution to Hal Prince's.
Part of the trouble with raising millions of dollars in ~$10K-25K increments is the sheer time it takes to accomplish that. Having a team of people each responsible for a portion is a far more effective and time efficient way to get the job done.
That said, I'm extremely curious to see how the online fund raising initiative of ON THE TOWN plays out. If it's a success and a large chunk of money is raised by that method, it may diminish the importance of bundlers.
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