Broadway Biz with Hal Luftig

Today, Hal sits down with Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League. Charlotte and Hal chat about which program Charlotte’s most proud of starting, what she thinks makes a good producer, and why Broadway shows are so magical.

Charlotte came to the Broadway League in 2006 from Loews Hotels, where over three decades she became one of the highest-ranking women in the hospitality industry. Charlotte St Martin was named President of the Broadway League in 2015, where she had been serving as its Executive Director. Outside of the League, Charlotte serves on the Board of Trustees for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDs and the Actors Fund.

To learn more about The Broadway League, visit TheBroadwayLeague.com or follow the League on Twitter and Instagram @BroadwayLeague. For the latest updates on Broadway, visit Broadway.com.

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This episode, Hal invites Jerry Mitchell to the podcast. Jerry a two-time Tony Award-winning choreographer and director for Broadway. In today’s conversation, Hal and Jerry discuss the beginnings of Broadway Bares, which to date has raised over $20 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDs, how to identify a star in the audition room, and what he thinks makes a story perfect for Broadway.

Jerry has been involved in over 50 Broadway, Off-Broadway, West End, and touring productions. As a choreographer, his credits include: Hairspray; Gypsy (starring Bernadette Peters); La Cage aux Folles (Tony Award Best Choreography); Catch Me if You Can. Also as a director: Legally Blonde; and Kinky Boots (Tony Award Best Choreography), which spawned numerous international companies. Most recently, Jerry directed and choreographed Pretty Woman: The Musical. Jerry and Hal are working together on new musicals in development Becoming Nancy and My Very Own British Invasion.

You can find Jerry on Instagram and on Twitter @JammyProd. For more information on Broadway Bares, visit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDs at BroadwayCares.org.

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This episode, Hal invites Maggie Brohn to the podcast. Maggie is the Executive Producer for Hamilton worldwide and Chief Operating Officer of Adventureland LCC, the lead producer for Hamilton and other Broadway shows. Hal and Maggie break down the roles and responsibilities of a general manager, reveal the story behind Legally Blonde's infamous "party bike", and try to answer that age old question, why are Broadway tickets so expensive?

Maggie's other recent productions include Derren Brown: Secret and The Cher Show. Previously, Maggie was a partner at Bespoke Theatricals where she general managed over 20 productions on Broadway and tour, such as MOTOWN the Musical, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, After Midnight, A Behanding In Spokane, and Venus in Fur. Maggie is on the Board of Governors and Executive Committee for The Broadway League, and a former Co-Chair of the Labor Committee, which represents producers in collective bargaining negotiations.

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This episode, Hal sits down with Rick Miramontez, press guru and President of DKC/O&M, the PR powerhouse for everything Broadway and Off Broadway. Hal and Rick chat Tony parties, strategies for any review, and identifying a show’s best asset. 

Rick’s Broadway clients include Hadestown, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ain’t Too Proud, and Dear Evan Hansen. From 2011-2014, O&M Co. executed the most famous press campaign inBroadway history when it represented SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark.  

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Welcome to Broadway Biz hosted by Hal Luftig! In Hal's very first episode, he chats with his good friend Dori Berinstein, producer extraordinaire and the Co-Founder and CEO of the Broadway Podcast Network. Hal and Dori discuss Dori's path to producing, how she navigates Broadway budgets, and why she loves podcasts.

Dori is a four-time Tony-winning Broadway producer (“Fool Moon”, “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Virgina Woolf”), an Olivier winner (Legally Blonde) and an Emmy-award-winning director, producer and writer of film and television. Dori most recently was Lead Producer on “The PROM” for Broadway, and is the host of her very own podcast "Deep Dive Broadway".

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Welcome to Broadway Biz! a new podcast on the Broadway Podcast Network hosted by Hal Luftig launching on Wednesday, November 18th.

Every Wednesday morning, Hal will welcome an industry insider to his show to talk about the business of Broadway. Upcoming guests include: Tony and Emmy Award-winning producer Dori Berinstein, Broadway Press Agent Rick Miramontez (DKC/O&M), general manager Maggie Brohn (Executive Producer, Hamilton), Tony Award-winning Director and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Pretty Woman, Legally Blonde), Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin, Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun, Children of a Lesser God), Tony Award-winner Annaleigh Ashford (Kinky Boots, You Can't Take it with You, Sunday in the Park with George), and Tony Award-nominated costume designer Dede Ayite (Slave Play, A Soldier's Play).

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