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09/29/2026

It's Musical Monday!

Today we take a look at Funny Girl, the story of real-life comedian F***y Brice, her rise to stardom, and her romance with gambler Nicky Arnstein.

Fun fact about Funny Girl - it has a direct link to the NBC series Smash. The 1980 novel Smash by Garson Kanin was loosely based on his experience directing Funny Girl. The novel served, in part, as the basis for the TV show.

Can you name other unexpected links between Broadway shows and TV shows?

📸 : Funny Girl, 2014

09/25/2026

Today in Broadway History: On September 25, 1979, the Andrew Llyod Webber/Tim Rice musical about the early life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, Evita, opens on Broadway. It played at the Broadway Theater, ran for over 1,500 performances, and starred Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin.

📸 : Evita, Cape Rep Theatre, 2015

09/25/2026

This pretty much says it all. Proud to call two of our own Founding Members. Can't wait to see how this event evolves and grows.

Three days. One room. No trade show floor. No booths. No sales pitches. Just some of the smartest people in live entertainment actually having the conversations we rarely have time to have. The inaugural Experience Makers Lab is officially a wrap. What started as an idea, to create a different kind....

09/25/2026

Throwback Thursday: The City of Conversation, Delaware Theater Company, late 2016.

The City of Conversation is a play that takes place in DC and spans thirty years of American politics and family conflict, from the late Carter administration through the Reagan years and up to the inauguration of Barack Obama.

09/22/2026

It may be late, but it's still Musical Monday! Today's feature: Falling for Eve, an off-Broadway musical performed at the York Theater in 2010 about the original power couple and their original sin.

Got any other Bible-themed musicals? Share them in the comments!

For more about Falling for Eve: https://hglightingdesign.com/portfolio/falling-for-eve/

09/19/2026

ICYMI: Herrick and Kara will be in Toronto this week, September 21-23, for the Experience Makers Lab. If you'll be attending the event, be sure to let us know!

09/18/2026

Congrats on another successful season for Broadway Show League softball. Also, congrats to this season's champions, Just In Time and Fault Line Theater. Always fun to see friends and colleagues shine and get dirty at the same time. Until next season!

09/16/2026

An earworm for your Wednesday.

With the current chaos and constant grifting going on in the world today, this constantly pops up...

"There's a sucker born every minute..."

And now, it's in your head. You're welcome! 😁

📸: 92nd St Y Gala, Celebrating Cy Coleman

09/14/2026

Experience Makers Lab is where the people behind live experiences come together to collaborate, connect, and solve what’s next.

This event brings experienced designers, production leaders, creative decision-makers, and technology partners into one room for candid conversations without the chaos of a traditional trade show.

You may even see a few familiar faces.

📍 Toronto | September 21–23, 2026

Will you be there?

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago, the unthinkable happened. In the morning hours, our home was attacked. We lost so much that day. But out of the worst tragedy rose the best of humanity.

People jumped in to help in any way they could. Some went down into the rubble to rescue and recover, at great personal risk. But helping also meant everything from cheering on rescue workers to giving blood. People opened their doors, gathered supplies, and volunteered.

Here is one such example of people pulling resources together and jumping into the fray, from the boss: https://stagecraft.theprices.net/gallery/wtc/wtc-story.shtml

Pictured: Chelsea Piers, the support, the rescue workers, doctors, EMTs, volunteers, and the makeshift hospital on a sound stage.

“The best way to honor those we lost on 9/11 is to be the people we were on 9/12.”

Never Forget.