When people find out I've written a Broadway bound musical, the next question out of their mouth is "How do you get a show on Broadway?"
I laugh and respond, "Do you want the long answer or short?"
THE LONG ANSWER: How You Get a Show to Broadway


Staging: Here's where someone foots the bill for production and invitations go out to every major voice in the community. The goal is to get rave reviews so some NYC big wig will pick up your work. If that doesn't happen you move to New York City and pound the pavement until you run into the right producer. Hopefully he even cracks your script open. Then hopefully he loves it. (Again, he, there are no she's in this industry.) The other approach is to hit California and work your way in with a major film company, like Wicked did.
The expected journey from conception to production (if it ever gets produced) is 7 to 10 years, and the cost for a Broadway run is 10 to 20 million.
THE SHORT ANSWER: How You Get a Show to Broadway
Most people don't.
BUT WE WILL.
Holy cow, what a journey! That's amazing. Knowing how difficult it is must make you even more proud.
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie. It will make me proud, when all is said and done...
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