New York’s Broadway theatre scene has long been viewed as the ?top of the heap” in the world theatre community. Taking lessons from the very best, this innovative guide delves into the
business side of the renowned industry to explain just how its system functions. For anyone interested in pursuing a career on Broadway, or who wants to grow a theatre in any other part of
the world, The Business of Broadway offers an in-depth analysis of the infrastructure at the core of successful theatre. Manager/producer Mitch Weiss and actor/writer Perri Gaffney
take readers behind the scenes to reveal what the audience?and even the players and many producers?don’t know about how Broadway works, describing more than two hundred jobs that become
available for every show. A variety of performers, producers, managers, and others involved in the Broadway network share valuable personal experiences in interviews discussing what made a
show a hit or a miss, and how some of the rules, regulations, and practices in place today were pioneered.
