The Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicals [Paperback]

Now in its 25th year, the Commercial Theater Institute sponsors an annual intensive program in New York for individuals interested in producing or investing in the theatre that attracts people from all over the world. The top working theatre professionals offer hard, factual information to those interested in producing for Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, anywhere in North America, as well as in the United Kingdom.

The Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicalsnow collects for the first time the cream of the crop of that advice, from the noted theatre professionals who participate in the program, in their own words. Interviews, contributions, and a resource directory are included from 30 theatre professionals who have won a total of 45 Tony Awards. Agents, directors, production designers, general managers, fundraisers, marketing directors, producers, and theatrical attorneys all offer invaluable advice in a book that will be the definitive resource in its field.

BEN HODGES is associate editor to John Willis onTheatre Worldand executive producer of the Theatre World Awards. He is a director, actor, and producer, and has worked as a casting director for film, television, and the stage. He lives in New York City.

GERALD SCHOENFELD is the chairman of The Shubert Organization.

JED BERNSTEIN is the President of the League of American Theaters and Producers