We cover a lot of topics here on Selling Out, and one of Jim‘s messages keeps popping up again and again: ” … the one thing that always works is constantly working hard to build good demand for your product/show/etc. and delivering something great to people,” he wrote in this post. The Boston Globe recently featured Harvard’s American Repertory Theater and shared the secrets of its success, which have included productions like Pippin, which went on to win four Tonys …

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If you haven’t yet heard of Concert Window, here’s the scoop: You can webcast your performance from a venue or your living room all around the world. Musicians can make extra money and gain fans worldwide, and viewers can chat with others while enjoying the best seat in the house. And you can stream or watch on your smartphone, tablet or Apple TV. There are over 100 exclusive concerts a month — 210 shows in the next 30 days, to …

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Diane Paulus likes to take theatrical risks. Like with The Donkey Show, a disco adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream she co-produced off-Broadway, which ran from 1999-2005, or her very first production, a rock ‘n’ roll version of The Tempest. And she’s done it again, this time scoring a Tony Award for Best Director for the current Broadway revival of Pippin, which features a woman in the part of Leading Player (a role originated by Ben Vereen) and the choreography …

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