Great Producers

Great Producers: Visionaries of American Theater by Iris Dorbian

Great Producers: Visionaries of American Theater uncovers the history behind Broadway’s most accomplished commercial and nonprofit producers. Find out how they got started, what their most challenging project was, how they learnt from their errors and leveraged their hard-won wisdom into bigger and better shows. From the traditional archetype of the producer as a control-hungry despot to the new model of producer-as-collaborator, this book profiles:

· Florenz Ziegfeld

· David Belasco

· David Merrick

· Roger Berlind

· Jack Viertel

· Joseph Papp

· Andre Bishop

· Margo Lion

· Daryl Roth

· Fran Weissler

· Cameron Mackintosh

· Michael David

· Thomas Schumacher

· Roy Gabay

Filled with tell-alls from insiders, Great Producers serves as a guide for students, educators, and aspiring producers. Learn from the masters as they muse on the qualities a good producer should possess and on how to solicit donors, choose projects, and deal with critics. Inspiring and edifying, Great Producers is a must-read for those seeking a glimpse behind the curtains of Broadway’s most influential shows.