The Get Together

Every digital company that is subscription-based works on the thesis that the marginal costs to add another user is low enough that the business has a strong mechanism to grow and can drive high margins. Sounds nerdy but it has so much to do with how we're working with theatres to incorporate live digital. We want to get the live digital version of any in-person event in front of as many people as possible because it makes acquiring new ticket buyers/donors/customers incredibly affordable. For the theatre, this provides an incredible opportunity, at the apex of change we are experiencing, to completely rethink how we make theatre-making sustainable. Links Latest Get Together Live https://youtu.be/gFbt7FhATWY Paul Taylor Promethean Fire https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6947541359591391232/ More info on the Creative Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_class

Every once in a while, we peel the curtain back on how we pulled off our favorite Live Digital experiences - the gear, the setup, the strategy and the glory. Back in January, we were tasked with plugging a livestream into the existing plan for a video capture of a weekend retreat for an association and it was a really cool success. We figured out how to add the livestream without creating too much of a rumpus with the existing A/V teams, we put together a really interesting engagement strategy for the digital audience and we began developing an ongoing livestream strategy for the association. In today's episode, we're giving you the blueprint for your own livestreaming success! Links All Together Now Newsletter https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Exercise-Novel-Susan-Choi/dp/1250309883 ATEM Mini https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/atemmini Dance Studio Owners Association https://dsoa.com/ PVP https://renewedvision.com/provideoplayer/= John Stewart Mark Twain Prize Acceptance Speech https://youtu.be/4QzUu78IXU4

The world is a changin' and we're noticing a really interesting shift from customer to community in our Live Digital Work. All Together Now 1.0 had customers who want an event that our Live Digital delivers, All Together Now 2.0 saw us creating Live Digital experiences that execute the events and that generate marketing yummyness that can be used to grow who comes to future events. All Together Now 3.0 is the next logical step - we're building strategies to engage communities who love brands – and, of course, those strategies yield events and marketing. In order to better understand and define this future, we're taking it all the way back to Internet 1.0, message boards and flat websites as we track the history of how we interact on the internet. We also spend a stupid amount of time on the Meisner method of acting training, the brilliance of this season of Barry and Magic the Gathering. We were feeling spicy.

From Whova, to Zoom, to Maestro to Vimeo to Socio, Hopin, Disco, Bevy and back again, who has as much incredibly useful and unbelievably silly information about the platforms we use for Live Digital than us? NO ONE we tell you! We know more than one person who's come to us with their eyes crossed, trying to figure out what platform to use for their live digital experiences, so today we're breaking down a few of them just for you. (insert airhorn here) Category is: * The Good * The Bad * The Ugly * When to Use It * How to Make It Worth it * When to Level Up And this special treat: PS, Don't Be a Dummy Like Us We'll take you through three of the platforms we use most at All Together Now: Zoom, Maestro and Hopin. If you have another platform you're considering using, chances are we know it, so feel free to reach out about our platform consulting. And as ever, let us know if this helps! Links Attend Our Next Show - Tonight! Smithsonian Magazine - The Golden Age of Pirates https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-golden-age-of-pirates-tickets-353890484967?utmsource=eventbrite&utmmedium=email&utmcontent=follownotification&utmcampaign=followingpublishedevent&utmterm=The+Golden+Age+of+Pirates&aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail This week's Get Together Live The Schmonies https://youtu.be/huMl9SOaQ_A

Try to say that three times fast! The big question on our minds this week is how to tame the content machine we've become. It's not a big surprise that we pump out content at a massive clip, given Jess's background and history – but we're always working to make sure it's tied to tangible business outcomes. We're offering up The Get Together Live as tribute and we hope this convo helps you look at your content strategy a little differently. We track how TGT Live came to be, what we think the opportunity is at hand, how we measure the potential market we could capture (partially as a result of that content) and what next steps are on the board if we feel good about chasing that business in the short, medium and long term. And..lest you start thinking this is a super serious and businessy episode, we also hit these other select topics: Late Stage Capitalism Artists as Oracles Six Degrees of Extremist Kevin Bacon The Soft and Cunt Category in Ballroom Don't @ us, we were feeling weird

We made it through our sophomore year as of this week, so it's a happy birthday episode! Historically, sophomore year is challenging for new companies and we definitely felt that pain so we decided to talk about the good, bad and the ugly of Year 2. We survived more than a few shifts in customer behavior this year coming out of the pandemic so our conversation swung pretty wildly from feelings to macroeconomics to each of our top three highest highs across the past year.. Feels pretty on-brand for this pod

Hybrid is the topic de jour, and specifically we're wondering if it's a useless word given there's no real definition and seems to cause more confusion than it helps. Jess was invited to speak on a panel last week about the State of Hybrid events and inspired by that talk, she and Joe are really digging into their beforetimes definition and how that's changed across the past two years. We've seen so many cool, weird, wildly specific takes on a hybrid event/show in our work, this was a ton of fun to break down. Links Virtual Miscast Tickets - Extended til 5/28! https://hopin.com/events/miscast22/registration Last week's Get Together Live B*tch, We've Been Here! https://youtu.be/t68P9Wf5E_Q Hopin's XC Global Summit https://lnkd.in/gKh3bKvM

Poor Music Man, you'll forever be our punching bag on this podcast. For the record, Jess played Mrs. Paroo at the tender young age of 17 and let us tell you, it was…something. We digress. With a model like “the Netflix for Performance”, do you think there's the opportunity to rethink a modern day subscription model? We got to wondering what happened if multiple mission-based physical spaces got together, streamed their in-person events and gave you access to it all for your monthly monies. Also we talked Circle Jerk. The show, not the act of - get your head out of the gutter! Links Last week's Get Together Live Tuesdays at 1pm ET on YouTube https://youtu.be/rMIyATaIayk Super Secret Arts https://www.supersecretarts.com/ Circle Jerk https://t.co/lueb0QGqtM

Hey y'all! We've had such awesome response to the podcast, we're adding a weekly LIVE Get Together hosted by the smartest, funniest, most thoughful people we've met this past year. Just like the podcast, it's your weekly dive into the future of creators and the role technology, the arts, startups, accessibility and more play in shaping it. Except with people who know what they are talking about

Good dear god, platform analytics feel like a nightmare sometimes, a bunch of red and blue lines and silly numbers that don't feel connected to anything a mere mortal can possibly make useful. But for experiences like The 2022 New York State Crime Victims Vigil (which we just wrapped), audiences can 3x by adding a Live Digital component. Knowing who your digital audience is, how they found you and how engaged they were in your broadcast are all integral tools to help you plan and develop the next engagement and grow your impact, revenue, audience - whatever goals you're aiming for. Lucky for us noobs (read: Jess) whose eyes cross at the YouTube dashboard, we have a Joe in our lives! He takes us through the analytics from this year's Vigil, makes them human and helps us recognize and understand what this information means for our future plans. Let us know if this helps you as much as it helped us! Links 2022 New York Crime Victims Candlelight Vigil Rights, Access Equity for All Victims https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEmfas98wJU

Today is the day we stop talking about NFTs like we know anything and let an expert take the stage. Aren't you proud of us?

In the wake of the Unofficial Bridgerton Musical winning Best Musical Album at the Grammys, we're munching over the best and worst of the idea of Recursive Publishing. It can drive the impossible - like the Bridgerton win - when the creative of the video wins the internet and the publishing platforms reward that within the algorithms. But it can also, as we all know from the past few years, propagate bad ideas, bad actors and bad information in the exact same way. The end game could be profitable creator-led businesses (as opposed to platform/tech company-led businesses for creators) which you know we love, and so we ponder how to make it all work. Episode Topics: * Recursive Publishing * Pee Sluice(s?) * Amazon Unionization Links Bridgerton Musical Grammy https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/theater/bridgerton-musical-grammy.html Every.to Newsletter https://every.to/ Amazon Blocked Words List https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/05/amazon-banned-words-list-union-internal-app#:~:text=The%20list%20of%20banned%20words,among%20others%2C%20the%20Intercept%20reported. iHeart Radio's NFT Podcast Network https://www.axios.com/iheartmedia-new-nft-network-podcasts-5c67986c-2f02-4dec-978b-7ae30c78a6b5.html

Why are any of us even doing this thing called #LiveDigital? We decided to jump into the wayback machine and try to trace how we got here. Join us as we talk through some of the most important takeaways from building the #Giveback Concert long before hybrid was a thing. Episode Topics: * The pressure of one night events for two audiences * The difference between creating a concert as a volunteer and then turning it into a business for other people * What is valuable to digital and in-person audiences * What questions should you be asking if #LiveDigital might be your answer * What happens when you break the ability to be in physical space with each other (spoiler alert: concentrate on what it means to be in time with each other) * What non-profits can take away from our success at building a volunteer army to put the concert on * Starting with clear goals and building the creative around those * The Fickle, Facile and Flexible nature of technology in #LiveDigital content * What to look for as you build creative and technical teams to power your broadcasts

We're so excited and honored to celebrate Marquee Digital's first anniversary by chatting with founders Carlyn Connolly and Joe Chisholm! When we talk the news in Tech and Theatre on Twitter Spaces each week, we always hope we'll get to run into the incredible people driving the change in the news - and that's exactly how we met Carlyn and Joe. A year later, they've become friends, collaborators, inspirations and fellow entrepreneurs riding a new wave of theatre folks building startups. Their interactive digital programs are more than just a collection of information - they are building community and connection that is powering the next generation of theatre makers. Other Episode Topics: * Sophomore Slump * Waiting tables at Broadway celeb hangout Joe Allen * Needing Big Space for Big Ideas==== * The history of the lower case p playbill * Microdosing and Voice Memos * Theatre People talk Web3 * Myths and Hymns Links Marquee Digital https://www.marquee.digital/

On this Monday night, at 8pm, Amplify 2022 will bring together Broadway fans from around the world and in New York City to celebrate the work of Maestra Music. Kate, Jess and Joe have been working on this show for the past few months and get together to talk about what it feels like to be back on stage, why New York City isn't the end all be all and what's up with all of the incredible projects Kate is working on right now. Get your free ticket to Amplify 2022 and see Jessica Vosk, Bonnie Milligan, Elizabeth Stanley, Heidi Blickenstaff and more LIVE! Click bit.ly/tgt-amplify2022 and join us for this groundbreaking concert! Other Episode Topics: Eddie Izzard and Chris Rock Bombing Patti Lupone calling do-over on Being Alive & other favorite mishaps on stage Kate & Stevie Wonder become best friends Tiny Hat Throwback Why we love being spit on by singers Playing anarchy on TikTok's algorithms Links Amplify 2022 bit.ly/tgt-amplify2022 Bridges of Madison County Tickets https://www.axelrodartscenter.com/the-bridges-of-madison-county Milwaukee Rep https://www.milwaukeerep.com/ Maestra Music https://maestramusic.org/

In the ongoing competition of the UK vs US on this podcast, our friends across the pond frequently do a bit better than us on supporting the arts and acknowledging that they are important by financially backing them. But as of this week, get your party hats out, we are catching up! The NYPAL recently opened up applications for their brand spanking new Theatre and Technology Fellowship and we are GOBSMACKED. It's going to pay someone to use their creativity and the Library's resources to do a deep dive anywhere in theatre and tech that the Fellow wants to go. We get to talking about our collaborators that would slay that fellowship, why this bad boy should exist and what it was like the first time Jess tried to watch an archival Broadway recording at NYPAL. It's a story full of intrigue, microfiche and Patti LuPone. Be warned. Other Episode Topics * What's getting us excited right now (Python and Solidity) * Widgets & Object-Oriented Languages * What's coming up: Kate Baldwin next week, Live Digital 101: #GiveBack origin * Everett Quinton and the Ridiculous Theatre Company * Gringotts & Harry Potter * Anarchy Episode Links Curation on Purpose https://www.curationonpurpose.com/ Amplify 2022 Tix bit.ly/tgt-amplify2022 NYPAL Article https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-York-Public-Library-for-the-Performing-Arts-Launches-Theatre-and-Technology-Fellowship-20220302 Filmed Live Musicals https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Yaakov Bressler https://towardsdatascience.com/opening-the-stage-door-for-big-data-in-broadway-20ca3e35a274 Broadway Codes https://www.facebook.com/bwaycodes/

We've been throwing around terms willy nilly around here and thought we'd take a beat to talk a bit about what Live Digital means to us, how our clients are using it and why we think the meaning has more to do about what the humans do with the machines than the technology itself. Listen in for more insight on how Live Digital: Builds Audiences Grows Revenue Deepens Connections across your fans/customers/community Co-creates Radical Acts of Accessibility And who should be thinking about playing this space over the next few years. This is the first in a series of breaking down how we've built some of the world's most innovative Live Digital experiences across the last decade. Links Josh Kaplan's Smooth Ops Update: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6904139988951203840/ Join us for Amplify 2022! A hybrid benefit concert and experience amplifying the women and non-binary musicians in the musical theatre. All proceeds benefit the work of Maestra Music. Featuring Elizabeth Stanley, Bonnie Milligan, Heidi Blickenstaff, Grace McLean & YOU! IRL & Digital Tickets here: https://maestramusic.org/amplify/?fbclid=IwAR3nlJMeoXX8iOsoLd4zZlwoLSFb6RMTTfopw2V-C0_052HAwsSceD44Ows

This week Lucie is working double duty, producing and being a guest! Lucie is sadly leaving Broadway Unlocked this week but before she goes Jess and Joe have lots of questions about what she's taken away from working in live digital and what the heck all of this means! If you've ever wanted to know more about the person behind that mysterious voice that pops in every couple of episodes, this is your one and only chance.

Jess and Joe are thrilled to be new members of WXO, the World Experience Organization. Much like us, they are all about collaboration across different sectors for the sake of sharing new ideas and improving experiences of all varieties. This week we are digging deep into one article from them, all about the hierarchy of experiences. Fundamentally, what does it take for an experience to be memorable, or even transformational? We have lots of thoughts about the application of this model to live digital experience specifically, and we'd love to hear yours, too! WXO article: https://www.worldxo.org/campfire-37-the-hierarchy-of-experiences/ RSC and TikTok: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-60293922

Ring of Keys is an awesome non-profit working to connect and advocate for queer women, non-binary and trans people in musical theater, on and off stage. Joe and Jess were so lucky to sit down with Co-Founder of the org, Andrea Prestinario and newly-minted Executive Director, Aislinn Frantz! They told us the beautiful origin story of Ring of Keys and talked about the power and importance of seeing queer bodies and queer voices at work in theater. Their 3-part concert series continues tomorrow night at Joe's Pub and livestream tickets to watch from anywhere are still available! Get your tickets for the Queering the Canon concert series! Sondheim Livestream tickets: https://www.stellartickets.com/o/ring-of-keys/events/queering-the-canon-sondheim/occurrences/38c7f135-f17a-46c4-af9d-1a959cdc2de2 Kander and Ebb Tickets: https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2022/r/ring-of-keys/

This week Jess and Joe speak with Chris Ashworth, creator of QLab software, founder of Figure53 and the Voxel Theater in Baltimore. Chris talks about the way acting has informed how and why he programs the way he does and alternately how knowledge of technology has helped him extend his understanding of what's possible in a theatrical setting. Basically, the stuff dreams are made of. Connect with Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chris_Ashworth And check out his work: https://qlab.app/ https://voxel.org/

Welcome to The Get Together, our old-ish podcast with a cool new name! Some things will be different but for now enjoy the comforting sounds of Jess and Joe discussing Spotify's identity issues, how individuals can operate outside of existing technology and the portability of data. It's all about putting power back in the hands of people, as both consumers and artists. Basically we are now fully onboard with blockchain and decentralized communities, join us! Section 230: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/19/what-is-section-230-and-why-do-some-people-want-to-change-it.html Spotify: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/spotify-shows-that-when-platforms-become-producers-the-results-are-messy/ https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/01/spotify-neil-young-joe-rogan/621396/ DAOs: https://ethereum.org/en/dao/

For two people who were very suspicious of NFTs only a few months ago, Joe and Jess have a lot of ideas about their application in the theatre space. Listen to hear about some innovative companies already making NFT merchandise and some of our own ideas about how to tie that merch to in-person experiences and growing theatre communities. The first NFT musical: https://www.playbill.com/article/the-wrong-man-becomes-worlds-first-nft-musical Third Act Digital: https://thirdact.digital/ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 1pm Eastern on Clubhouse!

On this week's episode, Joe and Jess discuss a potpourri of news from the theatre world. We are constantly reassessing the systems we have in place, whether it's how shows get produced or how we buy tickets to the shows we are interested in seeing! The Palace Theatre construction: https://www.fastcompany.com/90712872/why-new-yorks-iconic-palace-theatre-is-being-raised-30-feet-off-the-ground Watch How to Repair a Mechanical Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgyFJBt5SYc Red Eye Tickets: https://www.redeyeny.com/team Filmed Live Musicals: https://consortiumamericanstreamedtheatre.weebly.com/ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 1pm Eastern on Clubhouse!

Jess and Joe are again joined this week by Broadway Unlocked's Creative and Cause Director, Jermaine Blackwell! They breakdown a report from the end of last year, detailing how audiences are consuming art, what has changed for them throughout the pandemic and what cultural changes they would like to see reflected in their arts organizations. Yet another example of why data collection and presentation is so important! Hope you enjoy nerding out with us! Catch up with Jermaine: https://www.instagram.com/babablackwell/ Culture and Community Report: https://s28475.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CCTT-Key-Findings-from-Wave-2.pdf Hyperallergic Article: https://hyperallergic.com/695110/a-year-into-the-pandemic-the-arts-are-more-important-to-us-survey-finds/ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 1pm Eastern on Clubhouse!

Joe and Jess talk about all the adversity that theatre as an industry and individual theatre artists are facing right now. In a bright spot amongst cancellations and closures, David Byrne's American Utopia was able to remain open earlier this month by reconfiguring the show to accommodate fewer musicians and a smaller crew. It's given us a lot of food for thought about the future of musical theatre being more flexible and about creators inspiring the trends we will see on Broadway in the coming years. Learn more about Quills Fest from OSF: https://www.osfashland.org/productions/activities-and-events/quills-fest Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 1pm Eastern on Clubhouse!

This week Jess and Joe had the pleasure of sitting down with Michael Novak, Artistic Director of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Having taken over the company in 2018, Novak has had the incredible responsibility of navigating them through the pandemic. They've embraced technology and used it to connect with communities all over the globe, all while staying in touch with their past and the roots of modern dance. Learn more about the Paul Taylor Dance Company: https://paultaylordance.org/ And follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paultaylordance/ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 1pm Eastern on Clubhouse!

The phrase "we invest in people" is one that is thrown around a lot in the world of venture capitalism. But there's a new company on the market that's actually trying to operate by that phrase and giving individual creators large sums of money to grow their brands. Jess and Joe unpack the pros and cons of this new investment model as always, thinking of the benefits and potential risks to the creatives. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 1pm Eastern on Clubhouse!

This week Joe and Jess are joined by dear friend and Broadway Unlocked's Creative and Cause Director, Jermaine Blackwell! The three of them talk about which Broadway shows are like various fast food chains, why we seek out comforting content in troubling times and how Broadway has played a role in the erasure of unflattering moments in American history. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 1pm Eastern on Clubhouse!

The passing of Stephen Sondheim left a rather large hole in American musical theater. Sondheim was know for being a mentor to so many in this community, including Rent creator, Jonathan Larson. Joe and Jess postulate about the next generation of theatre makers and finding and supporting the artists of the future. We hope Sonheim and Larson both leave a legacy of giving as many people of different backgrounds as many chances to fail as needed, until they find their success. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 1pm Eastern on Clubhouse!

This week Jess and Joe talk about the way we collect data and why it's important to question our methods so that we don't unintentionally leave groups and people out. Surveying theatre organizations based solely on this size of their budget means you get results skewed away from organizations that serve communities of color, but a study at SMU's DataArts aimed to refocus that lens. Additionally, they discuss the concept of a human library where you can speak to a person from a historically stigmatized group and hopefully change your misconceptions. Many stories of optimism in this week's episode, enjoy! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Funding Theatres of Color: https://www.americantheatre.org/2021/11/22/the-alchemy-of-funding-theatres-of-color/ The Human Library: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/14/health/human-library-blake-cec/ Mykal Kilgore at the Giveback Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8vgYOIpgG0&list=PLYntWB6NoKUnzMVN_kDa9tab6cDtjLu4f&index=11 Do Something For Nothing: https://www.dosomethingfornothing.org/

For many people the pandemic affected not just daily life, but inspired them to make large-scale changes. In the last year the theater industry has seen a mass exodus of their workers as they seek out careers that offer more reasonable hours and better work-life balance. Jess and Joe point out the similarities they see in the startup world and other industries with very high expectations of their employees. Additionally, they discuss the introduction of captions to many AMC theaters across the country and how this is a move in the right direction for increasing access to entertainment for all. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Theater workers leaving the industry: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/theater/theater-workers-arent-just-changing-jobs-during-the-pandemic-theyre-leaving-the-field?fbclid=IwAR2rYjFr34EgAE9aJytU6NxGROeN-u3jkciZr6gkklABeawpl59O3BtlZAo AMC Accessibility: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1048017853/amc-theatres-open-captioning-movie-accessibility Lauren Ridloff, MCU's first deaf superhero: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/eternals-lauren-ridloff-deaf-superhero-marvel-studios-1235103428/

News in the theatre community these last few weeks have been the highest of highs and lowest of lows. On the one hand, new and exciting movie- musical adaptations continue to roll out. Including the recent casting announcements for the upcoming Wicked feature film (hold for applause). On the other hand, Jess and Joe continue to need to defend the value and validity of virtual theater offerings after a recent survey declared that them merely an unsuccessful pandemic experiment (hold for boos). All that and more in this week's episode! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! LA Times article: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-11-05/cynthia-erivo-elphaba-wicked-movie-casting-reaction American Theatre article: https://www.americantheatre.org/2021/11/08/the-jury-is-in-on-virtual-theatre/

Back in September, Broadway Unlocked had the honor of filming at the Oculus with Paul Taylor Dance Company as they gifted a performance of Promethean Fire to the city and the people of New York. After the shoot, Jess and Joe sat down to share their experiences as director and set PA, respectively. It was a long, wild day that resulted in a beautiful film and some great stories. We hope you join us for the virutal benefit, Modern is Now: Illumination, on November 18 at 8pm EST to watch the performance. Click here for more information about the benefit and to grab your free ticket: https://paultaylordance.org/virtual-benefit/ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse!

Big tech is getting bigger every day, so this week Joe and Jess speculate about a (hopefully distant) future where corporations operate like governments. (Hellscape hellscape blah blah blah...) While we don't want to live in the 'metaverse' just yet, we find it important to consider the impact and influence of technology on our daily lives and, in particular, on the media that we consume. How do we determine truth from fiction? Can we rely solely on anti-trust laws to protect us? Food for thought! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse!

Jess comes from the theatre world. Joe comes from the startup world. But when they join forces we come to realize that there are some surprising industry similarities and a lot that we can learn from each other. On today's epsiode Jess and Joe talk about the still uncertain economic landscape of Broadway and different metrics for success or failure. Failure is exalted in the startup landscape but could mean the end of your career in theatre... Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtheatre-clubhouse-conversations/id1574212248 Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH We want to know what you think! Add to the conversation on Twitter with #TechTheatreCH, and join our weekly show, every Tuesday at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse!

This week Joe and Jess tackle the issue of Broadway merchandizing and improvements that are slowly being made to the system. They also discuss feature film writing credits and changes proposed by the WGA. It's an enlightening example of how the theatre and film industries differ, and possibly what they can learn from one another. As always, these are big, complicated issues and we certainly don't have all the answers but we'd love to know what you think! Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH

Joe and Jess (naturally) have a lot of thoughts about the CAA/ICM merger. If they decide to go ahead as planned and focus more on helping their clients with entrepreneurial pursuits, how will these new revenue streams benefit the talent? And how are they being protected and not taken advantage of? Also, does this matter if you aren't a movie star? Are any movie stars reading this? Let us know! Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

A few months ago, before Broadway reopened, Jess and Joe had a discussion about the shows that announced they would not be reporting their grosses for this season. They run down how industry professionals utilize these numbers and why freeing the data is important. What would you do with that information if it were publically available? Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

In modern society we are already allowing technology and large corporations to have significant access to our personal information. Joe and Jess discuss where the line should be drawn in regards to Amazon One, hand scanning technology which is now being implemented in theater and concert venues. How much do you value your own biometric data? Get into Clubhouse and join our fiefdom in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

The Tonys are back! Against all odds the famous theatre awards returned last week and Jess and Joe have lots of thoughts. The split broadcast on streaming and traditional television left us wondering about the future of the award show and the best way to reach the vast and diverse audience of theatre lovers. Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

In this epsiode, Joe and Jess take on philanthropy. Specifically, they talk about large donations to small arts organizations and wonder why we rely on wealthy individuals, rather than our government, for support. One upside of this relationship is often the creation of brand new mediums for artists to play with and make new works that shape the future of theatre and entertainment. Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

How do you define theatre and does it matter? Jess and Joe get into the ongoing debate of how we are using the designation of theatre as the digital world expands. They also discuss who benefits from certain definitions. And stick around until the end to hear their take on ASL interpreters and how they get (or more likely, do not get) credit for translation of music. Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

This week Jess and Joe are unpacking what it means for venture capitalists to be interested in content creators and the platforms they create on. They ponder how we can protect individuals in the digital landscape and whether or not blockchain technology can be used for good. Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Connect with Gabi Mayers | @worldaccordingtogabi Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

In this week's epsiode Joe and Jess are joined by guest, Justin Masterson. Justin is the Senior Project Manager at NDT Broadgate, a brand new rehearsal space and artist development complex in London. They talk all about the space and how it can serve as a model for more artist spaces around the world. Find out more about NDT Broadgate: https://newdiorama.com/ndt-broadgate Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

Broadway Unlocked has been creating live, in-person events with digitally extended audiences since 2013. This week we returned to those roots with the first show in the Live at the Waldorf series. Jess and Joe talk about all the things that went right (and wrong) to help you in planning hybrid events in the future. Get tickets to Live at the Waldorf: The Actors Fund -> bit.ly/theactorsfund Watch (or re-watch) the Ladies of FLS: https://app.hopin.com/events/latw-fls-academy/stages/81c30066-56e8-469e-89df-00fdde9947ec Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

Jess is once again joined by associate producer, Natalie Renfro to talk about our upcoming show with Freestyle Love Supreme. Planning this show has had it's challenges but there is always something to be learned from the creavtive process... and it helps that the show is dope... Live at the Waldorf: The Ladies of Freestyle Love Supreme Academy is August 29th, virtual doors open at 6:30pm ET. Get your tickets: bit.ly/freestylelove Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

This week Joe and Jess talk big news in Hollywood, as well as across the pond. Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit against Disney stands to set some interesting precedents in actors' contracts. And we all wish we were the French teens that are receiving money from the government to experience local culture. Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

Get a bite-sized conversation from Joe and Jess all about theatre playbills. Why do we love them and store them under our beds and decorate our houses to match them? They also discuss how the new company Marquee Digital is changing the future of playbills through technology. Get your tickets for Live at the Waldorf: bit.ly/freestylelove Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

In a very special episode, Jess is joined by associate producer, Natalie Renfro to discuss the news! They take a generational approach to considering the future of theatre and social media influencers. Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch

Attempting to make large-scale change can feel like an overwhelming, uphill battle. But for every terrible headline, Joe and Jess still manage to find the good news, like the fact that the School of Drama at Yale is now completely tuition free! Please be advised, this episode contains discussions of abuse and sexual assault. Get into Clubhouse and our club in one quick click: http://bit.ly/BroadwayUnlockedCH Join in on the conversation with #TechTheatreCH on Twitter, and join our weekly show at 12:55 Eastern on Clubhouse! Want to guest moderate a conversation with us? Pitch us your ideas here: https://www.broadwayunlocked.com/ch