This item is a unique insider's look into the world of producing! You will enjoy a Commercial Theater Institute Intensive, Private Meeting with Tom Viertel in New York City!
For almost four decades, CTI’s Three-Day Intensive has offered a comprehensive education in commercial theater producing. At the Three-Day Intensive, presentations and panel discussions will be led by some of Broadway’s most acclaimed producers, general managers, entertainment attorneys, marketing executives, and press representatives. Whether you want to produce on or off-Broadway – or are just beginning to explore this exciting profession – this is the place to learn the ins and outs of the industry. Sessions will examine case histories, budgets, sample agreements, and marketing strategies, all with an eye to illuminating the many aspects of an ever-evolving business. At evening cocktail events, you’ll network with theater professionals and Broadway’s hit-makers as well as fellow early-career producers, allowing you to make the essential connections you’ll need as you move forward.
In addition to the 3-Day Intensive, you will get the opportunity to sit down session with Tom Viertel. This can be a meet and greet or a substantive consultation!
Tom Viertel and his partners have produced a wide range of productions over 33 years, including the original Broadway productions of The Producers, Hairspray, Young Frankenstein, Smokey Joe’s Café, Angels in America, Penn & Teller, The Parisian Woman, The Weir, The Encounter, and Swing. Their notable revivals include Gypsy, The Norman Conquests, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Company, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Damn Yankees, The Sound of Music and Little Shop of Horrors. Notable off-Broadway premieres include Driving Miss Daisy, Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune, The Cocktail Hour, Love Letters, Oleanna, Jeffrey, and Marvin’s Room. They most recently produced the off-Broadway revival of Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller. They’ve mounted many national tours and productions in London, Australia and throughout Asia. Last season they were co-producers of The Band’s Visit and Angels in America on Broadway and Young Frankenstein in the West End. This season, they are co-producers of the Broadway productions of Be More Chill and Oklahoma!. Their productions have received dozens of awards, including 2 Pulitzer Prizes, 4 Grammy Awards, and 2 Olivier Awards for Best Musical. Their 8 Tony Awards include all 4 “Best” categories – play, musical, revival of a play and revival of a musical. They own and operate the acclaimed supper club Feinstein’s/54 Below. Mr. Viertel is a member of the Broadway League’s Board of Governors.
He is Chairman of the Board of The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT, America’s foremost developmental theater, winner of two Tony Awards and the National Medal of Arts.