Name: It's Better in Britain: An American Perspective on the Development of New Work
Start: 2023-12-15T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-12-15T18:45:00-05:00
Location: ZOOM Room

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December 15, 2023
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

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It’s Better in Britain: An American Perspective on the Development of New Work

Friday 12/15 at 5pm ET

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A followup to our conversation with UK and Australian producers last month. In the room: Martin Platt and David Elliott of Perry Street Theatricals general management, producers (Tony winners for Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike; also Dames at Sea revival, Bedlam's Hamlet/St. Joan, off-Broadway award winning In the Continuum and an oak tree; Lend Me a Tenor musical in London). London is indeed becoming the place to produce rather than Broadway because of costs. Martin and Dave will talk about two productions which have redirected their efforts to London: a 3 character play which would cost $5-6 million in NYC, $1.5 million in London; and a 15 character musical which would cost around $18 million on Broadway, $3 million in London. Plus some additional UK perks. Are there nevertheless some shows that would fare better here in US? We'll look at some expanded opportunities for development here in NYC and around the country.

Panelists

DAVID ELLIOTT

is a producer, general manager and director. He served as Artistic Director of The Cape Playhouse in Dennis, MA in 2022, re-opening the Playhouse after the pandemic. For nearly 20 years, David has been the Co-Director of Perry Street Theatricals, a producing and general management office based in New York City. He has produced or co-produced multiple award-winning productions in New York and London, including: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Golden Theatre, TONY, Drama Desk), Lend Me A Tenor The Musical (London, West End, Gielgud Theatre, Olivier nom.), Hamlet and Saint Joan (Bedlam, An Oak Tree (Barrow Street Theatre, OBIE); In The Continuum and The Exonerated (Drama Desk, Outer Critics), to name a few. As GM’s David has managed scores of shows at theatres including Stage 42, The Duke, WP Theatre, Theatre Row, The Stern Center, Culture Project, Perry Steet Theatre,as well as serving as GM’s for The Aquila Theatre Company and Bedlam. As a Director, his work has been seen at Olney Theatre, The Culture Project, The Irish Rep, Metropolitan Playhouse, The Zipper, The Players, New York Performance Works and Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre.
MARTIN PLATT

has worked together with David Elliott for nearly 20 years. Martin is a producer, director, and general manager, and a principal in Perry Street Theatricals (PST), and in Pemberley Perry, a collaboration between PST and Pemberley Productions. PST, founded by Platt and Elliott in 2004, is a multi-award-winning producing and general management company where they collectively produced and general managed over 25 productions. Their productions have been nominated for nearly every award in the theatre industry. Selected credits collective and separate, include: London: Nixon's Nixon, Lend Me A Tenor The Musical Broadway: Dames At Sea, Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike, Off Broadway: The Woman In Black, Islander, Georgie; General Manager: The Last Ship starring Sting (Ahmanson), The Secret Garden (Ahmanson), Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (CTG Los Angeles), Richard Nelson's The Michaels Abroad.

DAVID ELLIOTT

MARTIN PLATT