118 - Nancy Gibbs - a podcast by Ken Davenport

Nancy Gibbs is a producer and manager for theatrical shows. She won the Tony Award for Best Musical for her producer work in Fun Home. She also won a Drama Desk Award recently for Come From Away for Outstanding Musical, alongside her co-producer, Michael Alden. Other shows she has produced include Peter and the Starcatcher, All Shook Up, Man of La Mancha, The Big Bang, Smoke on the Mountain, and Over the River and Through the Woods.

Off Broadway and its current state is just one of the things Nancy enlightened me about, along with . . .

How one phone call started her career in New York.

The secret to increasing a show’s subsidiary value.

Why she won’t commission a show.

Who the most important person is when developing a show from scratch.

The challenges of adapting something from Hollywood for Broadway.


Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway
www.theproducersperspective.com 
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