Variety: This week, Broadway types are just as likely to be talking about holograms and genomics as they are about ticketing and "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" lawsuits.
TEDxBroadway, a day-long conference organized by a trio of legiters, aims to get theater folk thinking ahead -- way, way ahead: The theme of the Jan. 23 event is "What Can Broadway Be in 20 Years?"
It's an unusual confab for the small, close-knit industry, which usually focuses more on day-to-day concerns of putting up and running a show. It's also an event that could make waves precisely because the community of Broadway movers and shakers is relatively small.
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This sounds like a really great idea for an event. As the article pointed out, so much of broadway is focused on the present-how to get the show to broadway THIS season and keep it running as long as possible. With so many shows being postponed and delayed, it might be really helpful to have a conference focused on how Broadway can change for the better, how producers can better strategize to get their shows a theatre and an audience, etc. My hope is that it will be more than just directors and producers who attend, since it's a discussion that everyone in theatre should be a part of. Can't wait to hear how it goes.
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