backstage.com: The ever-popular Ted Talks is known for leaving no intellectual stone unturned, from why schools are killing creativity to writer Elizabeth Gilbert’s tips for respecting your muse. And next year, the ubiquitous conference will look put the future of Broadway under the microscope. In the second edition of TedxBroadway, to be held on Jan. 28, 2013, some of the smartest minds in academics, entertainment, marketing, and media will travel to Off-Broadway’s New World Stages for the day-long event. After a sold-out showing in 2011, this year’s panel of experts will circle back to the question, “What is the best that Broadway can be—on stage, in the community, and throughout the world” in 20 years?
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Most people think that Broadway has passed its best time. nowadays, Broadway has to face up to different kind of problems. limited audience, limited themes, limited ideas and the limited development of almost every resourses. by this i mean, we have reached a really high level in personel, technology and design, which left us not much space to make a big pace. So this event is really ness. this is a chance to gather the best mind in this field and try to figure out where Broadway to go and how to go. International market, new type of show or something else all make sense. i dont know what exactly is the Broadway's future look like. but i am damn sure about one thing that Broadway never gonna die.
Another Ken Davenport article this week on the Greenpage... he's popular, apparently.
JT raises an interesting thought that the theme for these TEDxBroadway events have been "how do we make Broadway better and keep it alive for the next 20 years?" I don't see Broadway going away anytime soon, like JT, but I do see an expansion of the Broadway experience outside of the Broadway houses. It's notable that amongst the speakers this year, two highlight speakers are media moguls, not Broadway producers. I foresee more talk this year about the expansion of Broadway media (whether social media expansion, a Ken Davenport favorite, or even expansion of the show's media to new avenues, like like livestreaming to the internet or movie theatres). I'll be interested to watch reports about the event and see what springs up.
Also, $100 a seat? Being a bit elitist for our sharing of ideas, huh? The idea of charging for TEDx events is not to make money, it's to cover costs, and I can't believe it's that expensive to produce a Broadway TEDx (sorry, TEDxCMU speaking there...).
That is great to sit back and to analyze what is going on in the world of Broadway and where Broadway is going. Ted is in my experience a great organization of modern day philosophy, intellect and search for everything. To me Broadway seems to become shows like Spider-Man but there is more then just the Spectacular. Think it is a great idea and will bring positive media and press to the Broadway community.
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