[Mb-hair] Gracious Blessings, (Or, Gee, Where Did All That Hostility Come From?)

[richard haase]

no sir
my figures are not off
the benefits you describe would draw no one
i am talking about something with enough of an engine
with enough fat on the bones
to make the thing go


listen go agead i am stupid to get involved in this
i got other things to do
send me a ticket please

and no jim you didnt have this idea awhile back

encores may have but you didnt
also the encores project is a different entity


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Burns" <jameshburns at webtv.net>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 1:12 AM
Subject: [Mb-hair] Gracious Blessings, (Or, Gee,Where Did All That Hostility
Come From?)


>
> You seem to have gotten hung up on a choice of words.
>
> So, let's put it this way.
>
> I had this idea, a while back...
>
> And then you had it, as well!
>
> (Actually, I think, rather I know, I first thought of this around 1998.
> Not a terribly difficult idea, by the way! And, then, a whole bunch of
> things came up, incuding, ultimately, the Encores! HAIR.)
>
> So, why all the anger!
>
> Misplaced!
>
> :-)
>
> By the way, your dollar figures are way, way off.
>
> The way these concert performances are done is as CHARITY BENEFITS.
>
> It's the only way they're affordable.
>
> Much of the work, and facilities, are at ridclously low costs.
>
> And the rights holders make their work available, because it IS for
> charity.
>
> (Stephen Schwartz, as you probaly know. has been particularly generous,
> in recent years--and should give you  an idea of the caliber of talent
> that will avail themselves, for these benefits.)
>
> And the media is virtually free. Many publicists offer their services
> nearly gratis, on this type of project.
>
> (And in a situation where you have a great media story, such as this,
> the media is ANXIOUS to cover it. As I've told many folks throughout the
> years, one of the only advantages of what seems to sometimes have become
> an  instant-media, is that THEY NEED TIME TO FILL, and PAGES TO RUN. If
> you have a great story that can fill one-to-three minutes, or some
> column inches, producers and editors are often thrilled to assign a
> reporter.
>
> (I think I mentioned all this, in some email exchange, here, with
> MB--Because it's something important for political activists to
> remember, as well. If you can cache a story in an appealing way, the
> media can be more than your friend--at least, if you're trying to get a
> point of view across.)
>
>
> So, just as a point of info, for all of you who might be interested in
> these type of events--
>
> The budgets, for even the most spectacular, are often around $25,000,
> and almost never ever over $100,000--And that's for only the really big
> productions.
>
> Remember, if you're selling 1000 tickets, at $70 to $100 apiece, you're
> only going to gross about seventy grand. So, to raise any kind of money
> for a charity--and we're not talking about one of those deals where the
> main money is actually being raised by a concurrent dinner, and/or
> ball--the costs have to be low.
>
> And, in one of the many gracious blessings of the Broadway, and
> theatrical community, that's recognized.
>
> Best, Jim Burns
>
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