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Episode 2.7: Fallout from the 2019 Tony Awards Jun 30, 2019

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On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Tony-nominated and Olivier-winning Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks to producer and Forbes theatre contributor Lee Seymour about what happened at the 2019 Tony Awards, and how those results have impacted the bottom lines for the productions that were (and weren't) recognized. The pair also talks about how the Tony Awards' fallout will impact the 2019-2020 season.

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Episode 2.6: 2019 Tony Awards Predictions Jun 08, 2019

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On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Tony-nominated and Olivier-winning Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks to the podcast's co-producer, BroadwayWorld and BroadwayRadio's Matt Tamanini. Ahead of Sunday, June 9th's 73rd annual Tony Awards, Oliver and Matt predict the winners in all 26 categories. The two also discuss their specific strategies in making predictions, their thoughts behind Tony voting "conspiracy theories," the importance (or lack there of) in terms of campaigning, and their favorite shows, performances, and designs of the season.

For last-minute updates on Oliver's predictions as well as his prediction algorithm's perspective visit http://ohenryproductions.com/tony-awards-2019/2019-tony-awards-nominations-predictions/.

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Episode 2.5: Predicting the 2019 Tony Nominations Apr 29, 2019

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On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks to the podcast's co-producer, BroadwayWorld and BroadwayRadio's Matt Tamanini. Ahead of Tuesday, April 30's Tony Nominations announcement, Oliver and Matt make predictions in some of the biggest categories, as well as discuss some of the trends from this Broadway season, and the mounting Tony Award campaigns.

Throughout awards season, Oliver updates Tony prediction algorithm as more data points come in. So, get the up-to-the-minute info at http://ohenryproductions.com/tony-awards-2019/2019-tony-awards-nominations-predictions/.

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Episode 2.4: Actors' Equity President Kate Shindle on New Developmental Contract Feb 20, 2019

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On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with Kate Shindle, the president of the Actors' Equity Association. Shindle and Roth discuss the recent negotiations with the Broadway League that led to the new "Developmental Work Session."

In early 2019, AEA went on strike for the first time in New York in over 50 years, as union members were not allowed to work with League members on developmental contracts. Earlier this month, Equity and the League agreed on a new contract, and Shindle breaks down that new agreement, and explains why it was important for these changes to be made for AEA's membership.

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Episode 2.3: Inside the Equity Strike Against Developmental Projects Feb 06, 2019

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On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with Leonard Jacobs the founder and executive editor of The Clyde Fitch Report, which covers the crossroads of arts and politics. Last month, Jacobs published an article examining the on-going negotiations between Actors' Equity Association and the Broadway League over the developmental contract. In his article, Jacobs quotes for anonymous sources impacted by the strike against developmental projects.

You can read Jacobs' article here: https://www.clydefitchreport.com/2019/01/aea-strike-broadway/

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Episode 2.2: Breaking Down Broadway Real Estate for Spring 2019 Dec 05, 2018

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On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with his "OHenry Report" co-producer, BroadwayWorld and BroadwayRadio's Matt Tamanini, about how the spring season is shaping up on Broadway. They discuss the recent rash of closing and opening announcements, as well as theorize about what still might be coming in before the Tony eligibility deadline in late April; they even react to some breaking news that they learn while recording!

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Episode 2.1: The Mechanics and Emotions of Closing (and Unclosing) a Broadway Show Oct 17, 2018

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On this Season 2 premiere episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth goes inside the mechanics of closing a Broadway show with veteran theatrical general manager, Daniel Kuney. Then Oliver chats with four-time Tony-winning producer Kevin McCollum about how the decision to close a show works on his level, but also what goes into the decision to reverse course and push back an announced closing date, as he did with Broadway's "The Play that Goes Wrong."

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Episode 11: Inside the Tonys with Nominees and Press Jun 07, 2018

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On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth goes inside the Tony Award season by talking to first-time nominee Itamar Moses, the bookwriter for Best Musical favorite "The Band's Visit." Oliver also spoke to 2016 winner and 2018 nominee Clint Ramos about going through the process again, and they get into Ramos' costume designs for "Once on this Island." Finally, Oliver talks with Lee Seymour from Forbes about the process of covering the awards season. The two also make some predictions about the awards.

Check out Oliver's Tony predictions blog here:

http://ohenryproductions.com/blog/

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Episode 10: Breaking Down the 2018 Tony Nominations May 20, 2018

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On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with BroadwayWorld's Matt Tamanini about the recent 2018 Tony nominations.

Check out all of the Tony nominations here:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2018-Tony-Awards-Nominees-Complete-List-And-the-Nominees-Are-20180501

Check out Oliver's Tony predictions blog here:

http://ohenryproductions.com/blog/

Check out Matt's favorite tidbits from the nominations:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Did-You-Know-Our-Favorite-Fun-Facts-About-the-2018-Tony-Nominees-20180501

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Episode 9: BroadwayCon 2018 & Theatre Real Estate Update Mar 05, 2018

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On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, "The OHenry Report," Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth recaps his first ever experience at BroadwayCon. He highlights the best of Industry Day and what he learned and saw throughout the convention in January.

Then, Oliver and producer Matt Tamanini talk about how things shaped up for the spring season on Broadway, and what the fall season already looks like.

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