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Broadway’s Season for Everyone
By urbanhoustonian at September 9, 2011 | 8:00 AM | 0 Comment
This post originally published on the Downtown Houston Center Stage Blog Writer's Note: Riverdance and RAIN were added to the season after this interview had taken place. I had the fortunate pleasure to sit down via the phone with the president of the Hobby Center Foundation, Fran Macfarren, to discuss the 2011-2012 Gexa Energy Broadway Series season. This more...
Big. Bold. – SPA 2011-2012 Season Preview
By urbanhoustonian at March 8, 2011 | 11:00 AM | 0 Comment
When I was Group Sales Manager of Society for the Performing Arts, one of my favorite times of the year was the Season Announcement. While I knew some of the performances that were being announced, there was still a air of mystery surrounding the full season slate. It was like being the presenter and recipient of a great big surprise at the same time. These days, I more...
A Reality, A Challenge, An Adventure
By urbanhoustonian at January 20, 2011 | 8:00 AM | 0 Comment
I’ve been working here at Schipul for almost a year now. I came here after 4+ years of working for the Society for the Performing Arts in Houston, TX. During this time, my mind has not strayed far from trying to find better ways for performing arts organizations to harness the power of the Internet to enhance audience development and, more importantly, sell more more...
Bippity, Boppity, Boo!
By urbanhoustonian at April 6, 2010 | 5:23 PM | 0 Comment
Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) recently announced their 2010-2011 Season. The tagline for this season is Experience the Magic, as in the magic of experiencing a live performance. I worked at SPA for almot 5 seasons, and each season featured a handful of performances that were truly magical. The major drawback for you, the patron, was that you probably wouldn't more...
Curtain Call: 2009-2010 – Take a Bow
By urbanhoustonian at January 30, 2010 | 2:50 PM | 0 Comment
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDeiovnCv1o] Yeah, I'm starting my last Curtain Call with Madonna. I'm gay, sue me! I've been giving a lot of thought about how I was going to feel today, my last day here at Society for the Performing Arts. I had lunch yesterday with some fellow group sales managers, and I have to admit there was a moment there I felt like more...
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Curtain Call: 2008-2009 – Revelations
By urbanhoustonian at January 29, 2010 | 10:33 AM | 0 Comment
My fourth season with Society for the Performing Arts will be remembered as much for what happened on stage as it did off stage. It began in the summer of 2008 when I discovered Aspen Santa Fe Ballet was going to be performing in Dallas on the same weekend I had planned a visit to see my brother. Catching Aspen Santa Fe Ballet in Dallas marked the first of two occasions more...
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Curtain Call: 2007-2008 – Live the Adventure
By urbanhoustonian at January 27, 2010 | 12:24 PM | 0 Comment
The theme for Society for the Performing Arts 2007-2008 season was Live the Adventure. I want to say I was part of the discussion that came up with that tag line. My memories of this season are more anecdotal. The 2007-2008 Season started much like the previous season, with a legendary comedienne, Lily Tomlin. Please pause for a gratuitous celebrity photograph. Yeah, more...
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Curtain Call: 2006-2007 – 40 & Fabulous
By urbanhoustonian at January 26, 2010 | 12:05 PM | 0 Comment
My second season at Society for the Performing Arts was memorable in a LOT of ways. SPA was also celebrating its 40th Anniversary. For a guy like me, who writes about Houston and the things that make it a great city, being a part of this momentous occasion was one of the highlights of my time at SPA. Permit me a short history lesson. Society for the Performing Arts was more...
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Curtain Call: 2005-2006 – The First Season
By urbanhoustonian at January 25, 2010 | 11:14 AM | 0 Comment
This week marks the end of my run here at Society for the Performing Arts. For many of you, working at SPA has been major part of my life. In fact, most of my current circle of friends have not known me outside this organization. I will be revisiting each of my five seasons here at SPA, and will close Friday with my thoughts on the SPA, and how it has become an integral more...
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