63: How To Produce A Cabaret with Rob Schneider

Learn how to produce musical cabarets with NYC cabaret producer Rob Schneider.

 

Robert W. Schneider is one of the leading cabaret producers and directors in New York City, primarily associated with Feinstein's/54 Below, which The New York Times has called "Broadway's Living Room." At 54 Below he has produced over fifty cabarets.

 

As a director, Robert has worked with such theatres as Center Theatre Group, Walnut Street Theatre, Manhattan Theater Club, York Theatre, Second Stage Theatre, and Lincoln Center Theater, as well as for PBS and Fox Seachlight. His directorial work has been acknowledged with the Ovation Award, BroadwayWorld Award, and he was nominated for BroadwayWorld's Best Director of the Decade.

 

Robert is the Artistic Director of The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company that does full productions of neglected works from the past. In addition to that, Robert is the co-host of the podcasts Behind The Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends, Gay Card Revoked, and the soon to be launched This Was A Thing.

 

Rob's website:

https://www.robertwschneiderdirector.com/bio

 

Behind The Curtain - Broadway's Living Legends:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-curtain-broadways-living-legends-podcast/id1080144159

 

Feinstein's 54 Below - NYC Cabaret where Rob has produced 70+ shows:

https://54below.com/

 

Our Town - play:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Town

 

Company - musical: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(musical)

 

Nathan Brewer - musical theatre director who knows a lot about old Broadway musicals:

https://nathanbrewer.net/

 

Patti Lupone - Broadway performer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LuPone

 

Marilyn Maye - cabaret performer:

https://www.marilynmaye.com/mobile/index.aspx

 

No Strings - Forgotten Broadway musical:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Strings

 

Seesaw - Forgotten Broadway Musical:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seesaw_(musical)

 

Green Room 42 - NYC Cabaret Space:

https://www.greenfignyc.com/#the-green-room-42

 

The Cutting Room - NYC Cabaret Space:

http://thecuttingroomnyc.com/

 

Don't Tell Mama - NYC Cabaret Space:

https://www.donttellmamanyc.com/

 

The Duplex - NYC Cabaret Space:

https://www.theduplex.com/site/cabaret-theatre

 

The Producer's Club:

https://producersclub.com/

 

Birdland - NYC Jazz Club:

https://birdlandjazz.com/history/

 

Rocky Paterra - Cabaret Parody Comedian:

https://www.instagram.com/rockypaterra/?hl=en

 

Roger Miller - Country Western Composer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Miller

 

Rockabye Hamlet - musical version of Hamlet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockabye_Hamlet

 

BMI - Music Rights Management:

https://www.bmi.com/

 

ASCAP - Music Rights Management:

https://www.ascap.com/

 

Harry Shearer - called out Rob on Twitter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Shearer

 

Gobo - lighting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobo_(lighting)

 

Ken Billington - Broadway lighting designer:

https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/VGQZlvyQFnMeL1pRA5OB

 

Links from the Patron Episode:

 

John Lee Beatty - Broadway set designer:

https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/OpgExflo4ya6zwKeU8k1

 

Ain't Misbehavin' - musical:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t_Misbehavin%27_(musical)

 

Golden Rainbow - musical:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rainbow_(musical)

 

Johnny Mercer - musical composer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer

 

The Bandstand - musical:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandstand_(musical)

 

J2 Spotlight - Off Broadway musical company where Rob is Artistic Director:

https://www.j2spotlightnyc.com/

 

Roger Miller Museum - closed in 2017:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Miller_Museum

 

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Interview by Ethan Steimel

 
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