92: Stafford Arima - Broadway Director

Broadway director Stafford Arima joins us to discuss how he has managed his finances as a freelance director in New York City. 

 

We discuss:

⭐️ Moving from Canada to be resident director of Broadway’s Ragtime

⭐️ How much he socked away for retirement during his 20 years freelancing

⭐️ His newest job as an artistic director of Theatre Calgary which was his first full time job, which he took when he was in his late forties

⭐️ Stafford talks about his parent’s relationship with gambling and the death of his uncle that shaped his perspective on money

⭐️ The show starts with Stafford raving about his SUPERSTAR design team of Bhangin' It at La Jolla Playhouse

 

The outtakes include a chat about Allegiance on Broadway, which Stafford directed. The show starred George Takei, Lea Salonga, and Telly Leung.

 

Outtakes:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/92-stafford-64043536?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare

 

Stafford’s Website:

http://www.staffordarima.com/index.html

 

Theatre Calgary:

https://theatrecalgary.com/

 

Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/La-Jolla-Playhouse-Announces-Creative-Team-for-BHANGIN-IT-A-BANGIN-NEW-MUSICAL-20211220

 

Become a patron:

https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance

 

Interview by Ethan Steimel