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Tell me the lead time, and I’ll tell you how good the show will be.
After 25 years in the director’s chair, I can forecast a show from one number — and it isn’t the budget.
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The most expensive line item on any event isn’t a vendor
When the number comes first, the show follows the number instead of the idea — and what honest direction prevents.
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