Producer’s Notes
A blog about theater and entertainment.
Charles D. Urstadt
Theater Producer
At The First Preview Performance of SUGAR DADDY
Still on cloud nine after an amazing first preview performance by Sam Morrison in Sugar Daddy.
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL Debuts in Chicago
At Chicago’s Goodman Theater, veteran producers Sherry Wright and Craig Haffner greeted me before their fantastic new musical Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
APPROPRIATE Wins Three Tony Awards
We are excited and proud to join our fellow producers in celebrating the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for APPROPRIATE at June 16 ceremony at the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.
The Reviews Are In For LONG WAY DOWN
We are so excited to read the mountains of praise for the production of Long Way Down at the Olney Theatre Center. The creative team, cast and crew deserve it all!
LONG WAY DOWN Opens at Olney Theatre Center
Long Way Down opened at the Olney Theatre Center on May 25 to a moved and enthusiastic audience.
SUGAR DADDY, our new baby!
Excited to announce our new production: Sugar Daddy starring Sam Morrison.
From Deadline:
"Sam Morrison‘s acclaimed solo play Sugar Daddy will be staged in Beverly Hills, California, prior to a planned, previously unannounced Broadway run in 2025.
APPROPRIATE Nominated for 8 Tony Awards
Huge congratulations to our Appropriate team for 8 well-deserved Tony Award nominations
At Broadway@NOCCA Benefit Performance
With the super-talented Claybourne Elder, star of stage and screen, after his entertaining one-man show for Broadway@NOCCA.
GUN & POWDER Opens at Papermill Playhouse
At the opening night of GUN & POWDER at the Papermill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ.
A conversation with author Jason Reynolds
At a fascinating evening in Washington DC with celebrated novelist Jason Reynolds, brilliant director Ken-Matt Martin and my Edgewood Entertainment partner Dale Mott.
APPROPRIATE Opens At The Belasco Theater
Just before opening night of APPROPRIATE at the Belasco Theater. We are proud to be co-producers of this amazing play.
At APPROPRIATE Final Dress Rehearsal
Before last night’s final dress rehearsal of APPROPRIATE at the Belasco Theater.
APPROPRIATE Reopens At The Belasco Theater
Now at the Belasco Theater, APPROPRIATE has an extended run through June 23.
Celebrate Songwriters!
Seeing a wonderful production of “Beautiful, The Carol King Musical” last night at Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans, I was reminded of how lucky I am to be in a business that allows for songwriters to shine.
APPROPRIATE Breaks sales records.
News from Playbill to warm this producer’s heart: “It's no wonder Second Stage's production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate is poised to get a commercial extension and transfer. Last week, the penultimate week of the show's Second Stage run, brought in $859,269, the highest gross so far.”
Catch the GUN & POWDER Creative Team at The Guggenheim Museum
Head up to the Guggenheim Museum on March 4 at 7 pm and join the new musical Gun & Powder’s creative team including writer and lyricist Angelica Chéri, composer Ross Baum, director Stevie Walker-Web…
Ella Beatty Joins Cast of APPROPRIATE
We join our fellow producers in welcoming Ella Beatty to the cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' APPROPRIATE when it transfers to the Belasco Theater on March 25. The daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Ella is featured in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans on FX.