631. Will "3 Summers of Lincoln" Make It to Broadway?
· 46 min · Episode 631
Episode 631. Will "3 Summers of Lincoln" Make It to Broadway?
It’s been in development for five years and has at least a year to go. On the eve of its out-of-town debut, the actor playing Lincoln quit. And the producers still need to raise another $15 million to bring the show to New York. There really is no business like show business. (Part three of a three-part series.)
• SOURCES:
• Christopher Ashley, artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse. • Debby Buchholz, managing director of La Jolla Playhouse. • Carmen Cusack, actor. • Quentin Earl Darrington, actor. • Joe DiPietro, playwright and lyricist. • Crystal Monee Hall, composer, singer, actor. • Ivan Hernandez, actor. • Michael Rushton, professor of arts administration at Indiana University. • Jeffrey Seller, Broadway producer. • Alan Shorr, Broadway producer. • Daniel Watts, writer, choreographer, actor.
• RESOURCES:
• 3 Summers of Lincoln (2025). • "Review: Visceral ‘3 Summers of Lincoln’ is thrilling and thought-provoking," by Pam Kragen (San Diego Union-Tribune, 2025). • "What’s Wrong with the Theatre is What’s Wrong With Society," by Michael Rushton (ArtsJournal, 2023). • "American Theater Is Imploding Before Our Eyes," by Isaac Butler (New York Times, 2023). • The Moral Foundations of Public Funding for the Arts, by Michael Rushton (2023).
• EXTRAS:
• “How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway,” by Freakonomics Radio (2024). • “You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living,” by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
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Links in the notes 19
- https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-is-live-theater-still-alive/
- https://lajollaplayhouse.org/who-we-are/the-team/
- https://www.instagram.com/cusackcarmen/?hl=en
- https://playbill.com/person/quentin-earl-darrington-vault-0000031341
- https://playbill.com/person/joe-dipietro-vault-0000006553
- https://www.crystalmoneehall.com/
- https://playbill.com/person/ivan-hernandez-vault-0000126520
- https://oneill.indiana.edu/faculty-research/directory/profiles/faculty/full-time/rushton-michael.html
- https://www.jeffreyseller.com/
- https://broadwaylive.net/
- https://www.instagram.com/dwattswords/?hl=en
- https://lajollaplayhouse.org/show/3-summers-of-lincoln/
- https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/03/review-visceral-3-summers-of-lincoln-is-thrilling-and-thought-provoking/
- https://www.artsjournal.com/worth/2023/07/whats-wrong-with-the-theatre-is-whats-wrong-with-society/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/opinion/theater-collapse-bailout.html
- https://amzn.to/4cIRK1f
- https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-make-the-coolest-show-on-broadway/
- https://freakonomics.com/podcast/you-can-make-a-killing-but-not-a-living/
- https://pcm.adswizz.com
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