"How to Produce Your Musical at the Edinburgh Fringe" seminar offered

On Sunday, February 1st, international musical theatre producer Michael Blaha is hosting a one-day seminar entitled How to Produce Your Musical at the Edinburgh Fringe. This information-packed seminar with producer/attorney Michael Blaha will focus on what writers and producers need to know to produce a show at the infamous Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.

Michael Blaha, the founder of Fringe Management, LLC, has produced over 20 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe over the past eight years, including the Fringe First Award winner runt, the Perrier Best New Comedy nominee Sabotage, and Harry Shearer of The Simpsons and This Is Spinal Tap fame. Mr. Blaha will offer practical advice about producing shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, including a discussion of the best venues, budgets, and marketing strategies.

'Location, location, location!' says Blaha, 'That's the key to success at the Festival. Some wonderful shows shoot themselves in the foot by producing in the wrong theatre. You can make a huge splash with your show and sometimes even make some money and launch a franchise at Edinburgh, but it all starts with knowing how to make sure the crowd can find you.'

The Edinburgh Festival has grown in the past two decades from a small fringe festival to an enormous international event with over 2000 performances. The Festival has launched many many shows and many more careers, and Mr. Blaha can guide an enterprising producer to increase the chances for success.

'There's always going to be some luck involved,' says Blaha, 'But you can help things along with some savvy marketing and smart planning...and booking the right venue.'

The seminar will take place Sunday, February 1 from 4-6pm at the Academy for New Musical Theatre, 5628 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood. $10.

Tickets are now on sale - to make a reservation, visit www.anmt.org and click on the link for EDINBURGH FRINGE SEMINAR.

Academy for New Musical Theatre, 5628 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, CA, 91601
818-506-8500 academy@anmt.org