HISTORY OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
Senior management at N.Y. Shakespeare Festival, Disney Theatrical International,
Carnegie Hall, Big Apple Circus, & Barrington Stage Company.
Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional, University Theater
Concert & Recording Artists, Producers, Authors, Speakers, Educators
About:
Under the leadership of Mitch Weiss, MW Entertainment Group Inc. ("MW") has been a leader in advising non-profit and commercial theatres investors, producers, and artists. With access to a talented staff of accomplished designers, actors, stage managers, directors, playwrights, composers, musical directors, independent attorneys, accountants, and business managers, MW has provided expert answers to tough questions, resulting in successful productions, educational programs, and healthy finances. It's a broad and diverse history that we continue with pride.
Management Roles in over 30 Broadway shows including:
Tony Winners
A Chorus Line,
The Grapes of Wrath,
The Pirates of Penzance,
Disney's Beauty and the Beast;
Pacific Overtures, plus...
Tony nominees
Runaways, Starmites,
The Song Of Jacob Zulu,
For Colored Girls...,
Golden Child. and dozens more.
Free Music Industry Instruction for Artists: MW President Mitch Weiss and former associate Kevin Curtain on YouTube (above) provide free advice in 35 VLOGs (5-9 minutes each) on multiple topics for aspiring artists in the music business. (Watch on Link below.)
Web TV entertainment:
MW produced the Live WebTV variety show "NYV-Live" from the Players Theater in N.Y.C.'s Greenwich Village. Celebrity co-hosts presented spoken word and recording artists, award-winning dance teams, Broadway actors, world-class magicians, and more. (No longer available on the Web.)
Educators and Speakers:
For 16 years Mitch Weiss taught arts management courses at NYU's School of Professional Studies, and directed 3 summer Musical Theater practicums at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.
MW speakers have visited high schools and universities nationwide including Brooklyn Tech, U of Washington & Lee, Oberlin, Syracuse, U of Kentucky @ Lexington, Pace, and NYU.
Les Blancs
Special Events:
We produced Circus Diva (above right), an adult-themed circus of gymnasts, dancers, and acrobats at the renowned Roseland Ballroom for 3 sell-out performances to critical raves.
When A Chorus Line became
the longest running musical
in Broadway history, we were
part of senior management for
the gala performance at the
Shubert Theatre. This one singular star-studded performance (#3389) featured over 400 performers rivaling any show ever produced on Broadway.
Showcases & Workshops: MW created FRC, Inc., a non-profit theater company that produced critically-acclaimed NYC revivals of David Rabe's Streamers, Lorraine Hansberry's Les Blancs (Ieft), and the original musical Everything's Coming Up Roses. (right)
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Everything's Comiing Up Roses...
MW proudly supports Southern Poverty Law Center, Joslin Clinic (for Diabetes Research & Education), Big Brothers/Sisters, and Broadway Cares.