ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FROM WILLIAM F. BAKER

Special thanks to Deans Robert Grimes, Donna Rapaccioli, and James Hennessy at Fordham University, and to Katherine Gerston at The Juilliard School for their guidance and support for my classes. Karen Hayward, who assisted in organizing and teaching the course “Understanding the Profession: The Performing Arts in the 21st Century.” David Horn at WNET, who was always willing to help. Laura Walker at WNYC, who is a real pro in the business. Ed Reilly at the American Management Association, who gave this unusual book his full support. Provosts Stephen Freedman at Fordham and Ara Guzelimian at Juilliard, who fully supported my work. The many wonderful faculty members at Juilliard, especially Bärli Nugent, who were always there for us. Andrew Gundlach, who gave our students big-time business advice, and Tim Domini, who helped them read financial statements. Martin Kagan, who understands the business like nobody we know and eagerly shares his knowledge. Eric Hurtig, a key member of the Schwartz Center team, who was always at the ready to fill in the blanks. Greg Sandow, a Juilliard colleague who had tremendous insight. Barrett Hipes and Courtney Blackwell, for their leadership in helping artist-entrepreneurs. And Larry Lynn, for doing an amazing job, as ever.

FROM WARREN C. GIBSON

Thanks to my wife, Merrilee, for her support. It’s a special pleasure to work with Bill Baker, a dear friend of more than 60 years.

FROM EVAN LEATHERWOOD

Special thanks to my two coauthors for making this book happen in the first place and for their wisdom, patience, and support. Andrew Yang, for being by my side every step of the way. Our editor, Stephen S. Power, for insight and meticulous guidance. The staff of the New York Society Library, for providing a place of comfort, scholarship, and silence. The talented students of “Understanding the Profession: The Performing Arts in the 21st Century,” for their discipline, really great questions, and mischief. Eric Hurtig, for his bottomless well of good ideas and hard data. Carolyn Velazquez-Atis and the rest of the Fordham crew, for making me feel at home. Jeannemarie Baker, for her upbeat attitude. My brilliant, patient, and willing interview subjects: Rachel S. Moore, Daniel Talbott, Claire Chase, Peter Gelb, Max Hodges, Sir Clive Gillinson, Christopher Dylan Herbert, Loni Landon and Gregory Dolbashian, Alex Lipowski, Dustin Flores and Paula Poeta, and Diane Wittry. Neil Fiore and the other Neal for handing me the right tools in the nick of time. Barrett Hipes and the Juilliard career services office, for giving us the right name just when we needed it. Alexa and Marc Suskin, for their unflagging support. The boys and girls of CRUX Climbing, for giving me a place to let go of my worries. Barbara Slifka and Bernard L. Schwartz, for making it all possible. My fellows, for keeping me focused on progress, not perfection. My family, of course. And to all the people I forgot to mention, thank you.