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Inside the Learning: Boston By the Season

the city, or you could head north to larger ski resorts in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine, just a 3-4-hour drive away. Enjoy theater and music. From the Boston Symphony to the Boston Ballet to traveling Broadway shows to locally... View Details

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

of that product. That can work in a variety of ways. For example, in the case of films, powerful actors and actresses can help guarantee financing and push a movie through the development process; they can aid in generating interest from View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

01 Dec 2015
Blog Post

What is the HBS FIELD Program?

foundations for working in and leading teams. There are various exercises surrounding communication, negotiation, team launches, emotional intelligence and self-awareness. The various forums set us all up for success in the remaining courses. One of my favorite... View Details

05 Jul 2021
What Do You Think?

Do Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?

Employees (New York: The Free Press, 2003), p. xvi. B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore, The Experience Economy: Work is Theater & Every Business a Stage (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1999). Laura Starita, “3 Key Findings... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2023
News

Step Change

career growth were more available in New York,” Enan recalls. “And the other trade-off was around quality of life. I loved going to the theater with friends, taking improv and writing classes. You can get whatever you want in New York.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

Lee Shubert

Shubert and his brothers broke the Klaw-Erlanger Syndicate which controlled 95 percent of all theaters in the United States at the turn of the century. Beginning with a few theaters in New York and... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

01 Jun 2014
News

Screen Saver

Washington University. "Now think of the magic of Avatar in 3D. In that interim period, between 1977 and 2010, the technological advances in moviemaking were unbelievable. But that was not at all matched by any change in the concession stands, the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment

01 Oct 2001
News

¡Vamos al Cine!

Heyman: hitting 317 screens. As a student at HBS, movie buff Matthew Heyman (MBA '93) used to ask classmates what the theaters were like in their hometowns. When two classmates from Mexico City told him the View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

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Benjamin Story

In Los Angeles, Mickey Mouse casts a long shadow. While majoring in theater at UCLA, Ben Story got a touch of "Disney magic" when a vice president of the firm helmed "one of the best classes I took:" a course in theme... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Roll the Credits

in a March speech to a convention of theater owners. But, he declared, “The movie theater will survive and prosper because the theater offers an epic viewing experience that... View Details

Portrait Project

Adam Zalisk

I've always loved telling stories. In grade school, I scribbled away at picture books. In high school, I wanted to write novels. And in college, I directed plays. Theater intrigued me because it demanded collaboration. Actors,... View Details

31 Jan 2016
News

Studios Back App, Hoping to Fill Cinema Seats

making group sales easier, the new company will allow for dynamic pricing for movie tickets: Theaters set ticket prices, though studios typically set the minimum revenue they will accept per ticket sold, which can make discounts... View Details

June 1988
Case

American Repertory Theatre--1988

American Repertory Theatre (ART) is one of the premier resident theatres in the United States. ART has been successful in following its vision, which is to advance the art of theatre by creating an ideal working environment for artists and promoting very high quality... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Success; Theater Entertainment; Fine Arts Industry; United States

Citation

Find at Harvard

01 Sep 2011
News

Center Stage

Center Stage HBS alumni with close ties to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City gathered in Starr Theater in late July for a special event to celebrate the eight-year collaboration between the School and the center.... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Harry M. Warner

After frustrating attempts to run a movie theater in Pennsylvania, Harry Warner and his three brothers moved to California, convinced that they would have to make movies themselves if they were to ever have success at showing them. Though... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

24 Apr 2014
News

Building a career one stage at a time

Deborah Denenberg (MBA 1983) talks about her career as a Broadway theater producer, business educator, and working parent. (Published April 2014) View Details

Willis H. Carrier

Carrier was a pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration. Perfecting an air cooling system, Carrier first introduced air conditioning to theaters in the 1930’s and later went on to develop elaborate, but affordable, air conditioning... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

September 2015 (Revised December 2016)
Case

Wanda Studios Qingdao

By: Henry McGee and Willy Shih

Wang Jianlin, founder and Chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group (Wanda), kept close tabs on one of his flagship projects going up on the shores of the Yellow Sea. There construction was underway on Wanda Studios Qingdao, the largest film and production facility in the... View Details

Keywords: Dalian Wanda Group; AMC Entertainment; Wang Jianlin; Movie Industry; Vertical Specialization; Film; Film Entertainment; Theater Entertainment; Entertainment; Vertical Integration; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; China; United States