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Howard Kolins
Executive Producer: Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Radio City Entertainment
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The Executive Producer is responsible for creating and operating the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City and in other cities around the country. He or she makes all the key decisions regarding how the show will run and keeps track of the finances to make sure there is enough money to pay for the prouduction.
Howard Kolins handles this very important job for Radio City Entertainment. He is essentially the boss of the Christmas Spectacular. He spends a great deal of time planning and holding meetings to make sure that everyone working on the show understands exactly what they need to do to put on a great performance.
Doing A Little Bit Of Everything
In college, Howard majored in literature, theater and math. He also studied acting, speech, movement and design. After college he took jobs where he did a little bit of everything, including building scenery, driving a truck, directing, acting and being a stage manager. The stage manager job at Radio City Music Hall led to being a producer of the Easter show and then the Christmas Show. He learned a lot from all of these jobs, but still credits his college acting, directing and producing experiences as being very significant in helping lead him to where he is today.
Put A Good Team Together
To do this type of job, Kolins recommends that you have a strong knowledge of theater including writing, costume and set design, music and dance. He also says it is important to know how to put together a budget, be well organized and able to manage day-to-day issues. You need to be able to envision what the show will look like and work toward that goal. It is important to put a good team of people together to produce a-first-rate show. To do that you have to be comfortable working with a wide range of personalities. It also helps to be ready to work long hours, like ten hours a day when preparing a show for opening night.
 
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