How Do You Stage A Variety Concert?
If variety is the spice of life, a variety show or concert is among the most scintillating types of entertainment. Typically, there is something for everyone: instrumental music, singing, dancing, comedy, magicians, acrobats and jugglers. The whole idea is to provide an entertainment that can be enjoyed by folks young and old, from every walk of life. First-time variety show producers usually find there is more involved than they might have realized. You need to find a venue, find performers and production staff, deal with costuming, lighting, sound, get everyone together for at least one run-through and, of course, make sure folks will come to the event. At nearly every planning stage, anything can — and many things do — go wrong. But the satisfaction of successfully staging a variety show and the excitement of seeing it all come together can prove addictive. Naturally, you will want to rent out the prime performance space in your area. But for your first variety concert, a smaller
