The Business of Broadway with Curt Olds

This week’s guest is Curt Olds, internationally renowned singer, opera and musical theater director and entrepreneur. Curt has performed on Broadway, at the Lincoln Center and at Carnegie Hall. He is a Butte native and a graduate of the University of Montana with a degree in vocal performance, and the most recent recipient of the Odyssey of the Stars. In this episode, Curt talks about how much of a spring board Missoula was for his career, and the importance of viewing performance arts as a business, but not a democracy. Justin asks Curt about some of his work with agencies, and how changing societal standards have affected his approach to the industry. Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v3g1ZowZjaoPLD4EsoID9C9xI6GtB3JpIBfXhL9XUYc/edit