Revolutionizing Broadway with NFTs and Web 3.0 with Sue Gilad and Ron Guirgius

Summary 

Ron and Sue, founders of MuseWorks, join the show to discuss how they’re bringing Broadway to Web 3.0. It’s been a challenging time for the broadway industry since the pandemic hit. With constant closures and Covid outbreaks, every show has been a gamble. Moreover, as an industry, it has struggled with scaling in the past 20 years. MuseWorks is set on helping the Broadway industry scale and transforming its economics so that everyone benefits.  

 

It will leverage the power of NFTs to connect creators and the theater community digitally in a way that everybody wins. Tune in to learn how MuseWorks introduces a new use case for NFTs, the intuitive eCommerce experience it aims to create, and its plan to change how Broadway actors get paid. 

 

About Guest

 

Ron Guirgius is an entrepreneur and business leader. He is the Co-Founder of Blockchange and The Convergence Collective.  

 

Sue Gilad is a broadway baby and multiple Tony Award winning theatre producer. she is the Co-Producer at Moulin Rouge and Co-Founder of Custom Broadway. 

 

Together, as partners, they have established MuseWorks. 

 

You’ll learn about:  

 

• How the pandemic has affected the broadway industry in the last two years. 
• How NFTs can be utilized to revolutionize the broadway industry and help it scale. 
• How MuseWorks will build a community of broadway enthusiasts who also are also interested in collecting NFTs. 
• How NFTs can be used to help finance and build momentum for new Broadway shows.  
• How NFTs will enable actors to receive royalties (rather than just being paid a salary). 

 

Resources: 

 

Connect with Sue Gilad: LinkedIn

Connect with Ron Guirgius: LinkedIn

 

Connect with YWhales: Website | BitClout | Twitter

 

Timestamps 

 

[01:02] Who is Ron Guigius? 

[03:02] Who is Sue Gilad? 

[05:34] Is broadway in a golden age or in a slump? 

[07:44] How MuseWorks was born. 

[08:59] Broadway before the pandemic vs. after the pandemic. 

[10:06] What is MuseWorks?

[12:56] How buying theater merch and buying theater NFTs collide. 

[16:24] MuseWorks’ development progress. 

[18:07] What actors and producers think of MuseWorks.

[20:15] Copyrights for Broadway NFTs: what would Broadway NFT owners actually own? 

[21:10] How NFTs will change how Broadway actors get paid. 

[24:20] MuseWork’s roadmap for the next 18 months (2022-2023). 

 

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