Bookwriter · Lyricist

Bruce Sussman

At announcement: email past comedy buyers and give each partner a distinct booking link or box-office code.
Two weeks out: compare paid seats per performance. Ask the partner driving bookings to spotlight your slowest date.
Opening week: promote performances with seats available. Track paid tickets and net revenue by source, then record which invitation worked.

Finding the story in song.

Behind the work

Finding the story in song.

Bruce Sussman writes for the musical stage and screen. His longtime collaboration with Barry Manilow includes songs for The Pebble and the Penguin, Thumbelina, and Disney’s Oliver & Company.

For Harmony, Sussman wrote the book and lyrics, shaping the story of the Comedian Harmonists into a musical with Manilow. The work earned him the 2022 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical.