92: Stafford Arima - Broadway Director

Broadway director Stafford Arima joins us to discuss how he has managed his finances as a freelance director in New York City.    We discuss: ⭐️ Moving from Canada to be resident director of Broadway’s Ragtime ⭐️ How much he socked away for retirement during his 20 years freelancing ⭐️ His newest job as an artistic director of Theatre Calgary which was his first full time job, which he took when he was in his late forties ⭐️ Stafford talks about his parent’s relationship with gambling and the death of his uncle that shaped his perspective on money ⭐️ The show starts with Stafford raving about his SUPERSTAR design team of Bhangin' It at La Jolla Playhouse   The outtakes include a chat about Allegiance on Broadway, which Stafford directed. The show starred George Takei, Lea Salonga, and Telly Leung.   Outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92-stafford-64043536?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare   Stafford’s Website: http://www.staffordarima.com/index.html   Theatre Calgary: https://theatrecalgary.com/   Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/La-Jolla-Playhouse-Announces-Creative-Team-for-BHANGIN-IT-A-BANGIN-NEW-MUSICAL-20211220   Become a patron: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel