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The Show Must Go On…But You Can Leave—with Michael Cohen

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How do you know when it’s time to leave something you worked so hard to build?

My cousin Michael Cohen knows a thing or two about keeping a show running—and deciding when it’s time for his own next act. From Broadway stage manager to entrepreneur to NBCUniversal, his résumé has range. But I knew him before any of that. I was his babysitter, and I have stories.

We talk about the backstage world of A Bronx Tale and Be More Chill, the printing business that took over his apartment, and the cold email that changed his career. Michael also gets candid about divorce after a 16-year…

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