For seventeen years, Mr. Vogel headed FEDAPT (The Foundation for the Extension and Development of the American Professional Theater), which offered development and technical assistance to over 500 theaters, dance organizations, performing arts centers, and other arts projects throughout the United States.
Prior to this, Vogel was the assisting director for the Performing Arts Division at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, which presented more than 125 international theatrical and concert attractions.
As general manager for Lumadrama (a son e lumiere) at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mr. Vogel coordinated this tourist and educational program with the U.S. Department of the Interior and was responsible for its operation.
Beginning his theatrical career as an actor at the age of nine, Vogel appeared in Broadway, off-Broadway, the summer stock circuit, television, and film before switching his creative priorities to the front office.
His definitive publication, The Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicals, co-edited by Theatre World editor Ben Hodges, was published by Applause Theatre and Cinema Books in 2007, and is considered the definitive reference in the field of commercial theater producing.