2,028 stories by "Ken Davenport"
I’m a Musical Theater nerd.  I’ll admit it. How do I know?  Well it might be because I used to frame every single Playbill . . . and ticket stub . . . and cut out the pictu…
Out of nowhere, Andrew Lloyd Webber announced a super high profile project last month to open this fall at the Winter Garden Theatre, the same theater where he and his feline friends s…
I got such terrific feedback from our Best Musical Infographic that broke down the similarities and differences of the Best Musical Tony Award Winners of the last twenty years, that I had…
I tweet-teased this a few weeks ago, but now it is officially official.  The Producer’s Perspective Podcast is live! I’ve been wanting to start a Podcast for a couple of years…
We’re a day into the New Year . . . only 364 days to go until the ball drops and turns us sweet 2016! And oh so much can happen in that year!  It’s just full of unknown possib…
Another year is in the history books.  And another year is in the bloggin’ books! I don’t know about you, but at the close of every annum I like to take stock of what I’…
There are just a few hours left in the 15th year of the 21st century.  And, as with all years, there have been ups and downs, and even a few sideways.  And while I’m a guy that l…
We had a record breaking number of votes for this year’s Broadway Producer of the Year, and with this year’s crop of nominees, I’m not surprised.  We had big corporation…
Like so many folks out there, seeing a movie on Christmas day has become a tradition.  I’m not sure when movie goin’ on 12/25 became such a thing, but it has (and it says a lo…
Enjoy, Meryl.  And then get the recording here.
Whatever holiday you celebrate or even if you don't celebrate a holiday, I hope today is filled with fun and family . . . and no "drama." :-)
My Mom is the best. I’m in my 4th decade now, and still, every year right after Thanksgiving she shoots me an email and says, “What does my boy want from Santa this Christmas?…
I don’t know about you, but my inbox and mailbox are filled with requests for cash donations from all sorts of non-profits, charities, etc.  Why do they come in such a high volum…
It wasn’t a secret that Second Stage was planning to buy the Helen Hayes Theatre.  But since it has been six years since it was originally announced, a lot of folks in the industry …
There are some days when I dream about being a big time Hollywood Studio Movie Producer. Yesterday was not one of them. Like most of the world, I’ve been watching this The Interview cr…
One of the first things that Broadway Producers have to decide when a show gets green-lit is their schedule. I often work backwards.  When do I want the show to open?  Once I have that…
It’s that time of year, my friends! Before 2014 comes to a close, it is time for us to find out who, who, who is The Broadway Producer of the Year! And how do we decide?  Well, we l…
You know what I really care about? Who the best marketer is in the world. Yes, we have a very unique product on Broadway.  But at the end of the day, great marketers are great marketers, …
We had another super fun Saturday seminar this past weekend, with a room full of writers/producers/entrepreneurs from all over the city country world (we had a team from Venezuela!). Å
One of our sister industry’s biggest releases this December is the Old Testament inspired Exodus: Gods and Kings, starring the very white Christian “I didn’t scream at a…
Ho-ho-holiday shopping! Theater people are sooooo picky.  How do I know?  I’m one of ‘em.  My mom asks me for a list every year of what I want (she’s a good mom). …
Imagine for a second that you start producing Broadway shows.  And your first Broadway show is Wicked.  The next Broadway show is bound to come up short, no matter how well it does,…
Did you watch Peter Pan live? Iain did. And his is the most important review of them all.  It’s more important than Entertainment Weekly.  More important than The Daily Beast. Â…
When one person emails me with an idea for a blog, I consider it. When five people email me with the same idea, I strongly consider it. Yesterday, ten people emailed me, four sent smoke sign…
