2,028 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Nope, this blog isn’t about what I said to the cab driver that almost ran me over in the snow yesterday. Nope. This blog is about you. I started this blog about producing theater six y…
If you think The Return of the Polar Vortex is having a cooling effect on Broadway Box Office, there could be an even bigger storm a brewin’ that’s set to arrive in two weeks. Of…
As much as I hate to admit it, Producers have something in common with Politicians. Â So do CEOs, Presidents of Companies, and anyone who runs a business, whether that business has one emp…
I haven’t been to Angus in a while, but last time I went in, I heard this little gem of a convo from two businessmen who were not in the business of Broadway. Â And you know me, I lo…
You all know The Swami of Statistics, right? Â You remember him? Â He’s the dude at The Shubert Org with the keys to all the Broadway ticketing data for the last several, oh, decad…
Winter sucks. There, I said it. Winter sucks so much that I’m  trying to get a petition going to move Broadway to the West Coast, or the South East Coast, or to Bora Bora.  Any o…
Last Friday, I published the results of the first ever Broadway Investor survey. Â If you haven’t seen it yet, click here. Honestly, I wasn’t all that shocked with the results.…
Back in October last year, we launched the very first Broadway Investor survey, with the sole goal of trying to determine just who, who, who is the Broadway Investor (click here to read the …
The Off Broadway Alliance is at it again. I’m constantly being asked by consulting clients and seminar participants, “How do I get a producer for my play/musical/one-man-wh…
Got a guess? What Broadway show grossed the most dollars (not necessarily bodies, right?) over the past 52 weeks? Ready for the answer? Â Don’t scroll down until you’ve got one…
Well, aren’t ticket exchanges a hot topic! First I posted this post-Xmas blog about Broadway return policies (or lack thereof), and how I’m a proponent of having our policies …
One of my favorite gifts to get folks around the holidays is a “something”-of-the-month club. The original of-the-month club was something fruit related. Â Apples, oranges, kiw…
Snow is a beautiful thing . . . until you realize the effect it has on business. Broadway is in the middle of its first big snowstorm this season, and as usual, it’s causing a whole bu…
Fact: Â Times Square would not look the way it does today without Disney. When I first moved to the city in the early 90s, 42nd Street was still a disaster of crack addicts and run down mo…
It’s a New Year. It’s a new start. It’s a fresh beginning. Don’t dwell on what didn’t go right in 2013 . . . or what you failed to write in 2013 . . . focus on …
At the tail end of every year, I write a blog with a list of the Top 10 Most Popular Posts of the Year. And you wanna know a secret? Â It’s my favorite post of the year (don’t …
Time for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer's Perspective: The most read post of the month:Â A Few of my Favorite Things from NBC's Live Sound …
That’s it, my friends, put 2013 in the record books. Â Another 525,600 minutes have passed us by. Â How did Broadway measure a year in its life? Every year I do just that . . . and…
Dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr . . . In case you couldn’t figure it out, that was NOT a call for a doctor, but rather an e-drum roll, because it’s time to announce the…
Remember that time I debuted my new musical Gettin’ The Band Back Together at George Street Playhouse this past fall? Well, a month ago, I got the cast back together and we recor…
. . . Â people were returning gifts left and right . . . and . . . and . . . I can’t think of a good rhyme for stores. Just about every industry out there plays the return-game gambl…
Here’s a quote to put under your tree today: Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all,…
After the success of The Sound of Music, I predicted that NBC would broadcast another live musical in 2014.  And wouldn’t you know it, the next day, they announced that they woul…
They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery. I disagree. Mocking is the greatest form of flattery. The incredible story of NBC’s The Sound of Music continued last week when …
When I say Olive Garden what do you think of . . . For me? Â It’s unlimited salad and breadsticks. Â That salad just keeps coming and coming. Â There ain’t no bottom of tha…
