2,028 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Here’s a blog (and a concept) that the purists out there are gonna throw some serious hate on. First, a question . . . have you seen House of Cards?  If so, do you like it? Odds are…
As I blogged about yesterday, SEO may be one of the most important tools you can use to help make you money (appearing higher on the organic rankings should get you more clicks) AND simultan…
Broadway Producers, just like every other CEO or Company Head out there, have a lot on their mind.  And it's impossible for them to know every aspect of how to run their business.  In …
I boarded a flight yesterday on an airline that shall-not-be-named (although I'll give you this hint " they don't have WiFi), and the flight attendant charged with greeting oncoming passenge…
Winning a Best Musical Tony is one thing . . . but recouping? Nothing gets me more excited than recouping a show, because recouping means three things to a Broadway Producer: It means you di…
Like so many others, there was time when I was addicted to my Crackberry. I can still hear the click-click-click of those keys.  And the only time my thumbs were in better shape was in 19…
Effin’ politicians. Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do.  Like Cats and Dogs and Jets and Sharks, these guys just can’t seem to get along. And it jus…
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the fraternity-filled town of New Brunswick, New Jersey these past couple of weeks, rehearsing / teching / opening Gettin’ The Band Back To…
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: After Nine Awesome years . . . The most commented o…
Most people think that the greatest inventors or creators in the world are hit by lightning bolts of inspiration that cause them to come up with a successful product.  I’ve heard ma…
I’ve been looking to do a “10 Qs” post by a Broadway General Manager for a long time.  But it’s taken a looooong a$$ time, because they are all so dang busy.  W…
You probably think that the subject of this blog is about our declining attendance rate. But it’s not. In fact, it’s the kind of blog that reminds you that declining or rising at…
The Off Broadway Alliance is out to educate y0u once again. This Sunday, September 29th, the OBA (the organization behind the very successful 20at20 promotion) is sponsoring an awesome pa…
The crowdfunding event I spoke at last week was held at the infamous Players Club in Gramercy Park.  If you’re not familiar with The Players, it’s a schamncy members-only org …
Great blog title right? Before you go patting me on the back, let me tell you that I didn’t write it. It was written by a PR and Communications Pro in Washington who has “never t…
If you haven’t been reading the blog day-in and day-out over the last week, let me do a little wrap up for you.  In the last 7 or so days, I’ve . . . Announced that I signed o…
Everyone in the world of investing, whether that means Broadway investing or Hedge Fund investing or Early Hungarian Cabinetmaking investing, has been talking about crowdfunding since the JO…
Back in early June, I blogged about a change in the Gmail inbox that you are probably all very aware of by now – the separation of your inbox into three categories:  primary, social…
Last week, Mark Gordon and Hawk Koch, the Presidents of The Producers Guild (the Hollywood version of The Broadway League), called the 40+ names of Producers on The Butler ”embar…
The Awesome 80s Prom was my very first show in New York. After a decade of Company Managing and General Managing Broadway shows and National Tours and dreaming about creating my own, I jumpe…
Alright Procrastinators . . . did you accomplish that New Year’s Resolution of yours to finish your musical?  I hope so, because the New York Musical Theatre Festival’s submis…
On Tuesday, I tweeted that I had just signed on to be an above-the-title Producer on a new Broadway show arriving this season (in just a few months actually). Now that the ink is drying on t…
If you’ve taken a stroll down the middle of Times Square lately, you may have noticed that a huge chunk of the street has been ripped up around 42nd street. It looks like this: …
Oh, how different things were just a few years ago. When I was brainstorming creative ways to raise money for Godspell that were aligned with the creative message of the show (Godspell…
I have a man crush on Bob Greenblatt. I first met him back in the day, when he was still at Showtime, and producing 9 to 5 in his spare time (I mean, that’s a seriously successful m…
