2,028 stories by "Ken Davenport"
On Saturday, I hinted at an idea I had for the Cabaret sub-culture of New York City. Â You ready for it? Now that I’ve built it up like an Edsel, I’m certain to disappoint (rem…
I walked into an unfamiliar Times Square deli last week on one of those cook-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk days and ordered up my usual can of Coke. Â The deli-keep said, “That’s $1.7…
One month ago, I wrote about the lesson I learned from a car salesman on how to solicit Broadway investments. Â Well, yesterday I found myself car shopping once again, right here on the is…
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 5 Shows that Stand Out at the NYMF " 2013 The…
Check out this fascinating article on psfk.com about how our entertainment ADD is not only being addressed by content creators, it is being celebrated. Here’s the jist: Admit it. Â W…
First, yes, I’ll admit, the title of this blog sounds a little creepy. But it’ll make sense. Â I hope. If you love Broadway show tunes, then I bet you have a soft spot in your …
Negotiations in the theater shouldn’t take very long. Â Jobs aren’t as common, so most Artists want to find a way to take the gig. Â And most Artists have such specific talen…
JK Rowling has been casting some magic spells again. Â And this one was called “Pseudonymicus Invisiblistus!” Here’s the cliff notes version of what happened: JK wrote a …
A great article appeared in The Journal last week written by its critic (and one of last year’s TEDx Broadway speakers), Terry Teachout. As we all know, it’s easy for us (includi…
Some of the coolest cold emails I get are from high school students all over the country, asking me for advice on where to go and what to study in college if they want to work on Broadway so…
There are no absolutes in marketing. Except this one: No show is for “everyone”. One of the most common mistakes that new Producers/Writers make is thinking that their show appea…
As I blogged about on Friday, Netflix dealt the mainstream media companies a major punch-in-the-face last week when their original series, House of Cards, was nominated for a Best Drama S…
Entertainment industry history was made yesterday when Netflix, the service I formerly referred to as Blockbuster-online, was nominated for 14 Emmy Awards for its original programming. It wa…
In my Broadway Investing Seminar, I always take a moment to answer the question “why do people invest in Broadway shows?” There are a bunch of reasons, from going to the opening …
I get breaking news from CNN pushed to my iPhone, as I’m sure a lot of you do as well. Â And I’ve read some pretty sad things over the years. But for some reason, the death of …
I walked into a restaurant over the weekend (ok, ok, there may have been buffalo wings on the menu), and it was emptier than a Saturday matinee of Dude. The hostess was reading US Weekly, an…
I don’t know about you, but I think this Tony Kushner guy has a future.  The dude can write. Case in point . . . Remember that giveaway that I announced yesterday for Encores! Of…
Think Broadway tickets (and concert tickets and sports tickets) are too expensive? Well, here comes an article from the NY Times which details the new strategy on the concert circuit . . . r…
Here’s a little known secret out there for all you Producers looking to raise money internationally, and for all you wealthy foreign nationals looking to obtain green card status in ou…
You know what I love about David Rockwell? He’s the King of the Crossover, designing everything from hotels like the fabu Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and restaurants like Nobu to airp…
I love me an amusement park. Â At least one day every summer, you can find me at Six Flags eating a funnel cake (although we simply called ‘em fried dough back in Mass), and riding t…
The 10th Anniversary of the New York Theatre Musical Festival is upon us! Â Boy, it seems like just yesterday I was attending an orientation meeting for Season #1 when Altar Boyz made it&#…
I helped a friend by a car yesterday. Thanks to the world-wide-interwebs, buying a vehicle ain’t like what it used to be. Â Thanks to websites like Truecar.com, buyers can walk into …
As we all take a moment today to celebrate the independence of our wonderful (even though at times dysfunctional) nation, I thought we should also take a moment to celebrate the Independence…
I recently found myself at a vacation destination . . . where the local economy is fueled almost entirely by tourists who fly in from places around the world. When I arrived, I was welcomed …
