What Broadway Investors Really Need. by Ken Davenport

Here’s something I should have asked Santa for . . . I get a lot of emails and phone calls and Game of Thrones-like carrier ravens from folks asking me my opinion on shows they’v…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 18, 2013☆⚑

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Time to take my own temperature. One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned is that it’s essential that any and every business out there, Broadway Show or Law Firm or Hot Dog Cart,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 17, 2013☆⚑

Game changer alert: BroadwayBox gets bought. by Ken Davenport

Bloomberg News broke a big biz story today about BroadwayBox, the online discount farm that Broadway buyers love . . . and most Producers love/hate.  (I affectionately call BroadwayBox, t…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 16, 2013☆⚑

Favorite Quotes Vol. XXXVI: A funny man who isn't going to be funny. by Ken Davenport

The cinematic auteur responsible for some of the biggest on screen belly laughs of the last decade is writing a play. Yep, everyone’s favorite 40 Year Old Virgin, Judd Apatow, could be…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 15, 2013☆⚑

Why you need to get a puppy. by Ken Davenport

I puppy-sat this weekend.  And on one of my many walks with the little lovable Sandy-style b@tch, I was reminded of that amazing thing that happens when you walk a dog in New York City…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 14, 2013☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 1/13/2013 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 13, 2013: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $822,129 8,583 62.81% $95.79 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $839,273…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on January 14, 2013☆⚑

If they don't go to opening night, then who should? by Ken Davenport

A friend of mine, and to protect the innocent, let's call that friend . . . uh . . . me . . . was recently offered a chance to invest $50k into a Broadway musical.  A high unit price, but…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 11, 2013☆⚑

Looking for an idea? Look, look, look to your childhood. by Ken Davenport

While the making of a musical from an idea is a tricky, tricky thing,  I often find that most unsuccessful musicals go wrong much earlier than the actual execution.  It's the idea that…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 10, 2013☆⚑

How the Fiscal Cliff helped Hollywood. by Ken Davenport

That fiscal cliff drama last week was better than some shows I’ve seen!  Special holiday sessions of Congress, negotiations into the wee hours, nonstop blame-games . . . but we fina…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 9, 2013☆⚑

5 Things I Learned About Australian Theater by Ken Davenport

I'm writing this blog on my last night in picturesque Sydney, Australia. I fly back tomorrow. And somehow I'll arrive earlier than when I left.  So weird.  I mean, I get why that happe…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 8, 2013☆⚑

5 Tips to Getting a Job on Broadway by Ken Davenport

I get a lot of emails from folks telling me that it's their dream to work on Broadway.  Some want to be General Managers.  Some want to be Casting Directors.  Some don't have a clue…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 7, 2013☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 1/6/2013 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 6, 2013: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $1,252,683 12,570 91.99% $99.66 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $761,8…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on January 7, 2013☆⚑

Strive to make the impossible, possible. by Ken Davenport

If you want a show to have an impact on an audience and get gasps, laughter, tears . . . and great word of mouth, what should you do? Make the impossible, possible. Snow on stage . . . rain …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 4, 2013☆⚑

It's Batting Pratice on Broadway. by Ken Davenport

Growing up as a kid in suburban Massachusetts in the 80s, I took at least two trips a season to the famed Fenway Park to catch BoSox games. (Huh. I wonder if anyone has ever studied my Massa…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 3, 2013☆⚑

The Producer's Perspective Social: The Down Under Edition! by Ken Davenport

If you follow me on Twitter then you know I’m about ready to fly for 22 plus hours to make my first ever visit Down Under. My Off-Broadway show, My First Time, is being produced …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 2, 2013☆⚑

May '13 be your luckiest year yet. by Ken Davenport

Happy New Year, Readers. Rest up today.  Watch some football.  Hang with some loved ones.  Don’t think about the theater. And then sleep well, because tomorrow you get to work…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 1, 2013☆⚑

The most popular posts of the month: December by Ken Davenport

Time for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer’s Perspective The most read post AND the most commented on post of the month:  Stephen Sondh…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on January 1, 2013☆⚑

The secret to keeping your New Year's Resolutions. by Ken Davenport

Have you got your resolutions yet?  Time is a tickin’.  Only a few more hours until the start of the new year, and the new you. I love a New Year’s.  It’s like reb…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 31, 2012☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 12/30/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 30, 2012:   Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,558,922 11,840 97.69% $131.67 ANNIE …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on December 31, 2012☆⚑

The 2012 Broadway Producer of the Year is . . . by Ken Davenport

Drumroll please. dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr (I don’t know how you spell the sound of a drum roll, so I just used “dr” . . . sue me.) The Producer…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 28, 2012☆⚑

My Top 10 Broadway Moments from 2012 by Ken Davenport

Shazam! Did this year fly by or what?  It feels like just yesterday when Thoroughly Modern Millie won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Wait a minute.  That was 2002?  Jumping Jack F…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 27, 2012☆⚑

Sing with me: It's the most, "busiest" time, of the year! by Ken Davenport

I know, I know, that’s not how the Christmas Carol goes.  But when you’re a business owner, and a Broadway business owner at that, “wonderful” is synonymous with &…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 26, 2012☆⚑

Whatever holiday you are celebrating this December . . . by Ken Davenport

. . . I hope it’s a great one. No, no, that’s not true.  I hope it’s a . . . well . . . this kind of holiday: Visit www.DTEGift.com for my gift to you.   (Got a …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 25, 2012☆⚑

The ultimate "social network." by Ken Davenport

Last week, we held our fifth annual Producer’s Perspective Social, and I don’t know about anyone else, but I had a blast. We had to cut the RSVPs off at 250 passionate Producers,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 24, 2012☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 12/23/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 23, 2012: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,491,488 12,784 93.76% $116.67 ANNIE $1,156,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on December 24, 2012☆⚑