2,028 stories by "Ken Davenport"
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending August 7, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $874,887 8,268 100.73% $105.82 BABY IT'S YOU! $337,826 …
Congratulations to Price, who is going to see Zach Braff's All New People at Second Stage. Price, email me to set up your tickets, cuz you're going to the the-a-ter. Thanks to everyone else …
On a Friday afternoon during my first few weeks as an Assistant Company Manager at Show Boat back in 1996, two firemen came up to our office at the Gershwin theater and said there was a wate…
I was asked to speak at the Arizona Presenters Alliance annual retreat yesterday and during one of my sessions, which I call, "Stump The Marketing Guy!" (I offer a $100 prize to anyone that …
I travel a lot, and thanks to the international success of My First Time, and my love of London, I find myself crossing a lot of borders. And as many of you know, I'm sure, there is nothing …
No, I'm not talk about fruits and veges here. I'm talking about the word that we all throw about like it's confetti on New Year's. "I'm producing a new play" or "I want to pro…
You haven't heard about Broadway-Con? It's a convention like the unbelievably popular Comic-Con.
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending July 31, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $846,061 8,165 99.48% $103.62 BABY IT'S YOU! $372,629 6,…
I have to say, admitting that July is no longer with us gets me a little depressed. So let's make August one heck of a last summer month! Let's see what you got your interest this past month…
Yesterday's Sunday giveaway was for two tickets to Zach Braff's new comedy at Second Stage. As I was 'giving it away', I started thinking about how surprised I was to hear that Zach Braff ha…
If anyone was wondering if there were strong feelings about nudity in theater, check out the over 135 (!) comments from this week's contest. You guys take your nakedness seriously. The nudie…
Ok, this "overheard" entry didn't happen at Angus. It happened in Massachusetts about a week ago, when my Mom took one of her grandkids, a second grader, to see a show at the local…
This could be one of my favorite "Market Notes" yet. Market Notes is a report that the Shubert Organization, which sits on top of a mountain of Telecharge data, spits out every mon…
You haven't heard about Broadway-Con? It's a convention like the unbelievably popular Comic-Con. You know about Comic-Con, right? Comic-Con the unbelievably popular convention that unites fa…
Seems like just yesterday we were all freezing our spotlights off and picking the shows we thought would make money in this year's Will It Recoup! (If you aren't familiar with our game, clic…
I got an email from a reader who had already bought tickets to Godspell who told me she couldn't wait to see it again. She talked about the score, the joy, and more. This reader knew all the…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending July 24, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $832,625 8,256 100.58% $100.85 BABY IT'S YOU! $436,377 7…
Congratulations Ed Ertle, you are going to see YouTube sensations, The Voca People Off Broadway! Email me for details on how to get your tickets. And thanks to everyone else for the great vi…
For today's blog, I thought we'd stay on the Deloreon we took a ride on yesterday and take a glance at the New York Times review of Merlin in 1983 from the legendary Butcher of Broadway, Fra…
Listen to this quote: "Ever since the advent of talking movies in the twenties, pundits have fretted over Broadway's demise. The Great White Way is still around, continuing as it has fo…
Listen to this quote: "Ever since the advent of talking movies in the twenties, pundits have fretted over Broadway's demise. The Great White Way is still around, continuing as it has fo…
To call Lin-Manuel Miranda just a writer is like saying Da Vinci was just a painter. Like the ancient Italian, Mr. Miranda does a whole lot of things, and, unlike most, he does a whole lot o…
If you've got a product that already has market interest, another way to boost that interest is to create supporting products that might appeal to either a new demographic, or more important…
Telecharge.com recently sent out an email to its customers with a subject similar to the subject of this blog. Why? Because this summer, a bunch of shows are shaking up their schedules. Baby…
