2,028 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Whenever I visit a city around the country or around the world, I take a look at the theatrical landscape . . . especially online. I spend some time surfing for sites where I can get informa…
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in a hotel sports bar in Minneapolis having my favorite meal of wings with a side of Coke. My dining partner was a television that was actually in the b…
I have an alarm in my Google Calendar set to go off at the end of every Quarter, to remind me to write my End of Quarter analysis of how the Broadway season is progressing. That alarm went o…
Time for the end of the month wrap-up. Here goes. The most read post of the month: How to drive your non-profit into the ground. (My Tony Pool/iPad Giveaway was actually the most read articl…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 29, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $837,223 8,213 100.06% $101.94 ARCADIA $203,543 4,601 55.…
Last week's American Idol finals put two singers chosen by the "American people" downfront and center. And both of them were country singers. And if you think that's some strange c…
I talked to an angry author a couple of weeks ago, who was irritated that his "important" play had not attracted a wider audience. I tried to explain in the nicest of all possible ways, but …
Trumpets sound, and . . . The winner of The Shaggs tix is Ms. Danielle Mohlman! Congrats, Danielle. Get a bus ticket because you're leaving Boston and coming to the Broadway! Email me to arr…
I got an email blast for a Broadway show the other day that made me wonder whether or not we're putting too much emphasis on the "like" or the "follow" call to action tha…
I am thrilled . . . overjoyed . . . pumped . . . so excited that there are no words . . . to announce that my production of Godspell by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak, directed by…
In a dramatic move that deserves its own aria, New York City Opera, the very first tenant of the center known as Lincoln, announced that it was up and moving. Where? No one, including NYCO, …
At 6:01 PM this past Saturday, something incredible happened. Nothing. Despite the certantity of the, ahem, "prophet" Harold Camping, that the world was going to end on date-night,…
Here are the winners of this year's 2011 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Play Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities Adam Bock, A Small Fire Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Motherf**ker With the Hat …
The fries are good, and the burgers are better. But the real reason I love In-N-Out is the secret sauce. And I'm not talking about the stuff they put on their meat.
The annual Broadway League report that details the demographics and habits of the audience of Broadway shows around the country was released last week. And, I've got the skinny. Audiences at…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 22nd, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $735,369 8,240 100.39% $89.24 ARCADIA $213,594 3,867 46…
Drumroll please . . . . and if you don't have a drum handy, you can use your fingers to tap on your desk . . . The winner of the two free tickets to see By The Way Meet...
The fries are good, and the burgers are better. But the real reason I love In-N-Out is the secret sauce. And I'm not talking about the stuff they put on their meat. I'm talking about the &qu…
One of the reasons that I love the theater is that no matter where you do it, in high school, your community, or on Broadway, it's a tight-knit family. Yesterday, we lost a member of that fa…
Ok, readers. This is your official rant alert, so look out. Ready? Set? Here goes . . . I went to pick up four tickets to a big budget Broadway show recently that cost me about $500 buckaroo…
. . . Smash. One of the best bits of news to hit Broadway in years happened just last week, when NBC officially ordered episodes of the new pilot entitled, Smash. What's it about? It's about…
Here are this year's Outer Critics Circle Award winners: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Good People The Motherf**ker With the Hat **War Horse OUTSTANDING NEW B…
Last year's Tony Party was so much fun, we're having it again! On Sunday, June 12th, you're invited to join us at Blondie's on the Upper West Side (just a few blocks from the actual Tonys) s…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 15th, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $694,235 8,201 99.91% $84.65 ARCADIA $239,554 3,831 46.…
