2,028 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Let's do an e-version of the wave for Drew, who is going home with 2 tickets to see Lombardi on Broadway! Drew wins this week's giveaway for his suggestion of a Tiger Woods musical in the st…
Yesterday marked the last day of the annual Broadway League Spring Road Conference, the four-day-long conference for Producers and Presenters from all over the country that's filled with key…
If you asked anyone when the worst weeks of the year are for Broadway, I'd bet you the brand new pre-release of The Book of Mormon CD that I got yesterday the answer you'd hear would be Sept…
I went to see Paul Simon last night. And after the hour and a half set of killer music, we got to the perfunctory encore. Paul came and went a couple more times to tumultuous applause and ga…
Yesterday we talked about how life's many obstacles can get in the way of a customer making a purchase. So today, I thought we'd look at one of those obstacles and try to extract it from the…
The marketing gold star of the week goes to Theaterworks in Hartford, CT for reminding us that one way to get attention for your show is to look at what else your audience is paying attentio…
Selling tickets to a show? Guess what? There are thousands of people that are interested in buying a ticket. So why are you having trouble filling your house? Something gets in their way. Be…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 8th, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $698,453 8,110 98.81% $86.12 ARCADIA $241,856 3,853 46.5…
You guys had fun casting Chicago, didn't you? I love fantasy casting. And maybe, like in Peter Pan, if we all really believe, some of our casting dreams will come true! Like . . . J.S Fauque…
Our seminar schedule has been all over the map recently, so I want to spell it out clearly for you (and for me, frankly, so I know what I'm talking about, and where and when I'm talking abou…
Arthur Laurents was the architect of the great American musical. He wrote some of the greatest shows on earth, including the books to Gypsy and West Side Story. But he did more than write mu…
Mmmmmm, Tony Award. Mmmmmm, iPad. Put 'em together and you get . . . my 2011 Tony Award Pool! Yep, every year we let you be the Tony Voter. Who do you think is going to win? Pick the winners…
I got into a discussion with a board member of a fisally challenged non-profit theater over the weekend. (Is there any other kind lately?) I asked her what she thought were the biggest traps…
Well I got a Satisfactory "C" or 75% on my Tony Award nomination predictions. How did you do? I missed one in the Best Play nomination category and one in the Best Musical category…
The 2011 Tony Award Nominations
. . . the events of the last 24 hours have been some of the most dramatic I have ever experienced so I felt I had to comment. For ten years this country has been in the midst of a...
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 1st, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $696,279 8,109 98.79% $85.86 ARCADIA $251,510 3,507 42.3…
It's end of the month, so here's the recap on what intrigued you the most, and what inspired the most comments over the last 30 days. Here they are: The most read post of the month: You make…
Hey all you Mall-of-American, ice-fishing, theater-loving folks in Minneapolis, I'm coming to town. Wanna hang out? Because I'm throwing a social, just like the fun ones we've had in New Yor…
Congratulations to Lana M.! You're going to see those Boys in Blue in their brand new show downtown. Email me for info on how to get your tickets. And congratulations. Another giveaway tomor…
Here are this year's Drama Desk Award nominations: OUTSTANDING PLAY Jon Robin Baitz Other Desert Cities Adam Bock A Small Fire Stephen Adly Guirgis The Motherf**ker With the Hat Samuel D. Hu…
I was recently asked about my theory on casting shows, especially when considering stars. Do I like one big blockbuster name? Or do I like to cast a "package" of lesser known names…
I tried to get into golf at least three times before I was twenty five. Just couldn't do it. I was way too impatient. I wanted more action. It was expensive. And it seemed like a "old g…
The marketing gold star of the week goes to Theaterworks in Hartford, CT for reminding us that one way to get attention for your show is to look at what else your audience is paying attentio…
Here are this year's Outer Critics Circle Award nominations: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Good People The Motherf**ker With the Hat War Horse OUTSTANDING NEW…
