Broadway Grosses* w/e 4/3/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 3, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AMERICAN IDIOT $419,383 6,995 51.16% $59.95 ANYTHING GOES $501,618 8,1…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Who won the tix to Mamma Mia? by Ken Davenport

Ok, so there were almost 100 comments on the Mamma Mia! tix entry with all kinds of suggestions for jukebox musicals. Some of which have been done (Queen), some of which I know are in the wo…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 2, 2011☆⚑

Sadly, this is the last blog I will ever write. by Ken Davenport

Now check the calendar. Did I getcha? April Fool's it is. Nope, I'm sorry to say, you're stuck with me. Now matter how many times a DAY some of the . . . uh . . . indiosyncracies . ....

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 1, 2011☆⚑

Where did that job come from? by Ken Davenport

Just the other week, I was talking to a very well-respected Producer who has been around for quite a few Tony Awards. He wanted some advice on hiring an internet marketing firm. I was giving…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Would you pay to read the NY Times online? Survey results revealed! by Ken Davenport

Last week, the introduction of the New York Times paywall prodded me to ask all of you whether or not you'd read features and/or reviews from the Arts and Leisure section if you were forced …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Favorite Quotes Vol. XXX: How risk in real estate is related to us. by Ken Davenport

I was chatting with a very unqiuely intelligent two graduate-degreed guy today. The degrees? An MBA and an MD. Yep, a Doctor who could tell you how to live an extra ten years, and then tell …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 29, 2011☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 3/27/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending March 27, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AMERICAN IDIOT $474,804 8,336 60.97% $56.96 ANYTHING GOES $571,560 8,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 4:15pm on March 28, 2011☆⚑

It's raining customers…hallelujah. by Ken Davenport

We're lucky. We know there's a market for what we do. We know there are thousands upon thousands of people that want to see the theater every single day.

SOURCE: the Situation at 4:06pm on March 28, 2011☆⚑

Who won the seat to my seminar? by Ken Davenport

When I was about 15 years old, I started writing a musical version of Oedipus Rex. I even wrote a letter to Andrew Lloyd Webber suggesting that he should write the music for it (in hindsight…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 26, 2011☆⚑

How Barnum used bricks to build an audience. by Ken Davenport

P.T. Barnum was a showman, that's for sure . . . but sometimes his best shows were the stunts he pulled to get audiences to see his shows. He was an expert at the unexpected. He knew the bes…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 25, 2011☆⚑

What if there were a Groupon for Broadway tickets? by Ken Davenport

Oh wait . . . there is. www.MyBroadwayDeal.com. Like Groupon but for Broadway! 1st deal in 5 days. And it's a good one. Sign up today and get entered to win a $500 Broadway ticket gift certi…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 24, 2011☆⚑

Will the New York Times paywall affect the power of their reviews? by Ken Davenport

We all knew it was coming. The parent company of the NY Times has been bleeding money for years. Putting the online version of the paper behind a paywall was inevitable. And now it's a reali…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 23, 2011☆⚑

Hey, big business can learn from us too, you know! by Ken Davenport

I preach pretty much daily about how Broadway and the Arts could afford to take many a cue from the big business world. Well, I forget sometimes that we've got a lot to offer too, and our re…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 22, 2011☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 3/21/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending March 21, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AMERICAN IDIOT $510,458 8,799 64.36% $58.01 ANYTHING GOES $539,509 8,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 6:02pm on March 21, 2011☆⚑

Have you heard the one about the Producer who tried to tell a joke? by Ken Davenport

I was in the back seat of a car this past weekend, driving through LA with three non-theater, not techie-type people (which, by the way, is the majority of the world). We happened to drive b…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 21, 2011☆⚑

Who won the tickets to Rain on Broadway? by Ken Davenport

Twist and shout, KEVIN SCHOONOVER, because you are going to see Rain on Broadway! Email me and I'll get you hooked up for the show, yo. Remember, I give away something every Sunday, so check…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 19, 2011☆⚑

Our audience isn't the only thing on Broadway that is getting older. by Ken Davenport

The "graying" of audiences has been of concern to arts producers of all kinds for years. The big question has been. . . what happens when that audience disappears? And will there be another …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 18, 2011☆⚑

Why I want the press to shut up about Spider-Man. by Ken Davenport

There's an article in today's Wall Street Journal in which I, and several more of my Broadway Producer peers are quoted about the attention that Spider-Man is getting. The crux of the compla…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 17, 2011☆⚑

What did you think will recoup? by Ken Davenport

Our 3rd Annual Will It Recoup contest closed up a few weeks ago, and it will be a few months before we find out who won the Kindle. But in the meantime, I thought it would be fun (for some).…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 16, 2011☆⚑

My blogging secrets . . . revealed! by Ken Davenport

Starting a blog is one of the action items I give when I consult with executives at non-profit theaters. I'm a big believer in putting a face and a voice behind a brand. Simply put . . . a c…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on March 15, 2011☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 03/13/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending March 13, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AMERICAN IDIOT $508,202 8,368 61.21% $60.73 ANYTHING GOES $381,680 5,…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 6:49pm on March 14, 2011☆⚑

3 Things I've learned from the NBA, NFL and MLB. by Ken Davenport

Since Broadway and Off-Broadway shows can't afford to have marketing laboratories trying every idea we come up with, I often look to other industries to see what they're doing, in the hopes …

SOURCE: the Situation at 12:06pm on March 14, 2011☆⚑

The show I want to see this week is . . . by Ken Davenport

There is a major show that's about to start previews this week, that frankly, doesn't seem to have the amount of advertising out there that some of the others debuting this Spring do. I've s…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:00am on March 14, 2011☆⚑

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to Rain. by Ken Davenport

The first concert I ever went to when I was a kid was Beatlemania. And I got so hooked on The Beatles that I bought The Blue Album, The Red Album, and The White Album. If they had an album,.…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:00am on March 13, 2011☆⚑

Who won the tix to American Idiot? by Ken Davenport

Ok, before I get to this week's winner, can we take a moment to look back at the comments this contest received? We had 120+ of your chime in about what song they thought could crossover to …

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:00am on March 12, 2011☆⚑