2,028 stories by "Ken Davenport"
For the past three years, I've had Producer's Perspective socials here in NYC. And they've been a blast. They're a chance for all different kinds of people with one thing in common (a love o…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 3, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A FREE MAN OF COLOR $236,459 4,460 53.45% $53.02 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSI…
Before I start off the new bloggin' year, I want to look back to see what posts were the most read of the last 365 days. Why? Because I'm a believer that if blog falls in the woods, and noon…
It's the end of the month already, which means it's time for our new feature: the most read and most commented on posts of the previous month. So, here you go: The most read post of the mont…
Drumroll please . . . YOUR votes have been counted and you have selected your 2010 Broadway Producers of the Year. . . Randy Adams and Sue Frost, the producers of Memphis! Big congrats go ou…
It's the time of year for the ol' look back. What memorable moments have the last 12 months brought us that could help define the next 12 months? Here are my top 10 Broadway moments for 2010…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending Dec. 26, 2010: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A FREE MAN OF COLOR $143,850 3,640 43.62% $39.52 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC …
I was doing about 70 MPH down the West Side Highway last week when I heard a public service announcement commercial on the radio about the New York City speed limit of . . . 30 MPH. "Ye…
Ahhhh, memories. I was just thinking about my days of doing dinner theater in Baltimore (pre-The Wire). Every once in a while we used to do these things called "Post-Shows". The ca…
iTunes revolutionized how music is consumed by satisfying our culture’s increasing demand for instant gratification. Â Want a song? Â Click. Â Bam. Â Boom. Â It’s on yo…
I had the pleasure of hearing Patricia Martin speak a few weeks ago on the topic of her book about the RenGen and what it could mean for the theater. Well, the good peeps at Steppenwolf Thea…
17 years ago, a lot of people thought a little policy called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was a good idea. And yesterday, President Obama (thankfully) threw it out. There are a lot of r…
Yesterday, I listed the ETA's most performed plays and musicals in high schools. What surprised so many people about this list was that the play that topped even Shakespeare for the number o…
Every year, the folks at the Educational Theatre Association publish a list of the most performed plays and musicals in high schools around the country. Here's what drama clubs were up to th…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending Dec. 19, 2010: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A FREE MAN OF COLOR $214,439 4,253 50.97% $50.42 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC …
There was some great Spider-Man coverage in Variety over the weekend that looked at the show from a bunch of angles, from branding, to storytelling and yes, to spectacle. (The show actually …
As the Jersey Boys would say, oh what a night! Thank you to everyone who came to the social last night. I hope you enjoyed the "Producer's Punch" and DJ Dan's rockin' tunes (and sp…
Let's get ready to ruuummmmmmbbbbbblllllleeeee! It's time to cast your votes for Producer of the Year 2010! This is the third year of my annual contest. The honorary winner our first year wa…
This past Monday we finished the first year of our Developmental Reading Series after presenting three new plays and one musical. And we had a blast doing it. Not only was it fun watching fo…
It's that time to year! Time to looking into the Broadway stocking and see what Santa stuffed it with. Every year, The Broadway League studies the demographics of the Broadway theatergoer. A…
I read a great article on the front page (!) of Variety (it’s rare that a theater story gets the cover) about the life after Broadway for musicals that may not have been so well receiv…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending Dec. 12, 2010: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A FREE MAN OF COLOR $278,172 4,859 58.23% $57.25 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC …
I made the first year of The Producer's Perspective available in book form as a lark. Frankly, I wanted a book to put on my mantle, and something to give my Mom for Christmas. What I wasn't …
Here are a few laughs for all of you out there, especially those of you that have been an actor at any point in your career and tried to explain it to a family member. Even I remember having…
Times Square is one of the most coveted retail opportunities in the world. Hundreds of thousands of people cross through the intersection of Broadway and 7th every single day, to sightsee, t…
