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I know, the subject of this blog makes it sounds like I’m counting a warehouse full of soccer balls before shipping them off to Modell’s. But nope, I’m talking about taking…
A slow day in theater news when playbill headlines: "godspell producer is producing godspell" & "new tom wopat recording, CONSIDER IT SWUNG"
Today I had the thrill of announcing that the original Broadway Producer of Godspell, Edgar Lansbury, has joined my production as an above-the-title Producer. Yeah. Â I know. Â Cool, rig…
Producer Ken Davenport is pleased to announce that Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Edgar Lansbury, producer of both the original Broadway production and 1973 motion picture adaptation of GODS…
Edgar Lansbury, producer of both the original Broadway production and the 1973 motion picture adaptation of Godspell, has joined the producing team of the new Broadway revival of the Stephen…
Edgar Lansbury, producer of both the original Broadway production and the 1973 motion picture adaptation of Godspell, has joined the producing team of the new Broadway revival of the Stephen…
After I wrote the “82 Days ’til . . . “ blog about getting our music out early, I came to a realization that our Godspell Advertising Plan might be a little light in radio.…
I was going to go to law school once. And then, when I started reading and writing contracts when I was company managing and general managing shows in the decade before I started producing, …
. . . so what can we do with them? Â That was the topic of today’s marketing brainstorming session. We have a brainstorming session in my office at least one day a week, and that day…
GODSPELL Producer Ken Davenport has announced on his daily blog, Day by Day, that he will be inviting all 535 members of Congress to be his guests at the very first performance of GODSPELL o…
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…
I took a break from my weekend paperwork today to glance at CNN and get an update on the current drama in D.C. Â First health care, then tax reform, and now the debt ceiling. (Ever get the…
Whenever I consider producing a musical, I always start with the score. Â After all, the root word of Musical is “music” . . . so I’d say that makes it a pretty important…
Today was a day about being on the phone. Â I talked to almost everyone on the first page of our contact sheet at least once, and some several times. But in the midst of all that dialing a…
Producer Ken Davenport will to present Day by Day The Producer's Perspective, the official blog chronicling 100 days leading up to the first performance of the much-anticipated Broadway revi…
Producer Ken Davenport will present "Day by Day: The Producer’s Perspective," the official blog chronicling 100 days leading up to the first performance of the Broadway revival…
There are 84 days until our first performance of Godspell on Broadway, but we have 99 days to the opening night . . . and the opening night party. And believe it or not, that’s what I …
What I love about this business is that you just never know what’s going to come your way on any given day. Â I often wake up in the AM and the first thing I think is, “What co…
While we are still searching for a few folks to fill out our cast, today our General Manager and Casting Director started making offers to a few of the actors that we definitely know we want…
We had 8 hours of callbacks today. Â I’m always amazed at the incredible talent that this city and country offers (we had several people fly themselves in from all over as we continu…
The one designer we haven’t announced yet is our Sound Designer,. Â Because Godspell is a rock musical, and because we’re doing it completely in the round (which is one of the …
As you can tell from yesterday’s blog, we’re deep in the staffing stage of our show. Â Every day we add a few more names to our contact sheet. Today, it was all about the music…
The Production Stage Manager on a big musical like Godspell, is one of the most important positions we have to staff as we get closer and closer to our ‘go’ date. Â A PSM (who …
All shows need “swag,” or promotional items featuring your show’s logo/message that can be used at trade shows, in gift bags, for partners, etc. Â I’m talking custo…
Broadway shows have a lot of news worthy of a press release in the three months leading up to their first performance. But the challenge is that when you announce too much, too fast, and if …
