2,068 stories by "Ken Davenport"
You’re one of the few people who will read this blog today. Don’t fret, it’s not because Broadway isn’t cool anymore, or because people are mad at me, it’s s…
Spoiler alert! I was a big fan of Mad Men for the first several seasons.  The series started with my favorite foundation for a story line for any drama (remember this, kiddos): �…
When a Broadway show recoups its capitalization, the Producer and the Press Agent scream it from the hills like they were Mel Gibson in Braveheart going into battle.  “Recoooo…
“What the heck was that?” I wondered silently. “It feels like there’s a leak, coming from the corner of my eye. Â There’s some sort of liquid coming . . . wai…
One of the reasons I started this podcast is because I was getting tired of the sound of my own voice typing.  I wanted to hear other people’s perspectives.  And I wanted you …
After a very well received workshop, and after Side Show posted a premature closing notice, Something Rotten! pulled out of their out-of-town tryout to come straight in to Broadw…
You thought I forgot about these, didn’t ya? Usually after one of my “Get Your Show Off The Ground” seminars, I post five takeaways that I think may appeal to all of you (c…
I only applied to five colleges. And ironically, I didn’t graduate from any of them. Â I spent a year at Johns Hopkins University as a pre-law dude and ended up spending more time do…
Joseph, Evita, Chess . . . Beauty and the Mother-Humpin’ Beast. These are just a few of the shows that Sir Timothy Rice wrote the lyrics to (obviously I got a little excited about that…
Leave it to Avenue Q. The little-show-that-could, which is now in its 12th year in New York, after besting Wicked for the Tony, running six years on Broadway and now in its sixth Off Broadwa…
I fell for the hype. You all know about my rule of three. If three people go out of their way to tell me about something, then I listen. Â That rule applies to recommended books, people to…
I was lunching with an ex-big time Broadway dancer last week (who has since moved on to become a big time business guy) and I asked him how he managed to break into the chorus lines of so…
I met the award winning actor and author Charles Busch (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, etc.) just a couple of weeks ago, and immediately asked him to do m…
What I love about all TED Talks is that they’re great to just put on while you’re munching on your turkey on rye or your Caesar salad wrap or your 10 piece McNugget meal with ext…
Yesterday we came to grips with the fact that not everyone out there is going to like you. Â And in today’s era of the empowered consumer, angry customers no longer have to sit down …
Let’s play a game. Below is a quote from an actual Yelp review of a Broadway show. Â Guess which one: The storyline was predictable and weak and quite BORING. I was totally falling a…
Whew. The 2015 Tony Nominations are finally out. Â Everyone can breathe now. Well, everyone can breathe unless you’re in Harvey Weinstein’s office. Â Those guys and gals migh…
It wasn’t too long ago that there were only two advertising agencies that serviced the bulk of Broadway shows. Then Elizabeth Furze came to town. “Liz” is the co-head of AK…
There are a lot of people that are going to have a sleepless weekend. Â How can you relax if you’re just days away from finding out if you’re gonna get nominated for a Tony Awa…
We get a lot of script submissions. Sometimes they are emailed to us. Â Sometimes they get mailed to us. Sometimes they get pressed on us when we’re at an industry event (I don’…
You remember the BlackBerry? It wasn’t too long ago that the BlackBerry was the coolest device around. Â I wanted one big time. Â And when I had one, I thought I was the hippest ca…
You might think a podcast featuring one of the most powerful casting directors in the biz is just for the actors out there. And why sure, if you’re an actor, you’re going to h…
When it was announced that James Corden was taking over The Late Late Show I cried a little. Why was I so verklempt? Because when I saw Jimbo in One Man, Two Guvnors I remember thin…
You ever cruise Facebook or Twitter, and see a page that hasn’t been updated in awhile? Â And I’m not talking days or weeks . . . but months . . . years even. Â You know what…
The truth is . . . I love me some Lloyd Webber. Whether we’re talking old school JCS or Joseph, the classic Phantom (the first Broadway show I ever saw), the uber-romantic�…
