2,068 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Whatever holiday you celebrate or even if you don't celebrate a holiday, I hope today is filled with fun and family . . . and no "drama." :-)
My Mom is the best. I’m in my 4th decade now, and still, every year right after Thanksgiving she shoots me an email and says, “What does my boy want from Santa this Christmas?…
I don’t know about you, but my inbox and mailbox are filled with requests for cash donations from all sorts of non-profits, charities, etc.  Why do they come in such a high volum…
It wasn’t a secret that Second Stage was planning to buy the Helen Hayes Theatre. Â But since it has been six years since it was originally announced, a lot of folks in the industry …
There are some days when I dream about being a big time Hollywood Studio Movie Producer. Yesterday was not one of them. Like most of the world, I’ve been watching this The Interview cr…
One of the first things that Broadway Producers have to decide when a show gets green-lit is their schedule. I often work backwards. Â When do I want the show to open? Â Once I have that…
It’s that time of year, my friends! Before 2014 comes to a close, it is time for us to find out who, who, who is The Broadway Producer of the Year! And how do we decide? Â Well, we l…
You know what I really care about? Who the best marketer is in the world. Yes, we have a very unique product on Broadway. Â But at the end of the day, great marketers are great marketers, …
We had another super fun Saturday seminar this past weekend, with a room full of writers/producers/entrepreneurs from all over the city country world (we had a team from Venezuela!). �…
One of our sister industry’s biggest releases this December is the Old Testament inspired Exodus: Gods and Kings, starring the very white Christian “I didn’t scream at a…
Ho-ho-holiday shopping! Theater people are sooooo picky. Â How do I know? Â I’m one of ‘em. Â My mom asks me for a list every year of what I want (she’s a good mom). …
Imagine for a second that you start producing Broadway shows.  And your first Broadway show is Wicked.  The next Broadway show is bound to come up short, no matter how well it does,…
Did you watch Peter Pan live? Iain did. And his is the most important review of them all. Â It’s more important than Entertainment Weekly. Â More important than The Daily Beast. Â…
When one person emails me with an idea for a blog, I consider it. When five people email me with the same idea, I strongly consider it. Yesterday, ten people emailed me, four sent smoke sign…
I’ve been saving this article for a rainy day. And since it has been rainy, sleety and just plain sh@tty here in the city, I thought we could all use a little pick me up. And this one …
Extra, extra, read all about it! Â Broadway theatergoers are rich! Ok, that’s just one of the obvious takeaways from this year’s demographic study of Broadway theatergoers and …
When a Broadway producer options a play or a musical from an Author, the Producer pays a set amount of money (the advance) for a set amount of time. Â Usually that initial option period is…
Happy Black Friday, y’all! On this day, all around the country world,, people start their holiday shopping in earnest. Â Toys and clothes and hickory farm meat and cheese boxes will …
This business is a b@tch. Â And it’s easy to complain about, which I sometimes do on this blog (I try to keep it positive, I try to keep it positive, I really try). Â But the fact …
Last week I wrote a blog with my 5 Tips to Starting a Theater Blog.  And lo and behold, one appeared! Ok, truth time – this new blog didn’t have anything to do with my post…
If you’re new to the blog, then welcome to my quarterly analysis of Broadway grosses and attendance (The big-boy businesses on the Dow look at their “earnings” on a quarter…
Raising money is very similar to selling . . . anything. That’s why I recommend you become a master salesperson if you want to become a money raising superstar and fund all your sh…
I’m going to admit something super selfish right now. Yesterday, Mike Nichols, the genius writer/director/actor/superhero passed away. And I never got to work with him. (Told you it wa…
