Alan Jay Lerner Responded to my Blog from the Grave by Ken Davenport

One of my readers is a Medium. No, I’m not talking about his t-shirt size.  I mean, he hears the voices of Dead People.  And after last week’s blog about Adaptations (which…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 8, 2014☆⚑

Broadway's Seasonal Sales Rollercoaster: Is there a yearly pattern? by Ken Davenport

Everyone knows that January/February and back-to-school September are tough times for Broadway box offices.  When I’m producing a show, I call these traditional sales slump perio…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 7, 2014☆⚑

It's Tony Pool Time! Make Ur Predictions and win $500 in Broadway Theater Tickets! by Ken Davenport

Ok, it’s time to get past the talk of who was nominated and who wasn’t nominated and how there really should have been five nominees for Best Musical (couldn’t resist, sorr…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 6, 2014☆⚑

Grease is the word, is the word, is the televised word! by Ken Davenport

Business Rule #679:  If your competition does something successfully, do something similar. It’s not the most original business axiom in the book, (I’d rather be a business le…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 5, 2014☆⚑

Sometimes bad things happen to good shows. by Ken Davenport

This blog is all about trying to crack the Broadway code.  What can we do to increase our odds of success?  Research?  New economic models?  Stars? All of that analysis is essent…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 2, 2014☆⚑

Some startling new statistics on Broadway Musical Adaptations vs. Original Shows. by Ken Davenport

One of my more popular blogs over the years was this ol’ chestnut from back in 2008 (!) about adaptations on Broadway, and specifically the number of movies being turned into musicals.…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 1, 2014☆⚑

The Most Popular Posts of the Month: April by Ken Davenport

Time for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer's Perspective: The most read post of the month: Announcing the first ever Ghostlight Awards " for …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on May 1, 2014☆⚑

Need a map to success? Follow the road others have traveled. by Ken Davenport

There’s a point in almost every entrepreneur and artist’s life when they feel stuck.  You know what I’m taking about, don’t you?  You’re at a point in you…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 30, 2014☆⚑

My reactions to the 2013-14 Tony Nominations. by Ken Davenport

Three things you can count on:  death, taxes, and the Tony Award Nominations being all over the map. As usual, this morning’s noms caused the usual amount of jumping up and down,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 29, 2014☆⚑

The Official 2014 Tony Award Nominations by Ken Davenport

Here are this year's Tony Award nominations: Best Play Act One All The Way Casa Valentina Mothers and Sons Outside Mullingar Best Musical After Midnight Aladdin Beautiful – The C…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 9:14am on April 29, 2014☆⚑

My predictions to the 2013-14 Tony Nominations by Ken Davenport

I’ve been around for some nervous awards seasons, but nothing tops this one.  The sheer volume of competition this year has made the nomination announcements seem like the actual aw…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 28, 2014☆⚑

Clive Davis thinks our new musicals stink. by Ken Davenport

In a new advertisement, uh I mean article, in the Hollywood Reporter, the legendary music producer Clive Davis took the new Broadway musicals of the last couple of decades to task in an effo…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 25, 2014☆⚑

The Official 2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations by Ken Davenport

Here are this year's Drama Desk Award nominations: Outstanding Play Nell Benjamin, The Explorers Club Steven Levenson, Core Values Conor McPherson, The Night Alive Richard Nelson…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on April 25, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards are poppin' up all over! by Ken Davenport

A few years ago, around Halloween, pop-up costume stores starting appearing in empty street-level shops, doing a ton of biz in a short period of time.  The retailer was happy.  The lan…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 24, 2014☆⚑

The West End does books before Broadway. by Ken Davenport

I’m jealous of the West End. They’ve got lower costs for labor, crowdfunding, and they let you eat ice cream in your seats. And they have also gotten their hands on some very pop…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 23, 2014☆⚑

The 3 things wrong with Broadway marketing. by Ken Davenport

Some of you out there probably read the subject of this blog and thought, “Only 3?” And you’re right, I could probably write another 4,000 posts on my issues with the st…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 22, 2014☆⚑

The Official 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations by Ken Davenport

Here are this year’s Outer Critics Circle Award nominations: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY Act One Casa Valentina All The Way Outside Mullingar The Realistic Joneses OUTSTANDING NEW BR…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on April 22, 2014☆⚑

A survey tells me Spiderman and Sellers in Times Square may be targeted. by Ken Davenport

There is a simple rule in the research industry: Never ask for feedback, unless you’re prepared to do something with the results. As you all know, I’m a huge fan of surveys and f…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 21, 2014☆⚑

In honor of my 4,000th, here's my top 100. by Ken Davenport

So get this noise . . . Today is my 4,000th post. I really can’t believe it, but it’s true.  Since I started bloggin’ back in 2008 (!), I’ve written four-freakin&#…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 18, 2014☆⚑

How many Double Crown winners have their been in all of Theater History? by Ken Davenport

The Olivier Awards were Sunday night.  And as I tweeted, The Book of Mormon shockingly took home the big prize of Best New Musical.  (In case you can’t read ‘tone’…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 17, 2014☆⚑

Announcing the first ever Ghostlight Awards " for the people behind the curtain. by Ken Davenport

It takes hundreds of people to put on one Broadway show.  But only a max of a few dozen are ever seen on a stage. The rest of ‘em are backstage, offstage, in orchestra pits and in d…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 16, 2014☆⚑

Why The Flick winning The Pulitzer is an example of artistic producing at its best. by Ken Davenport

I would never have produced The Flick. I will never produce The Flick. I can’t. You see, I’m a Broadway producer.  Not a theater producer.  I produce for a 10 block radius …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 15, 2014☆⚑

Why I cancelled my credit card and what it means about customer service. by Ken Davenport

Part of my personal curse (and also one of my best business assets) is that I’m always looking for the best deal.  I want the best deal on airfare, on office supplies, on everything…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 14, 2014☆⚑

Fun on a Friday: The stars that should replace in Les Miz by Ken Davenport

I found ‘em. I found the stars that will replace in Les Miz.  (Cameron, you can thank me later.) I just did a Fun on a Friday blog last week, so I normally wouldn’t put one up…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 11, 2014☆⚑

The Day a Limo Changed My Life by Ken Davenport

 As I prepped for my Producing 101 Tele-Seminar this past weekend (which started last night and was a blast – and not too late for you to sign up), I did a lot of thinking about the…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on April 10, 2014☆⚑