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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:Â A Broadway opening night where you actually get to…
The people that work for me like to talk about theater. Â That’s why they work for me. They like to come up with new ideas and better practices in making what we all do a more sustai…
When I first moved to New York back in the pre-cell phone era, one of the coolest things to do was to go see David Letterman live up at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (remember when he was at NBC?). I…
What do you get when you take 20 thought leaders from various industries and add 400 Broadway Devotees who all want Broadway to be the best it can be? You get awesome. This Monday was our th…
Three quarters down, and one more important quarter to go. But before we get to our Q4 guesses, how did Q3 fare? Â Here’s the rundown: GROSSES Gross tally so far this season is: Â …
Remember that time I asked you all What Your Greatest Problem was? I got so many responses to that blog from people who said they were interested in producing theater, but they didn’t …
Spring is in the air, so I’m feeling randy . . . it’s time to start hookin’ people up! Our first Collaborator Speed Date was way back in 2011, and it is one of the events t…
I’m writing this blog at 2 AM, just a few minutes after getting home from the opening night party of my latest Broadway show, Bridges of Madison County.  It was a fantastic perfo…
I was at a Denny’s a week ago (what can I say, I’m a sucker for a Grand Slam) and as usual, my laptop was on my table with my Verizon JetPack Hotspot riding sidecar. Â After my…
“Let’s get kids to see Broadway shows,” blah, blah, blah. That’s what I hear repeated ad nauseam from everyone interested in the future of Broadway, including me (che…
Here’s a thought to keep you warm as we finish up the tail end of this terrible winter . . . it’s time to start thinking about this year’s New York Musical Theatre Festival…
With all this crappy weather going on in the Northeast everywhere, I thought we could all use the warmth of a little laughter. Enjoy this Eddie Izzard bit on musicals, including why he wants…
I found myself at the most impersonal of all places a few weeks ago . . . an airport hotel. Â It was a Courtyard Marriott, which prides itself on being a cookie cutter duplicate of all the…
If you’re a golfer, the Golf Channel becomes your favorite television show. Â That’s right. Â The whole dang network. Â It’s like someone asking, “What’s …
I’d like to say that I timed yesterday’s post about actors not “waiting” around for gigs with today’s . . . but, I didn’t. It was just a happy accident th…
A lot of actors are waiters. And no, I'm not talking about the kind that serves you burgers at Joe Allen or cosmos at The Snug. Â However you make your living to fund your dreams is fine w…
One of the best pieces of advice I got when I was coming up, was from an ol’ school Broadway Producer after I asked for his advice on how to have a successful career in this . . . ahem…
In a major win for . . . well . . . everyone . . . CVS became the first national drugstore chain to announce that it was taking all tobacco products, from cigarettes to snuff, off its shelve…
It’s 6:20 PM in my office. Â And I’m hungry. Â Feeling a craving for some chips ‘n’ salsa and a burrito to match, I strolled up 8th Avenue to my neighborhood Chip…
Hi there! I'm Ken Davenport, and I produce stuff . . . on Broadway, Off Broadway, and sometimes even a board game. And then I write about it here. Put your email address into the box on …
A reader pinged me last week wanting me to clarify exactly what a General Manager’s job was on a Broadway show, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to explain it . . . using o…
Unfortunately, in the six years of writing this blog, I’ve done more “farewell” blogs than I would like to.  I’ve lost friends.  I’ve lost associates. Â�…
One of the things that I love about working on Broadway, is that every day you wake up . . . and you never know what exciting opportunity may await you in your inbox. Yesterday, I got an off…
Sometimes I think of the different corners of the theatrical world . . . Broadway, Chicago, The West End . . . like baseball teams in a giant theatrical league. Â We’re all in this t…
If you’re a Producer or a General Manager and you reach out to an agent to hire an actor, a director or any member of a creative team, you might often hear this comment after your firs…
