2,068 stories by "Ken Davenport"
I first met Kathleen Raitt at a Nederlander Holiday Party back when I was a Company Manager, although I had seen her at several industry events before that. Â She was easy to spot . . . sh…
One of those things that drives me nuts about riding the subway is the people who exit through the emergency exit doors, setting off that horrific alarm. Like we don’t have enough nois…
It’s 19 degrees as I type this, as Mother Nature pumps one more blast of the Polar Vortex through the streets of New York City. To say it has been a tumultuous winter is like saying Wi…
If you watch cable in the NY area then you’ve probably seen the new commercials for START-UP NY, Governor Cuomo’s “initiative to transform SUNY campuses and other universit…
In the early 80′s, Professional Sports Teams and Universities started looking a little younger for their future superstars. Â Scouts started heading out at middle school playgrounds,…
Some of the best advice I ever received was from one of my first Broadway Investors who said, “When someone wants to give you money, take it.” That’s true when raising mone…
It’s been five years since the very first Get Your Show Off The Ground seminar, and I’m thrilled to say we’ve had some fantastic success stories.  One author’s …
Broadway Producers like excuses. Jewish Holidays, Daylight Savings Time, the color of shirt Obama was wearing when he spoke to Putin about the Ukraine  . . . Broadway Producers can blame …
About a month ago, I did an article that got a lot of views about Disney Theatrical’s out-of-town tryout strategy.  And a few months before that, I did another one about their ne…
SpotCo (one of the Big Three Broadway ad agencies) on Tuesday for a Gettin’ The Band Back Together artwork meeting, and I noticed something different . . . Where there used…
Arthur Bartow, the Dean of the Tisch School of the Arts when I was a student, said this to me when I was a freshman . . . As a theater pro, I know I’m enjoying a show when I’m no…
There was a little brouhaha brewing last week about the recent revival of Annie that closed in January after a more than respectable 15 month run at the palace-sized Palace Theatre. W…
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…
