2,035 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr . . . In case you couldn’t figure it out, that was NOT a call for a doctor, but rather an e-drum roll, because it’s time to announce the…
Remember that time I debuted my new musical Gettin’ The Band Back Together at George Street Playhouse this past fall? Well, a month ago, I got the cast back together and we recor…
. . . Â people were returning gifts left and right . . . and . . . and . . . I can’t think of a good rhyme for stores. Just about every industry out there plays the return-game gambl…
Here’s a quote to put under your tree today: Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all,…
After the success of The Sound of Music, I predicted that NBC would broadcast another live musical in 2014.  And wouldn’t you know it, the next day, they announced that they woul…
They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery. I disagree. Mocking is the greatest form of flattery. The incredible story of NBC’s The Sound of Music continued last week when …
When I say Olive Garden what do you think of . . . For me? Â It’s unlimited salad and breadsticks. Â That salad just keeps coming and coming. Â There ain’t no bottom of tha…
Millions of dollars go into making a Broadway show. Â And designers and directors pride themselves on making sure everything that appears on that stage is juuuuuust right, which means uniq…
It’s time to crown a new Producer of the year! Every year around this time, I talk to a group of Broadway Insiders to get their thoughts on which Broadway Producers crushed it in the p…
I’d bet that next to The Godfather, Will Ferrell’s Anchorman may be one of the most quoted movies of all time.  And the super highly anticipated sequel, Anchorman …
I’m going to admit something. Even though we’ve done six Socials now, every year, before the doors open, I panic. Â Will people come? Â Will people get along? Â Will it be …
So, right after my blog about NBC’s Sound of Music went live, in which I predicted NBC would broadcast another Broadway musical in 2014, the network announced that it would do ju…
I’ve never purchased tickets through StubHub. Â But I’ve been thinking about them a lot lately (it was their advertising campaign that wormed its way into my brain – like…
In case you haven’t checked the calendar lately, you already missed Hannukah, and Christmas (and the big ol’ Broadway business that comes with it) is only 14 days away! If you…
I was walking down Broadway yesterday, amidst the throngs of tourists, and I overhead one 40-something year old dude from somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon line ask his buddy, “Hey, d…
You know your show is a phenom when Funny or Die makes fun of it. Check out this awesome vid about Chicago starring a former Taxi star, Marilu Henner – who takes a nice self-depr…
So how many did we sell? Â Are you ready? Â Drumroll please . . . The answer is . . . I have no idea. Nor do I have any idea how many tickets we sold on Cyber Monday. I do know how the r…
Pop . . . pop . . . pop. What’s that you hear? Â Is it the sound of my old school favorite snack, Jiffy Pop Popcorn? Unfortunately not. It’s the sound of the newest fad in reta…
Site specific and environmental theater has always been a “thing.”  (I was one of the few that got to see Jonathan “Rent” Larson’s site specific JP Morgan…
Some people know how to try to ruin a Thanksgiving. If you were too busy eating and shopping and eating again to have heard about the Twitter stir caused by the performance of my show,…
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 I did something illegal yesterday. . . The most com…
Crowdfunding continues to be one of the biggest buzzwords of the business world, and thanks to the JOBS act, it’s going to get even bigger (if the SEC ever gets around to finalizing th…
Gobble, gobble yo. Â It’s Thanksgiving on The Broadway! (For full effect, say that last sentence out loud and put the emphasis on the “way”!) It’s so easy to pick a…
And just like that, bam! Â Our 2013-14 Broadway season is half over. Back in September, things were looking like the weather the past couple of days . . . not so hot. Â But we’re c…
One of the most successful offline events we’ve run over the years is our 10 Minute Play Contest. I constantly get emails throughout the year asking when are we having it again (wh…
