2,068 stories by "Ken Davenport"
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…
Very few individuals can cross the bridge from Broadway to Hollywood and back again. Â And over the weekend, we lost one of the best travelers there ever was. Michael Filerman, the TV prod…
They say the American Dream is to own a house. Well, I’ve had the same dream for a while. Â But as you know, on Broadway and Off Broadway, we define house just a little differently. …
It only makes sense that I’d talk about Frozen during this Polar Vortex sequel we’re experiencing in the city right now. Forget the hot chocolate, if you wanna warm yourself u…
Nope, this blog isn’t about what I said to the cab driver that almost ran me over in the snow yesterday. Nope. This blog is about you. I started this blog about producing theater six y…
If you think The Return of the Polar Vortex is having a cooling effect on Broadway Box Office, there could be an even bigger storm a brewin’ that’s set to arrive in two weeks. Of…
As much as I hate to admit it, Producers have something in common with Politicians. Â So do CEOs, Presidents of Companies, and anyone who runs a business, whether that business has one emp…
I haven’t been to Angus in a while, but last time I went in, I heard this little gem of a convo from two businessmen who were not in the business of Broadway. Â And you know me, I lo…
You all know The Swami of Statistics, right? Â You remember him? Â He’s the dude at The Shubert Org with the keys to all the Broadway ticketing data for the last several, oh, decad…
Winter sucks. There, I said it. Winter sucks so much that I’m  trying to get a petition going to move Broadway to the West Coast, or the South East Coast, or to Bora Bora.  Any o…
Last Friday, I published the results of the first ever Broadway Investor survey. Â If you haven’t seen it yet, click here. Honestly, I wasn’t all that shocked with the results.…
Back in October last year, we launched the very first Broadway Investor survey, with the sole goal of trying to determine just who, who, who is the Broadway Investor (click here to read the …
The Off Broadway Alliance is at it again. I’m constantly being asked by consulting clients and seminar participants, “How do I get a producer for my play/musical/one-man-wh…
Got a guess? What Broadway show grossed the most dollars (not necessarily bodies, right?) over the past 52 weeks? Ready for the answer? Â Don’t scroll down until you’ve got one…
