Older audiences ain't so old anymore. by Ken Davenport

“Rock Musicals aren’t for an older audience.” That’s what I heard from a few folks before our “grey haired matinees” of Gettin’ The Band Back Tog…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 31, 2013☆⚑

While others open their doors for material, we close ours. by Ken Davenport

A major regional theater recently announced that they were no longer accepting open submissions from playwrights.  The theater was aboveboard honest about their new policy, stating that i…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 30, 2013☆⚑

Forget about investing in Broadway shows. What about Broadway stars? by Ken Davenport

Here’s something fun and possibly even profitable for all you sports fans out there. A company called Fantex Holdings has taken fantasy football to to the next level.  In the Fantex…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 29, 2013☆⚑

Who is the Broadway Investor? Let's find out. by Ken Davenport

So . . . who invests in Broadway shows, anyway? Where are they from?  What do they do for a living?  And do they watch Homeland? Aren’t you curious? You should be. Every Broad…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 28, 2013☆⚑

Fun of a Friday: What you need if you want to date an actress. by Ken Davenport

Maybe it’s because I’ve dated a couple of actresses . . . and maybe it’s because I’m now engaged to a great one (and a great gal, to boot) . . . but I found this SNL …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 25, 2013☆⚑

Yesterday's post got me thinking . . . by Ken Davenport

Whenever I talk about flops on the blog, like I did yesterday, I of course start thinking about my own fear of failure. Yes, it’s true.  I’m afraid of failing.  Aren’…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 24, 2013☆⚑

Favorite Quotes Vol. XXXIX: Everybody makes 'em. Not everyone learns from them. by Ken Davenport

So imagine if you were the President of the United States . . . right after Abe Lincoln.  Or JFK. Or imagine if you had to take over Hugh Jackman’s role in Steady Rain, or Boy From …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 23, 2013☆⚑

3 Reasons Why Lion King Made a Billion Bucks. by Ken Davenport

Broadway hit another milestone last week that made the business world (and a whole lot of potential Broadway investors) perk up and take notice. The Lion King announced that it would be t…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 22, 2013☆⚑

Overheard at Angus Volume XV: As Huey Lewis used to say, "I wanna new drug." by Ken Davenport

Was at a Broadway watering hole this weekend, and I swear to David Merrick, I heard this exact exchange from two Producing Peers: Producer #1:  Congrats on the opening of your show. Produ…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 21, 2013☆⚑

Fun on a Friday: I've found someone to star in A Few Good Men. by Ken Davenport

I’ve been working on getting a revival of A Few Good Men on the boards for a few years now (a perfect example of what I talked about in this blog).  One of the stumbling blocks, …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 18, 2013☆⚑

I'm taking this Seminar and going on the road! by Ken Davenport

Last month, I announced the first ever “How to Raise Money For Your Show” Seminar and . . . it sold out in 17 hours.  (It’s in two and a half weeks, and I’m gettin…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 17, 2013☆⚑

How to guarantee the future of the arts . . . just the way you want it. by Ken Davenport

Are you frustrated that there aren’t enough new plays?  New musicals?  Plays by women?  Musicals by minorities?  One woman shows about Early Hungarian Cabinetmaking starrin…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 16, 2013☆⚑

Off Broadway is . . . expanding? by Ken Davenport

Here’s something you don’t hear every day.  Off Broadway isn’t shrinking or dying . . . it’s expanding. That’s the news in the NY Times today!  (Click her…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 15, 2013☆⚑

Why Broadway Producers can't produce every show. by Ken Davenport

I get a lot of pitches to produce shows.  I’m sure you do too.  Produce one . . . or actually, just start telling people you’re a Producer . . . and people will want you to…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 14, 2013☆⚑

Sadly, the fat lady did you-know-what for you-know-who. by Ken Davenport

About two and a half years ago, I blogged about New York City Opera’s shocking move out of Lincoln Center to . . . nowhere. It didn’t take a Harvard MBA to know what that meant .…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 11, 2013☆⚑

Art by Data Design or as I call it, "Test Tube Shows." by Ken Davenport

Here’s a blog (and a concept) that the purists out there are gonna throw some serious hate on. First, a question . . . have you seen House of Cards?  If so, do you like it? Odds are…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 10, 2013☆⚑

Three secrets of SEO for Broadway Producers. Part II. by Ken Davenport

As I blogged about yesterday, SEO may be one of the most important tools you can use to help make you money (appearing higher on the organic rankings should get you more clicks) AND simultan…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 9, 2013☆⚑

Three secrets of SEO for Broadway Producers. Part I. by Ken Davenport

Broadway Producers, just like every other CEO or Company Head out there, have a lot on their mind.  And it's impossible for them to know every aspect of how to run their business.  In …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 8, 2013☆⚑

A life lesson learned from a flight attendant. by Ken Davenport

I boarded a flight yesterday on an airline that shall-not-be-named (although I'll give you this hint " they don't have WiFi), and the flight attendant charged with greeting oncoming passenge…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 7, 2013☆⚑

Put another one in the win column. Kinky Boots recoups! And quick! by Ken Davenport

Winning a Best Musical Tony is one thing . . . but recouping? Nothing gets me more excited than recouping a show, because recouping means three things to a Broadway Producer: It means you di…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 4, 2013☆⚑

A lesson for all Broadway Producers from Blackberry. by Ken Davenport

Like so many others, there was time when I was addicted to my Crackberry. I can still hear the click-click-click of those keys.  And the only time my thumbs were in better shape was in 19…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 3, 2013☆⚑

What Broadway can learn from the Governmental Shutdown. by Ken Davenport

Effin’ politicians. Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do.  Like Cats and Dogs and Jets and Sharks, these guys just can’t seem to get along. And it jus…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 2, 2013☆⚑

Size doesn't matter . . . but it helps. by Ken Davenport

I’ve been spending a lot of time in the fraternity-filled town of New Brunswick, New Jersey these past couple of weeks, rehearsing / teching / opening Gettin’ The Band Back To…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 1, 2013☆⚑

The most popular posts of the month: September 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: After Nine Awesome years . . . The most commented o…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on October 1, 2013☆⚑

What all successful creators have in common. by Ken Davenport

Most people think that the greatest inventors or creators in the world are hit by lightning bolts of inspiration that cause them to come up with a successful product.  I’ve heard ma…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on September 30, 2013☆⚑