2,069 stories by "Ken Davenport"
I got a lot of emails about last month’s “What The Tuck” blog and Broadway theater availability in general . . . which got me wondering . . . which Broadway Theaters are bo…
An up-and-coming Producer sent me an email the other day asking me how I developed my own producing style. And I answered, “What style?” Like a fashion style, I don’t think…
Oh Smash. Â I had such high hopes for you. Â And now, you’re (tear, tear), gone. For the second time in the past five-or-so years, another giant NBC network show about Broadway has…
King Kong is koming . . . to Broadway. If you haven’t heard, a musical version of King Kong is set to debut Down Under on June 15th. Â And, well, since one of the most famous scenes…
Ring the bells, for the Dinner Theater is no more. Ok, I’m being slightly dramatic. Â There are a few dinner theaters still around serving up so-so steaks, and the National Dinner Th…
Big corporations hire Mystery Shoppers to test out their salespeople, their stores, and every other aspect of the purchasing process. And every theater should too. In case you’re wonde…
Things happen in threes, right? Last week, my bloggin’ hero, Seth Godin, wrote a fantastic entry called, “The Critic Stumbles,” where he publicly announced that he thought …
Remember that time Mamma Mia announced they were moving down the block (and it caused that big traffic jam for those producers out there hunting for theaters?) Well we now know that the musc…
I got in a very interesting discussion with a reporter the other day about our beloved Tony Awards. Â She hypothesized that the awards were mostly a marketing exercise for Broadway and the…
Earlier this month, up North in colder Canada, the Canadian Journalism Foundation put on a panel discussion called “The Walking Dead: Â Do Traditional Arts Critics Have a Future?R…
Alright racing fans . . . buckle your belts, because it’s about to get serious. It’s Tony Pool time!!! That’s right, the nominations have been announced, so it’s time…
Something funked up my fortune telling powers this year, because I bombed on my Tony Predictions, scoring only a 69%! Â Yikes. Â Not even a Satisfactory C on this report card! Here’…
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 Why the Veronica Mars movie backers got screw…
The Tony nominations were just announced a few hours ago. Â And yesterday, I promised you a “report card” on how I did with my set of predictions. But, that can wait . . . beca…
Last week, The Outer Critics and the Drama League trumpeted the beginning of Award season with their set of nominees . . . and today, we hit Award Season-stride with the announcement of the …
In the 80s, Andrew Lloyd Three Names released a bunch of recordings of his shows, before they were actually completed shows. Jesus Christ Three Named Show was one of the first . . . but E…
I got an email from a passionate yet disgruntled theatergoer recently who told me that several of her recent show-going experiences were marred by not-so-polite audience members who texted, …
Entertainment doesn’t exist in a bubble. An audience’s enjoyment (or lack thereof), or their artistic takeaways are affected by so many other factors . . . including their mood, …
Last week, the Producers of the upcoming (and from what I hear, wonderful) new musical Tuck Everlasting, announced they were postponing its pre-Broadway Boston tryout due to the lack of an a…
I’m from New England. Â And you know what they say about weather in New England? “Don’t like the weather? Â Wait five minutes.” The funny thing is I’ve hear…
You know what’s great about kids? Â They are honest. When we grow up, we learn to be polite. Â And sometimes that’s boring. Â And definitely not funny. You know what I mean…
One of my first lessons in manners from my Mom was the simple, “When people give you something, say thank you.” The beginning of baseball season made me think of the Baltimore Or…
The day after our 10 Minute Play contest ended last year, I had five emails asking me when I was going to do it again. And those five emails told me we were on to something (I have a rule in…
It seems senseless to write about producing drama today, when a real life drama with real life tragedies is happening just a few hundred miles from here, in my home state of Massachusetts. S…
Good question, right? Well, I’ve got a bunch of thoughts on the subject, but I thought I’d leave this question to an expert. Oh Elia? Â Elia Kazan? Â Can you take this one? L…
