The Broadway League Conference Day 3: You can't build anything without a plan. by Ken Davenport

There were no panels today.  No keynotes.  And no lectures. Why not?  Because it was time for all of us to take what we learned over the past few days and figure out what we wanted …

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

The Broadway League Conference Day 2: Broadway goes global. by Ken Davenport

The 2nd day of the conference was a potpourri of panels with a lot of exciting topics and inspiring ideas about variable pricing (and even more important – how to set the right price f…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on February 6, 2013☆⚑

The Broadway League Conference Day 1: Gilty as charged. by Ken Davenport

The Planning Committee of this year’s conference made a fantastic choice of starting off the week with speakers from outside our industry in order to inspire us with cutting-edge-comme…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on February 5, 2013☆⚑

Overheard at Angus Vol. XIV: Shows are like kids. by Ken Davenport

I’m at the Broadway League conference for the first half of this week (watch the next couple day’s blogs for some takeaways from this year’s speakers and panelists). …

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

Why I'm producing Macbeth on Broadway. by Ken Davenport

Remember when I tweeted this? If you saw last night’s late NY Times or Playbill announcement, then you’ve prob put two and two together and realized that the “#NewShowThisS…

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

The most popular posts of the month: January 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: 5 Tips to Getting a Job on Broadway The most com…

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

Could our unions host award shows too? by Ken Davenport

While I was watching TEDxBroadway ‘trend’ on twitter the other day, I noticed another interesting trending topic . . . #SAGAwards. Yep . .  . you know where I’m going wi…

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

Panel Alert: Are There Alternatives to the 8 Performance Week? by Ken Davenport

I’ve produced four Off-Broadway shows. Three recouped. One did not. Three did less than eight performances a week. One did not. Guess which three recouped? The Off Broadway market has …

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

Takeaways from yesterday's TEDxBroadway. by Ken Davenport

Usually, I write my blogs the day before they are published.  But, because my mind was exploding with energy and ideas from yesterday’s TEDxBroadway, I couldn’t quiet myself d…

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

10 Questions for a Broadway Pro: The Master of the House. by Ken Davenport

There are two types of Managers that fall under the auspices of ATPAM, The Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. There are Company Managers, who work for the Producers and act…

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

Fun on a Friday: One Grain More by Ken Davenport

I may be a little late to the dinner table on this one, since the video below was published in July of this year, but with all the Les Miz hoopla these days I couldn’t resist sharing (…

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

What Broadway can learn from Lebron James. by Ken Davenport

I saw a photo of a youngster from China wearing a Lebron James jersey the other day that got me thinking about the overall marketing of Broadway. So much of sports marketing is actually not …

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

You too can have your own Playbill. by Ken Davenport

For an org with one of the biggest brands in the Broadway market, Playbill sure ain’t resting on its hind heels.  In the past 12 months, the company behind the familiar program-with…

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

The PP Year 5 Book has hit the Shelves. by Ken Davenport

I’ve been blogging for five years, and every year since I started I’ve been publishing actual hard copies of each yearly collection. And I’m proud to say that Year #5 entit…

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

5 More Takeaways on Getting Your Show Off The Ground. by Ken Davenport

A spoof of a famous movie, a dance story-spectacular, a personal story of triumph over illness . . . these were just of a few of the concepts for some of the shows this week’s particip…

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

Broadway Grosses* w/e 1/20/2013 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 20, 2013: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $902,883 9,531 69.75% $94.73 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $891,457…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on January 21, 2013☆⚑

What Broadway Investors Really Need. by Ken Davenport

Here’s something I should have asked Santa for . . . I get a lot of emails and phone calls and Game of Thrones-like carrier ravens from folks asking me my opinion on shows they’v…

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

Take The Producer's Perspective Survey about The Producer's Perspective. by Ken Davenport

Time to take my own temperature. One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned is that it’s essential that any and every business out there, Broadway Show or Law Firm or Hot Dog Cart,…

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

Game changer alert: BroadwayBox gets bought. by Ken Davenport

Bloomberg News broke a big biz story today about BroadwayBox, the online discount farm that Broadway buyers love . . . and most Producers love/hate.  (I affectionately call BroadwayBox, t…

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

Favorite Quotes Vol. XXXVI: A funny man who isn't going to be funny. by Ken Davenport

The cinematic auteur responsible for some of the biggest on screen belly laughs of the last decade is writing a play. Yep, everyone’s favorite 40 Year Old Virgin, Judd Apatow, could be…

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

Why you need to get a puppy. by Ken Davenport

I puppy-sat this weekend.  And on one of my many walks with the little lovable Sandy-style b@tch, I was reminded of that amazing thing that happens when you walk a dog in New York City…

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

Broadway Grosses* w/e 1/13/2013 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 13, 2013: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $822,129 8,583 62.81% $95.79 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $839,273…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on January 14, 2013☆⚑

If they don't go to opening night, then who should? by Ken Davenport

A friend of mine, and to protect the innocent, let's call that friend . . . uh . . . me . . . was recently offered a chance to invest $50k into a Broadway musical.  A high unit price, but…

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

Looking for an idea? Look, look, look to your childhood. by Ken Davenport

While the making of a musical from an idea is a tricky, tricky thing,  I often find that most unsuccessful musicals go wrong much earlier than the actual execution.  It's the idea that…

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

How the Fiscal Cliff helped Hollywood. by Ken Davenport

That fiscal cliff drama last week was better than some shows I’ve seen!  Special holiday sessions of Congress, negotiations into the wee hours, nonstop blame-games . . . but we fina…

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