5 Things I Learned About Australian Theater by Ken Davenport

I'm writing this blog on my last night in picturesque Sydney, Australia. I fly back tomorrow. And somehow I'll arrive earlier than when I left.  So weird.  I mean, I get why that happe…

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

5 Tips to Getting a Job on Broadway by Ken Davenport

I get a lot of emails from folks telling me that it's their dream to work on Broadway.  Some want to be General Managers.  Some want to be Casting Directors.  Some don't have a clue…

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

Broadway Grosses* w/e 1/6/2013 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 6, 2013: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm ANNIE $1,252,683 12,570 91.99% $99.66 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF $761,8…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on January 7, 2013☆⚑

Strive to make the impossible, possible. by Ken Davenport

If you want a show to have an impact on an audience and get gasps, laughter, tears . . . and great word of mouth, what should you do? Make the impossible, possible. Snow on stage . . . rain …

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

It's Batting Pratice on Broadway. by Ken Davenport

Growing up as a kid in suburban Massachusetts in the 80s, I took at least two trips a season to the famed Fenway Park to catch BoSox games. (Huh. I wonder if anyone has ever studied my Massa…

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

The Producer's Perspective Social: The Down Under Edition! by Ken Davenport

If you follow me on Twitter then you know I’m about ready to fly for 22 plus hours to make my first ever visit Down Under. My Off-Broadway show, My First Time, is being produced …

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

May '13 be your luckiest year yet. by Ken Davenport

Happy New Year, Readers. Rest up today.  Watch some football.  Hang with some loved ones.  Don’t think about the theater. And then sleep well, because tomorrow you get to work…

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

The most popular posts of the month: December 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 AND the most commented on post of the month:  Stephen Sondh…

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

The secret to keeping your New Year's Resolutions. by Ken Davenport

Have you got your resolutions yet?  Time is a tickin’.  Only a few more hours until the start of the new year, and the new you. I love a New Year’s.  It’s like reb…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 31, 2012☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 12/30/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 30, 2012:   Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,558,922 11,840 97.69% $131.67 ANNIE …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on December 31, 2012☆⚑

The 2012 Broadway Producer of the Year is . . . by Ken Davenport

Drumroll please. dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr (I don’t know how you spell the sound of a drum roll, so I just used “dr” . . . sue me.) The Producer…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 28, 2012☆⚑

My Top 10 Broadway Moments from 2012 by Ken Davenport

Shazam! Did this year fly by or what?  It feels like just yesterday when Thoroughly Modern Millie won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Wait a minute.  That was 2002?  Jumping Jack F…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 27, 2012☆⚑

Sing with me: It's the most, "busiest" time, of the year! by Ken Davenport

I know, I know, that’s not how the Christmas Carol goes.  But when you’re a business owner, and a Broadway business owner at that, “wonderful” is synonymous with &…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 26, 2012☆⚑

Whatever holiday you are celebrating this December . . . by Ken Davenport

. . . I hope it’s a great one. No, no, that’s not true.  I hope it’s a . . . well . . . this kind of holiday: Visit www.DTEGift.com for my gift to you.   (Got a …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 25, 2012☆⚑

The ultimate "social network." by Ken Davenport

Last week, we held our fifth annual Producer’s Perspective Social, and I don’t know about anyone else, but I had a blast. We had to cut the RSVPs off at 250 passionate Producers,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 24, 2012☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 12/23/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 23, 2012: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,491,488 12,784 93.76% $116.67 ANNIE $1,156,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on December 24, 2012☆⚑

Fun on a Friday: A Broadway take on the Charlie Brown Christmas by Ken Davenport

In case you missed it, here’s a Friday-before-Christmas-week gift for you. Saturday Night Live poked some fun at a bunch of Broadway stars in last week’s episode when they imagin…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 21, 2012☆⚑

How that #@%& Sandy impacted Off-Broadway by Ken Davenport

When circumstances beyond your control negatively affect your business, it’s bad. It’s easy for all of us to just say, “Man, this is bad.  This sucks.  Business is ho…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 20, 2012☆⚑

Who will be Broadway's Producer of the Year 2012? You decide! by Ken Davenport

Are you ready to crown The Producer of the Year? This is our fifth year of letting you decide who should sit in the Producer of the Year throne, with past winners including Broadway big wigs…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 17, 2012☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 12/16/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 16, 2012: Show Name Gross Attendance Capacity AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $1,377,131 13,479 98.86% $102.17 ANNIE $1,081,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on December 17, 2012☆⚑

Have you ever tasted "Note Stew?" by Ken Davenport

No? Well, let me tell you . . . it tastes like the bottom of a dog’s paw. Wait, you don’t know what Note Stew is?  Allow me to explain. I read a script for a client recently a…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 14, 2012☆⚑

Why I decided to be a Producer on . . . by Ken Davenport

Last week, I tweased (tweeted + teased) that I’d be signing up to produce a show on Broadway this spring. And that show is . . . Kinky Boots! I’m thrilled to be playing a part in…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 13, 2012☆⚑

What does Broadway and Ajax have in common? by Ken Davenport

Every couple o’ months, the powers that be at Telecharge share insidery ticketing insights to industry professionals through an email listserv-like called “Market Notes”. �…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 12, 2012☆⚑

If tourists go up, Broadway grosses up. But what about bodies? by Ken Davenport

Yesterday, we drew the very simple conclusion that when there are more tourists in the city, Broadway grosses are bound to go up.  See the graphs in yesterday’s blog if you’d …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 11, 2012☆⚑

Why are our grosses going up anyway? by Ken Davenport

Last week, the Broadway League issued their latest record-breaking report about the Broadway season (You can read the Executive Summary here). As we all know, and as we've all celebrated, Br…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 10, 2012☆⚑