2,069 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Ok, Nation’s Capital . . . this giveaway is for you. As a thank you for putting up with all the politicking that’s been going on these past two years, we’re giving aw…
Remember that strangely in-poor-taste ad I blogged about on Monday? MSG pulled it. They pulled the whole campaign, actually . . . because Broadway wasn’t the only group the org offende…
I have to say that I never thought we'd still be dealing with the aftermath of that nasty little wench named Sandy more than seven days after she swept onto our shores. I've seen a lot of th…
The NY Times scooped me this past week, with an article or two that I’ve been thinking about doing myself: the influx of Hollywood Players to the Broadway Producing game. …
. . . I voted. and I hope you did too. I love the theater. Â Even though it frustrates me sometimes. Â And unfortunately some of the issues that frustrate me are things that I can’…
Have you seen this ad on a phone kiosk near you? Sorry if the photo isn’t as clear as it should be, but my hands were shaking from irritation when I took it. It features a photo of a K…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending November 04, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $142,175 2,756 61.14% $51.59 ANNIE $638,7…
Both are playing Broadway this season. Tyson did a few rounds with us this summer, and now, the guy “who wrote the songs” recently announced that he is coming back to Broadway fo…
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 Poor Rebecca. What happened to that girl? T…
Back in June of 2009, I blogged about the first video billboard in Times Square and predicted that they’d soon be seen up and down the Great White Way. Well, today, three years later, …
As if this storm wasn’t enough. Tomorrow night, box offices on and off Broadway will face another disaster. Â This one is called Halloween. Halloween is a horrible night for ticket s…
If you subscribe to this blog via email, then you get it delivered to your inbox every night at 8 PM. 8 PM. Â Get it? Â Curtain time! Except tonight up and down and on and off Broadway, …
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 28, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $212,257 3,678 71.39% $57.71 ANNIE $703,12…
Yesterday, I chatted about the next current generation of Broadway group audiences, aka The Party Market. Today I’m going to give you five tips about those party people that will hopef…
Traditional Group Sales for Broadway Shows accounts for about 9% of all Broadway sales, from what my statistical spies tell me. Â And when I say “Traditional Group Sales”, I me…
Talk to tourists about where they get tickets to Broadway shows, and a lot of them will say, “The Tickets Booth” or “That red place in the middle of Times Square” or …
Last year, fellow cage-rattlers Jim McCarthy, Damian Bazadona and I, introduced the first ever TEDx Broadway. Â We got some great speakers in a room and posed the question, “WhatR…
I’m in Orlando, Florida as I type this, prepping to speak at Elliott Masie’s Learning 2012 Conference with the likes of Susan Cain, Jenny Zhu and Colin Powell (!). Â What the e…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 21, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $217,806 3,803 73.82% $57.27 ANNIE $733,95…
If you have a Ferrari, and there were suddenly some sputtering sounds coming from the inside of that V8, would you take it to the local mechanic down the block? Heck no, you wouldn’t. …
One of the most fun and educational initiatives we did on Godspell was our Creator’s Commentary. Â We got Stephen Schwartz and helmer Danny Goldstein to watch the show, and comment o…
Twelve years ago, I was strolling through a video store (!) on the Upper West Side that is long since gone, and I fell in love . . . with a story. It was the story of a man who, while stroll…
This blog is an unintentional Part II to yesterday’s Jay & Jimmy write-up. Â You’ll see the connection, just bear with me . . . Today I ate at Chipotle. And, one of the cur…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 14, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $230,281 3,997 77.58% $57.61 ANNIE $647,76…
There is nothing cooler than people with a craving for knowledge. Remember when you were a kid, and you didn’t want to go to school? Â And now, like the people who entered this week&…
