2,069 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Last week, I blogged about the importance of pressing the pause button during difficult negotiations. Today, I’m going to use the same phrase for a much more important reason . . . Now…
If you’re a regular blog reader, you already know I love The Jimmy Awards (click here if you don’t know what the Jimmy I’m talking about). And if you’re not a regular…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending September 9, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdmin AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $158,664 3446 76.44% $46.04 BRING IT ON…
There’s an old saying in this business . . . you can always find an actor for anything. It’s actually true. But you can’t always find the right actor. And the right actor c…
Ready to jump back into the negotiating fray? As promised, here are five more Negotiating Tips for Theater Professionals 6. Â Listen up. One of the most important things you can do in any …
Ahhh, negotiating. Â It’s an essential part of business and an essential part of life. Â Whether we know it or not (or want to or not), we negotiate all day long . . . with agents,…
A few days ago, Playbill.com ran a great feature on the upcoming Off-Broadway season (which you can read here). Â But I have to admit, there was something about the article that I hated. T…
Happy Labor Day, readers. This important national holiday celebrates the incredible contributions that workers of all different trades and skills have made to the development of this country…
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 The future “Under Forty” Produc…
A little over a year ago, I blogged about the then upcoming prime time series about Broadway called Smash, and what it could mean for Broadway. Â I could just imagine those millions of peo…
There has been a concerted effort over the past decade to redefine Broadway. It’s not just a street that runs a bit crooked through the island of Manhattan. Â It’s a street tha…
I was on the floor of The Venetian Hotel & Casino last week, staring at the sea of tourists gambling away at the slots and the tables and realized something . . . the house always wins. …
If you’ve been reading for a while then you know that I watch the airline industry pretty closely, as they are often prognosticators of things to come in our industry (and in all peris…
Oh ye who think theater tickets are too expensive! Â Yes, ye know who ye are. Â This post is for ye (and even me!). Twice a year the Off-Broadway Alliance sponsors one of the most awesom…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending August 26, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL $492,212 7,770 72.81% $63.35 CHAPLIN $356,…
What are these two closings? Hint. They aren’t shows. News hit the web yesterday that the famed NYC sheet music and showtune retailer, Colony Records, would be closing its doors foreve…
We’ve all known that we’ve been losing writers to Hollywood for years. Â And actors, well duh. Â Every Broadway actor I know fights tooth and toe-nail for a TV/Film out in th…
Another great set of seminar participants showed up this past Saturday for my latest Get Your Show Off The Ground Seminar and as usual, I’ve taken five takeaways from the seminar to…
OKCollaborators! Â It’s time to get your speed date on. Around February of 2011, we held our first ever Collaborator Speed Date . . . and I’m happy to report we made some match…
It has been almost five years since I started blogging, and while I'm not the biggest vacationer, I have stepped away from my office a couple times during this half-a-decade. And because I'v…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending August 19, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL $508,052 8,209 76.92% $61.89 CHICAGO $600,…
I get a lot of emails asking for advice on a lot of different subjects, from how to market a show about puppets to is it better to start off your career working for a non-profit theatre comp…
While the rules of blogging aren’t as strict as the rules of reporting, I still like to present both sides of a situation. And while I was researching yesterday’s post about the …
What I love about working on Broadway is that there’s always a shocker. Â Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, something comes along to remind you that you don…
Programming around the seasons is hard to do on Broadway, mostly due to theater availability. Â But something is happening this coming holiday season that has got my mittens in a bunch. Us…
