2,035 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Buzzer sound! Â The fourth and final quarter of the 2012 Broadway season is over. Â Can you believe it? Â Another year come and gone. And this one was a beaut . . . depending on how yo…
I first met Sarah Galbraith when I was Company Managing Thoroughly Modern Millie. Â She was the Bookkeeper on the show, and we hit it off instantly. Â (Bookkeepers are the go-between wit…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 27, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $418,337 6,214 66.50% $67.32 ANYTHING GOES $47…
There’s a brand spanking new place to see stuff and a new place to be seen that just opened up called . . . 54 Below. Where is it? Below Studio 54. It’s kind of a mashup of Bar C…
I didn’t have to work to overhear this next exchange, because I was literally in the middle of the conversation. Spring is the season of industry events. From galas, to luncheons, to a…
There’s been a lot of buzz about the number of shows featuring religious subject matter appearing on Broadway in the last 12-18 months. Â With Sister Act, Mormon, Godspell, JCS, and …
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 20, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $433,648 6,545 70.04% $66.26 ANYTHING GOES $51…
This one is for the Actors out there. I’ve given out Audition Tips for Actors on this blog before, and now it’s time for you to hear it from a true audition expert. Â Rachel Ho…
The subject of Dynamic Pricing around theater folks these days is like . . . well . . . like dynamite. And there were two whole sessions dedicated to this explosive topic today: Â the firs…
Spring Road Conference Day 2! Day 2 is only only a half day – partly because everyone runs off to see matinees, and partly because everyone is still stuffed and a bit hungover from the…
The first sign of Spring for me isn’t shorts, or sun dresses, or even that half of the business has already started taking Friday afternoons off. The first sign that Spring has Sprung …
Believe it or not, one of the greatest complaints I hear from Broadway Investors is not that they lost money. Â It’s that they didn’t feel like they were a part of the process.…
There has been a lot of chatter about stars in shows these days, including this recent article from The Hollywood Reporter that features a few quotes from me. While I was being interviewed, …
Have you ever been to The Goodspeed Opera House? If you haven’t, this is your chance . . . because we’ve got two tickets to the new musical, Amazing Grace, which opens later this…
In case you missed the news, Andy Warhol’s classic “Double Elvis” painting fetched a whopping $37 million smackaroonies at Sotheby’s on Wednesday. Â I know, I know …
The middle of NYC, also known as Times Square, is now like the Wild West. Â Instead of gunslingers, we’ve got street teams peddling Broadway tickets, stand-up comedy tickets, photos …
It’s that time . . . caps and gowns and commencement addresses. And millions of young adults entering the work force. And thousands of those millions are looking for a career in the ar…
If you picked up a print copy of the NY Times on Sunday, you probably saw more prints ads for Broadway shows than you have in the last year. Full pages, Double Trucks (which are two full pag…
When I was a pre-teen, I was a student at Fred Villari’s Studios of Self Defense (or kar-a-tey, as we used to say), and made it all the way up to my purple belt, before I . . . well . …
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 6, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $359,182 5,768 61.73% $62.27 ANYTHING GOES $454…
There’s a super feature article in today’s NY Times about celebrated British playwright Mike Bartlett and his new play (now in previews at The Duke) called . . . um . . . uh . . …
What do you get when you cross The Tony Awards with an iPad2? My 2012 Tony Pool! Yep, it’s that time of year . . . time for you to be the Tony Voter. Now remember, unlike Tony Voters w…
The always Smart ‘N Snarky John Simon wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago airing his disgust about the ubiquitous standing ovation. Â (If you don’t know JS, the quick intro is t…
I received an incredible outpouring of tweets, emails and comments of ‘keep the faith’ support since yesterday’s lack of nominations for Godspell. Â Since so many of you …
First of all, grrrrrrr. Ok, now that I’ve gotten that out of the way. Grrrrrrr . . . Sorry, one more snuck in there. Ok, on to it. I scored a 75% again this year, missing the wil…
