2,035 stories by "Ken Davenport"
When this blog goes live, 35 very smart and very fancy men and women of the theater will be holed up at the world famous Edison Cafe, deciding who and what will be nominated for a Tony Award…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 29, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $363,842 5,790 61.96% $62.84 ANYTHING GOES $…
Well, blimey! Â Look what washed up on the shores of The Colonies! Â It’s another National Theatre export! I’m sure a lot of folks in our city would like the National to bugg…
Oh if only it were as easy to add drama to your script as it is in this video below. Kudos to TNT for their dramatic marketing prowess that got a lot of attention in the little square where …
The audience at Godspell on Tuesday was treated to a talkback by Stephen Schwartz himself, who told great stories about everything from the origins of the Elphaba Theme in Wicked to why he w…
I, like a lot of folks, am a creature of habit. I’ve got my few favorite restaurants, my few favorite hotels, and even a few favorite friends. And, odds are, if I want to eat, stay or …
It’s pretty rare to see a guy or gal take a Broadway show all the way to the end zone all by themselves these days. Â Producing Broadway shows can be pretty dang hard. Â So, like l…
I like to play games. And games are a great way to get your mind going. So, in order to get writing minds going, we thought we’d sponsor a game that could end up paying you for your wr…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 22, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $311,556 7,439 79.61% $41.88 ANYTHING GOES $…
Ever since the infamous line, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,” was uttered in The Wizard of Oz, people have been trying to take a peek behind the curtain. And w…
Since I had to give away my giveaway on Thursday this week, I thought I’d take today to give you an update on the cool seminars we have coming up at DTE. One of the things I love the m…
A wise Press Agent once gave me a great piece of advice when talking about the dissemination of information about your show through the news outlets. Â ”My goal as a press agent,R…
I found myself in a very intriguing conversation earlier this week with the creator of a new theatrical piece based on movement (actually three different kinds of movement, which is what mad…
In their most recent edition of Market Notes (their monthly email to the industry with tips and tricks on how to sell more tickets), the Shuberts were kind enough to open up the treasure che…
Yesterday, I expressed my concern about the lack of commercial Off-Broadway productions up for the Off-Broadway Awards, aka The Lortels, and also the lack of commercial Off-Broadway producti…
The nominations for The Lortel Awards (for excellence in Off-Broadway theater) were announced a couple of weeks ago, trumpeting the beginning of our trophy season. Â I was reading through …
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 15, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $328,001 6,384 68.32% $51.38 ANYTHING GOES $…
Remember last week when I announced that The Commerical Theater Institute was structuring their 3-Day Intensive Weekend all round Godspell? You can learn all about the weekend in this pos…
You’ve heard the aphorism “a rising tide lifts all boats”, right? Well, I’ve got my own related Kenism that goes something like this . . . “A sold out show is t…
You can feel it . . . hit the middle of April, and everyone who is involved in a new show walks around with a thought bubble over their head, “When do the nominations come out again?&#…
Listen to this tasty morsel of a conversation I eavesdropped on just last week . . . Producer #1: Â How are negotiations going with the actors for NAME OF NEW PLAY? Producer #2: Â I came…
I’ve been watching a lot of banner advertising for shows lately, especially on news sites like Playbill (as opposed to shopping sites, like Broadway.com). Â And, of course, the most …
The Commercial Theater Institute is like the astronaut training program at NASA. Â There’s only one like it. Â And it could just launch your career. I’ve spoken at CTI a few …
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 8, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $309,488 6,569 70.30% $47.11 ANYTHING GOES $5…
One of the most popular posts in Producer Perspective history was my “10 Audition Tips for Actors” from back in aught eight.  So, following the old Hollywood axiom that …
