Broadway Grosses* w/e 11/13/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending November 13, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $748,355 7,390 90.03% $101.27 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSI…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on November 14, 2011☆⚑

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to Lysistrata Jones on Broadway! by Ken Davenport

What's this? A brand new musical opening on Broadway this Fall without star casting and that isn't based on a movie or a superhero? Ok, that's not exactly true. Lysistrata may be one of the …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 13, 2011☆⚑

Buy tickets to Private Lives on Broadway by Ken Davenport

To buy tickets to Private Lives on Broadway click the link below: BUY PRIVATE LIVES TICKETS! - - - - - - - - - - Here is the official information for Private Lives on Broadway: About Private…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 4:49pm on November 12, 2011☆⚑

One group price fits all. But should it? by Ken Davenport

When pricing a show these days, whether it's on Broadway or in any theater around the country, there are four categories a producer needs to consider. Premium Price Regular Price Discount Pr…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 11, 2011☆⚑

Where will Broadway be in 20 years? Let's find out. by Ken Davenport

In the middle of a negotiation recently, someone tried the ol', "I've been in this business for 20 years," line. I waited, thought for a second and then realized the for the first …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 10, 2011☆⚑

Applications now accepted for CTI 14 week program. by Ken Davenport

There aren't many training programs for commercial theater producers. And only one is affiliated with The Broadway League. If you don't know about CTI, you should check it out. Under the lea…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 9, 2011☆⚑

Extra! Extra! Read all about . . . by Ken Davenport

At my subway station, I've got two newspaper guys competing to give away all of their free morning papers. You know the ones I'm talking about right? The news in them is just about the same,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 8, 2011☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 11/6/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending November 6, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $697,433 6,928 84.41% $100.67 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 5:44pm on November 7, 2011☆⚑

Godspell opens tonight, and I just have to say . . . by Ken Davenport

. . . thank you. There's a lot of people that will be joining me at Circle in the Square tonight who helped make the first ever revival of Godspell happen. There is Stephen Schwartz, and Dan…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 7, 2011☆⚑

The Sunday Giveaway: The Everyday Entrepreneur Book and Gala by Ken Davenport

A lot of folks don't think of Broadway Producers as Entrepreneurs. But when you think about it, we are all serial start-up guys and dolls. If you produce three shows a year, you've started t…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 6, 2011☆⚑

The most popular posts of the month: October. by Ken Davenport

Bye-bye October, 2011! Take your freaky snow storm with you. Now let's see what kept you warm during this weirdly cool month: The most read post of the month: Taxi! Take me to Broadway! The …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:16am on November 4, 2011☆⚑

If you can market this, you can market anything. by Ken Davenport

I love a good challenge, but let me tell you something . . . I'd rather market a pile of poop than Paris Hilton. Luckily, for Miss P, Jason Moore, her manager for 9 years (who is not related…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 4, 2011☆⚑

To rush or not to rush... and I'm not talking about a lottery. by Ken Davenport

There was a healthy sized article in yesterday's Times about the limited number of new musicals debuting on Broadway this year, and how if you were a Producer with a pubescent musical, you m…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 3, 2011☆⚑

Putting foreplay before your play. by Ken Davenport

Godspell was fortune enough to be featured on The Late Show with David Letterman yesterday (you can see the clip here), and while I waited for the show to begin, something special happened. …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 2, 2011☆⚑

One thing producers can learn from politicians. by Ken Davenport

With all the chatter about the upcoming presidential election, you'd think it was tomorrow, not a year from now. I'm sure I'll write quite few blogs over the next twelve months about how run…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on November 1, 2011☆⚑

The NY City Council is getting into the ticket turf fight. by Ken Davenport

A blog reader and POG who I also refer to as "the other Ken" tipped me off to a City Council meeting that happened on Friday to discuss, "the unavailability of tickets for ent…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 31, 2011☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 10/30/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 30, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $751,386 7,457 90.85% $100.76 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on October 31, 2011☆⚑

What's the one thing you would change about Broadway? by Ken Davenport

Yesterday's "Robot Vomit" poll got me in a pollin' mood. So, I had Intern Emily and a few of her friends hit Times Square, armed with a clipboard and a question. This one was more …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 28, 2011☆⚑

Sure you know what a QR code is. But do our buyers? by Ken Davenport

Recognize that squiggly little square to the right, which has sometimes been referred to as "robot vomit"? Its technical name is QR code, or "Quick Response" code. It's a…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 27, 2011☆⚑

"Trust me! This show is the next (insert major success story here)!" by Ken Davenport

I have produced exactly one movie, so far, but I still get lots of movie pitches and screenplays. I don't mind them, actually, because I'm sure I will stick my toe in the water again soon wh…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 26, 2011☆⚑

Why people will always go to a theater. by Ken Davenport

There's a chill in the air and a Ricky's "Pop-Up" Costume Shop on my block . . . so that can only mean one thing. Halloween is almost here. Along with the usual slutty nurses, and …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 25, 2011☆⚑

Taxi! Take to me Broadway! by Ken Davenport

Did you know there are over 13,000 yellow cabs in NYC? And over 50,000 drivers? And guess what the #1 form of transportation is for a tourist in our fair city? Yep, it's a taxi. Si…

SOURCE: the Situation at 3:57pm on October 24, 2011☆⚑

The era of impatience is upon us. by Ken Davenport

I walked into a Chipotle yesterday, saw a line about 10 deep, mumbled an expletive that would've miffed my mom, and walked out. I'm an impatient person. Always have been and always will be. …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 24, 2011☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 10/23/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 23, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $852,372 7,857 95.72% $108.49 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSIC…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on October 24, 2011☆⚑

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to Queen of the Mist by Ken Davenport

Yesterday we gave away tickets to the Queen of the Desert . . . today it's a very different Queen. We've got two tickets to the The Transport Group's world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa'…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on October 23, 2011☆⚑