2,070 stories by "Ken Davenport"
I was lucky enough to get invited to The Green Room at the Jets game on Sunday night, and, well, The Green Room has rules. #1 - No rooting for other teams . . . and #2 - Jets gear...
I witnessed a heated . . . (clearing throat) . . . "discussion" recently between two industry pros who believed they were on opposite sides of the industry. The "discussion&qu…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending August 21, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $822,570 8,092 98.59% $101.65 BABY IT'S YOU! $363,200 …
Oh, if only we could send everyone. Like library books, I think digital marketing info should be free and for everyone, because it's so important to our future. But until that happens, we'll…
When I first arrived in NYC in the early '90s, if you were in a Broadway show or worked on a Broadway show, you got/bought a show jacket - which was usually an old-fashioned varsity jacket w…
At 2:17 AM this morning, I found myself roaming the aisles of a Rite-Aid near me. I picked up my a few essentials . . . some Riptide Rush Gatorade, toothpaste, and a gift card for a friend's…
I'll never forget when a friend of mine from the corporate world told me that he was getting his MBA . . . and that his employer was paying for it. I did a headshake for a second and then...
As you all know, I'm big preacher of diversification in business, which is one of the reasons that, in addition to Godspell, a classic musical revival, I have just signed on to produce Ching…
Quick! Â You just got stung on the leg by a jellyfish! Â What do you do?
Pretend your limb is a pregnancy test and pee on it, right?
Wrong. Â Pee is not a remedy for a jellyfish sting.…
Quick! You just got stung on the leg by a jellyfish! What do you do? Pretend your limb is a pregnancy test and pee on it, right? Wrong. Pee is not a remedy for a jellyfish sting. It's just a…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending August 14, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $862,819 8,260 100.63% $104.46 BABY IT'S YOU! $338,814…
Get ready for a road trip, Linda Sue Moshier, because you're going to see The Unauthorized Biography of Samantha Brown at Goodspeed Opera House! All the comments about up and coming MT teams…
In every marketing meeting I've been to, there's always one idea from someone around the table that makes everyone else look at each other and mouth, "WTF?" Now, I actually think y…
Have you noticed your inbox filled with more Kickstarter requests lately? Have you seen more postcards on radiators at rehearsal studios in town? Has your Facebook been blowing up with event…
Here's a biz idea for some budding entrepreneurs out there: create an S&P for Broadway investments; an "official" ratings board that grades investments on the same AAA scale th…
Ira Weitzman is a musical midwife. He has helped some of our industry's most celebrated authors give birth to musicals like Falsettos, Sunday in the Park with You Know Who, Once on This Isla…
A friend of mine produced a Broadway show this past spring, and we recently got together to trade stories. When I asked him how it went, he said, "You know that expression, being shot o…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending August 7, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $874,887 8,268 100.73% $105.82 BABY IT'S YOU! $337,826 …
Congratulations to Price, who is going to see Zach Braff's All New People at Second Stage. Price, email me to set up your tickets, cuz you're going to the the-a-ter. Thanks to everyone else …
On a Friday afternoon during my first few weeks as an Assistant Company Manager at Show Boat back in 1996, two firemen came up to our office at the Gershwin theater and said there was a wate…
I was asked to speak at the Arizona Presenters Alliance annual retreat yesterday and during one of my sessions, which I call, "Stump The Marketing Guy!" (I offer a $100 prize to anyone that …
I travel a lot, and thanks to the international success of My First Time, and my love of London, I find myself crossing a lot of borders. And as many of you know, I'm sure, there is nothing …
No, I'm not talk about fruits and veges here. I'm talking about the word that we all throw about like it's confetti on New Year's. "I'm producing a new play" or "I want to pro…
You haven't heard about Broadway-Con? It's a convention like the unbelievably popular Comic-Con.
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending July 31, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $846,061 8,165 99.48% $103.62 BABY IT'S YOU! $372,629 6,…
