2,036 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Wednesday evenings suck. That simple. If it wasn't for the more successful Wednesday matinees, most shows would take the whole day off. But why are they so bad? Ok, it's the middle of the we…
Thanks to everyone who took last week's Producer's Perspective survey! And now, it's time for the results! Just who is reading what you're reading right now? I've posted some of the data tha…
This blog may fall under the category of "duh," but I couldn't help myself. It's a pretty basic concept, but I got slapped in the face with it again the other night, so I thought I…
We had another great Get Your Show Off The Ground seminar this past weekend with a dozen more talented participants with a terrific set of projects. I have no doubt you'll be seeing several …
There has been a lot of talk about marriage this weekend (and congratulations to everyone, btw - even though I'm a Red Sox fan, I was a very proud New Yorker on Friday night). Because of all…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending June 26, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $842,092 8,267 100.72% $101.86 BABY IT'S YOU! $438,913 6…
We had a wonderful outpouring of support for drama teachers in this week's contest for two tickets to Monday's Jimmy Awards. And the winner is . . . Ellie! Email me, Ellie, and I'll see you …
I was in London a few weeks ago, and while I was shopping for a show to see, I noticed a familiar name above the title that got me excited enough to buy a ticket. It wasn't Jude Law. And...
Sure, Book of Mormon won Best Musical this year. But in my opinion, it should be up for a Producing Prize as well. The Producers made a whole bunch of great calls on this show that have help…
I'm 38 years old. I was a kid when the arcade was introduced. And I was a pre-teen when home video game consoles like Atari, Colecovision, Intellivision, and more were rolled out to the worl…
Last week's Tony Awards survey and its revealing results got me in the surveyin' spirit. When I was thinking about who to survey next, I realized that it has been some time since we have tak…
Whenever I visit a city around the country or around the world, I take a look at the theatrical landscape . . . especially online. I spend some time surfing for sites where I can get inform…
I don't even like to think about it being September already since the summer just started, but the time has come to announce the next play in our reading series which will take place on Sept…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending June 19, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $828,341 8,268 100.73% $100.19 ARCADIA $244,665 5,166 62…
This week's winner of the Sunday Giveaway, getting two tickets to Love, Loss & What I Wore is . . . Eden! Eden wins for her suggestion that Nancy Pelosi join the cast. There were a bunch…
On Monday, I asked you to offer up your opinion about this year's Tony Awards in a quick survey, and boy did you respond. You'd think we were giving away an iPad--so many of you clicked to v…
If you're a friend on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter, then you know that last week I spent three days in Galway, Ireland, speaking at the Irish Theatre Forum. It was a fascinating few day…
I had such a great time with my first round of the Get Your Show Off The Ground - Chicago Style seminar that I'm headin' back for more! Yep, hide your deep dish pizza, Chicago, because here …
Last year, when it was announced that the Tonys was going to be evicted from its temporary residence at Radio City, everyone wondered what the change of venue would do to the show. Well, I t…
Alright, it's that time . . . time to find which one of you picked the most winners in my Tony pool, and which one of you is walkin' home with an iPad 2. But before we announce the winner,...
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending June 12, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $724,930 7,201 100.26% $100.67 ARCADIA $190,098 4,283 51…
The following is a list of the official 2011 Tony Award winners. 2011 TONY AWARD NOMINEES AND RECIPIENTS Best Musical *The Book of Mormon Catch Me If You Can The Scottsboro Boys Sister Act B…
Butter your popcorn, Brittany Baratz, because you are going to the movies! And thanks for reminding us of that great Sondheim quote. (For those of you who missed Brit's comment, Sondheim des…
Only a few tickets left for our Tony bash at Blondie's. Wings, prizes, cool Broadway folks . . . and lots more. Get info and tix here. Don't put it off, prices go up at the door. See you the…
