2,036 stories by "Ken Davenport"
Another interesting annual report from the Broadway League was released yesterday, and it has nothing with Broadway in NYC. This report details the economic impact that Broadway had on the n…
I noticed a billboard on 7th Avenue the other day that I hadn't seen before. I snapped a picture so you could see what it was advertising. Yep, it's pitching . . . Telecharge, the official t…
Oh Spidey . . . you just can't keep your name out of the papers. And, based on the 1.8 million bucks you did over Christmas week, I bet you're starting not to care. The latest bit of publici…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 9, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A FREE MAN OF COLOR $286,415 5,485 65.74% $52.22 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSI…
We've got three separate Get Your Show Off The Ground seminars in January in three separate cities. I'm so excited to hear about the different challenges and obstacles that producers and wri…
My office is right next to the Eugene O'Neill theater, home to the recently departed Fela!, home to the soon-to-arrive Book of Morman, and the permanent home of Chris Beck, the Property Mast…
Broadway is a risky investment. Duh. But Broadway can also be 'wicked' profitable. Double-duh. But here's the question that I'd like to see answered . . . because if the answer is what I thi…
In the Op-Ed section of the January 1st edition of the NY Times, far from the Arts pages, was a great piece from the daughter of the Producer of one of the most infamous flops in Broadway hi…
For the past three years, I've had Producer's Perspective socials here in NYC. And they've been a blast. They're a chance for all different kinds of people with one thing in common (a love o…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 3, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A FREE MAN OF COLOR $236,459 4,460 53.45% $53.02 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSI…
Before I start off the new bloggin' year, I want to look back to see what posts were the most read of the last 365 days. Why? Because I'm a believer that if blog falls in the woods, and noon…
It's the end of the month already, which means it's time for our new feature: the most read and most commented on posts of the previous month. So, here you go: The most read post of the mont…
Drumroll please . . . YOUR votes have been counted and you have selected your 2010 Broadway Producers of the Year. . . Randy Adams and Sue Frost, the producers of Memphis! Big congrats go ou…
It's the time of year for the ol' look back. What memorable moments have the last 12 months brought us that could help define the next 12 months? Here are my top 10 Broadway moments for 2010…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending Dec. 26, 2010: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A FREE MAN OF COLOR $143,850 3,640 43.62% $39.52 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC …
I was doing about 70 MPH down the West Side Highway last week when I heard a public service announcement commercial on the radio about the New York City speed limit of . . . 30 MPH. "Ye…
Ahhhh, memories. I was just thinking about my days of doing dinner theater in Baltimore (pre-The Wire). Every once in a while we used to do these things called "Post-Shows". The ca…
iTunes revolutionized how music is consumed by satisfying our culture’s increasing demand for instant gratification. Â Want a song? Â Click. Â Bam. Â Boom. Â It’s on yo…
I had the pleasure of hearing Patricia Martin speak a few weeks ago on the topic of her book about the RenGen and what it could mean for the theater. Well, the good peeps at Steppenwolf Thea…
17 years ago, a lot of people thought a little policy called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was a good idea. And yesterday, President Obama (thankfully) threw it out. There are a lot of r…
Yesterday, I listed the ETA's most performed plays and musicals in high schools. What surprised so many people about this list was that the play that topped even Shakespeare for the number o…
Every year, the folks at the Educational Theatre Association publish a list of the most performed plays and musicals in high schools around the country. Here's what drama clubs were up to th…
The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending Dec. 19, 2010: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A FREE MAN OF COLOR $214,439 4,253 50.97% $50.42 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC …
There was some great Spider-Man coverage in Variety over the weekend that looked at the show from a bunch of angles, from branding, to storytelling and yes, to spectacle. (The show actually …
As the Jersey Boys would say, oh what a night! Thank you to everyone who came to the social last night. I hope you enjoyed the "Producer's Punch" and DJ Dan's rockin' tunes (and sp…
