Broadway Grosses* w/e 6/8/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending June 8, 2014: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn % Cap Avg.Pd Adm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $733,879.00 7,313.00 97.…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on June 9, 2014☆⚑

Manager of Finance " RWS and Associates by Dte

WHO: RWS and Associates POSITION: Manager of Finance DESCRIPTION: RWS and Associates is a full service, worldwide production company that provides the very best in custom design as well as p…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 1:44pm on June 8, 2014☆⚑

Group Sales Manager " The New Victory Theater by Dte

WHO: The New Victory Theater POSITION: Group Sales Manager DESCRIPTION: The New Victory Theater, a beautifully renovated 499-seat theater for kids and families in the heart of Times Square, …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 4:26pm on June 6, 2014☆⚑

My predictions, your predictions (and a psychic's) for the 2014 Tony Awards! by Ken Davenport

The Friday before the Tony Awards. It’s the last chance for water cooler talk about who will win, until Monday morning when the cooler chitter chatter will be all about who won . . . a…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on June 6, 2014☆⚑

Public Relations Assistant " Richard Kornberg and Associates by Dte

WHO: Richard Kornberg and Associates POSITION: Public Relations Assistant DESCRIPTION: Richard Kornberg and Associates, a busy performing arts publicity firm located in the heart of Times Sq…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:39pm on June 5, 2014☆⚑

A Producer's greatest mistake. by Ken Davenport

"Can you repeat that?" I asked, even though I had heard the question perfectly clear. "What's the biggest mistake a Producer or an Entrepreneur can make?" I think the reason I didn't want to…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on June 5, 2014☆⚑

Why I'm producing It's Only A Play on Broadway. by Ken Davenport

A bunch of years ago I looked into commissioning a playwright to write a backstage comedy about the business of Broadway. More specifically,  I wanted this play set at a Broadway ad me…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on June 4, 2014☆⚑

Usher " Daryl Roth Theatre by Dte

WHO: Daryl Roth Theatre POSITION: Usher DESCRIPTION: The Daryl Roth Theatre seeks applicants for part-time ushers to staff the upcoming production of WAYRA: Fuerza Bruta. WAYRA takes the aud…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 8:51pm on June 3, 2014☆⚑

How often do the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Winners predict the Tony Award winners? by Ken Davenport

It’s inevitable. When you have a set of awards that precede a bigger set of awards, people start asking . . . “Does the winner of the first mean that they are a shoe-in for the s…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on June 3, 2014☆⚑

How much does Broadway impact the New York City economy? by Ken Davenport

Boom. That sound you heard was the massive amount of monetary impact Broadway has on the New York City economy. The latest financial ramification report was released last week by the Broadwa…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on June 2, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 6/1/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending June 1, 2014: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $700,979 7,296 100.55% $96.…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on June 2, 2014☆⚑

Director of Internal Operations " New York Theatre Workshop by Dte

WHO: New York Theatre Workshop POSITION: Director of Internal Operations DESCRIPTION: New York Theatre Workshop, one of the city's leading not-for-profit Off Broadway theatre companies, seek…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:02pm on June 1, 2014☆⚑

The Most Popular Posts of the Month: May by Ken Davenport

Time for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer's Perspective: The most read post of the month: And the nominees for the 1st annual Ghostlight Awa…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45am on June 1, 2014☆⚑

We lost a labor-er of love. by Ken Davenport

If you asked a bunch of Broadway Producers why they got into the theater business, you’d hear a long litany of responses . . . and you know what wouldn’t be anywhere on that list…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 30, 2014☆⚑

Finance Associate " Roundabout Theatre Company by Dte

WHO: Roundabout Theatre Company POSITION: Finance Associate DESCRIPTION: Roundabout Theatre Company, one of the nation's largest not-for-profit theatres, seeks an energetic, personable indiv…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:14pm on May 29, 2014☆⚑

Want to know the secrets of Off Broadway casting? by Ken Davenport

I don’t have them. But, I know some people that do. And those secret-holders are gonna be featured on a panel this coming Sunday, June 1st, sponsored by our good ol’ friends at t…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 29, 2014☆⚑

End of Q4 and FINAL results for Broadway's 2013-14 season. by Ken Davenport

To quote Queen, “Another one bites the dust!  And another one gone, and another one gone, another one bites the dust!” The one I’m referring to, of course, is the Broadw…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 28, 2014☆⚑

The Winners of the First Annual Ghostlight Awards Are . . . by Ken Davenport

Sweet Jumpin’ You-Know-Who! We got almost four thousand votes for the first annual Ghostlight Awards! I just love it.  It just shows how much support and love there is for those …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 27, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 5/25/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending May 25, 2014: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $720,993 7,343 101.20% $98.…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on May 27, 2014☆⚑

Managing Director " Red Bull Theater by Dte

WHO: Red Bull Theater DESCRIPTION: Red Bull Theater seeks a highly motivated and dynamic full-time Managing Director to lead the company in its second decade of producing great classic stori…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 9:34pm on May 26, 2014☆⚑

Why today's blog isn't that interesting. by Ken Davenport

I try to come up with ideas for blogs . . . well, I try to come up with them all the time.  And I have what I think are some good ones lined up for the next week or so (including one abou…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 26, 2014☆⚑

Only Cameron can recoup a show the day after it opens. by Ken Davenport

The London revival of Miss Saigon opened this past Wednesday night. 24 hours later, Producer Cameron Mackintosh announced that it had already recouped. I mean, wowza. I’ve been a pa…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 23, 2014☆⚑

No matter what you think, you can't get away with it. by Ken Davenport

I’m predicting a new Law & Order SVU-like spin-off.  Law & Order:  CCU (Cyber Crimes Unit). One of their first “ripped from the headlines” plots would be this…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 22, 2014☆⚑

Associate Consultant " TRG Arts by Dte

WHO: TRG Arts POSITION: Associate Consultant DESCRIPTION: TRG Arts is a results-driven consulting firm that helps arts and entertainment organizations achieve increased, sustained revenue an…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:56am on May 22, 2014☆⚑

My personal request to Tony Award Winners. by Ken Davenport

Yesterday’s blog, as well as my acceptance speech for last year’s Broadway.com Audience Award for Macbeth, was about paying respect to those above-the-title producers out t…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 21, 2014☆⚑