Special Promotions Coordinator " The Shubert Organization, Inc. by Dte

WHO: The Shubert Organization, Inc. POSITION: Special Promotions Coordinator DESCRIPTION: The Shubert Organization, Inc. currently has an opportunity within the Shubert Ticketing, Client Ser…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:39am on May 20, 2014☆⚑

Will we have two types of Tony Awards? by Ken Davenport

First there was last year’s NY Times article about the rising cost of the Tony Award (and I’m not talking about how expensive it is to produce a show that wins a Tony Award or th…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 20, 2014☆⚑

Web Designer " Davenport Theatrical by Dte

WHO: Davenport Theatrical Enterprises POSITION: Web Designer DESCRIPTION: Davenport Theatrical Enterprises is seeking an in-house Web Designer to work for a variety of shows and company proj…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 6:21pm on May 19, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 5/18/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending May 18, 2014: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $656,020 7,261 100.07% $90.…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 5:33pm on May 19, 2014☆⚑

And the nominees for the 1st annual Ghostlight Awards are . . . by Ken Davenport

Ok, so . . . I had a feeling the Ghostlight Awards would be popular (a job of a producer is to do things that they think are going to be popular, of course), but I had no flippin’ idea…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 19, 2014☆⚑

Why You've got to to be Faster with your Marketing. Part II by Ken Davenport

Yesterday, I talked about how I was inspired by a comment from a social media panel that discussed the importance of speed in modern marketing, especially in terms of social media. And wh…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 16, 2014☆⚑

Associate Artistic Producer " Atlantic Theater Company by Dte

WHO: Atlantic Theater Company POSITION: Associate Artistic Producer DESCRIPTION: Atlantic Theater Company, an award winning Off-Broadway theater, seeks an experienced individual to join our …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:13am on May 16, 2014☆⚑

In Today's Marketing Market, You've got to Find a Way to be Faster. Part I by Ken Davenport

One of Tuesday more fascinating panels at the Broadway League Conference was one entitled, Equip Your Army; Why Content is King, and featured a troop of social media experts from YouTube,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 15, 2014☆⚑

Overheard at The Broadway League Conference: Day 1 by Ken Davenport

Yesterday was the very first day of the annual Broadway League Spring Road Conference, when all the members of the Broadway League are invited to NYC to share in three days of seminars and s…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 14, 2014☆⚑

Will Phantom ever be Revived? by Ken Davenport

The original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story was a big hit.  It ran 732 performances. Music Man, which bested it for the Tony Award, ran 1,375 performances. The original…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 13, 2014☆⚑

Company Manager " Telsey + Co by Dte

WHO: Telsey + Co. POSITION: Company Manager DESCRIPTION: Telsey + Co. Casting seeks a Company Manager to join our team. Candidates should possess exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 6:53pm on May 12, 2014☆⚑

The Spanish are Coming! The Spanish are Coming! by Ken Davenport

Recent research reports indicate that a whopping 37 million people in the US speak Spanish in the home, making this Latino-language the most spoken non-English language in this country, by m…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 12, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 5/11/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending May 11, 2014: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $663,459 7,065 97.37% $93.9…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on May 12, 2014☆⚑

House Manager " The Davenport Theatre by Dte

WHO: The Davenport Theatre POSITION: House Manager DESCRIPTION: The Davenport Theatre is seeking an organized and enthusiastic candidate to join its staff as House Manager to run the daily o…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:00am on May 10, 2014☆⚑

Fun on a Friday: Ever wonder what Marlon Brandon put in his Bio? by Ken Davenport

Sometimes I think choosing what to put in your bio for a new show can be more stressful than the opening itself!  Do you include that Off Off Broadway show?  Do you thank your paren…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 9, 2014☆⚑

Alan Jay Lerner Responded to my Blog from the Grave by Ken Davenport

One of my readers is a Medium. No, I’m not talking about his t-shirt size.  I mean, he hears the voices of Dead People.  And after last week’s blog about Adaptations (which…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 8, 2014☆⚑

Video Engineer " Blue Man Productions by Dte

WHO: Blue Man Productions POSITION: Video Engineer DESCRIPTION: Blue Man Productions, the parent company of the theatrical production Blue Man Group, is looking for talented Video Engineers …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 7:08pm on May 7, 2014☆⚑

Broadway's Seasonal Sales Rollercoaster: Is there a yearly pattern? by Ken Davenport

Everyone knows that January/February and back-to-school September are tough times for Broadway box offices.  When I’m producing a show, I call these traditional sales slump perio…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on May 7, 2014☆⚑

Marketing Manager " Bdb marketing by Dte

WHO: Bdb marketing POSITION: Marketing Manager DESCRIPTION: bdb marketing, a boutique Broadway marketing firm, seeks a motivated and detail oriented individual with an interest in theatrical…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 9:28pm on May 6, 2014☆⚑

It's Tony Pool Time! Make Ur Predictions and win $500 in Broadway Theater Tickets! by Ken Davenport

Ok, it’s time to get past the talk of who was nominated and who wasn’t nominated and how there really should have been five nominees for Best Musical (couldn’t resist, sorr…

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

Grease is the word, is the word, is the televised word! by Ken Davenport

Business Rule #679:  If your competition does something successfully, do something similar. It’s not the most original business axiom in the book, (I’d rather be a business le…

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

Broadway Grosses* w/e 5/4/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending May 4, 2014: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $580,279 6,770 93.30% $85.71…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on May 5, 2014☆⚑

Website Coordinator " Metropolitan Opera by Dte

WHO: Metropolitan Opera POSITION: Website Coordinator DESCRIPTION: The Website Coordinator, who reports to Director, Website & Presentations, is a member of the web team ensuring the Met…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:12pm on May 4, 2014☆⚑

Box Office Manager " Signature Theatre by Dte

WHO: Signature Theatre POSITION: Box Office Manager DESCRIPTION: Signature Theatre seeks a box office manager to oversee all ticketing, subscriptions and front line customer service. Oversee…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 3:32pm on May 2, 2014☆⚑

Sometimes bad things happen to good shows. by Ken Davenport

This blog is all about trying to crack the Broadway code.  What can we do to increase our odds of success?  Research?  New economic models?  Stars? All of that analysis is essent…

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