What the Theater can learn from Cigarettes. by Ken Davenport

In a major win for . . . well . . . everyone . . . CVS became the first national drugstore chain to announce that it was taking all tobacco products, from cigarettes to snuff, off its shelve…

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

Why you can't afford to eff up in NYC. by Ken Davenport

It’s 6:20 PM in my office.  And I’m hungry.  Feeling a craving for some chips ‘n’ salsa and a burrito to match, I strolled up 8th Avenue to my neighborhood Chip…

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

Operations Manager/New Juilliard Ensemble Member " The Juilliard School by Dte

WHO: The Juilliard School POSITION: Operations Manager/New Juilliard Ensemble Member DESCRIPTION:Ensemble Production ' Manage ensemble events, including venue preparation, setup, and stage c…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 2:44pm on February 4, 2014☆⚑

Welcome to The Producer's Perspective! by Ken Davenport

Hi there! I'm Ken Davenport, and I produce stuff . . . on Broadway, Off Broadway, and sometimes even a board game.  And then I write about it here. Put your email address into the box on …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 2:41pm on February 4, 2014☆⚑

What the heck does a General Manager do anyway? by Ken Davenport

A reader pinged me last week wanting me to clarify exactly what a General Manager’s job was on a Broadway show, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to explain it . . . using o…

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

What do you do when you lose the best actor of our generation? by Ken Davenport

Unfortunately, in the six years of writing this blog, I’ve done more “farewell” blogs than I would like to.  I’ve lost friends.  I’ve lost associates. Â�…

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

Broadway Grosses* w/e 02/02/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway Grosses for the week ending February 2, 2014: Show GrossGross Total Attn %Cap AvgPdAdm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $$420,646 5,472 75.41% $76.…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on February 3, 2014☆⚑

Seasonal Administrative Staff " Williamstown Theater Festival by Dte

WHO: Williamstown Theater Festival POSITION: Seasonal Administrative Staff DESCRIPTION: Williamstown Theatre Festival is accepting applications for Administrative positions for the 2014 seas…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 2:22pm on February 2, 2014☆⚑

Advertising Sales Manager " Davenport Theatrical Enterprises by Dte

WHO: Davenport Theatrical Enterprises POSITION: Advertising Sales Manager DESCRIPTION: Davenport Theatrical Enterprises is seeking an Advertising Sales Manager to handle media sales on it…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 1:29pm on February 1, 2014☆⚑

The most popular posts of the month: January by Dte

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 Finalists for our 2014 Songwriting Contest…

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

10 Reasons why I decided to be a Producer on Mothers and Sons. by Ken Davenport

One of the things that I love about working on Broadway, is that every day you wake up . . . and you never know what exciting opportunity may await you in your inbox. Yesterday, I got an off…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 31, 2014☆⚑

What's the West End doing right that we aren't? by Ken Davenport

Sometimes I think of the different corners of the theatrical world . . . Broadway, Chicago, The West End . . . like baseball teams in a giant theatrical league.  We’re all in this t…

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

Theater Things That Don't Make Sense Vol. 12: Quote this! by Ken Davenport

If you’re a Producer or a General Manager and you reach out to an agent to hire an actor, a director or any member of a creative team, you might often hear this comment after your firs…

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

A heavenly "landing" for one of our own. by Ken Davenport

Very few individuals can cross the bridge from Broadway to Hollywood and back again.  And over the weekend, we lost one of the best travelers there ever was. Michael Filerman, the TV prod…

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

Personal Assistant " Davenport Theatrical by Dte

WHO: Davenport Theatrical POSITION: Personal Assistant DESCRIPTION: Ken Davenport is seeking a part time personal assistant to handle a wide variety of duties including: arranging travel,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 4:51pm on January 27, 2014☆⚑

Tada! Introducing The Davenport Theatre! by Ken Davenport

They say the American Dream is to own a house. Well, I’ve had the same dream for a while.  But as you know, on Broadway and Off Broadway, we define house just a little differently. …

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

Broadway Grosses* w/e 01/26/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway Grosses for the week ending January 26, 2014: Show GrossGross Total Attn %Cap AvgPdAdm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $499,786 5,935 81.79% $84.2…

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

Development Director " Dixon Place by Dte

WHO: Dixon Place POSITION: Development Director DESCRIPTION: Dixon Place, an award-winning, non-profit performing arts organization, seeks a special individual with hands-on experience in…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 4:45pm on January 24, 2014☆⚑

Fun on a Friday: These two seriously let it go. by Ken Davenport

It only makes sense that I’d talk about Frozen during this Polar Vortex sequel we’re experiencing in the city right now. Forget the hot chocolate, if you wanna warm yourself u…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 24, 2014☆⚑

Yo! What's your problem!?! by Ken Davenport

Nope, this blog isn’t about what I said to the cab driver that almost ran me over in the snow yesterday. Nope. This blog is about you. I started this blog about producing theater six y…

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

What effect will the Super Bowl have on Broadway? by Ken Davenport

If you think The Return of the Polar Vortex is having a cooling effect on Broadway Box Office, there could be an even bigger storm a brewin’ that’s set to arrive in two weeks. Of…

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

What I learned from Chris Christie's Traffic Jam. by Ken Davenport

As much as I hate to admit it, Producers have something in common with Politicians.  So do CEOs, Presidents of Companies, and anyone who runs a business, whether that business has one emp…

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

Broadway Grosses* w/e 01/19/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway Grosses for the week ending January 19, 2014: Show GrossGross Total Attn %Cap AvgPdAdm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $527,598 6,010 82.83% $87.7…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on January 21, 2014☆⚑

Overheard at Angus Vol. XV: How to measure success. by Ken Davenport

I haven’t been to Angus in a while, but last time I went in, I heard this little gem of a convo from two businessmen who were not in the business of Broadway.  And you know me, I lo…

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

And the Finalists for our 2014 Song Writing Contest are . . . by Dte

Hear ye!  Hear ye! It’s time to announce the 10 finalists for our first ever Davenport Song Writing Contest! We’ve already had such a blast getting to this stage of the compet…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 8:38am on January 17, 2014☆⚑