Executive Director " SITI Company by Dte

WHO: SITI Company POSITION: Executive Director DESCRIPTION: SITI Company, an internationally renowned theater ensemble, seeks an energetic, engaging and entrepreneurial Executive Director…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 2:56pm on January 16, 2014☆⚑

Some Insights about email from the Empress! by Ken Davenport

You all know The Swami of Statistics, right?  You remember him?  He’s the dude at The Shubert Org with the keys to all the Broadway ticketing data for the last several, oh, decad…

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

3 Ways to Save on Broadway Tickets this Winter. by Ken Davenport

Winter sucks. There, I said it. Winter sucks so much that I’m  trying to get a petition going to move Broadway to the West Coast, or the South East Coast, or to Bora Bora.  Any o…

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

Business Assistant " Signature Theatre by Dte

WHO: Signature Theatre POSITION: Business Assistant DESCRIPTION: The Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre of Arlington, VA is seeking a highly detail oriented individual to assist the Bus…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 3:13pm on January 14, 2014☆⚑

The Demographics of the Broadway Audience 2012-2013 by Dte

“I’m in a demographics waaaaaay, so . . . stay with me!”  (If you know City of Angels, you’ll get that reference.  If you don’t, you should, listen …

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

3 Things That Surprised Me About the Broadway Investor Survey by Ken Davenport

Last Friday, I published the results of the first ever Broadway Investor survey.  If you haven’t seen it yet, click here. Honestly, I wasn’t all that shocked with the results.…

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

Broadway Grosses* w/e 01/12/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway Grosses for the week ending January 12, 2014: Show GrossGross Total Attn %Cap AvgPdAdm A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $526,669 6,027 83.06% $87.3…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on January 13, 2014☆⚑

Managing Director " Weston Playhouse Theatre Company by Dte

WHO: Weston Playhouse Theatre Company POSITION: Managing Director DESCRIPTION:The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, an award-winning non-profit theatre in southern Vermont, seeks a Managing …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:30am on January 12, 2014☆⚑

Finance Associate " The Public Theater by Dte

WHO: The Public Theater POSITION: Finance Associate DESCRIPTION: The Finance Department of the Public Theater seeks a finance administrator to work as part of a seven-member team. The pos…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 4:56pm on January 10, 2014☆⚑

Who is the Broadway Investor? Survey results revealed! by Ken Davenport

Back in October last year, we launched the very first Broadway Investor survey, with the sole goal of trying to determine just who, who, who is the Broadway Investor (click here to read the …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:30am on January 10, 2014☆⚑

Wanna learn how to get your project to a Producer? This panel's for you. by Ken Davenport

The Off Broadway Alliance is at it again. I’m constantly being asked by consulting clients and seminar participants, “How do I get a producer for my play/musical/one-man-wh…

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

Artistic Associate " Barrington Stage Company by Dte

WHO: Barrington Stage Company POSITION: Artistic Associate DESCRIPTION: Barrington Stage Company (BSC), award-winning theatre in the Berkshires, MA seeks passionate, forward-thinking thea…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 4:26pm on January 8, 2014☆⚑

What was the highest grossing Broadway show in 2013? Spoiler alert! by Ken Davenport

Got a guess? What Broadway show grossed the most dollars (not necessarily bodies, right?) over the past 52 weeks? Ready for the answer?  Don’t scroll down until you’ve got one…

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

Yet another post about exchanges. This one with an idea. by Ken Davenport

Well, aren’t ticket exchanges a hot topic! First I posted this post-Xmas blog about Broadway return policies (or lack thereof), and how I’m a proponent of having our policies …

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

All I want is to have fruit arrive at my door every month. by Ken Davenport

One of my favorite gifts to get folks around the holidays is a “something”-of-the-month club. The original of-the-month club was something fruit related.  Apples, oranges, kiw…

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

Broadway Grosses* w/e 01/05/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway Grosses for the week ending January 5, 2014: Show GrossGross Total Attn %Cap AvgPdAdm 700 SUNDAYS $1,101,241 7,060 96.12% $155.98 A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on January 6, 2014☆⚑

3 Things to do to sell tickets during a snowstorm. by Ken Davenport

Snow is a beautiful thing . . . until you realize the effect it has on business. Broadway is in the middle of its first big snowstorm this season, and as usual, it’s causing a whole bu…

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

General Manager " Utah Shakespeare Festival by Dte

WHO: Utah Shakespeare Festival POSITION: General Manager DESCRIPTION: The Tony Award winning Utah Shakespeare Festival seeks a young dynamic General Manager to work with the Executive Dir…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:06pm on January 2, 2014☆⚑

Leave it to Disney to lead the way. by Ken Davenport

Fact:  Times Square would not look the way it does today without Disney. When I first moved to the city in the early 90s, 42nd Street was still a disaster of crack addicts and run down mo…

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

Guess what today is? by Ken Davenport

It’s a New Year. It’s a new start. It’s a fresh beginning. Don’t dwell on what didn’t go right in 2013 . . . or what you failed to write in 2013 . . . focus on …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 1, 2014☆⚑

The Most Popular Posts of the Year: 2013 by Ken Davenport

At the tail end of every year, I write a blog with a list of the Top 10 Most Popular Posts of the Year. And you wanna know a secret?  It’s my favorite post of the year (don’t …

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

The most popular posts of the month: December 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: A Few of my Favorite Things from NBC's Live Sound …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:30am on January 1, 2014☆⚑

My 10 Best Broadway Moments of 2013 by Ken Davenport

That’s it, my friends, put 2013 in the record books.  Another 525,600 minutes have passed us by.  How did Broadway measure a year in its life? Every year I do just that . . . and…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 31, 2013☆⚑

And the 2013 Broadway Producer of the Year is . . . by Ken Davenport

Dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr-dr . . . In case you couldn’t figure it out, that was NOT a call for a doctor, but rather an e-drum roll, because it’s time to announce the…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on December 30, 2013☆⚑

Broadway Grosses* w/e 12/29/13 by Producer

The following are the Broadway Grosses for the week ending D Show GrossGross Total Attn %Cap AvgPdAdm 700 SUNDAYS $1,403,415 8,770 99.50% $160.02 A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:00am on December 30, 2013☆⚑