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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Managing Director " NYC Arts in Education Roundtable by Ken Davenport

WHO:  NYC Arts in Education Roundtable SEEKING:  Managing Director RESPONSIBILITIES:  Developing content and implementing programs and events, including the major annual conferen…

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

We should walk in each other's shoes. by Ken Davenport

The industry has a lot of big negotiations coming up in the next year or two, including Local 1 (stagehands) and 802 (musicians).  We’ve had a tough last decade, with both of those …

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

5 New Things About My Blog by Ken Davenport

Well, what do you think? If you're looking at this blog online, you're looking at a whole new look.  (If you're reading this via email, then you're also seeing a new look, but click here …

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Monday, April 2, 2012

Favorite Quotes Vol. XXXII: Why Smash is great, whether you like it or not. by Ken Davenport

It must be close to the end of the scholastic year, because I've gotten a few more emails than usual from high school and college students (including one from China) asking me for quotes or …

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Broadway Grosses* w/e 4/1/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 1, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $590,573 6,576 80.12% $89.81 CHICAGO $580,175 7,119 82.4…

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to . . . HAWAII!!! by Ken Davenport

April Fools'. ;-) Did I getcha? (Got a comment? I love 'em, so comment below! Email subscribers, click here, then scroll down, to say what's on your mind!) ------ FUN STUFF: - RSVP to the Sh…

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Friday, March 30, 2012

How well should your creative team know each other? by Ken Davenport

The Broadway industry tends to be pretty insular . . . and the outside business world rarely pokes their head in our world to see what's going on. But when they do, it's pretty fascinating. …

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How well should your creative team know each other? by Ken Davenport

The Broadway industry tends to be pretty insular . . . and the outside business world rarely pokes their head in our world to see what’s going on. But when they do, it’s pretty f…

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Crowdfunding gets one step closer . . . by Ken Davenport

When I first started my plans for Godspell, I could have only dreamed that there might one day be legislation that would make it easier for startups from all different industries to have eas…

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Crowdfunding gets one step closer . . . by Ken Davenport

When I first started my plans for Godspell, I could have only dreamed that there might one day be legislation that would make it easier for startups from all different industries to have eas…

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Something else that newspapers can't do . . . by Ken Davenport

Here's an idea . . . In all fairness, I'm not even sure websites can do this yet. Well, I'm sure they can, but I'm not sure they are doing this yet. I know our industry isn't . . ....

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Something else that newspapers can't do . . . by Ken Davenport

Here’s an idea . . . In all fairness, I’m not even sure websites can do this yet.  Well, I’m sure they can, but I’m not sure they are doing this yet. I know our in…

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Free Panel Discussion on Festival Producing by Ken Davenport

If Spring is in the air, then that means festival season is right around the corner. What festivals, you ask? Well, we've got NYMF, The Fringe, the Midtown Fringe, The AFO, and by the time I…

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Advice from my trainer . . . that strangely also applies to theater. by Ken Davenport

So, as a person who can't stand the gym unless it involves a basketball, I forced myself to get a personal trainer recently . . . who then forces me to do things I can't stand. But so far, s…

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Broadway Grosses* w/e 3/25/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending March 25, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $584,981 6,828 83.19% $85.67 CHICAGO $566,644 7,179 83.…

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to ONCE on Broadway by Ken Davenport

Oooh, what a good giveaway we've got this week! Fresh off it's set of raves, Once has set the stage for one of my favorite things - a big David vs. Goliath type Tony Battle, where a small in…

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Friday, March 23, 2012

The "Tweet Seat" debate featured on Rock Center with Brian Williams. by Ken Davenport

I'll admit . . . sometimes when I start something, I know it's going to miff a few folks. But boy, I had no idea that our tweet seat experiment at Godspell would attract so much attention. W…

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

5 Ways to attract International Audiences by Ken Davenport

The most recent set of Broadway stats had international tourists at about 14% of the entire Broadway audience. While not a majority, it's still a good chunk (and it was actually down this pa…

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The first DTE reading of 2012 is . . . by Ken Davenport

Spring has arrived and so has the first play of our reading series! As you know (or maybe you don't, if you're a new subscriber), we get a lot of submissions here at the office, so three tim…

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

How to tell if you're going to sell out this weekend. by Ken Davenport

Ooooh, here's a fun tip that I started using months ago that has already started paying dividends. Broadway and Off-Broadway shows are fully engaged in the variable pricing war. We used to e…

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Monday, March 19, 2012

What I learned from eating chips and salsa. by Ken Davenport

If you've ever hung around me outside of NYC, then you know I've been known to drool at the site of a Chili's. Maybe it's the bottomless chips & salsa, maybe it's the bottomless cokes, b…

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Broadway Grosses* w/e 3/18/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending March 18, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $653,421 7,595 92.53% $86.03 CHICAGO $610,188 7,333 84.…

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to see Ghost The Musical on Broadway by Ken Davenport

If you hadn't yet realized, the starting bell has rung on the start of the Spring season of new Broaday musicals. They are off and running! For how long, that's the big questions. One of the…

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Friday, March 16, 2012

The secret to producing a big fat hit Broadway show. by Ken Davenport

A distinguished member of the press recently asked me for my thoughts on developing products for Broadway, and the ingredients that make a million-dollar-a-week-show. While sure, I'm a big b…

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Need some inspiration to complete your script? by Ken Davenport

A few years ago, my pal Gil over at BroadwayAbridged, told me that November was National Novel Writing Month. He pointed me to this website that sponsors a challenge/contest to writers to be…

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Making your butt feel better in your seat. by Ken Davenport

Theatergoing can be uncomfortable. Let's face it. With legroom that seems designed for the people of Lilliput, and a number of bathrooms that couldn't even accommodate the Duggars never mind…

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Broadway and Politics have a lot in common when it comes to social media. by Ken Davenport

Some of the most valuable lessons I've learned about how to produce shows are from watching how other high risk industries deal with similar issues. Airlines and perishable inventory. Sports…

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Monday, March 12, 2012

Broadway Grosses* w/e 3/11/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending March 11, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $696,182 7,952 96.88% $87.55 CHICAGO $524,747 6,604 76.…

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5 ways to encourage more full price sales for your show. by Ken Davenport

Almost 3 years ago now, I published one of my most read blogs which asked the question, "Are discounts eroding sales". You can read that blog, which includes a lot of charts and nu…

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

The Sunday Giveaway: 1 Ticket to our How To Market Your Show With No Money Seminar by Ken Davenport

We're taking a breaking from giving away tickets this week, to give away information. Here at DTE, we're about to launch the latest in our seminar series, with our almost-sold-out "How …

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Friday, March 9, 2012

5 ways to use Pinterest to help market your show. by Ken Davenport

Yesterday we talked about Pinterest. But talking and taking action are two very different things. In fact, those two things are what separate an entrepreneur from a wannabe. So how do you ta…

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