Do You Hear The People Sing in China by Ken Davenport

Want your show in Vegas? Follow these three rules. by Ken Davenport

I was an absolute cliche last week, and celebrated my bachelor party in Sin City itself, Las Vegas, Nevada. And before you ask, this was not a Hangover-like experience at all.  Some golf,…

The one thing we can all learn from movie studios. by Ken Davenport

I see maybe three movies a year in the theater.  I’m one of the reasons that movie theater attendance is declining (and faster than Broadway attendance, so there’s one thing w…

What does the Best Business Blogger on the web think about Broadway? by Ken Davenport

There’s nothing that sets my heart a flutter more than when someone from the traditional business world takes an interest in what we’re doing on Broadway. So imagine how excit…

The secrets of how I raise money for my shows. Just for you. by Ken Davenport

By far, and I’m talking by super far, 100 to 1 type stuff, the question I get asked the most from readers is “How do I raise money for my show?” Sometimes the askers are lo…

The Sunday Giveaway: Two tickets to Once on Broadway! by Ken Davenport

What I love about Once is that it’s a great reminder that there is no formula for success on Broadway. You’d think that the key elements in creating a Best Musical Tony Award …

Who won the Silver Passes to this year's NYMF? by Ken Davenport

As many of you know, I often say that people aren't price resistant, they are value resistant. We're not going to be able to ever drop our prices. Just impossible. So we're going to have …

Fun on a Friday: The Book of Mormon visits South Park by Ken Davenport

When we were doing research for the 2014 Broadway Marketing Awards, we stumbled across the video below and thought, “Genius!  Whatever agency did this is certainly getting a nod.…

Five Shows that Stand Out at the NYMF: 2014 by Ken Davenport

Summer lovin’, had me a . . . festival! The New York Musical Theater Festival, the first of the summer show fests, starts in just 3 days!  Got your tickets yet? If you haven̵…

The Book of Mormon Comes to South Park: A Fan-Made Video by Ken Davenport

From Their Own Mouths: The Ghostlight Awards Acceptance Speeches. by Ken Davenport

The reason we held the first annual Ghostlight Awards was to shine the spotlight on the people in the wings, in the pits and working front of house at the forty Broadway theaters in to…

Hard Times for a Hardbody. by Ken Davenport

A scandal and an outrage has been brewin’ out of town over the last few days ’bout a show from last season that didn’t last too long on the boards. I’m talkin’ …

The Nominees for the 2014 Broadway Marketing Awards are . . . by Ken Davenport

And you thought award season was over. Bahahahahaha. Awards season ain’t over until The Fat Lady sings the nominees for the most important awards of all . . . the awards that actually …

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Stage Manager by Ken Davenport

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Musician by Ken Davenport

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Usher by Ken Davenport

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Stagehand by Ken Davenport

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Concessions/Bar Staff by Ken Davenport

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Musical Director by Ken Davenport

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Child Guardian by Ken Davenport

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Dresser by Ken Davenport

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Dance Captain by Ken Davenport

Ghostlight Awards 2013-2014 Best Company Manager by Ken Davenport

The Sunday Giveaway: Two NYMF Silver Passes! by Ken Davenport

Remember that time NYMF used to be in the fall? Not anymore! In 2012, the New York Musical Theatre Festival, the world’s most popular festival exclusively for the development of new mu…

Who won the tickets to Black Stars of the Great White Way at Carnegie Hall? by Ken Davenport

You should all be concert promoters. For this week’s giveaway, I challenged you all to come up with a trio of performers (living or dead) for a one-night-only concert, and I can honest…

Why my site needed a makeover. And why yours may too. by Ken Davenport

So, whadda ya think? Do you like the new look of the blog?  (If you’re reading this blog via email, click here to check out my fresh new summer look!) Believe it or don’t beli…

Why I'll never sell umbrellas for a living. by Ken Davenport

Every time it pours down rain in our fair New York City, a bunch of pop-up umbrella shops emerge on every street corner. I used to give those hungry weather watchers a lot of credit.  The…

Three Things Broadway can learn from The World Cup. by Ken Davenport

Gooaaaaaaaaaaaaaal! Is it just me or has everyone gone World Cup Crazy? It’s been four years since the last Cup, and I don’t remember the volume of the soccer conversation in thi…

What Broadway customer service and a teapot have in common. by Ken Davenport

Back in the frigid cold of January (remember that single degree nonsense?), we announced the opening of The Davenport Theatre, named after my dear old grandpa, Delbert Essex Davenport (we ju…

What did you think about this year's Tony Awards? Survey says . . . by Ken Davenport

As we’ve done for the last several years, the morning after The Tony Awards, we put together a survey to find out what you, the passionate Broadway lover, thought about the Tony Awards…

Tony Voter Turnout, and Actual Voters, Could Make a Difference - NYTimes.com by Ken Davenport

"The Tonys are rigged." I've heard that phrase uttered many times by a bunch of my producing peers. Of course, I've usually heard it on Tony night, a couple hours after the last winners …