Wednesday, February 19, 2014
I was at a Denny’s a week ago (what can I say, I’m a sucker for a Grand Slam) and as usual, my laptop was on my table with my Verizon JetPack Hotspot riding sidecar. Â After my…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 18, 2014
“Let’s get kids to see Broadway shows,” blah, blah, blah. That’s what I hear repeated ad nauseam from everyone interested in the future of Broadway, including me (che…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 17, 2014
Here’s a thought to keep you warm as we finish up the tail end of this terrible winter . . . it’s time to start thinking about this year’s New York Musical Theatre Festival…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 14, 2014
With all this crappy weather going on in the Northeast everywhere, I thought we could all use the warmth of a little laughter. Enjoy this Eddie Izzard bit on musicals, including why he wants…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 13, 2014
I found myself at the most impersonal of all places a few weeks ago . . . an airport hotel. Â It was a Courtyard Marriott, which prides itself on being a cookie cutter duplicate of all the…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 12, 2014
If you’re a golfer, the Golf Channel becomes your favorite television show. Â That’s right. Â The whole dang network. Â It’s like someone asking, “What’s …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 11, 2014
I’d like to say that I timed yesterday’s post about actors not “waiting” around for gigs with today’s . . . but, I didn’t. It was just a happy accident th…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 10, 2014
A lot of actors are waiters. And no, I'm not talking about the kind that serves you burgers at Joe Allen or cosmos at The Snug. Â However you make your living to fund your dreams is fine w…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 7, 2014
One of the best pieces of advice I got when I was coming up, was from an ol’ school Broadway Producer after I asked for his advice on how to have a successful career in this . . . ahem…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 6, 2014
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[SHARE]Wednesday, February 5, 2014
It’s 6:20 PM in my office. Â And I’m hungry. Â 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[SHARE]Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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 02:41PM[SHARE]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[SHARE]Monday, February 3, 2014
Unfortunately, in the six years of writing this blog, I’ve done more “farewell” blogs than I would like to. Â I’ve lost friends. Â I’ve lost associates. Â…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 31, 2014
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[SHARE]Thursday, January 30, 2014
Sometimes I think of the different corners of the theatrical world . . . Broadway, Chicago, The West End . . . like baseball teams in a giant theatrical league. Â We’re all in this t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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[SHARE]Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Very few individuals can cross the bridge from Broadway to Hollywood and back again. Â 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[SHARE]Monday, January 27, 2014
They say the American Dream is to own a house. Well, I’ve had the same dream for a while. Â But as you know, on Broadway and Off Broadway, we define house just a little differently. …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 24, 2014
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[SHARE]Thursday, January 23, 2014
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[SHARE]Wednesday, January 22, 2014
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[SHARE]Tuesday, January 21, 2014
As much as I hate to admit it, Producers have something in common with Politicians. Â 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[SHARE]Monday, January 20, 2014
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. Â And you know me, I lo…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 16, 2014
You all know The Swami of Statistics, right? Â You remember him? Â 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[SHARE]Wednesday, January 15, 2014
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[SHARE]Monday, January 13, 2014
Last Friday, I published the results of the first ever Broadway Investor survey. Â 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[SHARE]Friday, January 10, 2014
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[SHARE]Thursday, January 9, 2014
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[SHARE]Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Got a guess? What Broadway show grossed the most dollars (not necessarily bodies, right?) over the past 52 weeks? Ready for the answer? Â Don’t scroll down until you’ve got one…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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[SHARE]Loading more stories…
