The Producer's Perspective Podcast with Ken Davenport

256 - Places, Please Series: Part 6 with Ken Davenport

One of the most fun and most productive events we had this year was our “Take Charge of Your ’21” Challenge in January. Over 500 TheaterMakers joined us to hear tips and

255 - Places, Please Series: Part 5 with Ryan Scott Oliver and Tony Howell

One of the most fun and most productive events we had this year was our “Take Charge of Your ’21” Challenge in January. Over 500 TheaterMakers joined us to hear tips and

254 - Places, Please Series: Part 4 with Alicia Albright and Rodrick Covington

One of the most fun and most productive events we had this year was our “Take Charge of Your ’21” Challenge in January. Over 500 TheaterMakers joined us to hear tips and

253 - Places, Please Series: Part 3 with Stephanie Klemons and Amber Iman

One of the most fun and most productive events we had this year was our “Take Charge of Your ’21” Challenge in January. Over 500 TheaterMakers joined us to hear tips and

252 - Places, Please Series: Part 2 with T. Oliver Reid and Bret Shuford

One of the most fun and most productive events we had this year was our “Take Charge of Your ’21” Challenge in January. Over 500 TheaterMakers joined us to hear tips and

251 - Places, Please Series: Part 1 with Ken Davenport and Joe Rosko

One of the most fun and most productive events we had this year was our “Take Charge of Your ’21” Challenge in January. Over 500 TheaterMakers joined us to hear tips and

250 - An Important Announcement

Thank you for listening to these conversations over the 6.5 years I've been hosting this podcast. We're not saying Goodbye . . . just see ya later! Referenced in this e

249 - Answering 10 FAQs on Broadway Investing

About this episode: Before I crowdfunded Godspell, I had a thesis. “There are thousands of people out there who would love to invest in Broadway shows . . . they just don

248 - Broadway's Advantage To Its Comeback

About this episode: This shutdown has lasted longer than we thought possible. And while we're (slowly) reopening now, a year and a half later, there are real reasons why

247 - My Revised Look At What Broadway’s Recovery Will Look Like

Things have changed since May of 2020. Shoot, things have changed since yesterday! But since May of 2020, when I first posted my “What The Broadway Recovery Will Look Lik

246 - An Off Broadway Model On Broadway

I arrived in New York City during the Golden Age of Off-Broadway. Forever Plaid, Nunsense, And The World Goes Round, Cryptogram, Family Secrets, and more, were a few of t

245 - The Best Advice I Received At The Start of the Broadway Shutdown

At the beginning of the pandemic, I called everyone I knew for advice. I’m talking big time theater people, as well as big time business people. I got amazing advice. And

244 - What TheatreMakers Can Learn From Simone Biles

If you've been following The Olympics this year, or if you're on the internet, you probably heard Simone Biles withdrew from an individual all-around gymnastics competiti

243 - "As Seen On TV" Commercials

Remember infomercials? Late night shopping, 'as seen on TV' commercials? I discovered what worked with those commercials and how the most successful plays/musicals used a

242 - What Movie Companies Did That Streaming Companies Should Do

In the early 2000s, I met with one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. We discussed the differences between the business models of theater and film. How Hollywood o

241 - The Hardest Part of Creating a New Show

I'm sharing what I believe to be the hardest part of creating a new musical or play . . . and how I've overcome that. And how you can apply this to YOUR process. Referen

240 - How NOT to Fundraise For Your Project

After watching one of the most recent NYC Mayoral debates this year, I realized one profession who has to raise more money than a Broadway Producer is a Politician. And a

239 - "What do I do now as a theater graduate?"

Thousands of theater students have graduated this year.  I can’t imagine being a student right now, nevermind a theater student. I recently had one of those students Face

238 - What About Broadway?

In my 30 years (!) living in New York City, I’ve never watched a Mayoral debate. But with all that’s riding on the next Mayor of NYC, you can bet your A-train that I tune

237 - New Destination Only For TheaterMakers

When I was in college at Tisch, I, like every other student at NYU, tried to get into nightclubs on the weekend. And for some reason, the fancy door people, with their su