A Six Year Old Reminds Us of the Power of Musical Theater. by Ken Davenport

I was at a schmancy business conference several months ago, and I was mingling during the perfunctory after hours nocktails (that wasn’t a typo, btw – I call cocktail hours at …

Six Year Old Tells Us What Kinky Boots Is All About. by Ken Davenport

A wonderful reminder of the power of musical theater.

Did you miss TEDxBroadway? The 2014 TEDxBroadway Videos are now live. by Ken Davenport

One of the requirements for holding a TEDx event is that you have to, have to, have to film every talk, and put them online for the world (wide web) to see.  Since TED’s mission is to…

Three ways to get an agent, and the one silver bullet to guaranteeing you one. by Ken Davenport

Everybody wants an agent. Why? Well, everybody wants to be loved. And when an agent or manager or other rep signs up, they are raising their hand and saying, “Hey. I love your talent. …

Who does your lawyer or agent work for? by Ken Davenport

When I was an actor in the early 1800s (ok, not that long ago, maybe the 1850s), every one of my friends (and myself included) desperately wanted an agent.  We sent out 100s of headshots, w…

And the winners of the 2014 Broadway Marketing Awards are . . . by Ken Davenport

Who says no one gives a @#&% about marketers? For the 2nd year in a row, we received a good ol’ fashioned poop ton of entries in our online Broadway Marketing Awards, where we give…

The Sunday Giveaway: Two tickets to Clinton at NYMF! by Ken Davenport

Every year in every theater festival, one show snags the press spotlight. As soon as I heard that a musical called Clinton was coming over from the UK to make its American debut in this ye…

Who won the tickets to see Once on Broadway? by Ken Davenport

Oh, I see how it is.  You looooooove the Broadway giveaways, don’t you? Or at least you loooooooooove you some Once, because the entries to this Sunday’s giveaway were off the…

While we celebrate independence, others do not. But they sing about it. by Ken Davenport

Happy fourth, everyone.  I hope that you’re reading this on your smartphone by a pool somewhere, taking a bite out of a BBQ’d burger, waiting for the fireworks to  . . . well .…

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, s…

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 we …

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 excited…

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 wi…

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 haven’t …

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 town. …

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