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5 Shows I want to see at the NYMF.

By Ken Davenport On September 24, 2009 · 4 Comments

I've got a soft spot in my heart for The New York Musical Theatre Festival.

The NYMF was our midwife on Altar Boyz, and without her, it would have been an even tougher birth than it was.

Our baby is almost [...]

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    I’m not on their List yet, but at least I’m on their website!

    By Ken Davenport On September 23, 2009 · 2 Comments

    I was asked to write a byline for Forbes that was published this week.  It's about how I believe one of the greatest challenges for entrepreneurs is finding time to continue creating once their business has gotten off the ground.

    This challenge is an especially tough [...]

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      Who was the first Broadway discounter?

      By Ken Davenport On September 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

      Have you ever wondered where it all began? 

      What started the discounting phenomenon?  And more importantly . . . who started it?  

      Was it The Geislers, the geniuses behind BroadwayBox.com?  Was it TDF, the org. behind the TKTS booth?  

      Was it David [...]

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        Broadway Grosses w/e 9/20/09

        By Ken Davenport On September 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment

        Show
        Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap Avg Pd Adm A STEADY RAIN $1,167,954 8,570 100.02% $136.28 AFTER MISS JULIE $98,091 3,512 94.92% $27.93 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL $1,342,233 11,370 100.02% $118.05 BURN THE FLOOR $346,946 5,545 66.39% $62.57 BYE BYE BIRDIE $589,285 7,982 97.25% $73.83 CHICAGO $535,545 7,129 82.51% $75.12 GOD OF CARNAGE $973,607 8,784 [...]

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          I wrote a blog about Jeremy Piven. My lawyers told me to not to post it.

          By Ken Davenport On September 21, 2009 · 6 Comments

          Last week I had the pleasure, along with the other Speed-the-Plow producers, of seeing the cathartic production The Piven Monologues:  A Collection of Internet Comments Related to the Controversy Surrounding Jeremy Piven's Abrupt Exit from the Broadway Production of Speed-the-Plow Due to the Alleged [...]

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