Videoblog : KenDavenport

Hal's winners and our winner.

KenDavenport — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:10:55 +0200

Congratulations to Scott for nailing Hal's Tony triplets: Phantom of the Opera, Kiss of the Spiderwoman and Show Boat, and for being so quick on the typing-trigger! iTunes are on their way!

Thanks to all the other people who took a shot.

Theater things that don't make sense: Vol. 6. Publishing isn't only for books.

KenDavenport — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:33:06 +0200

The R&H library is for sale.

Asking price for the rights to all those classics?

Hal gave me the day off.

KenDavenport — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0200

Ever been in a room and had something to say and then someone beats you to it?

And you just find yourself saying . . . "Yeah. Yeah. What he said."

Trim the fat off your meet before you eat.

KenDavenport — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0200

I don't believe in meetings with more than 4 participants, including me.

Have a lot of people on a project? Cut the meet into smaller pieces and devour them at different times.

You'll get a lot more done and waste a lot less time.

Favorite Quotes: Volume IX

KenDavenport — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0200

Continuing with our presidential theme . . . here's a quote from a former President that might as well have been a Producer, because he hit it right on the head.

The biggest drama of the year.

KenDavenport — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0200

The biggest drama of the year ain't on a Broadway stage.

This year's biggest drama is on the political stage.

20at20 returns . . . with a vengeance.

KenDavenport — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200

Next week, 20at20, a project of The Off-Broadway Theatre Alliance, returns.

And this year, it's bigger and better than ever.

Fun with festivals.

KenDavenport — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200

Theater festivals have exploded in size and number over the last five years, just like film festivals.

Why we should have a World Championships of Theater.

KenDavenport — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200

Ok, are you ready for this one?

I may have eaten a few too many hot dogs at the Red Sox/Yankee game tonight, because listen to what I'm spitting up:

"How much should I pay for an option?"

KenDavenport — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0200

A great question comes from one of my readers on the left coast.

What do you do when, after spending years reading every script that comes across your desk and attending every festival in the free world, you finally find the holy grail of new shows!

Turn the lights down low. Turn up the Barry White.

KenDavenport — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200

And insert bow chika bow bow music here.

Before any sort of main event, it's important to set the mood. And that goes for the theater as well.

Special Sunday Post: 13 for 13 Tomorrow

KenDavenport — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:10:14 +0200

Please call your lawyer. Part II.

KenDavenport — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200

It's official.

The phrase, "I'm calling my lawyer!" and its many consumer-screamed derivatives including "My husband/wife/uncle/cousin is an attorney," have jumped the shark.

Listen to this recent mis-use of the lawyer scare card:

Please call your lawyer. Part I.

KenDavenport — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200

No refunds. No exchanges. Except . . .

KenDavenport — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200

Sometimes, people don't like my shows. Sometimes, they even leave before they are over.