Ken Davenport is a two-time Tony Award-winning theatre producer, blogger, and writer. He is best known for his production work on Broadway. Davenport founded Davenport Theatrical Enterprises (DTE) in 2004, and has created, produced, and managed shows under that business for the last 15 years. His first ventures as a producer were the three Off-Broadway shows The Awesome 80s Prom, Altar Boyz, and My First Time, which he also wrote. Davenport's first Broadway credit as a producer was13, and since then he has produced over a dozen other Broadway shows, including the first Broadway revival of Godspell, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Kinky Boots, and Deaf West Theatre's Spring Awakening.
Since its founding, Davenport Theatrical Enterprises has expanded to other areas of the theater business. It founded Broadway Genius Group Sales, a group sales agency for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, DTE Agency, a theatrical marketing agency; and DTE Management, a general management division. In 2019, DTE Management relaunched as Architect Theatrical.
Davenport Theatrical Enterprises has founded several websites, including Your Broadway Genius, Best of Off-Broadway, and both the website and smartphone app Did He Like It?, a review aggregator for New York theater based on New York Times chief theatre critic Ben Brantley. Additionally, Davenport is the creator of Be a Broadway Star, the only Broadway-themed board game. In 2019, Inc. 5000 named Davenport Theatrical Enterprises one of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
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TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO:
– Intro
– Number 1 Tactic to Get Unstuck
– Protect Yourself
– Broadway
– Serial Startup
– Which Side – Producer/Lighting/etc
– Just Write Something
– Who’s in Your Circle & Who Shouldn’t Be
– Most Pivotal Heartbeats of a Story
– Cornerstone Moment
– Releasing the Inner Underdog
– Theater Maker’s Studio
– Dust Off Your Manuscript from the Shelf
– Got to Take a Step to Get Them Up On their Feet
– Final Thought to Get Them On their Feet
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