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KEN DAVENPORT Recently hailed as the "P.T. Barnum of Off-Broadway" in the New York Times, featured on a national commercial for the iPhone, and named one of Crain's Forty Under 40 for 2008, Ken is the only independent producer to have three shows running simultaneously Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz, The Awesome 80s Prom and My First Time. Ken also produced the Broadway Productions of 13, Speed The Plow with and without Jeremy Piven, Will Ferrell's You're Welcome America, Blithe Spirit with Angela Lansbury and Oleanna with Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles. Prior to his career as a Producer, Ken was a Company Manager and General Manager for many Broadway productions and National Tours including: Gypsy, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chicago, Jekyll & Hyde, Cinderella, Ragtime, Showboat, Candide, and many others. Ken is currently adapting the novel and film Somewhere in Time into a Broadway musical and filming a documentary on one of the top unsigned rock bands in the country, Red Wanting Blue. Ken also runs a number of theatrical websites including BestOfOffBroadway.com, DidHeLikeIt.com, the new social networking site, BroadwaySpace.com and his blog about commercial producing called TheProducersPerspective.com, which has been featured in NY Magazine, Vanity Fair, Gawker, The Gothamist and may others.
Bio as of November, 2009.
American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include:
Working in the Theatre (video)
Producing Commercial Theatre Off-Broadway - October, 2006 - Watch now.
Downstage Center (audio)
Ken Davenport - August, 2009 - Listen Now.
Theatre Intern Group Panelist - 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
SpringboardNYC Mentor - 2003, 2004
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
Website:
www.DavenportTheatrical.com
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