The Producer's Perspective Podcast with Ken Davenport

David Javerbaum, 13-Time Emmy Award Winner and Tony Nominated Writer, discusses what he thinks about the current state of comedy on Broadway, the role of irony in writing, and more. 

Scott Elliott, Artistic Director of the New Group, discusses why The New Group doesn't want a Broadway Theater, what happened to commercial Off Broadway, and more.

Irene Sankoff and David Hein, discuss why they became musical theater writers solely to spend more time together, the Rules they have as a writing team to make sure they stay married...and stay writing together, and more.

Sara Fitzpatrick, Digital Marketing Guru for Broadway (and beyond), discusses how she learned marketing from managing her dads restaurant, what she learned about selling theater tickets by setting up a booth in Malls on Long Island, and more. 

Don Scardino, Broadway and Hollywood Actor/Director/Producer, discusses how he literally knocked on doors to get his start in the biz, why NOT getting the lead in a show ultimately led him to the career he has now, and more. 

Lia Vollack, President of Sonys Columbia Live Stage, discusses how being terrified as a child led her to fall in love with the theater, what Broadway can learn from the way Hollywood tests its products, and more. 

Robert Fried, Broadway Accountant, discusses the one skill that separates some Producers from others, whats next for tax legislation on Broadway, and more. 

Nancy Gibbs, Tony Award Winning Broadway Producer and General Manager, discusses why she wont commission a show, the secret to increasing a shows subsidiary value, and more. 

Eva Price, four-time Tony nominated Producer, discusses why shes glad her first show only ran 6 weeks and did NOT succeed, how she raised the very first money she ever raised . . . with a COLD call, and more.

Rob Ashford, Tony, Olivier and Emmy Award winning Director/Choreographer, discusses how he started dancing when he was 20, why its a natural progression for Choreographers to become Directors, and more.

Scott Ellis, Tony Nominated Director, discusses why he loves to say "I dont know" during rehearsals, why he believes casting is 70% of a Directors job, and more. 

Sean Flahaven, CEO of The Musical Company, discusses How working in politics helped him start a conversation with Stephen Sondheim, why he felt an MFA was important to his future career, and more.

Kathleen Marshall, Tony Award winning Director/Choreographer, discusses the downside of long-running shows on Broadway, why non-profit and commercial theater are more similar than not, and more.

Matt Sklar, Tony Nominated Composer, discusses what the Mickey Mouse Club had to do with the beginning of his composition career, what he does while he waits for shows to get Broadway theaters, and more.

Derek McLane, Broadway Set Designer, discusses why a fish tank led to his career in design, the one piece of advice that got him accepted into the Yale School of Drama, and more. 

Neil Pepe, Artistic Director of the Atlantic Theater Company, discusses what he worries about with about current political administration, why he doesn’t fill one of his season’s slots on purpose, and more.

Stacey Mindich, Tony Award Winning Producer, discusses how being an Editor for a major magazine helped prepare her for a career as a Broadway Producer, how one lunch eight years ago led to Dear Evan Hansen, and more. 

Glenn Slater, three-time Tony Nominee, discusses how working in advertising made him a better writer, why he never listens to the cast recordings of his shows, and more. 

Beowulf Boritt, Tony Award Winning Set Designer, discusses how The Lord of the Rings inspired him to be a designer, the difference between designing a musical or a play, and more.

Natasha Katz, Six-Time Tony Award Winning Lighting Designer, discusses how a simple internship unexpectedly lit the way to her career, why she and all lighting designers have to be chameleons, and more.