Ken Davenport Joins ALW's Really Useful Group- Page 2

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 12:07pm

vampire musical said: "Welp, guess we now know that Davenport's company (and many random ventures) wasn't making any profit and/or wasn't financially viable.  I never worked with him, but heard his office was like a sweatshop.  So he took a gig to pay the bill(s)...collectors.    "

 

Do we know that?

 

[SweetLips]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:41pm

I read [and learn] most threads on BWW  but am perplexed about Mr Davenport. ALW thinks this man is one thing and most on here think something else.

Anyone want to tell me [briefly] what he has done to offend/annoy so many?

Thanks.

SL

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:43pm

Read this thread. The link goes to the middle of it, although I'd say it's not a bad place to start anyway.

https://www.theproducersperspective.com/my_weblog/2016/05/could-the-cast-of-spring-awakening-perform-on-the-tonys.html

Haha. He deleted all the comments here, I see.

https://www.theproducersperspective.com/my_weblog/2016/05/could-the-cast-of-spring-awakening-perform-on-the-tonys.html

[SweetLips]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:47pm

Thanks Lizzie-WOW ! No wonder NOT Mr Popular.

SL...x

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:48pm

Lizzie did you mean to post this: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1093207#4817996

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:49pm

Oops! Yes, thanks!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:51pm

Also, don't forget how mad he got about SpongeBob.

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1081561

[newintown]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:52pm

One thing that particular bugs me about Davenport is how he promotes himself loudly, although he has little to no actual success to boast about (Jason Robert Brown and Trump do the same thing).

I've always found self-promotion to be the refuge of those whom no one else will promote.

[barcelona20]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:54pm

Lumping Jason Robert Brown in with Trump and Davenport is one of the most insane things I've ever read here.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:55pm

You don't remember Antonijan?

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:55pm

Alex Kulak2 said: "What's next? The Film version of Merrily we Roll Along being directed by M. Night Shyamalan?"

Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "Shymalan plot twist: THE MOVIE HAS BEEN GOING BACKWARD THE ENTIRE TIME."

This is my favorite thing that I've read today.

[Kad]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 3:59pm

There was also his buyout of review aggregator StageGrade- which he then shut down so it couldn't compete with his inferior DidHeLikeIt.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 4:00pm

Ugh, right. And here's THAT story:

http://thewickedstage.blogspot.com/2014/11/what-happened-to-stagegrade.html

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 4:08pm

You're welcome, VintageSnarker, and thank you as well...you've made me smile!

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 4:40pm

I've found him to be a nice guy. Self-promotion and trying to leverage limited successes doesn't bother me. Most successful people do it. But I can understand why it would bother others.  Obviously it has helped him take a leap forward with this new position. 

 

 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 4:52pm

wow i wow i never saw that stuff he wrote about SpongeBob the Musical...obviously i agree that it's a terrible idea but where the hell has Ken been??? Broadway has long been the place for commercial crap like that, and his indignation about its existence is laughable.

[Kad]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 4:56pm

Especially since he produced such artistically pure things like The Awesome 80s Prom and That Bachelorette Show.

Updated On: 10/18/16 at 04:56 PM

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 5:33pm

Also. The SpongeBob musical is wonderful. 

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 7:06pm

Daddy Warbucks said: "I've found him to be a nice guy. "

 

No one is talking about his temperament.

[LesMiz24601]

Posted: 10/18/16 at 10:11pm

Trump University anybody? 

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/ive-got-a-musical-to-sell-you

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 10/20/16 at 12:58pm

neonlightsxo said: "Daddy Warbucks said: "I've found him to be a nice guy. "

No one is talking about his temperament."

People are being pretty harsh on the guy here.  I meant to suggest that perhaps we should (at least slightly) temper the criticism of a person if he is in fact a nice guy who is imperfectly trying to find a place in the business of Broadway. 

[MinnieFay]

Posted: 10/20/16 at 1:15pm

Daddy Warbucks said:

People are being pretty harsh on the guy here.  I meant to suggest that perhaps we should (at least slightly) temper the criticism of a person if he is in fact a nice guy who is imperfectly trying to find a place in the business of Broadway. "

Daddy can we assume that you are either Ken, or (more likely) one of his unpaid slaves (I mean "interns"?

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 10/20/16 at 2:30pm

MinnieFay said: "Daddy can we assume that you are either Ken, or (more likely) one of his unpaid slaves (I mean "interns"?"

I had wondered if someone might have thought that, since I think I'm the sole person defending the cat from being kicked.  If you read my other posts on these boards you'll get a sense for why your assumption is not correct.  I'm applying the "do unto others" philosophy, hoping that someone would stand up for me if a whole post is ever dedicated to criticizing my work and passion.