Producing Your Own Work: Ken Davenport

Before Ken Davenport won a Tony Award for producing the hit Kinky Boots, and another Tony Award for producing the revival of Once On This Island, he was producing his own work off-Broadway (Awesome 80s Prom, My First Time). He knows the resources needed to get a show done and the great value of self-producing. Ken discusses and answer questions about various strategies you can use to help your show get produced, at any level: Broadway, off-Broadway, or beyond.

Watch this Session on Producing Your Own Work with Ken Davenport.

The Entertainment & Performing Arts Industry Conference took place on January 10, 2022. It was for anyone working in, studying, or interested in the entertainment or performing arts industries. The event featured 50 sessions with 120+ industry leaders from numerous disciplines. EPIC was built around the discussion pillars of CREATE, PERFORM, DESIGN, & PRODUCE. Each Pillar featured a collection of industry leading directors, choreographers, performers, technicians, producers, designers, and more.

To see all other sessions of the EPIC Conferences, explore HERE

Ken Davenport’s Website

Ken Davenport is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer whose credits include Once On This Island (Tony Award), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, The Play that Goes Wrong, Groundhog Day (Tony nomination), Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), It’s Only a Play, Macbeth starring Alan Cumming, Godspell, Kinky Boots (Broadway – Tony Award, National Tour, Toronto, Australia, and West End), and more, including multiple Off-Broadway productions!  Ken’s shows have been produced internationally in over 25 countries around the world.

He is the founder of TheaterMakersStudio.com, a one-of-a-kind “masterclass” community that provides training and inspiration from Broadway’s best to writers, directors, producers and more.

Ken also serves as the Executive Producer for North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group.  Outside of theatre, he has produced award-winning content for both film and TV.  Ken’s unique production and marketing style has garnered him international attention in numerous publications, including Vanity Fair and The New York Times.

Upcoming projects include Broadway Vacation, Joy the Musical, My Life In Pink, a revival of The Great White Hope, Harmony: A New Musical written by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, a musical based on the life and songs of Neil Diamond, and a musical based on the life of Harry Belafonte.