Ken Davenport

Ken Davenport is a Broadway and off-Broadway playwright, as well as a Tony Award-winning producer. His writing credits include the Broadway musical Gettin’ The Band Back Together as well as the off-Broadway shows The Awesome 80s Prom, My First Time, and Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage. He co-conceived the award-winning musical Altar Boyz. Productions of his work have been produced internationally in over 25 countries.

His teleplay, I.C.A., was the Grand Prize winner of the Acclaim Screenwriting Award, and his webseries, The Bunny Hole, won several prizes at film festivals around the country. Ken’s blog and podcast, The Producer’s Perspective, has garnered international attention and has been featured in Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, The Gothamist, and more.  He has written over 21 books and e-books on the theater including Cast of Mentors and How To Succeed In The Arts . . . or in Anything.

Ken’s producing credits include: Once On This Island (Tony Award), Kinky Boots (Tony Award) The Play That Goes Wrong, Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), It’s Only a Play, Macbeth starring Alan Cumming, Godspell, and many more. 

Ken is a special consultant for many entertainment companies around the world including Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group and the music publishing company, Primary Wave.

Ken has ghost written and consulted on the scripts for several productions that he isn’t allowed to name. 

For more, visit www.KenDavenport.com.