The Producer's Perspective Podcast with Ken Davenport

Hear Kristen Blodgette define what a musical director does, what she thinks of shrinking Broadway orchestras, why she doesn't write, and more. 

Kirsten Childs, writer of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, shares how she transitioned from a career as an actress to that of a writer, how we are doing with diversity in the theater, and more.

Michael Greif, director of Rent, Next to Normal, Dear Evan Hansen, and more, discusses how he started his career, what changed about Dear Evan Hansen since the first reading, and more. 

Listen to playwright Daniel Goldfarb chat about NYU vs. Julliard, why he writes at coffee shops, how he was discovered, the importance of critics, and more.

Listen to five time Tony nominated writer Michael John LaChiusa reveal what gets him interested in a project, what he tells his students at NYU most often about writing, how feels about being a Tony Nominator, and more. 

Listen to Tony Award-Winner Richard Maltby Jr. talk about curating revues, working as a lyricist, and advice for new writers.

Be More Chill composer and lyricist Joe Iconis chats about how the album went viral, why he works with the same "crew" on so many of his shows, how he dealt with the disappointment of his first show not going as far as he thought, and more. 

Hear David Auburn, writer of one of the longest running plays of the last few decades (Proof), discuss why thinks it was so successful, why he enjoys directing other people's work, but not his own, where he gets his ideas, and more. 

3 Time Tony-Nominated Book Writer, John Weidman discusses how law school helped him become a better playwright, collaborating with Sondheim, and more!

Tony Award-Winner Rebecca Taichman discusses balancing life as a director, her rehearsals, and whether or not being a female director has changed with the times.

Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire discusses how his first play was a rip-off, what he looks for when he reads plays from prospective Julliard students, how he knows if a play has got "it" or not, and more.

Nelle Nugent, one of Broadway's most prolific play Producers, discusses her life as a woman in a male-dominant industry, how she worked her way to the top, and much more!

Lisa Kron, Tony Award Winning Writer, discusses why her early writing horrified her and how she got better, how performing stand-up helped hone her stage writing, and more. 

Warren Leight, Tony Winner & Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Showrunner, discusses how a lie about loving horror movies led to him writing one . . . and why you might want to fib a little too, why he binge writes, and more. 

Michael Korie, Tony Nominated Lyricist, discusses why he never speaks his lyrics out loud when working with a composer on a song, why he does so much research for his shows and why you should too, and more.

Charles LaPointe, Broadway Hair and Wig Designer, discusses how he learned by doing, not by studying, and why this is important no matter WHAT you want to do in life, from making wigs to making musicals, where they get all the hair for these wigs, and more.

Sergio Trujillo, Tony Nominated Choreographer, discusses how he got the courage to audition for a dance show, having never taken a dance class in his life, his message to the politicians in NYC, and more. 

Walter Bobbie, Tony Award Winning Director, discusses how he knew he wasn’t long for life as an actor, the importance of a “safe room” for his actors on any play, and more. 

Sheryl Kaller, Tony-nominated Director, discusses what Bob Fosse "fought for" in his direction, and how that inspired her, how she never felt like a female Director while she was in school . . . but only when she got into the business, and how that has changed (or not) since then, and more.