Broadway: Groundhog Day (Tony nomination), The Play That Goes Wrong, 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), The Visit (Tony nomination), Mothers and Sons (Tony nomination), The Bridges of Madison County (National Tour), Allegiance, Chinglish, Oleanna starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles, Speed-the-Plow, Will Ferrell's You're Welcome America (Tony nomination), Blithe Spirit (Broadway, West End and National Tour), and 13.
Off-Broadway: Daddy Long Legs, Altar Boyz (Co-Conceiver), My First Time (Author), The Awesome 80s Prom (Creator), and Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage (Author). Ken's productions have been produced internationally in over 25 countries.
Ken also serves as the Executive Producer for North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group.
Ken's unique style has garnered him two front page articles in the NY Times, features on MSNBC, Rock Center, Fox News, BBC, and a mention in Jay Leno’s monologue on "The Tonight Show." Ken was named one of Crain's "40 Under Forty," and is one of the co-founders of TEDxBroadway. Other projects include: smartphone app Did He Like It, Broadway board game Be A Broadway Star. His blog, TheProducersPerspective.com, has been featured in Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, The Gothamist and more.
Upcoming projects include his original musical Gettin' The Band Back Together (Broadway 2018), and revivals of The Great White Hope and Mass Appeal, as well as the movie, Band Dorks.
For more information, visit his blog or www.KenDavenport.com.
Ken DavenportSpring Awakening
Ken Davenport, The Visit
Ken Davenport, Mothers and Sons
Ken Davenport, Kinky Boots
Ken Davenport, You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush
Ken Davenport has written 5 shows including The Awesome 80s Prom (Conceiver), Altar Boyz (Conceiver), My First Time (Playwright), Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage (Playwright), Gettin' the Band Back Together (Book).
Ken Davenport has been nominated for several prestigious awards in the Broadway world, including Best Revival of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Spring Awakening," Best Musical for "The Visit," Best Play for "Mothers and Sons," Best Musical for "Kinky Boots," and Best Special Theatrical Event for "You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush."
Ken Davenport has won the Tony Award for Best Musical for "Kinky Boots."
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