I Wanna Be Like Ken Davenport!

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I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes

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43 episodes

3 days ago

I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes is a podcast that explores the journeys of successful individuals and how they’ve built and sustained their careers. Host Elbi Cespedes sits down with accomplished guests to discuss their beginnings, the challenges they’ve faced, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Through engaging and insightful conversations, this podcast offers inspiration, practical advice, and a deeper look into what it really takes to achieve long-term success.

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I Wanna Be Like Ken Davenport!

I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes

58 minutes 30 seconds

3 months ago

I Wanna Be Like Ken Davenport!

Today, I Wanna Be Like Ken Davenport! Ken Davenport is a successful book writer and producer for multiple Broadway shows garnering 2 Tony Awards for Kinky Boots (Best Musical) and Once on this Island (Best Revival of a Musical). Currently, he’s working on Joy Off Broadway at the Laura Pels Theater where he serves as the producer and book writer. The Broadway shows he’s currently serving as producer include Gypsy and Oh Mary! Some of the shows he worked on as book writer include Altar Boyz, Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage, and My First Time! His most notable Broadway projects as producer include Godspell, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, and Groundhog Day! We also get to talking about the state of the industry and how this season’s record breaking financial success might not be the success you think.

I WANNA BE LIKE KEN DAVENPORT CHAPTERS

1. 00:00 Intro

2. 06:25 Ken’s I Wanna Be Like You as a Kid

3. 11:05 Theater Beginnings

4. 17:00 Creating Theater

5. 21:45 Immersive Theater

6. 24:25 Altar Boyz

7. 34:00 Joy Off Broadway!

8. 38:00 Balancing Commerce and Art

9. 40:10 The Road to Broadway

10. 43:10 The Best Time To Open A New Show

11. 46:30 Accessible Theater Tickets

12. 48:45 Broadway 2025

13. 55:30 Ken’s I Wanna Be Like You NOW!