Nashville, TN – (April 20, 2011) – Matt Davenport, President and Creative Director for Matt Davenport Productions, has announced an agreement with PGT Entertainment to manage operations, casting, show production and business development. The agreement leverages the assets, expertise, and vision of two of the production entertainment industry’s most prolific organizations for continued growth in the production and cruise ship entertainment industry.
Creative Director/Executive Producer, Matt Davenport says, “Our work with PGT Entertainment will focus on continuing to build the legacy and forward momentum of the company. PGT Entertainment has been a leading production house over 25 years and we are excited to be a part of the family.”
Matt Davenport Productions’ (“MDP”) 15,000 square foot production facility, including state of the art office space, rehearsal hall and scenic studios, is located in White House, TN. The diverse staff of writers, designers, choreographers, arrangers, costumers, and producers have developed and managed shows at Hersheypark, Holiday World, SeaWorld, “Country Tonite” / Pigeon Forge, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Busch Gardens Tampa, as well as numerous national tours, including the officially sponsored Gershwin centennial production of “American Rhapsody.” MDP has also been contracted to create and produce “Music City On Stage,” the new production show opening at the Fontanel in June 2011.
The new agreement will move PGT headquarters to Matt Davenport Productions’ facilities in Tennessee.
PGT Entertainment Owner Cathy Terhune noted, “This new evolution of the PGT Entertainment business structure will solidify the company’s operating model by streamlining and improving the management and delivery of our product. Matt Davenport has proven himself a mainstay in the entertainment industry, and we’re looking forward to a long and productive relationship with his organization.”