Broadway League end-of-season statistics have revealed that some 12.3 million attended shows with grosses reaching $1.58bn (£1.28bn/€1.47bn). It is the first full season since Broadway returned following a period of COVID-19 pandemic closures, with the statistics covering between May 23, 2022 and May 21, 2023. The Broadway League, a US trade association for the Broadway …
Bad Cinderella to close on Broadway
Bad Cinderella is set to close on Broadway, just 10 weeks after its official opening night. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest production said on Twitter that “all good things must come to end” and that its final performance at New York’s Imperial theatre will be on June 4. All good things must come to an end… …
The Phantom of the Opera officially closes on Broadway
Broadway’s longest-running musical, The Phantom of the Opera, closed on Sunday night. The Phantom of the Opera had run for 35 years, playing 13,981 shows and grossing more than $1.3bn (£1bn/€1.1bn) while on Broadway. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical first debuted on January 26, 1988 at New York’s Majestic Theatre, and it stayed there for over …
Broadway’s January 2023 closings in line with previous years
Broadway closings in January are part of the normal cycle, despite 12 productions closing their runs by the end of the month this year, according to a report from Broadway News. During the first week of January, five shows that had been open at the end of 2022 played their last performance. This then increased …
Audience Rewards celebrates $1bn worth of Broadway ticket sales
Audience Rewards, a loyalty programme for theatres on Broadway, has celebrated $1bn (£800m/€900m) worth of ticket sales. The scheme was founded in 2008 by theatre powerhouses the Nederlander Organization, Shubert Organization and Jujamcyn, as well as the Independent Presenters Network and Broadway Across America. Audience Rewards allows theatre fans to purchase tickets and earn ‘ShowPoints’ …
Broadway theatre owner Jujamcyn Theaters set to combine with UK’s Ambassador Theatre Group
Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns five Broadway theatres, is set to merge with International Entertainment Holdings Limited, the parent company of Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG). ATG already owns two Broadway theatres as well as more than 50 venues across the UK and Germany. President of Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, will sit on the board as the …
Ticket demand for Broadway’s ‘Parade’ revival causes site to crash
Broadway’s upcoming ‘Parade’ revival, which will star actors Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, caused the Telecharge ticketing site to temporarily crash, according to reports. High demand for tickets caused the ticketing site to be down for around 30 minutes, according to a report from Deadline. Customers attempting to purchase tickets during this period were faced …
Almost Famous musical set to close on Broadway
Broadway’s ‘Almost Famous’ musical will play its final performance on January 8. The production is an adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s film from 2000 and began previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on October 3, before opening on November 3. It is the latest in a string of Broadway show closure announcements, including ‘KPOP’ which …
Broadway witnesses second-best week of 2022-23 season
Broadway has witnessed its second-best week of the 2022-23 season in terms of box office sales, following a post-Thanksgiving dip in the US. According to figures from Broadway News, for the week ending December 11, 35 productions on Broadway grossed $37,217,001 (£30m/€35m), up 10% from the week before. This has pushed the box office to …
Accessible ticketing scheme launches for Broadway shows
The Harriet Tubman Effect (HTE) has partnered with a number of Broadway shows to launch Lantern Tix, an accessible ticketing initiative. Through the new scheme, groups and individuals from New York community-based organisations, schools and under-resourced communities will be able to watch Broadway shows for just $22.50 (£18/€21). The Harriet Tubman Effect is a human …