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 …
Kings Theatre switches to ATG Tickets
Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre has switched up its ticketing partner in favour of ATG Tickets, moving away from Ticketmaster. Tickets will now be sold via ATG Tickets and are available for purchase through the theatre’s box office and website. However, if patrons have bought tickets for an event at Kings through Ticketmaster, these tickets will still …
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 …
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 …
SeatGeek allegedly dropped by Barclays Center because of tech issues according to report
SeatGeek was allegedly dropped by Barclays Center and owner BSE Global because of issues with its tech, according to a report from Billboard. Dave Brooks reported that Barclays Center and BSE Global chief executive Sam Zussman arranged a meeting with SeatGeek and offered an ultimatum – terminate the seven-year contract signed with Zussman’s predecessor John …
Lake Placid 2023 ticket sales ‘exceeded expectations’
Ticket sales for the Lake Placid 2023 Winter World University Games “exceeded expectations” according to the event’s executive director, Ashley Walden. As reported by insidethegames, over 58,000 tickets were sold for the Games by January 22, the final day of the event, which is organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Organisers were originally worried that …
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 …