Peaky Blinders: The Rise, an immersive theatre production, has now officially closed after more than 300 shows in Camden, London. Delivered by Caryn Mandabach Productions and Immersive Everywhere, which works with world-famous titles to create live theatrical experiences, the show attracted some 45,000 guests over its run. Rich Major, group director of sales and marketing …
West End Live reveals 2023 line-up of musical theatre
West End Live organisers have revealed this year’s line-up, with 40 West End shows set to offer a taste of London’s theatre for free in Trafalgar Square. The event, which is also Europe’s largest free musical theatre festival, is set to run on June 17-18. West End Live’s 2023 line-up features almost every single musical …
Broadway stats comparable to pre-pandemic levels
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 …
Theatres Trust awards grants to seven at risk theatres
Theatres Trust has awarded grants totalling £60,000 (€68,000/$75,000) to seven historic theatres at risk in the UK. The national advisory body for theatres awarded the grants through its new Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities programme, with the seven theatres also on the Theatres at Risk Register. Theatres include the Burley Empire, Derby Hippodrome, Doncaster Grand, Margate …
High ticket prices make theatre “elitist” says veteran actor
Veteran actor Sir Derek Jacobi has said that the cost of ticket prices for theatre is making it an “elitist” pursuit. Jacobi added that theatre should be open to everyone. He was honoured with a lifetime achievement prize at the Olivier Awards on Sunday at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The actor told the …
Trafalgar Entertainment acquires Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre
Trafalgar Entertainment has acquired The Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow. It is the live entertainment company’s first Scottish venue, and the 1,449-capacity theatre is one of the oldest in the country. The Pavilion Theatre will become part of Trafalgar Entertainment’s Trafalgar Theatres vision, which is made up of Trafalgar Theatre in London’s West End, the Theatre …
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 …
True Tickets becomes digital ticket delivery partner of Omaha Performing Arts
Digital ticketing platform True Tickets has linked up with Omaha Performing Arts as its official digital ticket delivery partner. True Tickets seamlessly integrates into the Tessitura Network’s CRM system and offers contactless digital ticketing, as well as control over how each ticket is transacted and managed. Omaha Performing Arts has welcomed over five million visitors …