Broadway passes the $1 billion mark in ticket sales for the season
Although the weekly ticket sales on Broadway dropped this past week, sales the overall season hit an important milestone, surpassing the $1 billion mark for the year. The season's total of $1,008,883,463 is well ahead of last year's pace, as at the same point in 2010 sales totaled only $974,854,259. For the week, ticket sales reportedly grossed $22,125,979, down $1,374,514 from the previous week, missing the anticipa…