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Monday, November 26, 2018

Broadway Has Best Thanksgiving Ever -- No Thanks To Bruce Springsteen by Lee Seymour

Many shows broke records across town, musicals seeing bigger gains than plays - with the exception of The Cher Show...

SOURCE: Forbes at 11:01PM
Thursday, November 22, 2018

With Auspicious Debut, Playwright Turns Tragedy Into Freedom by Lee Seymour

After years of hardship, Patricia Ione Lloyd is making a serious impact with her first play. Just don't congratulate her for pulling herself up by her bootstraps.

SOURCE: Forbes at 12:15PM
Monday, November 19, 2018

Bryan Cranston Is One Of Broadway's Hottest Tickets by Lee Seymour

'To Kill A Mockingbird' also continues sell like hotcakes, and 'King Kong' managed to gross $1 million for the first time.

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:19PM

From 'King Kong' Producers, 'Moulin Rouge' Will Play Broadway Next Year by Lee Seymour

The fab musical adaptation played in Boston this summer to sold-out houses and rave reviews.

SOURCE: Forbes at 12:02PM
Monday, November 12, 2018

'Mockingbird' Sells Out On Broadway As 'Ferryman' Hits $1 Million by Lee Seymour

Bryan Cranston also started his run of 'Network' with a bang, and 'King Kong' has its work cut out for it with those reviews...

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:17PM
Monday, November 5, 2018

After Legal Feud, 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Starts Strong On Broadway by Lee Seymour

'The Cher Show' was also off to a great start, as the diva's name conjured almost as high a tally at the box office.

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:28PM
Monday, October 29, 2018

Crowded Broadway Season Means Rough Start For Some New Shows by Lee Seymour

Mike Birbiglia and 'The Prom' are off to a shaky start, while Daniel Radcliffe and 'The Ferryman' are soaring.

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:42PM
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Randi Zuckerberg Really Doesn't Need To Apologize by Lee Seymour

Having made her mark on social media, the serial entrepreneur is now leveraging that privilege to lift up underrepresented voices in both tech and the performing arts.

SOURCE: Forbes at 09:47AM
Monday, October 22, 2018

Daniel Radcliffe And 'The Ferryman' Set For Good Things On Broadway by Lee Seymour

The Broadway League also released its demographic survey of the industry's audience, which contained one eyebrow-raising statistic.

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:16PM
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Starry New Plays Jostle For Space At Broadway Box Office by Lee Seymour

Can all these new shows survive the season without cannibalizing each other?

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:49PM
Thursday, October 11, 2018

Ticketing App TodayTix Launches Original Content Venture by Lee Seymour

The "Uber of Broadway" is looking to MTV and Netflix as inspirations for making original content.

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:29PM
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Broadway Box Office Explodes As King Kong & Kerry Washington Take Bows by Lee Seymour

Olivier winner 'The Ferryman' also began performances, as the new season kicked properly into gear.

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:00PM
Monday, October 1, 2018

Bruce Springsteen Returns From Hiatus To Spruce Up Broadway Box Office by Lee Seymour

But big gains for a few hits masked a rough week for a number of smaller shows.

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:44PM
Sunday, September 30, 2018

$4.6B 'Wicked' Taps Ariana Grande, Pentatonix For Halloween Special by Lee Seymour

The special will be produced by the same team behind the Broadway hit, which is one of Universal's most lucrative properties.

SOURCE: Forbes at 01:10PM
Friday, September 28, 2018

3 Ways To See Harry Potter In New York Right Now by Lee Seymour

The boy who lived continues to enchant fans 21 years later, and is showing up in three vastly different incarnations on New York stages this autumn.

SOURCE: Forbes at 11:17AM
Thursday, September 20, 2018

Three Broadway Musicals Closed Last Week. What Happened? by Lee Seymour

Three would-be hits, three falls from glitz - all of them wildly different from each other.

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:39PM
Monday, September 17, 2018

Broadway Box Office Holds Steady As Shows Close And Springsteen Takes A Break by Lee Seymour

Three musicals played their final curtains - to varying levels of enthusiasm.

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:52PM
Monday, September 10, 2018

What Does It Take To EGOT? And Who's Up Next? by Lee Seymour

John Legend, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber joined the EGOT ranks last night. Three more writers are hot on their heels.

SOURCE: Forbes at 03:36PM

Is Shakespeare The Key To Detroit's Recovery? by Lee Seymour

After a major financial coup last year, Shakespeare in Detroit is poised to become a fixture of the recovering city's arts scene.

SOURCE: Forbes at 11:55AM

Tony Winner 'The Band's Visit' Recoups Investment by Lee Seymour

The intimate musical overcame a wave of commercial contenders to become one of the most-awarded shows in Broadway history.

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:01AM
Monday, August 27, 2018

Broadway's 'Hello, Dolly!' Closes With Broken Records, Trickling Profits by Lee Seymour

One of Broadway's biggest hits is turning heads as it pays back its investors.

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:35PM
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

'Anastasia' Plans Massive, Unconventional International Rollout by Lee Seymour

The hit musical will open productions in 20 countries over the next three years.

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:12PM

'The Play That Goes Wrong': Broadway Underdog Turns A Profit by Lee Seymour

J.J. Abrams made his Broadway debut on the producing team of the long-running show.

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:48PM
Monday, August 20, 2018

Harsh Critics And Summer's End Make Life Tough On Broadway by Lee Seymour

Three new musicals have opened to...less-than-stellar reviews. What does it mean for their longevity?

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:37PM
Monday, August 13, 2018

'The Boys in the Band' & 'Pretty Woman' Break Broadway Records by Lee Seymour

Two very different shows made excellent impressions on their target audiences.

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:18PM
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Bryan Cranston Returns To Broadway, 'Carousel' Plans Its Exit by Lee Seymour

Four years after winning a Tony, Walter White returns to New York. Meanwhile, a buzzy show beats a hasty retreat.

SOURCE: Forbes at 03:00PM
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Broadway's Box Office Takes A Nosedive As Springsteen Takes A Vacation by Lee Seymour

Right now, the Boss is Broadway's most influential person when it comes to dollars - but he's not the only power player.

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:26AM
Friday, August 3, 2018

The Gurus Behind New York's Wildest Gym Talk Startup Life, Fitness, And Sexy Unicorns by Lee Seymour

Mark Fisher and Michael Keeler have built a neon fiefdom in Manhattan, and they're only getting started.

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:12PM
Thursday, July 19, 2018

For Fans Left Out In The Cold, Bruce Springsteen's Sold-Out Broadway Show Hits Netflix by Lee Seymour

The deal is a boon both to the show's producers, and to fans who couldn't stomach the $500 price tag on Broadway.

SOURCE: Forbes at 11:15AM
Monday, July 16, 2018

'The Boys in the Band' Is First Play Of New Broadway Season To Recoup by Lee Seymour

The revival, starring Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto, was a solid bet for investors in a notoriously tough biz.

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:57PM
Monday, July 2, 2018

Jimmy Buffett & Robert De Niro's Broadway Shows Set To Close As Tony Buzz Fades by Lee Seymour

Gwyneth Paltrow's Broadway producing debut 'Head Over Heels' had a dismal start, too...

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:59PM

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