Paperless ticketing has become Live Nation Entertainment's latest weapon against the secondary market. Twenty percent of tickets for Bruce Springsteen's performances in New Jersey this April…
"As a result of all the changes that Taymor could not and would not make, the Spider-Man musical is now a hit," according to the show's producers, Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris, in an …
Gross ticket sales on the Great White Way continue to climb as sales were up for the third straight week with gross revenue of $20.3 million through the week ending Feb. 26. Last week's Bro…
The Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) in Durham, North Carolina recently made headlines for taking advantage of a North Carolina state law allowing individual venues to prohibit the resal…
Broadway's trend of turning movies into musicals continues in early 2012 with a new adaptation of the popular 2006 romantic film, "Once". The production, previously in workshop at Boston's A…
On the Great White Way, ticket sales were up by 28 percent the week ending Feb. 19, which is the highest level of gross sales since the week ending Jan. 15 when sales reached $20.9 million. …
Event promotions giant Live Nation Entertainment may face steep fines after a possible violation of Ontario's anti-scalping law. On Feb. 13, tickets for Madonna's concert in Ottawa's Scotiab…
Ticketfly, a social ticketing platform, announced on February 8 that it is forming a partnership with ScoreBig, a ticketing distribution channel that offers discounted tickets through its "m…
Earlier this year, consumers were surprised and enraged when Uber, a company that allows users to order car services through a smartphone application, charged many times the standard rate on…
Following the success of the autism-friendly performance of Broadway's "The Lion King" last October 2011, the Theatre Development Fund, a non-profit organization that focuses on creating acc…
Broadway ticket sales were up by four percent last week, marking the first time this year that sales increased for the Great White Way. Through the week ending February 5, gross ticket sale…
As a revamped team playing in a renovated Madison Square Garden, theNew York Knicks were poised to take over the city this season. Unfortunately, it hasn't quite worked out that way. read m…
"Carrie" is the title of Stephen King's first published novel, which is a supernatural horror story about a young girl who torments her tormenters. In 1976 &mdash two years after the boo…
Bruce Springsteen fans are in an uproar after tickets for his upcoming tour disappeared in a matter of minutes, leaving many fans facing the prospect of paying as much as 20 times face value…
Broadway witnessed its worst week yet of 2012, with ticket sales continuing to fall throughout the week ending February 5. Twenty-one of the 23 total productions on the Great White Way fell …
Once again, Broadway is banking on hot stars to build revenue this season, bringing in what it hopes are tried and true "big draws" for a variety of productions in the spring of 2012. read m…
Broadway ticket sales took a significant hit as several productions experienced slight decreases in sales and attendance through the week ending January 29. read more
Ever wanted to get last minute tickets to an event but weren't sure where to go to find them? WillCall, a soon to be released app, aims to solve the conundrum of finding affordable last minu…
One more struggling production has ended its journey to Broadway after failing to raise the necessary funds. Last week, the producers of "Rebecca," which was to begin previews on March 27, p…
Curtains rose last night, January 26, on the opening night of the first-ever Broadway staging of "Wit." The limited engagement premiere, starring Cynthia Nixon, plays at the Samuel J. Friedm…
Ticketmaster has integrated its Facebook application with music streaming service Spotify to make event recommendations based on its users' listening habits. The integrated app could advance…
Broadway ticket sales continued their downward trend as more productions closed their doors through the week ending January 22. Cumulative sales for the Great White Way's 28 productions were…
A recent partnership between music intelligence platform The Echo Nest and social media giant Twitter will help to build artist-to-fan interaction. The real question is whether it also may l…
Broadway ticket sales fell another $3 million through the week ending January 15, bringing the cumulative haul to $20.9 million across 29 productions. January is traditionally a slow sales m…
The Broadway celebration of South African playwright Athol Fugard's 80th birthday kicked off last night, January 17, with the opening of "The Road to Mecca." Fugard's 1984 drama focuses on …