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The Broadway grosses for the week ending 9-4-2011 increased nearly 7k from the previous week, which was affected by the two day closure caused by Irene. Â Although the total gross revenue …
Last month, you might recall a TheaterAdvisor Exclusive that announced Joe Jonas was in negotiations to replace Darren Criss (Glee) this spring in How to Succeed in Business Without Really T…
Celebrity names are often used to generate buzz for a show and sell tickets, however the latter is not always true. Â For some Hollywood stars taking a role in a Broadway show can open up …
In recent years it has become quite the trend to see Hollywood stars hit the Great White Way, some of which do not fair well while others command the stage and dazzle audiences. Â Here is …
When the word “Broadway” is mentioned, most think of big bright lights and blockbuster hit musicals like the long running Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King or Mamma Mia. Â Th…
The Broadway grosses for the week ending 8-28-2011 were drastically affected by Hurricane Irene, which shut down Broadway for two full days over the weekend. Â The industry at large lost a…
There have been only a handful of events in the history of New York City to cause the Broadway industry to shutdown, Hurricane Irene being one of them. Â In most cases, it has been a union…
ALL BROADWAY PERFORMANCES IN NEW YORK CITY CANCELLED THIS WEEKEND New York, NY " (August 26, 2011) – Â As a result of the suspension of public transportation by government authoritie…
The Broadway grosses for the week ending 8-21-2011 declined nearly $800k since last week and Marry Poppins dropped out of the millionaire club leaving only 5 shows to hit the million …
Academy Award winners are every where you look in the film adaptation of Yasmin Reza’s hit play God of Carnage, titled simply Carnage. The movie, helmed by controversial director Ro…
The Broadway grosses for the week ending 8-14-2011 have increased nearly $300k from last week, which is good news considering the steep drop for the w/e 8-7-2011. Â Surprisingly, although …
Jonathan Larson’s Rent opened at New York Theater Workshop (NYTW) on January 26, 1996 and three months later transferred to the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway where it played until Se…
The grosses for the week ending 8-7-2011 are in and the numbers decreased by close to $500K from the prior week. Â Attendance dropped slightly as it looks like the heat kept some theatergo…
By Samantha Dupler If you were to do a Google search on “best musicals,” the following would come up: These, statistically, are the musicals most written about on the internet; t…
By Samantha Dupler While it’s certainly not a new phenomenon, there is a trend in recent years on Broadway of movies becoming musicals. Some, like Disney’s The Little Mermaid, ha…
The Broadway grosses for the week ending 7-31-2011 see a slight increase from the previous week. Â Wicked, The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, How to Succeed and War Horse all remain at 100…
Producers have announced that Darren Criss will be taking over for Daniel Radcliffe as J. Pierrepont Finch in the current Broadway revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying…
New York Theater Workshop‘s production of Peter and the Starcatcher opened to strong critical notices on MArch 9, 2011. The audience response, gaged by twitter and facebook posts, has …
The first trickles of buzz about Roundabout Theatre Company‘s Broadway revival of Anything Goes are coming in and they look very promising. The production, helmed by director/choreogra…
In not so unexpected news, Spiderman Turn Off the Dark (2.5 Stars out of 5) will delay its opening until some time this summer as it revamps the show in hopes of making significant improveme…
The acclaimed rock musical American Idiot (4 stars out of 5) will have its last performance on Broadway on April 24, 2011. The show, based on Green Day’s rock anthem album of the same…
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced today that the organization has surpassed a cumulative total of $3 million in grants to South African HIV/AIDS organizations through the tireless …
Matthew Morrison, a Broadway and Television star is releasing his first album on May 10th. You can watch him rehearse his first single “Summer Rain” below.
On March 8, 2011, Kathy Griffin will be going old schools style to promote her upcoming Broadway, “Kathy Griffin WANTS A TONY”. She’ll be in front of the Belasco Theatre at…
The grosses for the week ending March 6, 2011 are in. 26 shows on Broadway this week totalled over $15MM in gross revenue, down over $2.6MM from the previous week with attendance slipping b…
