500 stories from Ticket News
In early 2011, a new show opened on Broadway that would take New York City by storm. "Book of Mormon," a musical parody on the Mormon religion, is a collaboration with book, lyrics, and musi…
Gross ticket sales on Broadway were down $2.4 million leading in to the first week of June with Tony Award nominees still coming out on top despite a drop in overall attendance figures and a…
Contrary to all the cries in today's business world to diversify in order to sell bigger, one ticketer is taking a chance on specialization, and is finding some success.
The Los Angeles-base…
On June 24, 2012, the reigning era of "Million Dollar Quartet's" stage success will come to an end. After two years and more than 900 performances both on and off Broadway, this day will mar…
Broadway ticket sales were strong through Memorial Day weekend with several shows above the $1 million mark as New York City's tourism season comes to a start, just in time for the beginning…
TicketProxy.com is bringing a new sales model into the secondary ticketing space. The new ticket brokerage is aiming to prove that the service fee, long a staple for secondary ticketers, is …
After the recent announcement of this year's Tony Award nominees, it seems to be a popular time for shows to get out on the road. A number of 2012's most prevalent shows are heading out for …
On May 16, 2012, Live Nation and Clear Channel announced that the global class action lawsuit that has plagued the two companies for the past ten years has finally reached a settlement.
The …
The soon-to-open Barclays Center, bringing sports and live entertainment to Brooklyn, NY, announced this week that Ticketmaster will handle both primary and secondary ticketing for the venue…
Broadway gross ticket sales increased by over $2 million through the week ending May 20, a big improvement over the previous week's increase of just $28,000.
Overall ticket sales for the 37…
Disney's Broadway musical "Newsies" was scheduled to close August 19, but announced on May 16 that their run will now be open-ended giving first-time showgoers more time to purchase tickets …
Barbra Streisand will make a much anticipated return to her childhood home of Brooklyn, NY, in a rare musical performance this fall.
Streisand will be one of the first performers ever to gra…
The Charlie Chaplin musical "Chaplin" is slated to make its Broadway debut on September 10 at the Barrymore Theatre, but critics fear that a lack of well-known actors may hurt the production…
Thrillcall, offering listings of live events and select daily deals on local entertainment, has just announced a new agreement with tech company ThingLink to offer rich media tags to Thrillc…
The Mother's Day weekend seemed to have little effect on Broadway's gross ticket sales for the week ending May 13, with an increase of just $28,000 over the previous week.
According to figur…
After a run of a little over a year, and just over 500 performances (30 previews and 473 regular performances), the acclaimed 1961 musical "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,"…
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. announced that their Ticketmaster unit has resumed providing customers with a link to the company's ticket resale website TicketsNow.
According to Bloomberg, …
"In the golden age of Hollywood cinema, actors may have all the glory, but studio execs have all the power," (Playbill.com). In spring 2013, another revival is making its way to Broadway. Th…
Gross ticket sales for the Great White Way were down 3.3 percent through the week ending May 6 with the sales for several productions taking a dramatic turn following 2012 Tony Award Nominat…
On May 1, Tony Award-winner Kristen Chenoweth and Emmy Award-winner Jim Parsons revealed this year's Tony Award nominees while actors and theatre-lovers waited with baited breath.
Earning i…
A New Jersey U.S. Representative is taking a second stab at passing national legislation that would bring transparency to online ticket sales and target the controversial use of computer tec…
Since news of an upcoming Broadway revival of "Annie" was released, there have been over 5,000 auditions and casting calls around the country, plus hundreds of online submissions for the tit…
TickPick, an online ticket marketplace, has completed the first round of seed funding for their revolutionary ranking system and bid platform that benefits the consumer and seller, and bring…
Broadway box offices earned $26.1 million through the week ending April 29 with gross ticket sales up less than a percent over the previous week's sales of $25.9 million.
As the 2011-2012 B…
Do-it-yourself event organizing platform TicketLeap is making the task of putting on an event even easier.
On April 27, the Philadelphia-based online self-service ticketer announced the addi…
