Broadway Contributes $4.8 Billion to NYC Economy, Producers Say - http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=aUT8wD0oBS1A&refer=culture
`Spamalot,'' ``Doubt'' and other Broadway plays and musicals contributed $4.8 billion to New York City's economy in the year ended in June 2005, the highest since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. |
Broadway Enjoys Record Season - http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/stage/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002611057
After failing to set records last season, Broadway rebounded in 2006 with new highs for total attendance and total gross, according to figures released Wednesday by the League of American Theatres and Producers. |
Broadway Sells Record 12 Million Seats; Attendance Up 4 Percent - http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=avkYYxFiTS2M&refer=culture
New Yorkers and tourists, lured by celebrities such as Julia Roberts and undeterred by a 7 percent increase in average prices, filled Broadway theaters in record numbers over the past year. By Philip Boroff. |
Off-Broadway's Playhouse 91 to Close, May 31 - http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=10034
As of May 31, 2006 the Upper East Side's 299-seat off-Broadway theatre Playhouse 91, will close. |
Playbill News: Broadway Box Office and Attendance for 2005-06 Season Up From Previous Year - http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100000.html
Broadway counted 12,003,148 heads in paid attendance during the 2005-06 season, a jump of 4.1 percent over the previous season's showing, the League of American Theatres and Producers reported. By Robert Simonson. |