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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 this year with new highs for total attendance and total gross, according to figures released Wednesday by the League of American Theatres and Producers. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Playbill News: Theater Week In Review - June 3-9, 2006 - http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100202.html
Broadway's Las Vegas Gamble Isn't Paying Off. Just nine days after the Vegas version of Avenue Q closed after a brief, nine-month run—the Sin City mounting of Hairspray announced an end date of June 11. By Robert Simonson. |