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Boyd Gaines and Margaret Colin join John Lithgow in ‘The Columnist’
Two-time Drama Desk Award nominee Margaret Colin and four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines have signed on for the world premiere of The Columnist. … [Read More...]
Contestants Announced for 6th Annual ‘The Broadway Beauty Pageant’
Four-time Tony Award nominated and Drama Desk Award-wining actress Tovah Felshuh will host the event scheduled to take place on Monday, March 19th at … [Read More...]
Nick Jonas has recorded ‘How to Succeed’ Album
New star of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Nick Jonas, headed to the studio last Sunday, February 19, to record a new Broadway cast … [Read More...]
Grosses are up! Presidents’ Day weekend boosts the Broadway box office
After a rocky month and a half, weekly grosses are finally up—a difference of $4,429,269. Most shows enjoyed a box office bump on account of the … [Read More...]
Theater Articles
Julie Taymor reaches agreement with ‘Spider-Man’
The battle between producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and former director of the production Julie Taymor has been settled and Taymor should be … [Read More...]
Special ‘Tweet Seat Performance’ for Godspell
In an earlier post Theater Advisor discussed the use of Tweet Seats. Tweet Seats are the implementation of Live Tweeting, which as described by … [Read More...]
Memphis the Musical celebrates Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, the 2010 Tony Award winning musical, Memphis, will be hosting a talkback series celebrating the impact minorities … [Read More...]
Smash premieres tonight Feb. 6 on NBC with stars from Broadway
As I’m sure you well know by now on account of the overwhelming advertisements painted everywhere but your forehead, new musical series Smash … [Read More...]
Broadway Grosses
Grosses are up! Presidents’ Day weekend boosts the Broadway box office
After a rocky month and a half, weekly grosses are finally up—a difference of $4,429,269. Most shows enjoyed a box office bump on account of the long Presidents’ Day weekend. Wicked, again, claimed the top spot, reaching nearly $2 million. Jersey Boys made a run for the top five, cementing its place in the millionaire [...]
Broadway Grosses fall further for the week ending 2-12-12
Wicked reclaims the top spot this week end, grossing $1,508,501—about $160,000 more than last week. Though, The Book of Mormon wasn’t interested in being outdone. It’s becoming a habit; aided by the hefty $169.76 average ticket price, the show broke the Eugene O’Neill Theatre’s house record for the 28th time, grossing $1,485,740 and playing at [...]
Broadway Grosses for the week ending 2-5-12 are down
After the closing of Chinglish, On a Clear Day, and Relatively Speaking the grosses take an understandable dip. They’re down another $2 million for the week ending 2-5-12. The Book of Mormon surpasses Wicked to become the highest grossing production for the week, bringing in $1,455,329 at 102.63% capacity. Those numbers also serve to break [...]
