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Broadway’s 2nd Quarter results: The season is half over. How we doin’?

By Ken Davenport On November 24, 2009 · 3 Comments

It's that time already, can you believe it?  Seems like just yesterday we were BBQing in our backyards and taking Summer Fridays.  

And now look . . .

The temp has dropped, it gets dark at 4:30, and the Radio City Christmas Show is kicking again.  You know what [...]

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    Broadway Grosses w/e 11/22/09

    By Ken Davenport On November 23, 2009 · 2 Comments

    Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STEADY RAIN $1,170,859 8,645 100.90% $135.44 AFTER MISS JULIE $229,019 4,364 73.72% $52.48 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL $1,297,066 10,768 94.72% $120.46 BURN THE FLOOR $320,485 5,660 67.77% $56.62 BYE BYE BIRDIE $592,404 7,768 94.64% $76.26 CHICAGO $405,115 5,322 61.60% $76.12 FELA! $249,610 6,888 95.53% $36.24 FINIAN'S RAINBOW $532,291 [...]

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      Advice from an Expert: Vol. XIII. What is The Broadway League?

      By Ken Davenport On November 23, 2009 · 3 Comments

      I mentioned The Broadway League in a post recently, and a new reader dropped me a note asking just what the heck "The League" was. 

      I was in the middle of composing my own response, when I realized that I had a few questions about the League and its history myself. [...]

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        The Shubert stimulus package.

        By Ken Davenport On November 20, 2009 · 1 Comment

        Earlier this week, the theatrical royal family known as The Shuberts announced an unprecedented three year development deal with two commercial producers, Frederick Zollo and Robert Cole.  Zollo and Cole (has a nice ring, doesn't it?) have been responsible for a bunch of shows between them including Angels in [...]

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          Movie sites versus theater sites. What do you visit?

          By Ken Davenport On November 19, 2009 · 15 Comments

          I went to see Paranormal Activity last week (a must-see thriller, by the way, for the story in the movie and the story behind the movie).  

          There were 167.4 previews of upcoming attractions before PA began, and each one of them ended with the customary web address [...]

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