Duran Duran: Broadway Bound
By Bob Grossweiner and Jane Cohen Eighties heartthrobs Duran Duran will showcase their forthcoming album “Red Carpet Massacre,” to be released on Nov. 13, with nine concerts on Broadway at…
Broadway
Broadway consists of the 40 professional theaters scattered across New York City’s Theatre District, including the Ambassador, Imperial, Majestic, and Shubert Theatres, among others. Collectively, the theaters are quoted to bring in over $900 million dollars a year. Theatre in New York got its foot-hold during the mid-to-late 1700s, at which time The Park, The Bowery, and The Astor Place Theatres were established. Originally focusing on the works of Shakespeare, Broadway moved in the musical direction during the mid-1800s with productions of “The Black Crook,” and the Gilbert and Sullivan “H.M.S. Pinafore,” among others. Actors on Broadway make a big distinction between their profession on what they call the “legitimate stage,” and other more variety oriented acts like vaudeville and burlesque.
Current masterpieces to hit Broadway for the 2009-2010 season include “Chicago,” “South Pacific,” “Wicked,” “Hair,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “The Lion King,” and “Jersey Boys,” to name a few.
So You Want to See a Broadway Road Show?
Broadway Ticket Sales Report Week ending September 30, 2007 By Carol-Ann Rudy In addition to looking at this past week’s box office receipts, let’s talk about Broadway road shows. Lovers…
Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner: Broadway Bound for Cyrano de Bergerac
Another Play on Broadway Broadway Ticket Sales Report Week ending September 23, 2007 By Carol-Ann Rudy TicketNews.com Leading man Kevin Kline seems to have a nose for Broadway as he…
Broadway Stagehands, Producers Still at Odds Over Contract
By Alfred Branch, Jr. The Great White Way could go dark if Broadway producers and stagehands can’t resolve their issues surrounding a new contract. Which could mean no shows for…
The Changing Universe of Critics and the Tradition of Broadway Previews
By Carol-Ann Rudy Ever wonder just what you can expect of a Broadway production on Opening Night? To whom do you turn – your neighbor who has attended a preview…
Broadway Ready to Launch New Productions After a Slow Week
Broadway Ticket Sales Report Week ending September 9, 2007 By Carol-Ann Rudy TicketNews.com There are still just twenty-one productions, all musicals, on Broadway although a crop of new productions is…
Mermaids and Monsters Hot on Broadway This Fall
By Stacey Willets TicketNews announces its exclusive weekly Top 10s and analysis for the week of 9/03/07 – 9/09/07. OVERALL TOP 10 EVENTS Event This Week Last Week Hannah Montana…
Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Sells Out 7-Week Pre-Broadway Run
By Jane Cohen and Bob Grossweiner – TicketNews.com It was downstream all the way for Disney’s pre-Broadway engagement of The Little Mermaid. After four weeks of previews and nearly three…
Harry Potter’s Radcliffe, “Equus” Coming to Broadway
According to MTV News, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will headline the Broadway version of the smash London revival of Equus with his West End castmate, Richard Griffiths. “In all…
Dolly Parton Says 9 to 5 Will Play Broadway in 2009
Dolly Parton told Los Angeles radio listeners Aug. 28 that 9 to 5, the new musical for which she has penned songs, will open on Broadway in spring 2009. ….