Broadway Across America
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| Formation | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Type | Theatre company |
| Legal status | Active |
| Location |
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Official language | English |
CEO | Richard Jaffe |
President | Susie Krajsa |
Parent organization | John Gore Organization |
| Affiliations | Broadway.com
The Broadway Channel BroadwayBox.com Group Sales Box Office |
| Website | broadwayacrossamerica |
Broadway Across America (BAA) is a presenter and producer of live theatrical events in the United States and Canada since 1982.[1] It is currently owned by the John Gore Organization (formerly Key Brand Entertainment), which purchased it from Live Nation in 2008.[2][3][4][5]
Through its network of presenting partners, BAA presents touring Broadway shows, family productions, and other live shows in over 40 North American venues. In 2008, Broadway Across America and its subsidiary Broadway Across Canada sold over 6.4 million tickets throughout its 40 theatres in the United States and Canada.[3]
Acquisitions
[edit]- 1988: Zev Buffman Theatricals [6] — Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg
- 1994: Theatre League of Atlanta[7] — Atlanta
- 1998: Magicworks Entertainment[8] — Salt Lake City
- 1998: American Artists[9] — Boston
- 2000: Jujamcyn Productions[10] — Minneapolis, Baltimore, Omaha, Portland, Milwaukee
- 2007: operations at Music Hall[11][12] — Kansas City
- 2011: theatre at Peabody Opera House[13] — St. Louis
Venues
[edit]As of 2024, Broadway Across America presents shows at the following venues in the United States and Canada:
United States
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: Popejoy Hall[14]
- Appleton, Wisconsin: Fox Cities[15]
- Atlanta, Georgia: Fox Theatre[16]
- Austin, Texas: Bass Concert Hall[17]
- Baltimore, Maryland: Hippodrome Theatre[18]
- Boise, Idaho: Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts[19]
- Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Opera House,[20] Emerson Colonial Theatre, and Charles Playhouse[21]
- Cincinnati, Ohio: Aronoff Center[22]
- Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Theatre[23] and Palace Theatre[24]
- Dallas, Texas: Music Hall at Fair Park and Winspear Opera House[25]
- East Lansing, Michigan: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium[26]
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Broward Center[27]
- Fresno, California: Saroyan Theatre[28]
- Grand Rapids, Michigan: DeVos Performance Hall[29]
- Houston, Texas: Hobby Center[30]
- Indianapolis, Indiana: Clowes Memorial Hall,[31] and Murat Theatre at Old National Centre[32]
- Jacksonville, Florida: Times-Union Center[33]
- Kansas City, Missouri: The Music Hall at Municipal Auditorium[34] and Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
- Louisville, Kentucky: The Kentucky Center[35]
- Madison, Wisconsin: Overture Center[36]
- Miami, Florida: Adrienne Arsht Center[37]
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center[38]
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: Orpheum Theatre,[39] Pantages Theatre,[40] and State Theatre[41]
- Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Performing Arts Center[42]
- New Orleans, Louisiana: Jackson Theater, Saegner Theatre[43] and Saenger Theatre[44]
- Omaha, Nebraska: Orpheum Theatre[45]
- Orange County, California: Segerstrom Center[46]
- Orlando, Florida: Phillips Center[47]
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Benedum Center[48] and Heinz Hall[49]
- Portland, Oregon: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall[50] and Keller Auditorium[51]
- Salt Lake City, Utah: Eccles Theater,[52]
- San Antonio, Texas: Majestic Theatre[53]
- Seattle, Washington: Paramount Theatre[54]
- Tempe, Arizona: ASU Gammage[55]
Canada
- Calgary, Alberta: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium [56]
- Edmonton, Alberta: Music Hall at Fair Park[57]
- Montreal, Quebec: Place des Arts[58]
- Ottawa, Ontario: National Arts Center [59]
- Regina, Saskatchewan: Conexus Arts Centre[60]
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Sid Buckwold Theatre[61]
- Vancouver, British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Theatre [62]
- Winnipeg, Manitoba: Centennial Concert Hall [63]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Robertson, Cambell (April 1, 2007), "A Force in Touring Hits the End of the Road", The New York Times
- ^ Cox, Gordon (January 24, 2008), "Live Nation sells off theater division", Variety
- ^ a b Jones, Kenneth (January 24, 2008), "Key Brand Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Tour Markets, Plans to Nurture New Work", Playbill, archived from the original on 2014-07-06, retrieved 2014-10-10
- ^ Robertson, Campbell (January 25, 2008), "Live Nation Finds a Buyer for its Theater Business", The New York Times
- ^ Smith, Alistair (January 28, 2008), "Live Nation theatrical business sale finalised", The Stage
- ^ Zink, Jack (November 11, 1988). "For Zev Bufman Theatricals, Exit Stage Left". Sun Sentinel.[dead link]
- ^ "Chamberlain, Charming Star At Fox Theatre". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. August 27, 1993 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Magicworks Is Sold". Sun Sentinel. August 8, 1998.[dead link]
- ^ Taylor, Markland (August 11, 1998). "Bound for Boston". Variety.
- ^ "Twin Cities-based show producer Jujamcyn is sold to N.Y. giant SFX". Star Tribune. May 11, 2000 – via NewsLibrary.[dead link]
- ^ Trussell, Robert (August 12, 2007). "'Spamalot' is Theater League's final production". The Kansas City Star – via NewsLibrary.[dead link]
- ^ Spencer, Laura (December 10, 2010). "Broadway Across America and Theater League Combine Broadway Series". KCUR-FM.
- ^ Johnson, Kevin C.; Newmark, Judith (September 29, 2011). "The Peabody is just beginning to take shape". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Fox Cities Performing Arts Center — Appleton, WI at FoxCities.Broadway.com
- ^ Fox Theatre — Atlanta, GA Archived 2014-10-07 at the Wayback Machine at Atlanta.Broadway.com
- ^ Bass Concert Hall — Austin, TX Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine at Austin.Broadway.com
- ^ The Hippodrome Theatre — Baltimore, MD at Baltimore.Broadway.com
- ^ [2]
- ^ Boston Opera House — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
- ^ Charles Playhouse — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
- ^ [3]
- ^ Ohio Theatre — Columbus, OH at Columbus.Broadway.com
- ^ Palace Theatre — Columbus, OH Archived 2014-10-07 at the Wayback Machine at Columbus.Broadway.com
- ^ [4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ Broward Center — Fort Lauderdale, FL at FortLauderdale.Broadway.com
- ^ [6]
- ^ [7]
- ^ Sarofim Hall - The Hobby Center — Houston, TX Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine at Houston.Broadway.com
- ^ Clowes Memorial Hall — Indianapolis, IN at Indianapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre — Indianapolis, IN Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Indianapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ Moran Theatre Times Union Center — Jacksonville, FL Archived 2014-10-05 at the Wayback Machine at Jacksonville.Broadway.com
- ^ Municipal Auditorium Music Hall — Kansas City, MO at KansasCity.Broadway.com
- ^ The Kentucky Center — Louisville, KY Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine at Louisville.Broadway.com
- ^ Overture Center for the Arts — Madison, WI Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine at Madison.Broadway.com
- ^ The Adrienne Arsht Center — Miami, FL Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine at Miami.Broadway.com
- ^ Uihlein Hall - Marcus Center — Milwaukee, WI Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Milwaukee.Broadway.com
- ^ Orpheum Theatre — Minneapolis, MN Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Minneapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ Pantages Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ State Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ [8]
- ^ Mahalia Jackson Theater — New Orleans, LA Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at NewOrleans.Broadway.com
- ^ Saenger Theatre — New Orleans, LA at NewOrleans.Broadway.com
- ^ Orpheum Theater (NE) — Omaha, NE Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Omaha.Broadway.com
- ^ Segerstrom Center for the Arts — Costa Mesa, CA Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at OrangeCounty.Broadway.com
- ^ Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts — Orlando, FL at Orlando.Broadway.com
- ^ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts — Pittsburgh, PA Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Pittsburgh.Broadway.com
- ^ Heinz Hall — Pittsburgh, PA at Pittsburgh.Broadway.com
- ^ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine — Portland, OR] at Portland.broadway.com
- ^ Keller Auditorium — Portland, OR at Portland.broadway.com
- ^ Eccles Theater at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Majestic Theatre — San Antonio, TX Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at SanAntonio.Broadway.com
- ^ The Paramount Theatre — Seattle, WA Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at Seattle.broadway.com
- ^ [9] at Tempe.Broadway.com
- ^ [10]
- ^ [11]
- ^ [12]
- ^ [13]
- ^ [14]
- ^ [15]
- ^ [16]
- ^ [17]
References
[edit]- Freedman, Samuel G. (January 14, 1986), "The Road to Broadway Now Begins in Sun Belt", The New York Times
- Biesada, Alexandra (December 1996), "Pace on Earth", Texas Monthly
- Clear Channel buys SFX:Radio broadcaster to buy concert promoter for $3.3 billion in stock, CNNfn, February 29, 2000
- Gans, Andrew (December 16, 2010), "Key Brand Entertainment Inc. Acquires Broadway.com", Playbill