Billion Dollar Broadway Baby? Almost.
Billion Dollar Broadway Baby? Almost.Last year was a banner year for Broadway, particularly considering its record-setting grosses that came in at close to $1 billion.
According to Playbill, the League of American Theatres and Producers has tallied up the 2006-07 Theatrical Season and found that box office grosses were at $939 million, up from last year's total of $861 million -- a 9.3% increases year over year. Attendance was also up by nearly 300,000 paying customers to 12.311 million theatregoers. Five million tickets were sold to tourists -- and I know at least a couple of them who made their tracks to the Great White Way for the very first time and loved every minute of it.
With several potentially strong blockbusters waiting in the wings for the new 2007-08 Theatrical Season (Young Frankenstein would surely rank as the most anticipated), Broadway may well be on track to eclipse this year's record-setting pace.
This is Steve On Broadway (SOB).
Labels: American Theatres and Producers, Box Office, Broadway, Live Broadway, Young Frankenstein
posted by Steve On Broadway (SOB) @ Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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