INDUSTRY: Social Insight Report - March 9th - GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Tops GrowthMarch 9, 2020The top growing current Broadway musicals were Girl From The North Country (8.15%), Beetlejuice (0.92%), Ain't Too Proud (0.80%), Jagged Little Pill (0.76%) and Mean Girls (0.75%). The top growing current Broadway plays were The Inheritance (1.18%), To Kill A Mockingbird (0.37%), Cursed Child (0.10%), Lincoln Center Theatre (0.03%) and .
INDUSTRY: Social Insight Report - February 10th - BEETLEJUICE & AMERICAN UTOPIA Top GrowthFebruary 10, 2020The top growing current Broadway musicals were Jagged Little Pill (1.56%), Beetlejuice (1.08%), Hadestown (1.03%), Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (0.78%) and Ain't Too Proud (0.52%). The top growing current Broadway plays were American Utopia (2.73%), The Inheritance (1.33%), To Kill A Mockingbird (0.39%), Lincoln Center Theatre (0.05%) and The Sound Inside (0%).
Rob McClure Addresses Concerns Over MRS. DOUBTFIRE's Impact On Transgender Community At BroadwayConJanuary 25, 2020Rob McClure addressed concerns about how the upcoming Mrs. Doubtfire handles it's crossdressing lead character following media reports of the show seeking advice from GLAAD, amongst other LGBTQ+ advocating organizations. McClure spoke about the issue during the show's mainstage panel at BroadwayCon. How Broadway shows address characters in drag has been a recurring heated debate amongst fans and transgender/gender non-conforming audiences.
VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For COME FROM AWAY Creators Benefit Concert Of First Musical In TorontoJanuary 15, 2020In July 2009, in the backroom of a narrow shop, two young, first-time playwrights performed their first musical at the Toronto Fringe. The show had a quirky title that immediately got it attention. When the first audiences saw it, they knew they were witnessing something unique from writers who had a very promising future. The show became a Fringe sensation. Four months later, David Mirvish, the largest Canadian commercial theatre producer, presented a longer vision of the show at the 700-seat Panasonic Theatre (now the CAA Theatre), where it was extended five times. Go inside rehearsals for the one night benefit in the video below!