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Industry Pro Newsletter: We’re Getting New Deals on Broadway, and TodayTix is Acquired by MARI
by Alex Freeman - Oct 27, 2025

On Broadway, both actors and musicians move closer to new contracts, with tentative deals heading to their respective unions for ratification. Beyond New York, the spotlight turns to growth and innovation — from Shakespeare & Company’s upcoming intensive for mid-career professionals in the Berkshires to the Shubert Organization’s landmark partnership in London. Meanwhile, TodayTix joins Ari Emanuel’s expanding live-events empire, and BroadwayWorld’s own Next On Stage competition returns for its sixth season, celebrating the next generation of musical theatre talent.

Photos: First Look at Renders From GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL at Battersea Park
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2025

The doors to Rydell High will open for a strictly limited term of just six weeks in August. Check out all new renders from the production here!

GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL Comes to Battersea Park This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2025

Secret Cinema will return to London with a brand-new production for 2025, GREASE: The Immersive Movie Musical. Learn more about the upcoming summer event here!

WISHMAS - A FANTASTICAL CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE Comes to Wembley Park in November
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2023

Wishmas: A Fantastical Christmas Adventure – a new, original story from the creative minds behind Secret Cinema – will be brought to life in London this winter, for a strictly limited season.

Ato Blankson-Wood Will Lead HAMLET in The Public Theater's 61st Season of Free Shakespeare in the Park
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 12, 2023

The 61st season of Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park will feature the classic drama HAMLET, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon and featuring Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood (Slave Play, Public Works’ As You Like It) in the title role.

TodayTix Group Acquires Secret Cinema Immersive Film and Television Experience Company
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2022

TodayTix Group, the global e-commerce leader for cultural experiences, announced that it has acquired Secret Cinema, the London-based entertainment company that specializes in immersive film and television events. 

TodayTix Group Appoints Tracy Geltman to General Manager, Theatre in New York
by Stephi Wild - Jul 12, 2022

​​​​​​​TodayTix Group, the global e-commerce leader for cultural experiences, announced the appointment of Tracy Geltman as General Manager, Theatre, New York.

TodayTix Acquires Encore, The Leading Independent Theatre Ticket Distribution Network In Europe
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2020

TodayTix has announced today that it has acquired London-based Encore, Europe's leading independent ticketing distribution network, for an undisclosed amount. The combination will establish a major global ticketing platform in the world's two theatre capitals, London and New York.

Jason Alexander To Host DGF's Fall Gala
by Julie Musbach - Oct 15, 2019

Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen Jason Alexander to host The Dramatists Guild Foundation's 2019 DGF Gala on Monday, November 4 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York. 2019 DGF Gala to include inaugural presentations of Alan Jay Lerner Awards to pay tribute to the Foundation's founder, Alan Jay Lerner, and be given to individuals with outstanding legacies of supporting writers across the country.