Cara Joy David's Lessons for Theater in 2022
Early reports indicate that last week was a good one for Box Offices, and here’s a reminder that you can get up to date gross information on BroadwayWorld when...
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NEA Sees Increased Funding, AEA and Broadway League Reach Agreement
As the year draws to a close, Cara Joy David offers us a preview of some of the decisions facing the Administration Committee of the Tony Awards. We’ve also...
Drabinsky/Osnes Lawsuits, London Offering a Ticket Bank
Amid continued economic uncertainty, a wave of closing notices have hit Broadway - but why aren’t audiences coming? In London, in response to the rising cost...
Roundabout Going Dark on Broadway
New research from IMPACTS highlights the importance of mission in soliciting both donations and membership renewals, the Met works to recover from a cyber...
BWW 20th Hosts Announced, A Tentative Agreement Between AEA and the Broadway League
Nothing has been more exciting than our announcement last week of our 20th Anniversary Celebration set to take place on May 21, 2023 at Sony Hall in the...
Orchestras Back on the Road, Streaming Continues for Some Companies
With many theatres getting into the swing of things with their holiday offerings, the end of 2022 is now in sight for many companies. The last few years have...
NYC Tourism is Back, Regional Awards Voting Underway
As many theatres get into the swing of their holiday shows and end of year giving campaigns, some good signs for the New York theater industry as tourism...
New Funding Challenges in the UK and US, New Leaders Take Their Posts
In the US, programs designed to help businesses and producers make it through the pandemic have been winding down or coming to an end over the last fiscal year...
COVID Continues to Impact the Industry, UK Shakes Up Arts Funding
Ask anyone working in arts administration right now, and they’ll tell you that the challenges they are facing are numerous and unprecedented. For many regional...
Quiet Quitting in the Arts and Supply Chain Woes Hit the Theater
For many working in the entertainment industry, it can often feel like we’re living in a different economy than everyone else - the hours maintained have long...
A Casino in Times Square? Drabinsky Sues Equity
AEA featured prominently in industry news last week - voicing support for a casino project in Times Square, as the subject of a defamation suit from producer...
Unionization Takes a Step Forward at Star Gardens
Questions of access continue to be discussed after an incident at Hadestown last week, ultimately highlighting that there is a deep need for more education...
Theatres Aim to Hold True to Their Values, Some Audiences Are Being Left Behind
As theatres work to return to the new normal, we continue to find new ways in which the industry needs to find improvements on the way that they treat those...
Broadway Lawsuits Find Resolution, Garret Receives Death Threats
Settlement was the word of the week on Broadway, with both the Rudin/SpotCo suit and JPP/Wagner Johnson lawsuits finding resolution through settlement - the...
Checking in on Industry Evolution, Gender Pay Gap in the UK Closing
Stories of transformation highlight the newsletter this week - with two different stories below - one looking at the evolution of Broadway, the other how...
New CEO of Second City, New Leadership Across the Country
With the announced closing of Broadway’s longest running show, questions have risen about tourism (the numbers in New York actually look much stronger than a...
Victory Gardens Terminates All Staff, A New Broadway Season is Underway
Last week, the Board of Directors at Victory Gardens opted to terminate their full staff and change the fundamental direction of the institution. This is the...
No Good Answer on Masks, New Funds for Upgrades in London
Theatre companies across the globe continue to grapple with some of the earliest questions posed upon reopening: what to do about masks? As more mixed policies...
Using the Arts to Fund the Arts? Edinburgh Sees Large Ticket Sale Drop
As summer comes to a close, many regional theaters are preparing to get their new seasons started - for many, this season still carries with it a lot of risk...
Where are the Audiences?
Theatres and arts organizations are back to producing seasons in the way that we were used to before the pandemic. However, the audience hasn’t returned in the...
Policies Diverge Across Regions, Why Theatres Need to Utilize TikTok
The industry is in a weird spot right now, and the stories in this week’s newsletter highlight the divergent paths different segments of the industry are going...
New Leadership Model at Pennsylvania Shakes, New Auditions at Princeton
Our two Industry Trend stories this week take a look at a few of the different ways that people are trying to bring change to the theatre industry: reforming...
Finding Artistic Rest, Susan Booth Returns to the Goodman
New Diorama Theatre in the UK announced an interesting new season: they won’t be producing any shows until 2023. The company wanted to give their artists the...
An Industry in Reform - Internships and a New Vision for Funding
A thought experiment from New Zealand examines a potentially new way to not only make arts funding more equitable, but transparent and with the opportunity for...
Unions Get to Work, How EST Has Been Making Changes
Unions have been a central narrative of much of 2022 across many industries, and they took center stage last week in the performing arts industry as two...
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