Even during a recession, Broadway managed to hold its own. Grosses for plays and musicals during the 2008-2009 season were a bit higher than the previous year. That set a new record, although attendance slipped during the 52-week period. The Broadway League, an industry trade association, says the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Broadway theaters defied the recession to post record ticket sales in the 2008/09 season in what the Broadway League attributed to a need for escapism. The trade association representing theater owners, operators and producers said in the 12 months to May 24, paid attendance on Broadway in New York was 12.15 million tickets, slightly lower ...

An industry trade association says overall Broadway grosses and attendance in 2008 were a bit higher than the box-office take and attendance of the previous year. The 2008 gross was more than $940 million, according to figures released Monday by the Broadway League. Attendance topped 12.32 ...

Broadway theaters are to dim their lights Tuesday in honor of British dramatist Harold Pinter, who died last week. "The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at exactly 7:00 pm for one minute," the Broadway League, a trade association, said in a statement. Charlotte Saint Martin, Executive ...