West End Theatres Set Record Year

According to a recent article in Variety: "theater attendance in the British capital hit a record high in 2007, rising 10.3% to 13.6 million and generating ticket sales of £469,729,135 ($926.3 million). In a bumper year for tuners, attendanceat musicals rose by 19% to 8,937,754. Despite that competition, plays also rose by a more modest 1% to 2,951,805."

Variety also adds: "The figure for amalgamated totals for opera, dance, music and other performance pieces was down by 8% to 1,741,251."

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Best Lead Performer in a Musical - Top 3

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