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Visa USA Announces Renewed Partnership with Broadway
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2006 Visa USA today announced a renewal of its relationships with Tony Award Productions, The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. and The American Theatre Wing. A proud sponsor of live theatre since 1999, Visa will remain the only card that allows consumers to experience the excitement of the...
Ettinger Receives Ruth Morley Award, June 14
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2005 Set designer Heidi Ettinger will be honored with the Ruth Morley Designing Woman Award on June 14th...
Grosses and Attendance for '05-'06 Bway Season Set Records
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2006 The grosses, attendances and playing weeks of the 2005-2006 season set several records, indicating that Broadway is in very good health...
LuPone, Ahrens, Merkerson and More Featured on CUNY's 'Women in Theatre'
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2006 Patti LuPone, Lynn Ahrens, Edward Albee, S. Epatha Merkerson and more will be featured on CUNY's 'Women in Theatre' series...
Broadway Open House Offers Insiders Tour of Theatre District
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2005 The League of American Theatres and Producers' Broadway Open House Tour will show theatregoers the rarer riches of the New York theatre district...
League Announces Increase in Kids' Attendance on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2005 A six percent increase was marked in the attendance of children and teenagers at Broadway show this summer...
Broadway Has Reason To Celebrate: Past 20 Week's Grosses and Paid Attendance Indicate Strong New Season
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2005 According to the League of American Theatres and Producers, Broadway ticket sales and attendance have been on a tremendous upswing over the past 20 weeks, marked by a particularly sizzling summer....
Thanksgiving Week Ranks as Broadway's Best Grossing Thanksgiving Ever
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2005 Week 26 of the current Broadway season, which ended on November 27, was the highest grossing Thanksgiving week and the third highest grossing week ever in recorded history, according to The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. Broadway paid attendance for the week was the fourth highest ...
Roberts, Fiennes and More Among Tony Awards Presenters
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2006 Julia Roberts, Eric McCormack, and Ralph Fiennes have been announced as some of the presenters of the 60th Annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on June 11th from 8 to 11 PM. ...
Broadway Has Reason To Celebrate: Past 20 Week's Grosses and Paid Attendance Indicate Strong New Season
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2005 According to the League of American Theatres and Producers, Broadway ticket sales and attendance have been on a tremendous upswing over the past 20 weeks, marked by a particularly sizzling summer....
Tommy Tune Honored with Lifetime Service Award, May 8
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2006 Celebrated choreographer, director and performer Tommy Tune has been honored with the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award by the League of American Theatres and Producer at the League Awards on May 8th...
59th Annual Tony Awards Broadcast Honored with Writers Guild Nomination
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2005 The writers of 59th Annual Tony Awards, Dave Boone and John Macks, were honored today with a Writers Guild of America nomination in the Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes, Specials category. ...
Grosses and Attendance for '05-'06 Bway Season Set Records
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2006 The grosses, attendances and playing weeks of the 2005-2006 season set several records, indicating that Broadway is in very good health...
Nixon, Pryce, Kaye, Etc. Set for Stars in the Alley, 6/7
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2006 A host of luminaries, including Cynthia Nixon, Lucie Arnaz, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Platt, Ian McDiarmid, Kate Burton, Judy Kaye, Sutton Foster, and Darlene Love, will appear at Broadway's Stars in the Alley on June 7 at 11 a.m...
Theatre League Honors Jerry Herman with Distinguished Lifetime Service Award for Touring Broadway
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2005 Legendary Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman has been awarded with The League of American Theatres and Producers' Distinguished Lifetime Service Award for Touring Broadway. ...
Wicked Tops Touring Broadway Awards, Given May 8
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2006 Wicked scored three Touring Broadway Awards, presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers on May 8th...
Blank, Mann, Etc. Set for 'Women at the Barricades' Panel
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2006 The League of Professional Theatre Women, in association with the theater department of Marymount Manhattan College, will present Women at the Barricades: Playwrights Political Vision, a panel bringing together seven award-winning dramatists to talk about their political plays and the political iss...
Justine Lambert & Looking Glass Theatre Win Lortel Award
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2006 The Looking Glass Theatre is proud to announce Founder and Artistic Director Justine Lambert has been named the recipient of The Lucille Lortel Award from The League of Professional Theatre Women. Ms. Lambert received the honor at an awards luncheon held Thursday, June 15 at Trattoria Dopo Teatro....
Lucille Lortel Nominations to be Announced on April 4, Presented May 1
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2006 Nominations for the Lucille Lortel Awards will be announced on April 4th, with the awards ceremony to be held on May 1st...
Ticket Sales for 'Kids Night on Broadway' Extended Through December 15 for Select Shows
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2005 Tickets for this year's 'Kids' Night on Broadway: 10th Birthday Edition' -- that once-a year-opportunity for young people, age 6-18, to attend a Broadway show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult - are on sale for select shows from now through December 15....
2006 Lortel Award Winners; Trip to Bountiful Leads Pack
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2006 THE LEAGUE OF OFF-BROADWAY THEATRES AND PRODUCERS has announced that THE 21st ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY were presented on Monday, May 1st at New World Stages (formerly Dodger Stages, 340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM. A celebration followed at Ruth's Chris Ste...
LATP Launches Brooklyn 'Family First Nights,' Feb. 28
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2006 On February 28th, the League of American Theatres and Producers launched the Brooklyn phase of 'Family First Nights,' a national program designed for at-risk families to attend theatre together on a regular basis...
Theatre League Awards Education Grants to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Rabbit Hole
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2006 The League of American Theatres and Producers has awarded its coveted New York Education Grants to education programs for the hit musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and the recently opened play, Rabbit Hole....
League of American Theatre Announces 2005 Apple Awards
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2005 Arts Educators From Rochester, New York and Tampa, Florida Are Honored for Bringing Cultural Vibrancy into the Classroom...
Sweeney, Lestat & More Featured in Stars in the Alley, 6/7
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2006 Over 20 Broadway shows will be featured in the latest Stars in the Alley concert in Shubert Alley on June 7th... |