Industry Pro Newsletter: Nicole Rosky New Editor-in-Chief of BroadwayWorld, New Data on Pandemic Recovery

New data points show that the theatre industry is once again at an inflection point - first, data backs up the anecdotal sense that the recovery from the pandemic shutdown has been uneven across the globe, and across different regions within countries. With most pandemic response being handled on a local level, this uneven recovery is not surprising. As the industry gets back to the new normal, we are also seeing an increasing number of examinations that reveal that things might be getting back to the old normal in a way that seems to ignore many of the non-pandemic related conversations around equity and access to opportunity that occurred over the last two years - like unpaid internships continuing to be offered at many large institutions.

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Industry Trends

Nicole Rosky Named Editor-in-Chief of BroadwayWorld

Last week, BroadwayWorld announced that Senior Managing Editor Nicole Rosky had been elevated to the role of Editor-in-Chief. The promotion is the first in a series of internal promotions and hiring planned for an expansion of the site in 2022. Read more...

TRG Arts and Purple Seven Release Latest COVID-19 Sector Report

The report shows that while there has been significant recovery globally in the performing arts, that recovery has not been balanced across regions. One of the key findings was that in 2021, the majority of the bookers were first time bookers - a trend similar to what we were seeing in the industry in 2019 before the pandemic. Read more...

Unpaid/Low Paid Internships Continue Throughout Theatre Industry

Despite the last few years of protests and discussions surrounding equity and theatrical working conditions, many theatres are still posting low or no pay internship opportunities for the upcoming season. Read more...

Low Ticket Sales and Supply Chain Issues Plague Recovery in Dance World

While the overall performing arts industry continues to try and recover from the shutdown due to the pandemic, the world of dance is acutely feeling the squeeze - with the drop in ticket sales and visa issues to bring in international dance groups many companies are finding the challenges to be highly daunting. Read more...

Broadway/New York

Beginning Tomorrow, The Broadway League Returns to Reporting Grosses

In the latest sign of a return to normalcy, the Broadway League announced last week that this week they would return to reporting grosses on a weekly basis for individual productions. The announcement comes as a signal of the ever increasing optimism felt by many as many new shows have plans to open on Broadway in the next few weeks. Read more...

AEA Allows Return to In-Person Auditions

In-Person auditions, at the discretion of the employer, are back under new protocols from AEA. The new rules are effective through May 29, 2022. Read more...

Black Theatre United Unveils Broadway Marketing Internship Program

CUNY, four of New York's top live entertainment advertising and marketing agencies: Serino Coyne, AKA, RPM and Situation Interactive, and Black Theatre United have partnered for the program that will provide 8 paid internship opportunities. Read more...

Nonprofit Broadway Producers Saw Financial Windfall During Pandemic

Between governmental support programs, increased donor support, reduced costs and overhead, and well-managed endowments during a resurgent stock market, Broadway's nonprofit producers are emerging from the pandemic in an increasingly strong financial position. Read more...

Broadway to Dim Lights to Honor Elizabeth McCann

Liz McCann was one of the first successful female producers and general managers on Broadway. She passed away on September 9, 2021, and the lights will be dimmed on March 29th, which would have been her 91st birthday. Read more...

Regional

'Slave Play' Breaks CTG Box Office Records

The West Coast Premiere of the piece grossed over $1.4 million over its five-week run at Center Theatre Group, while giving away 5,000 tickets for free or at a greatly reduced price. The result demonstrates that box office records and taking the initiative to make shows highly accessible to all audiences can go hand in hand. Read more...

Regional Venues Expand Their Offerings of Sensory Friendly Performances

The Philadelphia Inquirer profiles the work being done at Hedgerow Theatre to create more sensory friendly performance opportunities to make their company more open to all audience members. Read more...

International

Voting Closes Friday, March 25 for the BroadwayWorld UK Awards

Make sure you get your votes in, and the word out to your supporters, before the voting deadline this Friday. You can also check out the current standings at the link above. Read more...

The Duchess of Cornwall New Royal Patron for The National Theatre

The patronage was passed to Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall from Her Majesty The Queen, who has been the Royal Patron of The National Theatre since the beginning of the company. Read more...

Missed our last few newsletters?

March 14 - Tony Awards Have a Date, New DEI Report from AEA

The announcement of the Tony Awards and the return of the BC/EFA Red Bucket campaign brought a huge sense of normalcy back to the theatre industry last week - unfortunately this week, we were also reminded how far the industry has to go in establishing the new normal with the release of Actors Equity Association's latest Diversity and Inclusion report. As we look toward Tony Awards season, this is also your reminder that this newsletter would be great to include in your For Your Consideration campaigns. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, reach out to the BroadwayWorld Sales team. Read more...

March 7 - Kelvin Dinkins, Jr New Executive Director at ART, Barbara Gaines to Retire from CST

With many of the pandemic restrictions being lifted in New York City this week, that the Broadway COVID safety team will celebrate their 2,000th performance on Broadway Tuesday night highlights the new phase of normalcy that the industry has entered. While much of the wider culture reduces restrictions in an effort to attract more tourists and audiences back into the seats, that leaves theatres and cultural institutions faced with the difficult task of balancing audience needs and desires, while keeping potential risk as low as possible to prevent having to shut down operations for any amount of time moving forward. Read more...

February 28 - NLRB examines the Independent Contractor Question

The geopolitical landscape shifted in a major way over the weekend, with Russia invading Ukraine in an unprovoked attack on their sovereignty. The resulting conflict has caused many arts organizations, including New York's Metropolitan Opera, to cut ties with artists and organizations that are connected to Russian President Vladimir Putin, while also expressing unwavering support for the people of Ukraine. Moments like these not only put the work we are doing in the Cultural Industry in perspective, but shine a light on how important it is to speak truth to power in our art, as well as to bring beauty into a world that far too often has a lot of ugliness in it. Beyond the conflict in Eastern Europe, in the last few days, a lot of municipalities have announced major changes to their COVID policies, and we are also covering how the arts organizations in those areas are, or aren't, adjusting their own policies. Read more...

BroadwayWorld Resources

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