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Broadway Across America 
Summary
Broadway Across America (BAA) is a presenter and producer of live theatrical events in the United States and Canada since 1982.[1] It is currently owned by the John Gore Organization (formerly Key Brand Entertainment), which purchased it from Live Nation in 2008.[2][3][4][5]
| Formation | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Type | Theatre company |
| Legal status | Active |
| Location |
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Official language | English |
CEO | Richard Jaffe |
President | Susie Krajsa |
Parent organization | John Gore Organization |
| Affiliations | Broadway.com
The Broadway Channel BroadwayBox.com Group Sales Box Office |
| Website | broadwayacrossamerica |
Through its network of presenting partners, BAA presents touring Broadway shows, family productions, and other live shows in over 40 North American venues. In 2008, Broadway Across America and its subsidiary Broadway Across Canada sold over 6.4 million tickets throughout its 40 theatres in the United States and Canada.[3]
Acquisitions edit
- 1988: Zev Buffman Theatricals [6] — Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg
- 1994: Theatre League of Atlanta[7] — Atlanta
- 1998: Magicworks Entertainment[8] — Salt Lake City
- 1998: American Artists[9] — Boston
- 2000: Jujamcyn Productions[10] — Minneapolis, Baltimore, Omaha, Portland, Milwaukee
- 2007: operations at Music Hall[11][12] — Kansas City
- 2011: theatre at Peabody Opera House[13] — St. Louis
Venues edit
As of 2024, Broadway Across America presents shows at the following venues in the United States, Canada and Mexico:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: Popejoy Hall[14]
- Appleton, Wisconsin: Fox Cities[15]
- Atlanta, Georgia: Fox Theatre, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center[16]
- Austin, Texas: Bass Concert Hall[17]
- Baltimore, Maryland: Hippodrome Theatre[18]
- Boise, Idaho: Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts[19]
- Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Opera House,[20] and Charles Playhouse[21]
- Calgary, Alberta: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium [22]
- Cincinnati, Ohio: Proctor & Gamble Hall at Aronoff Center [23]
- Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Theatre[24] and Palace Theatre[25]
- Costa Mesa, CA: Segerstrom Hall[26] and Orange County Performing Arts Center[27]
- Dallas, TX: Wharton Center for the Performing Arts - Cobb Great Hall[28]
- East Lansing, MI: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium[29]
- Edmonton, Alberta: Music Hall at Fair Park[30]
- Fresno, NV: Saroyan Theatre[31]
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Broward Center[32] and Parker Playhouse[33]
- Houston, Texas: Hobby Center[34]
- Indianapolis, Indiana: Clowes Memorial Hall,[35] and Murat Theatre at Old National Centre[36]
- Jacksonville, Florida: Times-Union Center[37]
- Kansas City, Missouri: Municipal Auditorium[38]
- Louisville, Kentucky: The Kentucky Center[39]
- Madison, Wisconsin: Overture Center[40]
- Miami, Florida: Adrienne Arsht Center[41]
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Marcus Center[42]
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: Orpheum Theatre,[43] Pantages Theatre,[44] and State Theatre[45]
- New Orleans, Louisiana: Jackson Theater[46] and Saenger Theatre[47]
- Omaha, Nebraska: Orpheum Theatre[48]
- Orange County, California: Segerstrom Center[49]
- Orlando, Florida: Phillips Center[50]
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Benedum Center[51] and Heinz Hall[52]
- Portland, Oregon: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall[53] and Keller Auditorium[54]
- Salt Lake City, Utah: Abravanel Hall,[55] Capitol Theatre,[56] Eccles Theater,[57] and Kingsbury Hall[58]
- San Antonio, Texas: Majestic Theatre[59]
- Seattle, Washington: Paramount Theatre[60]
- St Louis, Missouri: Peabody Opera House[61]
- Tempe, Arizona: ASU Gammage[62]
Notes edit
- ^ Robertson, Cambell (April 1, 2007), "A Force in Touring Hits the End of the Road", The New York Times
- ^ Cox, Gordon (January 24, 2008), "Live Nation sells off theater division", Variety
- ^ a b Jones, Kenneth (January 24, 2008), "Key Brand Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Tour Markets, Plans to Nurture New Work", Playbill, archived from the original on 2014-07-06, retrieved 2014-10-10
- ^ Robertson, Campbell (January 25, 2008), "Live Nation Finds a Buyer for its Theater Business", The New York Times
- ^ Smith, Alistair (January 28, 2008), "Live Nation theatrical business sale finalised", The Stage
- ^ Zink, Jack (November 11, 1988), "For Zev Bufman Theatricals, Exit Stage Left", Sun-Sentinel
- ^ "Chamberlain, Charming Star At Fox Theatre", Spartanburg Herald-Journal, August 27, 1993
- ^ "Magicworks Is Sold", Sun-Sentinel, August 8, 1998
- ^ Taylor, Markland (August 11, 1998), "Bound for Boston: SFX subsidiary gains legit house American Artists", Variety
- ^ "Twin Cities-based show producer Jujamcyn is sold to N.Y. giant SFX", Star Tribune, May 11, 2000. Online archive from NewsBank
- ^ Trussell, Robert (August 12, 2007), "'Spamalot' is Theater League's final production", Kansas City Star. Online archive from NewsBank
- ^ Spencer, Laura (December 10, 2010), Broadway Across America and Theater League Combine Broadway Series, Kansas City, Missouri: KCUR
- ^ Johnson, Kevin C.; Newmark, Judith (September 29, 2011). "The Peabody is just beginning to take shape". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Fox Cities Performing Arts Center — Appleton, WI at FoxCities.Broadway.com
- ^ Fox Theatre — Atlanta, GA Archived 2014-10-07 at the Wayback Machine at Atlanta.Broadway.com
- ^ Bass Concert Hall — Austin, TX Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine at Austin.Broadway.com
- ^ The Hippodrome Theatre — Baltimore, MD at Baltimore.Broadway.com
- ^ [2]
- ^ Boston Opera House — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
- ^ Charles Playhouse — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ Ohio Theatre — Columbus, OH at Columbus.Broadway.com
- ^ Palace Theatre — Columbus, OH Archived 2014-10-07 at the Wayback Machine at Columbus.Broadway.com
- ^ Segerstrom Hall — Costa Mesa, California at Columbus.Broadway.com
- ^ Orange County Performing Arts Center — Costa Mesa, CA
- ^ [5]
- ^ [6]
- ^ [7]
- ^ [8]
- ^ Broward Center — Fort Lauderdale, FL at FortLauderdale.Broadway.com
- ^ The Parker Playhouse — Fort Lauderdale, FL Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at FortLauderdale.Broadway.com
- ^ Sarofim Hall - The Hobby Center — Houston, TX Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine at Houston.Broadway.com
- ^ Clowes Memorial Hall — Indianapolis, IN at Indianapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre — Indianapolis, IN Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Indianapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ Moran Theatre Times Union Center — Jacksonville, FL Archived 2014-10-05 at the Wayback Machine at Jacksonville.Broadway.com
- ^ Municipal Auditorium Music Hall — Kansas City, MO at KansasCity.Broadway.com
- ^ The Kentucky Center — Louisville, KY Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine at Louisville.Broadway.com
- ^ Overture Center for the Arts — Madison, WI Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine at Madison.Broadway.com
- ^ The Adrienne Arsht Center — Miami, FL Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine at Miami.Broadway.com
- ^ Uihlein Hall - Marcus Center — Milwaukee, WI Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Milwaukee.Broadway.com
- ^ Orpheum Theatre — Minneapolis, MN Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Minneapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ Pantages Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ State Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com
- ^ Mahalia Jackson Theater — New Orleans, LA Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at NewOrleans.Broadway.com
- ^ Saenger Theatre — New Orleans, LA at NewOrleans.Broadway.com
- ^ Orpheum Theater (NE) — Omaha, NE Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Omaha.Broadway.com
- ^ Segerstrom Center for the Arts — Costa Mesa, CA Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at OrangeCounty.Broadway.com
- ^ Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts — Orlando, FL at Orlando.Broadway.com
- ^ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts — Pittsburgh, PA Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at Pittsburgh.Broadway.com
- ^ Heinz Hall — Pittsburgh, PA at Pittsburgh.Broadway.com
- ^ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine — Portland, OR] at Portland.broadway.com
- ^ Keller Auditorium — Portland, OR at Portland.broadway.com
- ^ Abravanel Hall — Salt Lake City, UT Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
- ^ Capitol Theatre — Salt Lake City, UT Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
- ^ Eccles Theater at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kingsbury Hall — Salt Lake City, UT Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
- ^ The Majestic Theatre — San Antonio, TX Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at SanAntonio.Broadway.com
- ^ The Paramount Theatre — Seattle, WA Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at Seattle.broadway.com
- ^ Peabody Opera House — St. Louis, MO Archived October 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at StLouis.Broadway.com
- ^ [9] at Tempe.Broadway.com
References edit
- Freedman, Samuel G. (January 14, 1986), "The Road to Broadway Now Begins in Sun Belt", The New York Times
- Biesada, Alexandra (December 1996), "Pace on Earth", Texas Monthly
- Clear Channel buys SFX:Radio broadcaster to buy concert promoter for $3.3 billion in stock, CNNfn, February 29, 2000
- Gans, Andrew (December 16, 2010), "Key Brand Entertainment Inc. Acquires Broadway.com", Playbill
External links edit
- Broadway Across America
- Key Brand Entertainment, Inc.