BROADWAY ATTENDANCE HITS RECORD HIGH
Broadway’s 2015-2016 season set another attendance record as 13.3m people saw Broadway shows, a rise of 1.6% over the previous year, according to figures from the Broadway League. Great White Way theaters grossed $1.373b—another record, though only 0.6% over last year.
The Lion King, which premiered in 1997, was the season’s top grosser at $102.7m.
The two musicals with the highest number of Tony Award nominations, Hamilton and Shuffle Along, were among the shows that have played to full houses since opening. Hamilton, which opened in July 2015 and is up for 16 Tonys, pulled in $74m, putting it in fifth place behind Wicked, Aladdin and The Book of Mormon. Shuffle Along, or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That, which is up for 10 Tonys, has earned $7.2m since its 4/28 opening.
In other theatrical news, the saga of Bernie Sanders is now reportedly being workshopped by The Yiddish Theater, under the working title Hillary Is a Dybbuk.
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS
