Broadway Across America
Broadway Across America (BAA) (formerly Pace Theatrical Group, SFX Theatrical Group, and the theatre division of Clear Channel/Live Nation) is a presenter and producer of live theatrical events in the United States and Canada since 1982.[1] It is currently owned by Key Brand Entertainment (KBE), which purchased it from Live Nation in 2008.[2][3][4][5]
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
- 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
As of October 2016, Broadway Across America presents shows at the following venues in the United States:
- Appleton, Wisconsin: Fox Cities[14]
- Atlanta, Georgia: Fox Theatre[15]
- Austin, Texas: Bass Concert Hall[16]
- Baltimore, Maryland: Hippodrome Theatre[17]
- Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Opera House,[18] and Charles Playhouse[19]
- Cincinnati, Ohio: Aronoff Center[20]
- Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Theatre[21] and Palace Theatre[22]
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Broward Center[23] and Parker Playhouse[24]
- Houston, Texas: Hobby Center[25]
- Indianapolis, Indiana: Clowes Memorial Hall,[26] and Murat Theatre at Old National Centre[27]
- Jacksonville, Florida: Times-Union Center[28]
- Kansas City, Missouri: Municipal Auditorium[29] and Kauffman Center[30]
- Louisville, Kentucky: The Kentucky Center[31]
- Madison, Wisconsin: Overture Center[32]
- Miami, Florida: Adrienne Arsht Center[33]
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Marcus Center[34]
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: Orpheum Theatre,[35] Pantages Theatre,[36] and State Theatre[37]
- New Orleans, Louisiana: Jackson Theater[38] and Saenger Theatre[39]
- Omaha, Nebraska: Orpheum Theatre[40]
- Orange County, California: Segerstrom Center[41]
- Orlando, Florida: Phillips Center[42]
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Benedum Center[43] and Heinz Hall[44]
- Portland, Oregon: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall[45] and Keller Auditorium[46]
- Salt Lake City, Utah: Abravanel Hall,[47] Capitol Theatre,[48] Eccles Theater,[49] and Kingsbury Hall[50]
- San Antonio, Texas: Majestic Theatre[51]
- Seattle, Washington: Paramount Theatre[52]
- St Louis, Missouri: Peabody Opera House[53]
- Tempe, Arizona: Gammage[54]
Notes
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 Jones, Kenneth (January 24, 2008), "Key Brand Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Tour Markets, Plans to Nurture New Work", Playbill
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fox Cities Performing Arts Center — Appleton, WI at FoxCities.Broadway.com
- ↑ Fox Theatre — Atlanta, GA at Atlanta.Broadway.com
- ↑ Bass Concert Hall — Austin, TX at Austin.Broadway.com
- ↑ The Hippodrome Theatre — Baltimore, MD at Baltimore.Broadway.com
- ↑ Boston Opera House — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
- ↑ Charles Playhouse — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
- ↑ Procter & Gamble Hall - Aronoff Center for the Arts — Cincinnati, OH at Cincinnati.Broadway.com
- ↑ Ohio Theatre — Columbus, OH at Columbus.Broadway.com
- ↑ Palace Theatre — Columbus, OH at Columbus.Broadway.com
- ↑ Broward Center — Fort Lauderdale, FL at FortLauderdale.Broadway.com
- ↑ The Parker Playhouse — Fort Lauderdale, FL at FortLauderdale.Broadway.com
- ↑ Sarofim Hall - The Hobby Center — Houston, TX at Houston.Broadway.com
- ↑ Clowes Memorial Hall — Indianapolis, IN at Indianapolis.Broadway.com
- ↑ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre — Indianapolis, IN at Indianapolis.Broadway.com
- ↑ Moran Theatre Times Union Center — Jacksonville, FL at Jacksonville.Broadway.com
- ↑ Municipal Auditorium Music Hall — Kansas City, MO at KansasCity.Broadway.com
- ↑ Muriel Kauffman Theatre - Kauffman Center — Kansas City, MO at KansasCity.Broadway.com
- ↑ The Kentucky Center — Louisville, KY at Louisville.Broadway.com
- ↑ Overture Center for the Arts — Madison, WI at Madison.Broadway.com
- ↑ The Adrienne Arsht Center — Miami, FL at Miami.Broadway.com
- ↑ Uihlein Hall - Marcus Center — Milwaukee, WI at Milwaukee.Broadway.com
- ↑ Orpheum Theatre — Minneapolis, MN 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 at NewOrleans.Broadway.com
- ↑ Saenger Theatre — New Orleans, LA at NewOrleans.Broadway.com
- ↑ Orpheum Theater (NE) — Omaha, NE at Omaha.Broadway.com
- ↑ Segerstrom Center for the Arts — Costa Mesa, CA 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 at Pittsburgh.Broadway.com
- ↑ Heinz Hall — Pittsburgh, PA at Pittsburgh.Broadway.com
- ↑ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall] — Portland, OR] at Portland.broadway.com
- ↑ Keller Auditorium — Portland, OR at Portland.broadway.com
- ↑ Abravanel Hall — Salt Lake City, UT at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
- ↑ Capitol Theatre — Salt Lake City, UT at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
- ↑ [http://saltlakecity.broadway.com/venues/theaters/eccles-theater/ Eccles Theater at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
- ↑ Kingsbury Hall — Salt Lake City, UT at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
- ↑ The Majestic Theatre — San Antonio, TX at SanAntonio.Broadway.com
- ↑ The Paramount Theatre — Seattle, WA at Seattle.broadway.com
- ↑ Peabody Opera House — St. Louis, MO Archived October 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. at StLouis.Broadway.com
- ↑ ASU Gammage — Tempe, AZ at Tempe.Broadway.com
References
- 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