Harvey Sabinson, one of Broadway’s legendary press agents and a former long-time executive director of The Broadway League, died on April 18 of natural causes at his residence in Sarasota, Florida. He was 94 years old.
Sabinson capped a 50-year career in the theater when he was honored with a Special Tony Award for…
Update with League statement Actors' Equity Association and Broadway producers have reached what Equity is calling a “historic” agreement on a profit-sharing contract model for union members participating in early stage production development.
With the agreement, Equity has removed the Broadway League, the producers…
Broadway box office survived the New York chill last week, with receipts dropping a small 5% despite the loss of two productions and some widely spread, if undramatic, downturns. Total receipts for the 29 productions were $29,982,380, with attendance of 259,574 showing a small 3% drop from the previous week.
Gone from…
Broadway box office found a mid-winter groove as departing shows departed and recent openers moved beyond the comps and press seat period, leaving ticket buyers to buoy the 31-show roster with a $31,699,190 box office take, a tiny 1% slip from the previous week.
Attendance for Broadway’s Week 34, ending Jan. 20…
Broadway will dim its lights for Carol Channing tomorrow night at 7:45 pm ET, The Broadway League announced today.
"Carol Channing personified everything we love about American musical comedy: big, funny and joyous. To see her hold an audience in her thrall was a master class in star power," said Thomas Schumacher…
Update, with Broadway League responseBroadway League president Charlotte St. Martin tells Deadline that producers will submit new proposals to Actors’ Equity for another round of talks next week as the two sides resume negotiations over the sticky topic of profit sharing for cast members who contribute to show…
The Boys in the Band, the first Broadway show to open during the 2018-19 season, has also become the first to recoup its investment, according to a show spokesperson. The $3.5 million production, directed by Joe Mantello, made its money back in 11 weeks, with four weeks left in the engagement.
The recoupment came…
UPDATED with statement from StubHub: The New York State Legislature today passed legislation and adopted consumer disclosures in the ticket resale market that requires ticket broker sites to, among other things, disclose all fees and surcharges prior to accepting payment.
The legislation was hailed today by the Broadwa…
UPDATED, 10 AM:Â Here is the response to the Broadway League’s lawsuit against casting directors and their union from Tom O’Donnell, President of Teamsters Local 817, which also represents casting directors in the film and television industry.
"We've asked for voluntary union recognition of casting directors, but the Br…
UPDATE: Responding to the Broadway League’s insistence that casting directors seek a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board, Local 817 president Tom O’Donnell told Deadline:From Tom O'Donnell, President, Teamsters Local 817: “Casting directors notified the Broadway League months ago that they had decided to…
Smarting over protests during the Tony Awards season on behalf of casting directors seeking union recognition, Broadway theater owners and producers have fired back with threats of legal action not only against the casting directors, but also against the unions that support them.
Broadway casting directors are…
UPDATE 2 PM: Responding to the Broadway League statement regarding arbitration (see below), Local 817 president Tom O’Donnell told Deadline that the Hollywood studios had a similar response when the casting directors sought union recognition more than a decade ago. The studios said the National Labor Relations Board…
