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The Broadway League, Inc.
Founded1930 (1930)
TypeTrade Association 501(c)(6)[1]
13-0951470
Location
Area served
Theatre
Members
700+[2]
Key people
Charlotte St. Martin
Executive Director
Revenue
$9,360,554 (FY2013)
Expenses$7,587,315 (FY2013)
Employees
59
Volunteers
90
Websitewww.broadwayleague.com
Formerly called
The League of American Theatres and Producers (1985-2007)

The League of New York Theatres and Producers (1973-1985)

The League of New York Theatres (1930-1973)

The Broadway League, formerly the League of American Theatres and Producers, League of New York Theatres and Producers, and League of New York Theatres, is the national trade association for the Broadway theatre industry. Its members include theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general managers in New York and more than 250 other North American cities, as well as suppliers of goods and services to the theatre industry.[3]

The Broadway League is a collective bargaining unit for Broadway producers and theatre owners and negotiates labor agreements with local unions such as Actors' Equity Association (AEA), Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC), American Federation of Musicians (AFM), Local 802, and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 1.[4]

History[edit]

The League was founded in 1930 as the "League of New York Theatres". It was founded by Broadway theatre operators to further common interests,[5] with the main purpose of fighting ticket speculation.[6] The League's first successful act was the writing of the Theater Ticket Code (together with Actors' Equity) which later became a state law.[6] In the following years the League expanded its charter several times, serving at time as the chief negotiator for producers with craft unions and Actors' Equity.[6] With the decline of Broadway in the 1980s the League changed its name to the "League of American Theatres and Producers".[6] On December 18, 2007 the League changed its name to the current name, "The Broadway League".[7]

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The Tony Awards[edit]

Main article: Tony Awards
2004 Tony Award for Best Original Score winner, Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of American Theatre Wing and the League, at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are mostly for Broadway productions and performances, though an award for regional theatres and discretionary non-competitive Special Tony Award and the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre are also given.[8][9] The awards were founded by the Wing in 1947, and the League started co-presenting them in 1967.[10][11]

The Touring Broadway Awards[edit]

Main article: Touring Broadway Awards

The Touring Broadway Awards (TBAs) recognized outstanding achievement in touring productions of Broadway plays and musicals in North America from 2000 to 2009. Founded in 2000-2001 season by the League, the awards were known until 2004 as the National Broadway Theatre Awards. [12]The awards were presented by the League to "celebrate excellence in touring Broadway by honoring the artists and productions that visit cities across the country each year."[13]

Broadway on Broadway[edit]

Cast of Rent performing "Seasons of Love" at Broadway on Broadway, 2005

Broadway on Broadway was a free annual outdoor concert kicking off the Broadway season each September, usually on the first Sunday after Labor Day, produced by the League and the Times Square Alliance. The event took place on a special stage created for the event in Times Square, featuring musical numbers from current Broadway shows as well as upcoming shows opening in the new season.[14]

The event was conceived in 1992 as a welcome party for delegates to the Democratic National Convention, which was held in New York that year. The concert returned in July 1993 and 1994 and moved to September on 1995. It has been held in mid-September ever since. [15]

Broadway on Broadway was canceled in 2013 [16]and did not return in 2014.

Stars in the Alley[edit]

Stars in the Alley is a free annual outdoor concert in Shubert Alley in the heart of Manhattan’s Theater District, produced by the League. It is usually held during the week of the Tony Awards, and marks the official end of the Broadway season. The 21st annual event was held on June 6, 2007, and the casts of dozens of Broadway shows took part.[17] Though the event was not held from 2008 to 2013, it returned in 2014 featuring Norm Lewis as the host.[18]

Other notable events[edit]

  • Broadway Under the Stars: an annual evening concert that was first held in 2002[19] and was held until 2006.[20]
  • Tony Awards Preview Concert: a cabaret-style concert featuring songs from Tony-nominated shows held in 2008[21], 2009[22], and 2013[23].

Services[edit]

Internet Broadway Database[edit]

Main article: Internet Broadway Database

The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of the League.[24]

Research[edit]

The League serves as the central hub for statistical information about Broadway theatre production in North America. Its research department maintains historical data on individual playhouses and productions. In addition, many reference documents, including weekly box office grosses and season-by-season statistics, are available to the public, journalists, and scholars via the website. The Research department also publishes annual reports that track trends in the industry over time including the Demographics of the Broadway Audience and Broadway’s Economic Contribution.[25]

Other notable services[edit]

  • Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) (formerly Broadway Goes Green): an initiative that promotes environmentally friendlier practices in theatre production, launched in 2008.[26]
  • Broadway Fan Club: A monthly newsletter [27]
  • Broadway Speakers Bureau: encouraging high school and college students to explore non-performance careers in theatre[28]
  • Apple Awards: a program rewarding efforts to support education programs relating to Broadway or touring Broadway shows that was started in 2003[29]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IRS Form 990 for fiscal year 2013" (PDF). Guidestar. IRS. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Home > About the League: Our 700-plus members include theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general managers in North American cities, as well as suppliers of goods and services to the commercial theatre industry". The Broadway League. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ^ "The Broadway League - The Official Website of the Broadway Theatre Industry". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  4. ^ Stein, Tobie S.; Bathurst, Jessica (2008). Performing Arts Management: A Handbook of Professional Practices. New York: Allworth Press. ISBN 1-58115-650-2.
  5. ^ "About The League". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  6. ^ a b c d Ken Bloom (2003). Broadway: its history, people, and places : an encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-93704-7. p. 288
  7. ^ "League of American Theatres and Producers Announces Name Change". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  8. ^ "Tony Awards Home Page". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  9. ^ "Tony Awards Who's Who". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  10. ^ "Our History". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  11. ^ Ken Bloom (2003). Broadway: its history, people, and places : an encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-93704-7. p. 531-532
  12. ^ Simonson, Robert. "National Broadway Theatre Awards Presented on May 21". Playbill.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  13. ^ Gans, Andrew (1 May 2009). "Minnelli and Zaks Will Be Presenters at Touring Broadway Awards". Playbill.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Broadway on Broadway". The Official Site of Times Square. Times Square Alliance. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  15. ^ "The Concert". The Broadway League. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  16. ^ Gilbert, Ryan (September 9, 2013). "Broadway on Broadway Outdoor Concert in Times Square Canceled for 2013". Broadway.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  17. ^ Mark Rupp (June 7, 2007). "Photo Coverage: Stars in the Alley 2007". Broadway World. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  18. ^ Gordon, David (5 May 2014). "Phantom Star Norm Lewis Will Host Broadway's 2014 Stars in the Alley Concert". Theatermania.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  19. ^ "Broadway Under the Stars" Debuts in NYC's Bryant Park, June 10". Playbill. 4 Jun 2002. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  20. ^ Andrew Gans and Ernio Hernandez (26 Jun 2006). ""Broadway Under the Stars" Heads to Central Park June 26 - Playbill.com". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  21. ^ Andrew Gans (20 Feb 2009). "2008 Tony Preview Concert Nominated for a New York Emmy Award - Playbill.com". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  22. ^ Andrew Gans (30 May 2009). "Tony Awards Preview Concert, Hosted By Harry Smith, Airs May 30". Playbill. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  23. ^ "Lopez Hosts Tony Award Preview Concert Nationwide". Broadway.tv. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  24. ^ "About IBDB". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  25. ^ "Research & Information". The Broadway League. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  26. ^ "Broadway Green Alliance". Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  27. ^ "Broadway Fan Club". The Broadway League. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  28. ^ "Broadway Speakers Bureau". The Broadway League. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  29. ^ "Apple Awards". The Broadway League. Retrieved 2010-07-07.

External links[edit]


Category:Theatrical organizations in the United States Category:Theatrical organizations in Canada Category:Broadway theatre Category:Theatre in the United States Category:Arts and media trade groups Category:Trade associations Category:Concerts Category:Times Square Category:Music of New York City



Bibliography[edit]

Krol, Carol, and Kate Fitzgerald. "Broadway Bound." Advertising Age 67.50 (1996): 26. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

"A Kids' Night For Autism." American Theatre 24.1 (2007): 17-18. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

Driscoll, F. Paul. "When Less Is More." Opera News 58.10 (1994): 34. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

"Search For Signs Of Intelligent Producing." American Theatre 24.9 (2007): 16. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

Long, Robert Emmet. Producing & the Theatre Business: Working in the Theatre New York: Continuum, 2007. Print.

Mulder, Catherine P. Unions and Class Transformation: The Case of the Broadway Musicians New York: Routledge, 2009. Print.

Schoenfeld, Gerald. Mr. Broadway: The inside Story of the Shuberts, the Shows, and the Stars Milwaukee, WI: Applause, 2012. Print.

Vogel, Frederic B., and Ben Hodges. The Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicals New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema, 2006. Print.

Pesner, Ben. "The History of the Broadway League." (n.d.): n. pag. The Broadway League. The Broadway League, Oct. 2014. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

Jones, Jeffrey. “How Visual Arts Audiences got Comfortable with Radical Innovation, while Theatre Audiences Didn’t.” American Theatre, October 2005.

Manzella, Abby. “The Syndicate and the Shuberts.” American Studies Department, University of Virginia, December 2000. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

Ostrower, Francie. “The Diversity of Cultural Participation: Findings from a National Survey Report.” The Urban Institute, 2005.

Noh / Kan'ami Bibliography[edit]

Bowers, Faubion. Japanese Theatre 1st Tuttle ed. Rutland: Tuttle, 1974. Print. [1]

Brockett, Oscar G., Franklin J. Hildy. History of the Theatre Foundation ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2007. Print. [2]

Fujishiro, Tsugio. "Noh Drama." Economy, Culture & History Japan Spotlight Bimonthly 26.5 (2007): 50-51. International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text. Web. 28 Sept. 2014. [3]

Komparu, Kunio. The Noh Theater Principles and Perspectives 1st ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1983. Print. [4]

Lamarque, Peter. "Expression And The Mask: The Dissolution Of Personality In Noh." Journal Of Aesthetics & Art Criticism 47.2 (1989): 157-168. International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text. Web. 28 Sept. 2014. [5]

Nogami, Toyoichiro. 観阿弥清次 [Kan'ami Seiji]. Tokyo: Shoshi Shinsui, 2010. Print. [6]

Ortolani, Benito. The Japanese Theatre from Shamanistic Ritual to Contemporary Pluralism Revised ed. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1995. Print. [7]

Ortolani, Benito, Samuel L. Leiter, eds. Zeami and the Nô Theatre in the World. New York: CASTA, 1998. Print. [8]

Rath, Eric C. The Ethos of Noh Actors and Their Art. Cambridge: Harvard U Asia Center, 2004. Print. [9]

Toida, Michizo. 観阿弥と世阿弥 [Kan'ami and Zeami]. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1969. Print. [10]

Tsuchiya, Keiichiro. 能、世阿弥の「現在」 [The "Present" of Noh and Zeami]. Tokyo: Kadokawa, 2014. Print. [11]

Umehara, Takeshi, et al. 能を読む(1) 翁と観阿弥 能の誕生 [Reading Noh (1) The Birth of Noh, Okina and Kan'ami]. Tokyo: Kadokawa, 2013. Print. [12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bowers, Faubion (1974). Japanese Theatre (1st Tuttle ed.). Rutland: Tuttle.
  2. ^ Brockett, Oscar G.; Hildy, Franklin J. (2007). History of the Theatre (Foundation ed.). Boston, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon. pp. 205–208.
  3. ^ Fujishiro, Tugio (2007). "Noh Drama". Economy, Culture & History Japan Spotlight Bimonthly. 26 (5): 50–51.
  4. ^ Komparu, Kunio (1983). The Noh Theater Principles and Perspectives (1st ed.). New York: Weatherhill.
  5. ^ Lamarque, Peter (1989). "Expression and the Mask: The Dissolution of Personality in Noh". Journal Of Aesthetics & Art Criticism. 47 (2): 157–168.
  6. ^ Nogami, Toyoichiro (2010). 観阿弥清次 [Kan'ami Seiji]. Tokyo: Shoshi Shinsui.
  7. ^ Ortolani, Benito (1995). The Japanese Theatre from Shamanistic Ritual to Contemporary Pluralism (Revised ed.). New Jersey: Princeton UP.
  8. ^ Ortolani, Benito; Leiter, Samuel L., eds. (1998). Zeami and the Nô Theatre in the World. New York: CASTA.
  9. ^ Rath, Eric C. (2004). The Ethos of Noh Actors and Their Art. Cambridge: Harvard U Asia Center.
  10. ^ Toida, Michizo (1969). 観阿弥と世阿弥 [Kan'ami and Zeami]. Tokyo: Iwanami.
  11. ^ Tsuchiya, Keiichiro (2014). 能、世阿弥の「現在」 [The "Present" of Noh and Zeami]. Tokyo: Kadokawa.
  12. ^ Umehara, Takeshi; Kanze, Kiyokazu; Amano, Fumio; Tsuchiya, Keiichiro; Nakazawa, Shinichi; Matsuoka, Shinpei (2013). 能を読む(1) 翁と観阿弥 能の誕生 [Reading Noh; The Birth of Noh, Okina and Kan'ami]. Tokyo: Kadokawa.
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