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tickets, as well as all regional shows, and tickets for any major
sporting and concert event. Think of us as your passport to the
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New York Theatre
The Theatre on Nassau Street hosted New York's first recorded stage
performance in 1750: Shakespeare's Richard III. (The first native-born
form of musical entertainment to flourish on the American stage
was the minstrel show. Blackface acts -- in which white men blackened
their faces to look like African slaves -- were prevalent in circuses
beginning in the 1790s.) By the 1870s, "Broadway" and
"theatre" went hand-in-hand, and Union Square (the area
near Broadway at 14th Street) had become New York City's main theatre
district. With a growing population, improvements in transportation
and an ever-increasing flood of well-funded tourists, the demand
for stage entertainment was high.
Fast-forward to modern-day Broadway: Broadway's business peaked
during the 1927-28 season when more than 70 theatres hosted over
250 shows. But by the 1970s, however, Times Square had become gaudy
and one of most dangerous neighborhoods in New York. The once glamorous
theatres were in disrepair.
Broadway in the 1980's was dominated by foreign inventions like
Cats and Les Miserables. The 1990s saw the rise of corporations
like Disney producing musicals such as Beauty and the Beast and
Lion King. These hits brought more theatergoers to Times Square,
and by the late 1990s, a cleaner and more wholesome Times Square
had been born. New York's theatre district profitable once again.
Today, Times Square is still a major tourist attraction, and the
theatre remains a key factor in the city's financial health. According
to the League of Theatre Owners and Producers, Broadway shows currently
sell $1.5 billion worth of theater tickets annually. When you add
hotels, restaurants and stores, it's estimated that theatergoers
contribute $4.5 billion to the New York City economy. Many skeptics
grumble about New York's prospects and the viability of commercial
theatre, but it seems that both are capable of weathering many different
kinds of storms.
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Theatre tickets are sold for more than face value.
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