 Logo of the Broadway League | |
| Founded | 1930 |
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| Type | Trade Association 501(c)(6)[1] |
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Area served | Theatre |
Members | 700+ |
Key people | Charlotte St. Martin Executive Director |
Revenue | $9,360,554 (FY2013) |
| Expenses | $7,587,315 (FY2013) |
Employees | 59 |
Volunteers | 90 |
| Website | www |
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The Broadway League, formerly the League of American Theatres and Producers and League of New York Theatres and Producers, is the national trade association for the Broadway theatre industry based in New York City. 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.
Founded in 1930 primarily to counter ticket speculation and scalping, The Broadway League has expanded its mission and programs over time. In addition to negotiating labor agreements with 14 unions in New York City and engaging in lobbying initiatives throughout the country, The League recognizes excellent works and artists through award programs such as the Tony Awards, promotes the Broadway theatre industry through audience development programs such as Kids' Night on Broadway and Viva Broadway, and provides periodic studies and industry information such as box office grosses and demographic surveys for journalists, scholars, and the general public. According to The Broadway League, shows on Broadway sold approximately US$1.54 billion worth of tickets in both the 2022-2023 and the 2023–2024 seasons. Both seasons featured theater attendance of approximately 12.3 million each.[2]
- ^ "IRS Form 990 for fiscal year 2013" (PDF). Guidestar. IRS. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Broadway Season Statistics". The Broadway League. Retrieved August 3, 2024.