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. Shows presented include Broadway hits on tour such as Wicked, Jersey Boys, Chicago, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Lion King, Rent, Spring Awakening, and The Phantom of the Opera. In 2008, Broadway Across America and 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 2014, 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] Charles Playhouse,^[19] Colonial Theatre,^[20] and Cutler Majestic Theatre^[21]
• Cincinnati, Ohio: Aronoff Center^[22]
• Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Theatre^[23] and Palace Theatre^[24]
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Broward Center^[25] and Parker Playhouse^[26]
• Houston, Texas: Hobby Center^[27]
• Indianapolis, Indiana: Clowes Memorial Hall,^[28] and Murat Theatre at Old National Centre^[29]
• Jacksonville, Florida: Times-Union Center^[30]
• Kansas City, Missouri: Municipal Auditorium^[31] and Kauffman Center^[32]
• Louisville, Kentucky: The Kentucky Center^[33]
• Madison, Wisconsin: Overture Center^[34]
• Miami, Florida: Adrienne Arsht Center^[35]
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Milwaukee Theatre^[36] and Marcus Center^[37]
• Minneapolis, Minnesota: Orpheum Theatre,^[38] Pantages Theatre,^[39] and State Theatre^[40]
• New Orleans, Louisiana: Jackson Theater^[41] and Saenger Theatre^[42]
• Omaha, Nebraska: Orpheum Theatre^[43]
• Orange County, California: Segerstrom Center^[44]
• Orlando, Florida: Bob Carr Centre,^[45] Phillips Center^[46] and the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Benedum Center^[47] and Heinz Hall^[48]
• Portland, Oregon: Keller Auditorium^[49]
• Salt Lake City, Utah: Abravanel Hall,^[50] Capitol Theatre,^[51] and Kingsbury Hall^[52]
• San Antonio, Texas: Majestic Theatre^[53]
• Seattle, Washington: Paramount Theatre^[54]
• St Louis, Missouri: Peabody Opera House^[55]
• Tempe, Arizona: Gammage^[56]

Notes

1. Robertson, Cambell (April 1, 2007), "A Force in Touring Hits the End of the Road", The New York Times
2. Cox, Gordon (January 24, 2008), "Live Nation sells off theater division", Variety
3. Jones, Kenneth (January 24, 2008), "Key Brand Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Tour Markets, Plans to Nurture New Work", Playbill
4. Robertson, Campbell (January 25, 2008), "Live Nation Finds a Buyer for its Theater Business", The New York Times
5. Smith, Alistair (January 28, 2008), "Live Nation theatrical business sale finalised", The Stage
6. Zink, Jack (November 11, 1988), "For Zev Bufman Theatricals, Exit Stage Left", Sun-Sentinel
7. "Chamberlain, Charming Star At Fox Theatre", Spartanburg Herald-Journal, August 27, 1993
8. "Magicworks Is Sold", Sun-Sentinel, August 8, 1998
9. Taylor, Markland (August 11, 1998), "Bound for Boston: SFX subsidiary gains legit house American Artists", Variety
10. "Twin Cities-based show producer Jujamcyn is sold to N.Y. giant SFX", Star Tribune, May 11, 2000. Online archive from NewsBank
11. Trussell, Robert (August 12, 2007), "'Spamalot' is Theater League's final production", Kansas City Star. Online archive from NewsBank
12. Spencer, Laura (December 10, 2010), Broadway Across America and Theater League Combine Broadway Series, Kansas City, Missouri: KCUR
13. Johnson, Kevin C.; Newmark, Judith (September 29, 2011). "The Peabody is just beginning to take shape". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
14. Fox Cities Performing Arts Center — Appleton, WI at FoxCities.Broadway.com
15. Fox Theatre — Atlanta, GA at Atlanta.Broadway.com
16. Bass Concert Hall — Austin, TX at Austin.Broadway.com
17. The Hippodrome Theatre — Baltimore, MD at Baltimore.Broadway.com
18. Boston Opera House — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
19. Charles Playhouse — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
20. Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
21. Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com
22. Procter & Gamble Hall - Aronoff Center for the Arts — Cincinnati, OH at Cincinnati.Broadway.com
23. Ohio Theatre — Columbus, OH at Columbus.Broadway.com
24. Palace Theatre — Columbus, OH at Columbus.Broadway.com
25. Broward Center — Fort Lauderdale, FL at FortLauderdale.Broadway.com
26. The Parker Playhouse — Fort Lauderdale, FL at FortLauderdale.Broadway.com
27. Sarofim Hall - The Hobby Center — Houston, TX at Houston.Broadway.com
28. Clowes Memorial Hall — Indianapolis, IN at Indianapolis.Broadway.com
29. Murat Theatre at Old National Centre — Indianapolis, IN at Indianapolis.Broadway.com
30. Moran Theatre Times Union Center — Jacksonville, FL at Jacksonville.Broadway.com
31. Municipal Auditorium Music Hall — Kansas City, MO at KansasCity.Broadway.com
32. Muriel Kauffman Theatre - Kauffman Center — Kansas City, MO at KansasCity.Broadway.com
33. The Kentucky Center — Louisville, KY at Louisville.Broadway.com
34. Overture Center for the Arts — Madison, WI at Madison.Broadway.com
35. The Adrienne Arsht Center — Miami, FL at Miami.Broadway.com
36. Milwaukee Theatre — Milwaukee, WI at Milwaukee.Broadway.com
37. Uihlein Hall - Marcus Center — Milwaukee, WI at Milwaukee.Broadway.com
38. Orpheum Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com
39. Pantages Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com
40. State Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com
41. Mahalia Jackson Theater — New Orleans, LA at NewOrleans.Broadway.com
42. Saenger Theatre — New Orleans, LA at NewOrleans.Broadway.com
43. Orpheum Theater (NE) — Omaha, NE at Omaha.Broadway.com
44. Segerstrom Center for the Arts — Costa Mesa, CA at OrangeCounty.Broadway.com
45. Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre — Orlando, FL at Orlando.Broadway.com
46. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts — Orlando, FL at Orlando.Broadway.com
47. Benedum Center for the Performing Arts — Pittsburgh, PA at Pittsburgh.Broadway.com
48. Heinz Hall — Pittsburgh, PA at Pittsburgh.Broadway.com
49. Keller Auditorium — Portland, OR at Portland.broadway.com
50. Abravanel Hall — Salt Lake City, UT at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
51. Capitol Theatre — Salt Lake City, UT at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
52. Kingsbury Hall — Salt Lake City, UT at SaltLakeCity.Broadway.com
53. The Majestic Theatre — San Antonio, TX at SanAntonio.Broadway.com
54. The Paramount Theatre — Seattle, WA at Seattle.broadway.com
55. Peabody Opera House — St. Louis, MO at StLouis.Broadway.com
56. 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

External links

• Broadway Across America
• Key Brand Entertainment, Inc.