Broadway Across Canada
Broadway Across Canada is a Toronto, Ontario-based theatrical presenter which presents touring Broadway shows, family productions and other live theatrical events across Canada.
Broadway Across Canada is operated by Ronald Andrew. Broadway Across Canada was formed by the amalgamation of the historic touring Canada business headed by Ronald Andrew with Garth Drabinsky's Livent operations. Livent was acquired by SFX in 1999.[1] Sfx was later sold to Clear Channel Communications[2] which renamed the division Broadway Across Canada in 2005. Clear Channel subsequently spun off its live theater operations as Live Nation.[3][4] The company, along with its parent Broadway Across America was acquired by Key Brand Entertainment from Live Nation in January 2008.[5][6][7][8] Key Brand is led by UK producer John Gore and US entertainment industry veteran Tom McGrath. 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.[6]
Venues
As of October 2014, Broadway Across Canada presents shows at the following venues:
- Calgary, Alberta: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium[9]
- Edmonton, Alberta: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium[10]
- Kitchener, Ontario: Centre In The Square[11]
- Montreal, Quebec: Place des Arts[12] and Théâtre Saint-Denis[13]
- Ottawa, Ontario: National Arts Centre[14]
- Quebec City, Quebec: Grand Théâtre de Québec[15]
- Regina, Saskatchewan: Conexus Arts Centre[16]
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: TCU Place[17]
- Vancouver, British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Theatre[18]
- Winnipeg, Manitoba: Centennial Concert Hall[19]
References
- ↑ "SFX Entertainment to Acquire Livent Assets", Los Angeles Times, (Bloomberg), June 2, 1999
- ↑ SFX Sells to Clear Channel, CNNfn, February 29, 2000
- ↑ Clear Channel Completes Spinoff of Live Nation
- ↑ Robertson, Cambell (April 1, 2007), "A Force in Touring Hits the End of the Road", The New York Times
- ↑ Cox, Gordon (January 24, 2008), "Live Nation sells off theater division", Variety
- 1 2 Jones, Kenneth (January 24, 2008), "Key Brand Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Tour Markets, Plans to Nurture New Work", Playbill
- ↑ Robertson, Campbell (January 25, 2008), "Live Nation Finds a Buyer for its Theater Business", The New York Times
- ↑ Smith, Alistair (January 28, 2008), "Live Nation theatrical business sale finalised", The Stage
- ↑ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium — Calgary at Calgary.Broadway.com
- ↑ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium — Edmonton at Edmonton.Broadway.com
- ↑ Centre In The Square — Kitchener at Kitchener.Broadway.com
- ↑ Place des Arts — Montreal at Montreal.Broadway.com
- ↑ Théâtre St-Denis — Montreal at Montreal.Broadway.com
- ↑ National Arts Centre — Ottawa at Ottawa.Broadway.com
- ↑ Grand Théâtre de Québec — Québec City at Quebec.Broadway.com
- ↑ Conexus Arts Centre — Regina at Regina.Broadway.com
- ↑ TCU Place — Saskatoon at Saskatoon.Broadway.com
- ↑ Queen Elizabeth Theatre — Vancouver at Vancouver.Broadway.com
- ↑ Centennial Concert Hall — Winnipeg at Winnipeg.Broadway.com