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CELEBRATING RISK & THE INDEPENDENT PRODUCER: A TRIUMPHANT ‘BAND’S VISIT’

June 11, 2018 by Philip Boroff

There’s cause for celebration in Bet Hatikva and Petah Tikva.

Groban & Bareilles at the Tonys

The Band’s Visit, a drama about acceptance, missed connections and the romance and ennui of everyday life, won 10 Tony Awards, including best musical. The triumph raises the profile of the quiet show about an Egyptian police band marooned in a sleepy Israeli town, who’d intended to go to a cosmopolitan city with a similar-sounding name.

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BROADWAY SEASONAL GROSSES HIT RECORD; AVG. TICKET $109

May 15, 2017 by Philip Boroff

Josh Groban in ‘Natasha’

With a week to go, 2016-17 has already surpassed last season’s record grosses.

After 51 weeks, Broadway has sold $1.415 billion of tickets, vs. $1.373 billion for all of 2015-16.  Sales are on track to rise 5 percent, according to figures from the Broadway League.

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