Jordan Roth, president of Broadway venue operators Jujamcyn Theaters, has become the principal owner of the company, according to Variety. Roth, who previously owned 50 percent of Jujamcyn, has made a transaction with co-owner Rocco Landesman to become the chief operator. Roth, who is 37, is now the youngest owner of the major Broadway theater chains.

Jujamcyn currently owns five ...

Blockbuster musical The Book of Mormon reclaimed the top spot at the box office, followed by long-running hits The Lion King and Wicked. Audiences are still clamoring to see last year's Tony-winning musical Once, as the show played to a stellar 110.26% capacity. This week also marked the first Broadway openings of 2013 as Picnic and The Other ...

Another week, another record broken by The Book of Mormon: For the 44th time, the mega-hit musical set a new house record at the 1,068-seat Eugene O'Neill Theatre, earning more than $1.8 million in a week that included New Year's Eve. Three of the four other frontrunners were long-running hits, joined by relative newcomer Annie, in ...

The Gershwin Theatre is green with more than leading character Elphaba. Wicked just broke a new record by becoming the first show to remain the highest-grossing production on Broadway for nine consecutive years. The musical beats the former record holder The Phantom of the Opera, which remained Broadway's top show for eight non-consecutive years (1988-91, 1993-94 and 1996-97).

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It was definitely a happy new year for Wicked and many other Broadway shows. The long-running musical once again broke the record for highest-grossing week in Broadway history, taking in just shy of $3 million in ticket sales. Spider-Man,The Lion King, The Book of Mormon and Annie also crossed the $2 million mark during the holiday week, which saw ...

Audiences were hungry for holiday entertainment in the week leading up to Christmas as A Christmas Story and Elf both took in over $1 million in sales. Long-running hits The Lion King and Wicked also attracted family crowds with both shows surpassing the $2 million mark. Audiences are also eager to see Scarlett Johansson back on Broadway as the Cat ...

Disney’s Newsies recouped its full Broadway investment in just over nine months, making it the fastest Disney production to turn a profit. No surprise here, as Newsies continually plays to near sold out crowds at the Nederlander Theatre each week.

Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Newsies follows Jack Kelly (Corey Cott), a charismatic ...

The starry revival of Glengarry Glen Ross is the first play of the 2012-13 season to recoup its full investment, the show's producers announced. It’s no surprise, since the rapid-fire David Mamet show has been a constant frontrunner in box office grosses, frequently playing to over 100% capacity.

Led by two-time Tony Award winner Al Pacino, Glengarry also ...

Wicked made its way back to the top spot of the box office this week, followed by frequent champ The Lion King. Holiday tuner A Christmas Story continued to pack in crowds hungry for festive entertainment, playing to over 98% capacity. Broadway welcomed new plays to the neighborhood this week as Manhattan Theatre Club's The Other Place began previews ...

The holidays are in full swing on Broadway! Yuletide tuner A Christmas Story, The Musical pulled in $1,130,429 in ticket sales, playing to a healthy 95% capacity. Family friendly musicals Annie and Elf also both took in around $1 million. On a less cheery note Scandalous ended its strugge of a Broadway run, taking in just $177,438 ...