Big Little Audience

AS THE BROADWAY SEASON WRAPPED THIS year, the Broadway League announced record attendance of more than 14 million for productions in New York City and Touring Broadway reported 18.5 million attendees across the U.S. and Canada. Meanwhile the most recent report from Theatre Communications Group estimated gross attendance in not-for-profit resident theatres at 44 million. Combined, these stats suggest there are, give or take, 75 million admissions to professional theatre offerings across the country annually. That’s impressive!