LEAGUE says we all gettin older, Grammys Down 12%, Patrick Wilson is a ‘Big Fish’, Jimmy Fallon Grosses $2 mil, and Museum of Broadway celebrates Black storytellers.
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Philip Boroff’s Broadway Journal: BROADWAY’S OLDER AUDIENCE STAGES A COMEBACK
“As the audience shrank modestly in 2023-24 for every age group under 50 years old, ticket buyers who are 50 and up increased, according to the trade association’s new demographic study.”
“The results are a reversal from the previous season, when the League reported that the average theatergoer was the youngest in two decades — 40 years old. In 2023-24, in contrast, the average age increased to 42 years old, roughly the same average age as in 2018-19.”
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Grammys Draw 15.4 Million Viewers on CBS, Down 12% From Last Year by Ethan Shanfeld
Music’s biggest night drew 15.4 million viewers on CBS Sunday night. That’s down 12% from last year’s Grammys, which brought in 17.5 million viewers on CBS, per Nielsen Live + Same Day…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:29PM
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/grammys-ratings-2025-viewers-1236295409
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Broadway-bound ‘Big Fish’ revisal to receive industry reading starring Patrick Wilson
Jordan Donica will also be featured.
by Michael Abourizk
February 4, 2025 . 4:52 PM
Patrick Wilson will lead an industry reading of a newly updated edition of “Big Fish.” Jerry Zaks will direct the private presentation. The presentation, which is being billed as Broadway bound, will be held on Feb. 7 in New York City.
Starring Patrick Wilson, Jordan Donica, Nikki Renée Daniels, Hannah Cruz, Alexander Gemignani, and more.
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Broadway Grosses Analysis: Jimmy Fallon Takes All In to The $2 Million Club by Logan Culwell-Block
The starry show was the second-highest grosser of the week, only behind juggernaut Wicked
The $1 Million Club (shows that earned $1 million or more at the box office): Wicked, All In: Comedy About Love, The Lion King, Gypsy, Hamilton, Sunset Boulevard, The Outsiders, Death Becomes Her, MJ The Musical, Aladdin, The Great Gatsby, Hell's Kitchen, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Romeo and Juliet, and & Juliet (15 of 29 currently running productions)
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The Museum of Broadway celebrates Black storytellers of Broadway - past and present – with a special exhibit highlighting more than 40 individuals whose original plays and musicals have been presented on Broadway.
The exhibit will also feature costumes worn by Cynthia Erivo in The Color Purple, Jeremy Pope in Choir Boy, Eartha Kitt in The Wild Party and more.
Presented in partnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the exhibit will celebrate the work of organizations including Black Theatre United, Broadway Advocacy Coalition and Building The Change.
Now through March 16, 2025.
https://www.themuseumofbroadway.com
Bonus:
February 5th Birthdays:
Alex Brightman
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alex-brightman-478736
Darren Criss (Say Happy Birthday @ The Belasco)
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/darren-criss-490612
Laura Linney
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/laura-linney-49868
Opening Night: February 5th, 1900
The first Broadway revival of…
The Pirates of Penzance: The Slave of Duty
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-pirates-of-penzance-415952
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