Broadway Across America (BAA) is a presenter and producer of live theatrical events in the United States and Canada since 1982. It is currently owned by the
John Gore Organization
The John Gore Organization (JGO), formerly known as Key Brand Entertainment (KBE), is a producer and distributor of live theater in North America, as well as an e-commerce company, focused on theater. KBE was founded in the UK in 2004 by 14-time ...
(formerly Key Brand Entertainment), which purchased it from
Live Nation
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is an American multinational Entertainment industry, entertainment company that was founded in 2010 following the Mergers and acquisitions, merger of Live Nation (events promoter), Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It ...
in 2008.
Through its network of presenting partners, BAA presents touring Broadway shows, family productions, and other live shows in over 40 North American venues. In 2008, Broadway Across America and its subsidiary
Broadway Across Canada sold over 6.4 million tickets throughout its 40 theatres in the United States and Canada.
Acquisitions
* 1988:
Zev Buffman
Zev Buffman (born Ze'ev Bufman) (October 11, 1930 – April 1, 2020) was a Broadway producer who served as president and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. He produced more than 40 Broadway shows. He partnered with Elizabeth Taylo ...
Theatricals — Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg
* 1994: Theatre League of Atlanta — Atlanta
*1998: Magicworks Entertainment — Salt Lake City
*1998: American Artists — Boston
*2000:
Jujamcyn Productions — Minneapolis, Baltimore, Omaha, Portland, Milwaukee
*2007: operations at
Music Hall
Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was most popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850, through the World War I, Great War. It faded away after 1918 as the halls rebranded their entertainment as Varie ...
— Kansas City
*2011: theatre at
Peabody Opera House — St. Louis
Venues
As of 2024, Broadway Across America presents shows at the following venues in the United States and Canada:
United States
* Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Popejoy Hall
* Appleton, Wisconsin:
Fox Cities
The Fox Cities of Northeastern Wisconsin are the cities, towns and villages along the Fox River as it flows from Lake Winnebago northward into Green Bay.
The Fox Cities communities, as defined by its Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visit ...
* Atlanta, Georgia:
Fox Theatre
* Austin, Texas:
Bass Concert Hall
* Baltimore, Maryland:
Hippodrome Theatre
* Boise, Idaho:
Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts
* Boston, Massachusetts:
Boston Opera House
The Boston Opera House, also known as the Citizens Bank Opera House, is a performing arts and esports venue located at 539 Washington St. in Boston, Massachusetts. It was originally built as the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre, a movie palace in ...
,
Emerson Colonial Theatre, and
Charles Playhouse
* Cincinnati, Ohio:
Aronoff Center
* Columbus, Ohio:
Ohio Theatre and
Palace Theatre
* Dallas, Texas:
Music Hall at Fair Park and
Winspear Opera House
* East Lansing, Michigan:
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
The Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium is a performing arts, culture and community facility, located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
General information and history
The auditorium was built in 1957, on a site adjacent to the University of Alber ...
* Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
Broward Center
* Fresno, California:
Saroyan Theatre
* Grand Rapids, Michigan:
DeVos Performance Hall
* Houston, Texas:
Hobby Center
* Indianapolis, Indiana:
Clowes Memorial Hall, and
Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
* Jacksonville, Florida:
Times-Union Center
* Kansas City, Missouri: The Music Hall at
Municipal Auditorium and
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is in Downtown Kansas City, downtown Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, at 16th and Broadway, near the city's Power & Light District, the T-Mobile Center and the Crossroads, Kansas Cit ...
* Louisville, Kentucky:
The Kentucky Center
* Madison, Wisconsin:
Overture Center
* Miami, Florida:
Adrienne Arsht Center
* Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Uihlein Hall at
Marcus Center
The Marcus Performing Arts Center is a performing arts center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Managed by a non-profit organization, it is marketed as Milwaukee's premier presenter of the performing arts. It is located at 929 North Water S ...
* Minneapolis, Minnesota:
Orpheum Theatre,
Pantages Theatre, and
State Theatre
* Nashville, Tennessee:
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center at 505 Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. It occupies a city block between 5th and 6th Avenues North and Deaderick and Union Streets. ...
* New Orleans, Louisiana:
Jackson Theater, Saegner Theatre and
Saenger Theatre
* Omaha, Nebraska:
Orpheum Theatre
* Orange County, California:
Segerstrom Center
* Orlando, Florida:
Phillips Center
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Benedum Center
The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Stanley Theatre) is a theater and concert hall located at 237 7th Street in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm Hoffman-Hen ...
* Portland, Oregon:
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (opened as the Portland Publix Theatre before becoming the Paramount Theatre after 1930) is a historic theater building and performing arts center in Portland, Oregon, United States. Part of the Portland Center ...
and
Keller Auditorium
* Salt Lake City, Utah:
Eccles Theater,
* San Antonio, Texas:
Majestic Theatre Majestic Theatre or Majestic Theater may refer to:
Australia
* Majestic Theatre, Adelaide, former name of a theatre in King William Street, Adelaide, built 1916, now demolished
*Majestic Theatre, Launceston, a former cinema in Tasmania designed by ...
* Seattle, Washington:
Paramount Theatre
* Tempe, Arizona:
ASU Gammage
Canada
* Calgary, Alberta:
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
* Edmonton, Alberta:
Music Hall at Fair Park
* Montreal, Quebec:
Place des Arts
* Ottawa, Ontario:
National Arts Center
* Regina, Saskatchewan:
Conexus Arts Centre
The Conexus Arts Centre, known from 1970 till 2006 (and still largely known) as the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts, is a theatre complex located within Wascana Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, which largely replaces former theatres downt ...
* Saskatoon, Saskatchewan:
Sid Buckwold Theatre
* Vancouver, British Columbia:
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
* Winnipeg, Manitoba:
Centennial Concert Hall
Notes
References
*
*
*
* {{citation , first= Andrew , last= Gans , date= December 16, 2010 , title= Key Brand Entertainment Inc. Acquires Broadway.com , url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/key-brand-entertainment-inc.-acquires-broadway.com-174491 , journal=
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for Audience, theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the ...
External links
Broadway Across America
Performing groups established in 1984
1984 establishments in New York (state)