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» Broadway Contributes $4.8 Billion to NYC Economy, Producers Say
   `Spamalot,'' ``Doubt'' and other Broadway plays and musicals contributed $4.8 billion to New York City's economy in the year ended in June 2005, the highest since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
   http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=aUT8wD0oBS1A&refer=culture

» Broadway Enjoys Record Season
   After failing to set records last season, Broadway rebounded in 2006 with new highs for total attendance and total gross, according to figures released Wednesday by the League of American Theatres and Producers.
   http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/stage/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002611057

» Broadway Sells Record 12 Million Seats; Attendance Up 4 Percent
   New Yorkers and tourists, lured by celebrities such as Julia Roberts and undeterred by a 7 percent increase in average prices, filled Broadway theaters in record numbers over the past year. By Philip Boroff.
   http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=avkYYxFiTS2M&refer=culture

» Off-Broadway's Playhouse 91 to Close, May 31
   As of May 31, 2006 the Upper East Side's 299-seat off-Broadway theatre Playhouse 91, will close.
   http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=10034

» Playbill News: Broadway Box Office and Attendance for 2005-06 Season Up From Previous Year
   Broadway counted 12,003,148 heads in paid attendance during the 2005-06 season, a jump of 4.1 percent over the previous season's showing, the League of American Theatres and Producers reported. By Robert Simonson.
   http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100000.html

» Playbill News: Theater Week In Review - June 3-9, 2006
   Broadway's Las Vegas Gamble Isn't Paying Off. Just nine days after the Vegas version of Avenue Q closed after a brief, nine-month run—the Sin City mounting of Hairspray announced an end date of June 11. By Robert Simonson.
   http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100202.html

» Playbill News: Tickets Gone Wild: Broadway Braces Itself as NY Contemplates Deregulating Scalping
   The New York State scalping law is set to expire.
   http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107425.html