June gloom hits Broadway as number of big shows exit
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With the weekend exit from  Broadway environs of the ill-fated &quot;The Pirate Queen,&quot; the  grand exodus has only just begun.
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Variety - (Variety) &#151; After a huge drop over Halloween week, Broadway grosses recovered 6.8% to &#36;11,861,299 during Week 23 (Nov. 1-7), with attendance up 3.4% to 182,759.
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Whether this season's meager collection of new plays is simply a quirk of scheduling or the beginning of a larger trend is uncertain.
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Between January and June there will be 12 plays opening on Broadway. For those who like their words unsung, itâs a beautiful thing.
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"The Coast of Utopia," Tom Stoppard's sprawling tale of 19th-century Russian intellectuals, and "Spring Awakening," a pounding post-rock musical of teenage sexual anxiety, dominated the recently concluded Broadway season.
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Can using a TV reality show to pick two stars for a musical revival really be bad for Broadway? Hardly
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The award-winning Broadway musical  "Rent" will end its 12-year-run in New York this June,  according to an announcement on the production's Web site.
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"The Color Purple" will close Feb. 24 on Broadway after a run of more than two years.
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There won't be a Ford in Broadway's future &#151; at least on 42nd Street.
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Variety - NEW YORK -- Columbus Day weekend was a boon to Broadway as grosses skyrocketed 12.8% to &#36;12,689,073 during Week 19 (Oct. 4-10), with attendance up 10.2% to 192,379.
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Stage-show popularity is peaking just as Broadway.com's parent is slumping.
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Opera Orchestra of New York is facing financial problems that could force it to curtail next seasonâs performances.
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Moviegoers are not following the  script written for them by the Hollywood studios. In a sign  that big-budget sequels may be losing their allure, North  American ticket sales for the first three big films of the  lucrative summer season have not kept pace with their  respective predecessors.
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Smash hit Broadway musical The Producers, by Mel Brooks, is closing in April after a six year run.
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This year is shaping up to be a dud for amusement parks and other hangouts.
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Producers said the Broadway musical will close after its evening performance on June 1.
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LOS ANGELES  - As far as the box office  is concerned, summer's over.