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, which purchased it from Live Nation 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.

History Broadway Across America traces its history to the creation of Pace Theatrical in Houston, Texas in 1982. Pace Theatrical Group was created as a subsidiary of Pace Management Group, whose principals were Allen Becker and Sidney Shlenker, with Miles Wilkin installed as president of Pace Theatrical.

In the year of its formation, Pace Theatrical, together with Zev Buffman, purchased and fully restored the vintage 1927 3,000-seat Saenger Theatre in the French Quarter in New Orleans, which became a national landmark and New Orleans' new home for the performing arts. Pace also acquired the Chicago Theater in 1987 with Buffman and sold it a year later to Donjo Medlevine.

In 1988, Pace Theatrical acquired Buffman's theatrical interests in Florida for $1.6 million plus an additional $1.7 million if the business was profitable. The business comprised 6 theaters and 75,000 subscribers, which Buffman had built during the 1970s and early 1980s, creating a subscription model for touring theatrical productions. At that time, this increased the number of theaters that Pace used to 24.

In 1993, Pace took over direction and management of the Theatre League of Atlanta who presented a season of Broadway shows at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

Pace was acquired by SFX Entertainment in 1997. In 1998, Pace acquired Boston based presenting and producing theatrical company, American Artists, for $25.7 million, including the Charles Playhouse in Boston and leases of two other Boston theaters: the Colonial Theatre and Wilbur Theatre. SFX also took over American Artists' "Broadway in Boston" subscription series.

SFX Entertainment were taken over by Clear Channel Communications and renamed Clear Channel Entertainment in 2000. Clear Channel made the touring shows operate nationwide and renamed the business Broadway Across America. In 2005, Clear Channel Entertainment was spun off into Live Nation. By 2005, the business operated or had interests in 13 performing centers and had the largest subscriber base in the United States for touring theatrical productions.

In January 2008, Live Nation sold its North American theatrical business (including the Broadway Across America business) to Key Brand Entertainment for $90.4 million. In 2016, Key Brand Entertainment was rebranded as the John Gore Organization.

Acquisitions 1988: Zev Bufman Theater Partnership including Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts, Miami Beach; Parker Playhouse, Fort Lauderdale; Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach; Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, Orlando; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa; Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg 1993: 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 — 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 CitiesFox Cities Performing Arts Center — Appleton, WI at FoxCities.Broadway.com Atlanta, Georgia: Fox TheatreFox Theatre — Atlanta, GA at Atlanta.Broadway.com Austin, Texas: Bass Concert HallBass Concert Hall — Austin, TX at Austin.Broadway.com Baltimore, Maryland: Hippodrome TheatreThe Hippodrome Theatre — Baltimore, MD at Baltimore.Broadway.com Boise, Idaho: Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Opera House,Boston Opera House — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com Emerson Colonial Theatre, and Charles PlayhouseCharles Playhouse — Boston, MA at Boston.Broadway.com Cincinnati, Ohio: Aronoff Center Columbus, Ohio: Ohio TheatreOhio Theatre — Columbus, OH at Columbus.Broadway.com and Palace TheatrePalace Theatre — Columbus, OH at Columbus.Broadway.com Dallas, Texas: Music Hall at Fair Park and Winspear Opera House East Lansing, Michigan: Wharton Center for Performing Arts Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Broward CenterBroward Center — Fort Lauderdale, FL at FortLauderdale.Broadway.com Fresno, California: Saroyan Theatre Grand Rapids, Michigan: DeVos Performance Hall Houston, Texas: Hobby CenterSarofim Hall - The Hobby Center — Houston, TX at Houston.Broadway.com Indianapolis, Indiana: Clowes Memorial Hall,Clowes Memorial Hall — Indianapolis, IN at Indianapolis.Broadway.com and Murat Theatre at Old National CentreMurat Theatre at Old National Centre — Indianapolis, IN at Indianapolis.Broadway.com Jacksonville, Florida: Times-Union CenterMoran Theatre Times Union Center — Jacksonville, FL at Jacksonville.Broadway.com Kansas City, Missouri: The Music Hall at Municipal AuditoriumMunicipal Auditorium Music Hall — Kansas City, MO at KansasCity.Broadway.com and Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Louisville, Kentucky: The Kentucky CenterThe Kentucky Center — Louisville, KY at Louisville.Broadway.com Madison, Wisconsin: Overture CenterOverture Center for the Arts — Madison, WI at Madison.Broadway.com Miami, Florida: Adrienne Arsht CenterThe Adrienne Arsht Center — Miami, FL at Miami.Broadway.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Uihlein Hall at Marcus CenterUihlein Hall - Marcus Center — Milwaukee, WI at Milwaukee.Broadway.com Minneapolis, Minnesota: Orpheum Theatre,Orpheum Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com Pantages Theatre,Pantages Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com and State TheatreState Theatre — Minneapolis, MN at Minneapolis.Broadway.com Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana: Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing ArtsMahalia Jackson Theater — New Orleans, LA at NewOrleans.Broadway.com and Saenger TheatreSaenger Theatre — New Orleans, LA at NewOrleans.Broadway.com Omaha, Nebraska: Orpheum TheatreOrpheum Theater (NE) — Omaha, NE at Omaha.Broadway.com Orange County, California: Segerstrom CenterSegerstrom Center for the Arts — Costa Mesa, CA at OrangeCounty.Broadway.com Orlando, Florida: Phillips CenterDr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts — Orlando, FL at Orlando.Broadway.com Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Benedum CenterBenedum Center for the Performing Arts — Pittsburgh, PA at trustarts.org Portland, Oregon: Keller AuditoriumKeller Auditorium — Portland, OR at Portland.broadway.com Salt Lake City, Utah: Eccles Theater, San Antonio, Texas: Majestic TheatreThe Majestic Theatre — San Antonio, TX at SanAntonio.Broadway.com Seattle, Washington: Paramount TheatreThe Paramount Theatre — Seattle, WA at Seattle.broadway.com Tempe, Arizona: ASU Gammage at Tempe.Broadway.com

Canada

Calgary, Alberta: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton, Alberta: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Montreal, Quebec: Place des Arts Ottawa, Ontario: National Arts Centre Regina, Saskatchewan: Conexus Arts Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Sid Buckwold Theatre Vancouver, British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba: Centennial Concert Hall

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