The 2022-2023 Broadway season, the first full season since theaters closed due to the pandemic, saw a 17% drop in attendance compared to pre-pandemic levels. writes about this Hollywood Reporter It cites a study published by the Broadway League.
It is stated that 2018-2019 was a record year on Broadway in terms of audience and box office. But audiences returning to the now reopened theater are younger and more diverse.
Suburban theatergoers, a key audience, have been slow to return after the pandemic, the industry has noted; 14% of the total audience in the 2022-23 season came from this segment; This is the lowest rate ever.
Industry representatives suggested that the reason why suburbanites stay away from Broadway shows during the week is their reluctance to work in city offices. Previously, this segment accounted for 14.6 to 21.2 percent of the audience.
Older adults, another important audience, are also in no rush to return to the theater, while young people are visiting Broadway more. As a result, the average age of a Broadway theatergoer was 40.4 years old; this was the youngest age in the last 20 seasons.
Another significant change in the 2022-23 report was the racial composition of the audience. Twenty-nine percent of customers identified as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color; this is the highest rate in theater history. The Broadway League speculated that this was due to broader reach and more plays starring or directed by people of color. We’re specifically talking about “Between the Riverside and Madness”, “The Piano Lesson” and “Topdog/Underdog”, “Thick Raw” and others.
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