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Revision as of 01:23, 2 October 2019
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BroadwaySF is a commercial theatrical production company in San Francisco. It was founded in 1977 by Broadway producers Carole Shorenstein Hays and Robert Nederlander as Shorenstein Hays Nederlander Theatres (Later abbreviated to SHN) in 1977 as a promoter of short engagements of national touring productions of plays and musicals. BrowadwaySF owns and operates two historic theatres in San Francisco: the Orpheum and Golden Gate Theatres; and previously owned the Curran Theatre until 2010 and operated it until 2014. BroadwaySF also consults on the Broadway series at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas.[1]
On October 1, 2019, SHN changed its name to BroadwaySF in the aftermath of a lawsuit between itself and founder Hays, who had since left as an active leader in the organization.[2] Hays continued to hold a 50% stake in SHN until 2019, when she gave up her stake as a part of the settlement.[3]
Notable productions
SHN has hosted the world premieres and pre-Broadway engagements of numerous shows including: Wicked, Mamma Mia!, Baz Luhrmann's La Bohème, the 2006 revival of A Chorus Line, Legally Blonde The Musical, and a new musical stage version of Irving Berlin's White Christmas. SHN engagements have kicked off the national tours of Jersey Boys, Spring Awakening, the Lincoln Center revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, Avenue Q, Edward Scissorhands, and The Light in the Piazza, all immediately following their Broadway runs. SHN has presented the West Coast premieres of Caroline, or Change, I Am My Own Wife, Spamalot, The Color Purple, and the Pulitzer Prize winning play August: Osage County.
Blockbuster hit shows that spawn multiple companies in addition to their touring versions frequently establish West Coast sit-down engagements in San Francisco. Wicked returned to San Francisco playing a two-year run, Jersey Boys, The Lion King, and Les Misérables each played for over a year, while The Phantom of the Opera broke records with an unsurpassed five-year run.
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