John Gore (theater producer)

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John Gore (born 1961) is the Chief Executive Officer of Broadway Across America (BAA), the largest producer and presenter of Broadway musicals for the touring market in the US and Canada. Based in New York, BAA manages the touring subscription series in 40 markets across the United States, invests in Broadway productions and conducts other activities as discussed below. Gore acquired BAA in January, 2008 through his company Key Brand Entertainment, from the music company Live Nation for an announced price of $90.4 million. Entertainment industry veteran Tom McGrath is Gore's partner in BAA and serves as Chairman.

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[edit] Broadway Across America

The company operates in four areas: Theaters; Subscription Series; NETworks Presentations and The Booking Group.

Theaters:

  • Boston: Colonial Theater; Charles Theater; Boston Opera House
  • Toronto: Panasonic; Canon
  • Minneapolis: The Historic Theater Group (Orpheum, State, Pantages)
  • Baltimore: The Hippodrome

The subscription series "Broadway Across America" presents an annual series of touring Broadway musicals and straight plays in 42 markets across the Unoited States and Canada. BAA also has a 50% interest in NETworks Presentations, a production and touring company specializing in so-called "2nd Class" tours of plays and musicals. NETworks is co-owned with Ken Gentry. The company also holds a 2/3 interest in what is otherwise an independent booking agency called The Booking Group, the balance of which is held by Broadway producers Kevin McCollum and Jeffrey Sellars.

In addition to Gore and McGrath, the shareholders of the company include Dancap private equity, Lawson(Japan) and Tokyo Broadcasting. Dancap is headed by Aubrey Dan, a prominent canadian private investor and a major producer and importer of "Broadway" musicals and plays. Lawson is the largest chain of convenience stores in Japan and operates the largest ticketing business in Japan. Tokyo Broadcasting Systems is the largest Broadcaster in Japan and an important importer and producer of "Broadway" musicals to Japan.

Broadway shows presented by BAA during recent theater seasons include Rent, Wicked, The Lion King, The Producers, Phantom of the Opera, Light In The Piazza, My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, and many others. Recent Broadway shows produced in part by BAA include Passing Strange, In the Heights, [name of the show], and others.

[edit] Early Career and Education

Marquee of Aldwych Theater during the original run of Thunderbirds. photo by: Gerry Anderson
Marquee of Aldwych Theater during the original run of Thunderbirds. photo by: Gerry Anderson

Gore, was educated at Harrow School and graduated in film and theater from London University in 1987. His student production of Joe Orton's What The Butler Saw transferred straight into London's West End. Mr. Gore's producing and/or directing credits on the West End include: Thunderbirds F.A.B. (produced first in 1989 is currently the most revived show in the of the West End, returning for a sixth time in 2002); Star Trek - the Lost Voyage of the Enterprise; and Wallace & Gromit. Key Brand Entertainment was formed in 1995 and has been an active investor in theater and theater related businesses prior to the BAA acquisition. Gore has been a member of the Society of London Theatre since 1992 and a member of the Board of Governors of The Broadway League since 2008.

[edit] Personal

Gore is a British citizen currently residing in New York. He was married in 2001 but subsequently divorced with one child.

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