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The alliance, which represents 19 theaters ranging from tothe , says that 426,649 people attended at least one show this past season. Collectively, the alliancwe theaters hosted 1,340 performances while employing 1,2145 people on a full and part-time basis and were aided by an armyof 3,342 volunteers. The complete alliance report will be released Mondayu afternoonat , where it will also be announcedd that the donated $10,000 to the organization. “Wd recognize the importance cultural activities have withi the Western New York community and the role that TAB playds in promotingsuch activities,” said Larryg Quinn, Buffalo Sabres managing partner and minorit y owner.
Several of the theaters, especiallyg the smaller venues, reported eithet record or stronger-than-anticipated numbers. , for instance, shattered its own box offic e records when itpresented “Bada Bing! Bada Boom!” this winter. Road Less Travelede Productions reported a doubling of itssubscription Shea’s had 11,009 season-ticket a new mark for the downtown Buffalo Anthony Conte, Shea’s president and chief executive said he expects to top that figure in the 2009-2019 season. “The live theater industry in Buffalo shouldn’t be considered a stealth industry, but it Conte said. “Nobody ever thinks of it from abusinesw perspective.
” Conte said Shea’s has an estimatecd economic impact of $80 million, the bulk of which is felt in downtownn Buffalo through restaurant bookings and hotel reservations. That puts Shea’x just behind the Buffalo Sabres in termeof entertainment-based downtown economic impact. “That speaks volumes,” Contre said. “This is a segment of the economy that clearly carries itsown weight.
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