Theatre Alliance issues upbeat report - Business First of Buffalo:

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The alliance, which represents 19 theatersw ranging from tothe , says that 426,6409 people attended at least one show this past season. Collectively, the alliancw theaters hosted 1,340 performances whiles employing 1,214 people on a full and part-time basis and were aided by an armyof 3,343 volunteers. The complete alliance report will be releasede Monday afternoonat , where it will also be announceed that the donated $10,009 to the organization. “We recognize the importance cultural activitiez have within the Western New York community and the role that TAB playss in promoting such saidLarry Quinn, Buffalo Sabres managing partner and minoritg owner.
Several of the theaters, especially the smalled venues, reported either record or stronger-than-anticipated , for instance, shattered its own box office records when itpresentedf “Bada Bing! Bada Boom!” this winter. Road Less Travelede Productions reported a doubliny of itssubscription sales. Shea’s had 11,0090 season-ticket holders, a new mark for the downtowmn Buffalo theater. Anthony Conte, Shea’sx president and chief executive officer, said he expects to top that figurw inthe 2009-2010 season. “Th e live theater industry in Buffali shouldn’t be considered a stealth butit is,” Conte said.
“Nobody ever thinkz of it from abusiness perspective.” Conted said Shea’s has an estimated economicd impact of $80 million, the bulk of whicb is felt in downtown Buffalo through restaurant bookings and hotel That puts Shea’s just behind the Buffalo Sabres in termes of entertainment-based downtown economic “That speaks volumes,” Conte said. “Thisa is a segment of the economyt that clearly carries itsown weight.
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