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John Gore
John Gore
Born	1962 (age 61–62)
Occupation	Producer
Education	Harrow School; London University
Genre	Theatre
Notable awards	Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Olivier Award, Emmy Award
Website
	www.johngore.com

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John Gore (born 1962) is a British entertainment producer, known for his live theatre company the John Gore Organization.

Early life and education

Gore was educated at Harrow School and graduated in film and theatre from London University in 1987. His student production of Joe Orton's What The Butler Saw enjoyed a successful professional run at the Bloomsbury Theatre. 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 history of the West End, returning for a sixth time in 2002);^[1] Star Trek – the Lost Voyage of the Enterprise; and Wallace & Gromit.

Career

Gore founded Key Brand Entertainment (KBE) in 2004 to develop theatrical properties in the United States. Broadway Across America (BAA) was acquired in January 2008, from the music company Live Nation,^[2]^[3]^[4] while the e-commerce theatre website Broadway.com was acquired in December 2010, from Hollywood Media Corp.^[5] In 2016, KBE was rebranded as the John Gore Organization.^[6]

Gore has received 20 Tony Awards, an Olivier Award and 2 NY Emmy Award.^[7]^[8]^[9] Gore has been a member of the board of governors of The Broadway League since 2008.^[10]

In 2010 Gore was nominated for a Prime Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special for Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story.^[11] In 2018 Gore won a NY Emmy Award for At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber for WCBS-TV.^[12]

Gore also has extensive property interests in County Donegal, Ireland.^[13]

Gore has been named as one of Variety’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in the global media industry. ^[14]

John Gore Organization

The John Gore Organization (JGO), formerly known as Key Brand Entertainment (KBE), is a producer and distributor of live theater in North America, as well as an e-commerce company, focused on theater. KBE was founded in the UK in 2004 by Gore, who is the company's chairman, CEO and owner.

The company's assets include:

Broadway Across America (BAA) a major theater touring organization in North America acquired in 2008.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[15] With over 400,000 season subscribers,^[16] BAA has earned 215 Tony Awards in over 30 years of producing and investing in Broadway shows.^[7] BAA owns and/or operates five theaters in Boston, Baltimore, and Minneapolis.
Broadway.com, the e-commerce site, with the 2010 acquisition of Theatre Direct NY.^[17]^[18] Broadway.com has been cited as the number one source of information on Broadway based on the Broadway League Audience Demographic Survey^[19] In 2018, Broadway.com won a NY Emmy for its production of At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber for WCBS-TV.^[12]
Group Sales Box Office, merged with Broadway.com/Groups in 2012.^[20]
BroadwayBox.com, the top source for Broadway discounts was acquired in 2013.^[21]
The Broadway Channel, the video content brand acquired in 2015.^[22]
In August 2023, it was announced JGO had acquired Hammer Films and Studios.^[23]

Awards

Theatre
As the John Gore Organization

Kimberly Akimbo - 2023 Best Musical
Revival Parade - 2023 Best Revival Of A Musical
A Strange Loop - 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical
The Lehman Trilogy - 2022 Tony Award for Best Play
Company - 2022 Tony Award for Best Revival Of A Musical; Drama Desk Award
Moulin Rouge! The Musical – 2020 Tony Award for Best Musical
Oklahoma! - 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival Of A Musical
The Prom - 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
The Waverly Gallery - 2019 Drama Desk Award
The Band's Visit - 2018 Tony Award for Best Musical
Angels in America - 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award
Dear Evan Hansen - 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical
Hello, Dolly! - 2017 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
A View From The Bridge - 2016 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award

As Broadway Across America

The Humans - 2016 Tony Award for Best Play; Drama Desk Award
Pippin - 2013 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - 2012 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
War Horse - 2011 Tony Award for Best Play; Drama Desk Award
Memphis — 2010 Tony Award for Best New Musical; Drama Desk Award
La Cage Aux Folles — 2010 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
Hair — 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
Spring Awakening — 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical in London
Passing Strange — 2009 Drama Desk Award for Best New Play
Boeing-Boeing — 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award


Television
As Broadway.com

Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal - 2021 NY Emmy Award for Best Magazine Series.

At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber - 2018 NY Emmy Award for Special Event Coverage (Other than News and Sports)

As John Gore (Theater Producer)

2022 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.

2021 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.
2020 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.
2019 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.

Philanthropy

Philanthropically, Gore has supported The Arthur Miller Foundation with a grant to provide theater educators in NYC Public Schools.^[24] In 2017, Gore raised $500,000 for Hurricane Maria relief in Puerto Rico by producing a benefit performance of Thornton Wilder's Our Town starring Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans.^[25] It was announced in September 2018 that JGO pledged $100,000 to the T. Fellowship at Columbia University, a program that fosters new creative producers.^[26]

In 2019, the John Gore Organization donated a $1 million gift to The Princess Grace Foundation-USA toward a new award with the goal to identify and support extraordinary young stage talent annually. ^[27]

In 2021, Gore launched the Black Theatre Coalition/Broadway Across America Fellowship program to help increase representation of black identifying professionals within the Broadway industry and was a founding funder for The Theater Leadership Project, providing additional fellowships throughout the Broadway industry. In March 2020, after theaters shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Broadway Across America gave purchasers the option to donate the value of their unused tickets to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, resulting in a $1 million donation towards the cause. ^[28]

In August 2023, Gore made a substantial contribution to name the Entertainment Community Fund building in honor of EGOT recipient Rita Moreno. This cultural center is part of a larger $135 million development project, which also includes provisions for affordable housing for artists and support for young filmmakers. ^[29]

Footnotes

^ Routledge, Daniel (11 December 2001). "Thunderbirds FAB Aldwych Theatre". What's On.
^ ^a ^b Cox, Gordon (24 January 2008), "Live Nation sells off theater division", Variety
^ ^a ^b Robertson, Campbell (25 January 2008), "Live Nation Finds a Buyer for its Theater Business", The New York Times
^ ^a ^b Smith, Alistair (28 January 2008), "Live Nation theatrical business sale finalised", The Stage
^ Gans, Andrew (16 December 2010), "Key Brand Acquires Broadway.com", Playbill
^ Cox, Gordon (31 May 2016). "Broadway's Key Brand Entertainment Gets a New Name". Variety.
^ ^a ^b "John Gore – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDB.
^ "John Gore – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB" (PDF). www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ Shenton, Mark (21 March 2010). "Spring Awakening, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Wicked Win Olivier Awards". Playbill.
^ "Board of Governors". The Broadway League.
^ "2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations", cbsnews.com, CBS News, 8 July 2010
^ ^a ^b "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter Announces Results of the 61st Annual New York Emmy Awards" (PDF). www.nyemmys.org (Press release). 14 April 2018.
^ McKinney, Seamus (24 January 2020). "Major Tory donor buys arson-hit Co Donegal hotel". The Irish News. The Caiseal Mara hotel is the latest addition to his Co Donegal portfolio of properties.
^ viapiuser (11 July 2019). "John Gore". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ Jones, Kenneth (24 January 2008), "Key Brand Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Tour Markets, Plans to Nurture New Work", Playbill, archived from the original on 6 July 2014
^ Cox, Gordon (5 September 2017). "Season Subscriptions Hit Record High for Broadway Across America". Variety.
^ Gans, Andrew (16 December 2010). "Key Brand Entertainment Inc. Acquires Broadway.com". Playbill.
^ Gans, Andrew (16 December 2010), "Key Brand Entertainment Inc. Acquires Broadway.com", Playbill, archived from the original on 15 September 2011
^ "Lucky Seven! Broadway.com Named #1 Theater Source in Broadway League Report for the Seventh Year in a Row". Broadway.com.
^ "Broadway.com and Broadway Across America Group Sales Merge with Group Sales Box Office". Broadway.com.
^ "BroadwayBox has been acquired by Key Brand Entertainment, Inc". Oaklins.
^ Cox, Gordon (4 March 2015). "The Broadway Channel Acquired by Broadway Across America's Parent Company". Variety.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (31 August 2023). "'Dracula' Studio Hammer Films Acquired by Renowned British Theater Mogul John Gore (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Arthur Miller Theater Education Program Kick-Off Celebration". Arthur Miller Foundation. 5 October 2017.
^ "Inside the Avengers Cast's One-Night-Only Performance of Our Town". Vanity Fair. 7 November 2017.
^ "John Gore Organization Pledges 100K to the T. Fellowship with Columbia University". Columbia - School of the Arts. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ Lang, Brent (15 July 2019). "Princess Grace Foundation Establishes New Honor Thanks to $1 Million John Gore Organization Grant (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ "Broadway Across America, ticket buyers donate $1 million to Broadway Cares". Broadway News. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ Gardner, Chris (16 August 2023). "New Building Named in Rita Moreno's Honor Thanks to $5M Donation From Theatrical Producer John Gore". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] Routledge, Daniel (11 December 2001). "Thunderbirds FAB Aldwych Theatre". What's On.

[Cox_2008-01-24-2] Cox, Gordon (24 January 2008), "Live Nation sells off theater division", Variety

[Robertson_2008-01-25-3] Robertson, Campbell (25 January 2008), "Live Nation Finds a Buyer for its Theater Business", The New York Times

[Smith_2008-01-28-4] Smith, Alistair (28 January 2008), "Live Nation theatrical business sale finalised", The Stage

[5] Gans, Andrew (16 December 2010), "Key Brand Acquires Broadway.com", Playbill

[6] Cox, Gordon (31 May 2016). "Broadway's Key Brand Entertainment Gets a New Name". Variety.

[ibdb.com-7] "John Gore – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDB.

[8] "John Gore – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB" (PDF). www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[9] Shenton, Mark (21 March 2010). "Spring Awakening, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Wicked Win Olivier Awards". Playbill.

[10] "Board of Governors". The Broadway League.

[11] "2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations", cbsnews.com, CBS News, 8 July 2010

[nyemmys.org-12] "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter Announces Results of the 61st Annual New York Emmy Awards" (PDF). www.nyemmys.org (Press release). 14 April 2018.

[13] McKinney, Seamus (24 January 2020). "Major Tory donor buys arson-hit Co Donegal hotel". The Irish News. The Caiseal Mara hotel is the latest addition to his Co Donegal portfolio of properties.

[14] viapiuser (11 July 2019). "John Gore". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[Jones_2008-01-24-15] Jones, Kenneth (24 January 2008), "Key Brand Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Tour Markets, Plans to Nurture New Work", Playbill, archived from the original on 6 July 2014

[16] Cox, Gordon (5 September 2017). "Season Subscriptions Hit Record High for Broadway Across America". Variety.

[17] Gans, Andrew (16 December 2010). "Key Brand Entertainment Inc. Acquires Broadway.com". Playbill.

[18] Gans, Andrew (16 December 2010), "Key Brand Entertainment Inc. Acquires Broadway.com", Playbill, archived from the original on 15 September 2011

[19] "Lucky Seven! Broadway.com Named #1 Theater Source in Broadway League Report for the Seventh Year in a Row". Broadway.com.

[20] "Broadway.com and Broadway Across America Group Sales Merge with Group Sales Box Office". Broadway.com.

[21] "BroadwayBox has been acquired by Key Brand Entertainment, Inc". Oaklins.

[22] Cox, Gordon (4 March 2015). "The Broadway Channel Acquired by Broadway Across America's Parent Company". Variety.

[23] Ramachandran, Naman (31 August 2023). "'Dracula' Studio Hammer Films Acquired by Renowned British Theater Mogul John Gore (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[24] "Arthur Miller Theater Education Program Kick-Off Celebration". Arthur Miller Foundation. 5 October 2017.

[25] "Inside the Avengers Cast's One-Night-Only Performance of Our Town". Vanity Fair. 7 November 2017.

[26] "John Gore Organization Pledges 100K to the T. Fellowship with Columbia University". Columbia - School of the Arts. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[27] Lang, Brent (15 July 2019). "Princess Grace Foundation Establishes New Honor Thanks to $1 Million John Gore Organization Grant (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[28] "Broadway Across America, ticket buyers donate $1 million to Broadway Cares". Broadway News. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[29] Gardner, Chris (16 August 2023). "New Building Named in Rita Moreno's Honor Thanks to $5M Donation From Theatrical Producer John Gore". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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-[[Image:John Gore.jpg|right|thumb|200px]] -->'''John Gore''' (born 1961) is the Chief Executive Officer of [[Key Brand Entertainment]], Inc. (KBE), a leading developer, producer, and distributor of live theatre in North America. Gore acquired [[Broadway Across America]] (BAA) in January 2008 through [[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 KBE and serves as Chairman. BAA is 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 over 40 markets across the United States, invests in Broadway productions and conducts other activities as discussed below.
+{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
+{{Infobox writer
+| name         = John Gore
+| image        =
+| birth_date   = {{Birth year and age|1962}}
+| birth_place  =
+| occupation   = Producer
+| genre        = Theatre
+| education    = [[Harrow School]]<br />[[London University]]
+| awards       = [[Tony Award]], [[Drama Desk Award]], [[Olivier Award]], [[Emmy Award]]
+| website      = {{URL|www.johngore.com}}
+}}
+'''John Gore''' (born 1962) is a British entertainment producer, known for his live theatre company the [[John Gore Organization]].
-== Broadway Across America ==
+== Early life and education ==
-The company operates the premier subscription series "Broadway Across America", which presents an annual series of touring Broadway musicals and straight plays in 42 markets across the United States and Canada.  In addition, the company owns and operates a number of Theatres:
+Gore was educated at Harrow School and graduated in film and theatre from London University in 1987.  His student production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''What The Butler Saw'' enjoyed a successful professional run at the [[Bloomsbury Theatre]]. 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 history of the West End, returning for a sixth time in 2002);<ref>{{cite news |title=Thunderbirds FAB Aldwych Theatre |publisher=What's On |date=11 December 2001 |author=Routledge, Daniel}}</ref> ''[[Star Trek]] – the Lost Voyage of the Enterprise''; and ''[[Wallace & Gromit]]''.
-* Boston: Colonial Theater; Charles Playhouse
-* Minneapolis: The Historic Theater Group (Orpheum, State, Pantages)
-* Baltimore: The Hippodrome
-[[Image:New BAA Logo 2.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]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.
+== Career ==
-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 theatre|Broadway]] shows produced in part by BAA include ''Passing Strange, In the Heights, [title of show],'' and others.
+Gore founded [[Key Brand Entertainment]] (KBE) in 2004 to develop theatrical properties in the United States. [[Broadway Across America]] (BAA) was acquired in January 2008, from the music company [[Live Nation Entertainment|Live Nation]],<ref name="Cox 2008-01-24">{{citation |first= Gordon |last= Cox |date= 24 January 2008 |title= Live Nation sells off theater division |url= https://variety.com/2008/legit/news/live-nation-sells-off-theater-division-1117979556/ |journal= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref><ref name="Robertson 2008-01-25">{{citation |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/theater/25Live.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |title= Live Nation Finds a Buyer for its Theater Business |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |date= 25 January 2008 |first= Campbell |last= Robertson }}</ref><ref name="Smith 2008-01-28">{{citation |url= http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/19645/live-nation-theatrical-business-sale |title= Live Nation theatrical business sale finalised |newspaper= [[The Stage]] |date= 28 January 2008 |first= Alistair |last= Smith }}</ref> while the e-commerce theatre website Broadway.com was acquired in December 2010, from Hollywood Media Corp.<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145892-Key-Brand-Entertainment-Inc-Acquires-Broadwaycom |title= Key Brand Acquires Broadway.com |journal= [[Playbill]] |date= 16 December 2010 |first= Andrew |last= Gans }}</ref> In 2016, KBE was rebranded as the [[John Gore Organization]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/key-brand-entertainment-rebranding-john-gore-organization-1201785328/|title=Broadway's Key Brand Entertainment Gets a New Name|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=2016-05-31|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref>
-== Early Career and Education ==
+Gore has received 20 Tony Awards, an Olivier Award and 2 NY Emmy Award.<ref name="ibdb.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/john-gore-478700|title=John Gore – Broadway Cast & Staff|website=IBDB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=John Gore – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/john-gore-478700#Awards%20,%20https://www.nyemmys.org/media/files/files/49ae676a/61st-ny-emmy-awards-winners-press-release-2.pdf%20,%20https://www.nyemmys.org/media/files/files/e208ff73/2021-ny-emmy-award-recipients-revised-10-28-2021.pdf |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/spring-awakening-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-and-wicked-win-olivier-awards-com-166980|title=Spring Awakening, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Wicked Win Olivier Awards|last=Shenton|first=Mark|date=2010-03-21|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> Gore has been a member of the board of governors of [[The Broadway League]] since 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayleague.com/about/governors/|title=Board of Governors|website=The Broadway League}}</ref>
-[[Image:Thunderbirds Aldwych.jpg|right|thumb|200px| 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'' enjoyed a successful run at the [[Bloomsbury Theatre]], a theatre associated with his alma matter, [[UCL]]. 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.
+In 2010 Gore was nominated for a Prime Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special for ''Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story''.<ref>{{citation |url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2010-primetime-emmy-award-nominations/ |title= 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations |work= cbsnews.com |publisher= [[CBS News]] |date= 8 July 2010}}</ref> In 2018 Gore won a NY Emmy Award for ''At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber'' for WCBS-TV.<ref name="nyemmys.org">{{Cite press release|date=2018-04-14|url=https://www.nyemmys.org/media/files/files/49ae676a/61st-ny-emmy-awards-winners-press-release-2.pdf|title=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter Announces Results of the 61st Annual New York Emmy Awards|website=www.nyemmys.org}}</ref>
-== Broadway and West End Credits ==
-* God of Carnage
-* Spring Awakening (London, Novello Theatre 2009)
-* Desire Under the Elms  [Revival, Play, Drama]
-* Hair  [Revival, Musical]
-* Impressionism  [Original, Play, Drama]
-* West Side Story  [Revival, Musical, Drama]
-* Blithe Spirit  [Revival, Play, Comedy, Farce]
-* Irving Berlin's White Christmas  [Original, Musical, Comedy]	        Nov 23, 2008 - ?
-* 13  [Original, Musical, Comedy]                                      	Oct 5, 2008 - ?
-[[Image:startrekthelostvoyages.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Star Trek Play]]
-* Equus  [Revival, Play, Drama]                                 	Sep 25, 2008 - ?
-* Cirque Dreams  [Original, Special, Circus]                     	Jun 26, 2008 - Aug 24, 2008
-* Boeing-Boeing  [Revival, Play, Comedy]                         	May 4, 2008 - ?
-* A Catered Affair  [Original, Musical]                          	Apr 17, 2008 - Jul 27, 2008
-* Passing Strange  [Original, Musical]                           	Feb 28, 2008 - Jul 20, 2000
-* Wallace and Gromit
-* Star Trek: The Lost Voyage of the Enterprise
+Gore also has extensive property interests in [[County Donegal]], [[Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2020/01/24/news/major-tory-donor-buys-arson-hit-co-donegal-hotel-1823426/|title=Major Tory donor buys arson-hit Co Donegal hotel|last=McKinney|first=Seamus|date=24 January 2020|newspaper=[[The Irish News]]|quote=The Caiseal Mara hotel is the latest addition to his Co Donegal portfolio of properties.}}</ref>
-==Personal==
+Gore has been named as one of [[Variety (magazine)|Variety’s]] 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in the global media industry. <ref>{{Cite web |last=viapiuser |date=2019-07-11 |title=John Gore |url=https://variety.com/exec/john-gore/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref>
-Gore is a British citizen currently residing in New York.
-== References ==
+== John Gore Organization ==
-<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Startrek_TheLostVoyage.jpg|left|thumb|200px| London Production of Star Trek: The Lost Voyage of the starship Enterprise]] -->* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/theater/25Live.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Live Nation Finds a Buyer for its Theater Business, NY Times January 25, 2008]<br />
+The [[John Gore Organization]] (JGO), formerly known as [[Key Brand Entertainment]] (KBE), is a producer and distributor of live theater in [[North America]], as well as an e-commerce company, focused on theater. KBE was founded in the UK in 2004 by Gore, who is the company's chairman, CEO and owner.
-* [http://johngore.com/  John Gore Website]
-* [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979556.html?categoryid=1237&cs=1&query=live+nation Live Nation Sells Off Theater Division, Variety January 24, 2008]
+The company's assets include:
-* [http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/19645/live-nation-theatrical-business-sale Live Nation Theatrical Business Sale Finalised The Stage January 28, 2008]
-* [http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aaaa/industryPR-detail.jsp?id=EDCDCC4C-DE1B-44D4-B02E-DAC0AA5A50F6 PR Newswire January 24, 2008]
+* [[Broadway Across America]] (BAA) a major theater touring organization in North America acquired in 2008.<ref name="Cox 2008-01-24"/><ref name="Robertson 2008-01-25"/><ref name="Smith 2008-01-28"/><ref name="Jones 2008-01-24">{{citation|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114555-Key-Brand-Entertainment-Acquires-Live-Nation-Tour-Markets-Plans-to-Nurture-New-Work |title=Key Brand Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Tour Markets, Plans to Nurture New Work |journal=[[Playbill]] |date=24 January 2008 |first=Kenneth |last=Jones |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706083538/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114555-Key-Brand-Entertainment-Acquires-Live-Nation-Tour-Markets-Plans-to-Nurture-New-Work |archive-date=July 6, 2014 }}</ref> With over 400,000 season subscribers,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/broadway-across-america-season-subscriptions-high-1202541795/|title=Season Subscriptions Hit Record High for Broadway Across America|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=2017-09-05|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> BAA has earned 215 Tony Awards in over 30 years of producing and investing in Broadway shows.<ref name="ibdb.com"/> BAA owns and/or operates five theaters in Boston, Baltimore, and Minneapolis.
+* Broadway.com, the e-commerce site, with the 2010 acquisition of Theatre Direct NY.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/key-brand-entertainment-inc-acquires-broadwaycom-com-174491|title=Key Brand Entertainment Inc. Acquires Broadway.com|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=2010-12-16|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145892-Key-Brand-Entertainment-Inc-Acquires-Broadwaycom |title= Key Brand Entertainment Inc. Acquires Broadway.com |journal= [[Playbill]] |first= Andrew |last= Gans |date= 16 December 2010 |url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110915025128/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145892-Key-Brand-Entertainment-Inc-Acquires-Broadwaycom |archive-date= 15 September 2011 }}</ref> Broadway.com has been cited as the number one source of information on Broadway based on the Broadway League Audience Demographic Survey<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/187537/lucky-seven-broadwaycom-named-1-theater-source-in-broadway-league-report-for-the-seventh-year-in-a-row/|title=Lucky Seven! Broadway.com Named #1 Theater Source in Broadway League Report for the Seventh Year in a Row|website=Broadway.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Broadway.com won a NY Emmy for its production of At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber for WCBS-TV.<ref name="nyemmys.org"/>
+* Group Sales Box Office, merged with Broadway.com/Groups in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/161416/broadwaycom-and-broadway-across-america-group-sales-merge-with-group-sales-box-office/|title=Broadway.com and Broadway Across America Group Sales Merge with Group Sales Box Office|website=Broadway.com|language=en}}</ref>
+* BroadwayBox.com, the top source for Broadway discounts was acquired in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oaklins.com/case-study.html?did=39807|title=BroadwayBox has been acquired by Key Brand Entertainment, Inc.|website=Oaklins}}</ref>
+* The Broadway Channel, the video content brand acquired in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/legit/news/broadway-channel-key-brand-acquisition-1201445575/|title=The Broadway Channel Acquired by Broadway Across America's Parent Company|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=2015-03-04|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref>
+* In August 2023, it was announced JGO had acquired [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Films and Studios]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2023-08-31 |title=‘Dracula’ Studio Hammer Films Acquired by Renowned British Theater Mogul John Gore (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/dracula-hammer-john-gore-1235709157/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
+== Awards ==
+;Theatre:
+;As the John Gore Organization
+* Kimberly Akimbo - 2023 Best Musical
+* Revival Parade - 2023 Best Revival Of A Musical
+* A Strange Loop - 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical
+* The Lehman Trilogy - 2022 Tony Award for Best Play
+* Company - 2022 Tony Award for Best Revival Of A Musical; Drama Desk Award
+* Moulin Rouge! The Musical – 2020 Tony Award for Best Musical
+* Oklahoma! - 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival Of A Musical
+* The Prom - 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
+* The Waverly Gallery - 2019 Drama Desk Award
+* ''[[The Band's Visit (musical)|The Band's Visit]]'' - 2018 Tony Award for Best Musical
+* ''[[Angels in America]]'' - 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award
+* ''[[Dear Evan Hansen]]'' - 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical
+* ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' - 2017 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
+* ''[[A View From The Bridge]]'' - 2016 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award
+;As Broadway Across America
+* ''[[The Humans (play)|The Humans]]'' - 2016 Tony Award for Best Play; Drama Desk Award
+* ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'' - 2013 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
+* ''[[Porgy and Bess|The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess]]'' - 2012 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
+* ''[[War Horse (play)|War Horse]]'' - 2011 Tony Award for Best Play; Drama Desk Award
+* ''[[Memphis (musical)|Memphis]]'' — 2010 Tony Award for Best New Musical; Drama Desk Award
+* ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage Aux Folles]]'' — 2010 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
+* ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'' — 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award
+* ''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]'' — 2009 [[Olivier Award]] for Best New Musical in London
+* ''[[Passing Strange]]'' — 2009 Drama Desk Award for Best New Play
+* ''[[Boeing-Boeing (play)|Boeing-Boeing]]'' — 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award
+;
+;Television
+;As Broadway.com
+* Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal - 2021 NY Emmy Award for Best Magazine Series.
+* At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber - 2018 NY Emmy Award for Special Event Coverage (Other than News and Sports)
+'''As John Gore (Theater Producer)'''
+* 2022 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.
+* 2021 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.
+* 2020 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.
+* 2019 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.
+== Philanthropy ==
+Philanthropically, Gore has supported The [[Arthur Miller#Foundation|Arthur Miller Foundation]] with a grant to provide theater educators in NYC Public Schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arthurmillerfoundation.org/arthur-miller-theater-education-program-kick-off-celebration/|title=Arthur Miller Theater Education Program Kick-Off Celebration|date=2017-10-05|website=Arthur Miller Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, Gore raised $500,000 for [[Hurricane Maria]] relief in Puerto Rico by producing a benefit performance of Thornton Wilder's ''[[Our Town]]'' starring [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Robert Downey Jr.]] and [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/11/avengers-cast-our-town-reading|title=Inside the Avengers Cast's One-Night-Only Performance of Our Town|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=7 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> It was announced in September 2018 that JGO pledged $100,000 to the T. Fellowship at [[Columbia University]], a program that fosters new creative producers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/john-gore-organization-pledges-100k-t-fellowship-columbia-university|title=John Gore Organization Pledges 100K to the T. Fellowship with Columbia University|website=Columbia - School of the Arts|language=en|access-date=14 December 2018|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209095056/https://arts.columbia.edu/news/john-gore-organization-pledges-100k-t-fellowship-columbia-university|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+In 2019, the John Gore Organization donated a $1 million gift to The Princess Grace Foundation-USA toward a new award with the goal to identify and support extraordinary young stage talent annually. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=2019-07-15 |title=Princess Grace Foundation Establishes New Honor Thanks to $1 Million John Gore Organization Grant (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/legit/news/princess-grace-foundation-john-gore-organization-grant-1203267393/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
+In 2021, Gore launched the Black Theatre Coalition/Broadway Across America Fellowship program to help increase representation of black identifying professionals within the Broadway industry and was a founding funder for The Theater Leadership Project, providing additional fellowships throughout the Broadway industry. In March 2020, after theaters shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Broadway Across America gave purchasers the option to donate the value of their unused tickets to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, resulting in a $1 million donation towards the cause. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-04 |title=Broadway Across America, ticket buyers donate $1 million to Broadway Cares |url=https://www.broadwaynews.com/broadway-across-america-ticket-buyers-donate-1-million-to-broadway-cares/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Broadway News |language=en}}</ref>
+In August 2023, Gore made a substantial contribution to name the Entertainment Community Fund building in honor of [[List of EGOT winners|EGOT]] recipient [[Rita Moreno]]. This cultural center is part of a larger $135 million development project, which also includes provisions for affordable housing for artists and support for young filmmakers. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=2023-08-16 |title=New Building Named in Rita Moreno’s Honor Thanks to $5M Donation From Theatrical Producer John Gore |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/rita-moreno-donation-theatrical-producer-1235567050/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
+== Footnotes ==
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
+*{{official|http://johngore.com/}}
-* [http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/ Broadway Across America]
-* [http://www.thebookinggroup.com/ The Booking Group]
+{{TonyAwardBestMusical 2001-2025}}
-* [http://www.dancaptickets.com/home  Dancap Production]
+{{TonyAward MusicalRevival 2001–2025}}
-* [http://www.lawson.co.jp/company/e/corporate/history.html Lawson]
+{{TonyAwardBestPlay 2001-2025}}
-* [http://www.thirdamendment.com/startrek.html Star Trek Show]
+{{DramaDesk MusicalRevival 2001–2025}}
-* [http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=478700 Internet Broadway Database]
+{{DramaDesk Musical 2001–2025}}
+{{OlivierAward Musical 2001–2025}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gore, John}}
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+[[Category:People educated at Harrow School]]
+[[Category:Alumni of the University of London]]
 [[Category:1961 births]]
 [[Category:English theatre managers and producers]]
 [[Category:English chief executives]]
+[[Category:Conservative Party (UK) donors]]

v t e Tony Award for Best Musical
1949–1975	Kiss Me, Kate (1949) South Pacific (1950) Guys and Dolls (1951) The King and I (1952) Wonderful Town (1953) Kismet (1954) The Pajama Game (1955) Damn Yankees (1956) My Fair Lady (1957) The Music Man (1958) Redhead (1959) The Sound of Music / Fiorello! (1960) Bye Bye Birdie (1961) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1963) Hello, Dolly! (1964) Fiddler on the Roof (1965) Man of La Mancha (1966) Cabaret (1967) Hallelujah, Baby! (1968) 1776 (1969) Applause (1970) Company (1971) Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972) A Little Night Music (1973) Raisin (1974) The Wiz (1975)
1976–2000	A Chorus Line (1976) Annie (1977) Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) Evita (1980) 42nd Street (1981) Nine (1982) Cats (1983) La Cage aux Folles (1984) Big River (1985) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986) Les Misérables (1987) The Phantom of the Opera (1988) Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) City of Angels (1990) The Will Rogers Follies (1991) Crazy for You (1992) Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) Passion (1994) Sunset Boulevard (1995) Rent (1996) Titanic (1997) The Lion King (1998) Fosse (1999) Contact (2000)
2001–present	The Producers (2001) Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) Hairspray (2003) Avenue Q (2004) Monty Python's Spamalot (2005) Jersey Boys (2006) Spring Awakening (2007) In the Heights (2008) Billy Elliot the Musical (2009) Memphis (2010) The Book of Mormon (2011) Once (2012) Kinky Boots (2013) A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (2014) Fun Home (2015) Hamilton (2016) Dear Evan Hansen (2017) The Band's Visit (2018) Hadestown (2019) Moulin Rouge! (2020/21) A Strange Loop (2022) Kimberly Akimbo (2023) The Outsiders (2024)

v t e Tony Award for Best Play
1948–1975	Mister Roberts (1948) Death of a Salesman (1949) The Cocktail Party (1950) The Rose Tattoo (1951) The Fourposter (1952) The Crucible (1953) The Teahouse of the August Moon (1954) The Desperate Hours (1955) The Diary of Anne Frank (1956) Long Day's Journey into Night (1957) Sunrise at Campobello (1958) J.B. (1959) The Miracle Worker (1960) Becket (1961) A Man for All Seasons (1962) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1963) Luther (1964) The Subject Was Roses (1965) Marat/Sade (1966) The Homecoming (1967) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1968) The Great White Hope (1969) Borstal Boy (1970) Sleuth (1971) Sticks and Bones (1972) That Championship Season (1973) The River Niger (1974) Equus (1975)
1976–2000	Travesties (1976) The Shadow Box (1977) Da (1978) The Elephant Man (1979) Children of a Lesser God (1980) Amadeus (1981) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982) Torch Song Trilogy (1983) The Real Thing (1984) Biloxi Blues (1985) I'm Not Rappaport (1986) Fences (1987) M. Butterfly (1988) The Heidi Chronicles (1989) The Grapes of Wrath (1990) Lost in Yonkers (1991) Dancing at Lughnasa (1992) Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (1993) Angels in America: Perestroika (1994) Love! Valour! Compassion! (1995) Master Class (1996) The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997) 'Art' (1998) Side Man (1999) Copenhagen (2000)
2001–present	Proof (2001) The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (2002) Take Me Out (2003) I Am My Own Wife (2004) Doubt: A Parable (2005) The History Boys (2006) The Coast of Utopia (2007) August: Osage County (2008) God of Carnage (2009) Red (2010) War Horse (2011) Clybourne Park (2012) Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2013) All the Way (2014) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2015) The Humans (2016) Oslo (2017) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2018) The Ferryman (2019) The Inheritance (2020/21) The Lehman Trilogy (2022) Leopoldstadt (2023) Stereophonic (2024)