John Gore (theater producer)
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Key Brand Entertainment
Key Brand Entertainment, Inc. 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 John Gore who is the company's CEO and Co-Owner. Thomas B. McGrath joined KBE as its Chairman in 2008 and is a...
, Inc. (KBE), a leading developer, producer, and distributor of live theatre in North America. Gore founded KBE in 2004 to develop theatrical properties in the US. He acquired Broadway Across America
Broadway Across America
Broadway Across America is a presenter and producer of live theatrical events in the United States and Canada since 1984. It is currently owned by Key Brand Entertainment , who purchased it from Live Nation in 2008...
(BAA) in January 2008, from the music company Live Nation
Live Nation
Live Nation is a live-events company based in Beverly Hills, California, focused on concert promotions. Live Nation formed in 2005 as a spin-off from Clear Channel Communications, which then merged with Ticketmaster in 2010 to become Live Nation Entertainment....
, as well as well as the e-commerce theater website Broadway.com in December 2010, from Hollywood Media Corp.
Key Brand Entertainment Companies
Broadway Across America (BAA) is the premier presenter of Broadway musicals and plays 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 and Canada and invests in Broadway productions. In addition, the company owns and operates a number of Theatres:- Boston: Colonial Theater; Charles Playhouse
- Minneapolis: The Historic Theater Group (Orpheum, State, Pantages)
- Baltimore: The Hippodrome
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
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
shows produced in part by BAA include: "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Million Dollar Quartet, Promises Promises," and others.
KBE also owns and operates the following e-commerce websites: Broadway.com, Theater.com, Theatre.com and Theatre.co.uk.
Early Career and Education
Joe Orton
John Kingsley Orton was an English playwright.In a short but prolific career lasting from 1964 until his death, he shocked, outraged and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies...
's What The Butler Saw enjoyed a successful professional run at the Bloomsbury Theatre. 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
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
- the Lost Voyage of the Enterprise; and Wallace & Gromit. Key Brand Entertainment was formed in 2004 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. Gore received Tony Awards for Best New Musical 2010 for "Memphis" and Best Revival of a Musical for "La Cage Aux Folles"; Best Revival of a Play for "Boeing, Boeing" in 2008 and for Best Revival of a Musical for "Hair" in 2009. In 2010 Gore received the Olivier Award for Best New Musical for the London production of "Spring Awakening."
Broadway and West End Credits
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
- Godspell
- The Mountaintop
- Jerusalem
- War Horse (Produced in association with War Horse LP)
- How to succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011)
- Million Dollar Quartet (also London)
- Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
- The Merchant of Venice
- Memphis
- La Cage Aux Folles
- Fela! (Associate Producer)
- Promises, Promises
- Lend Me a Tenor
- A View From A Bridge
- God of Carnage
- Spring Awakening (London, Novello Theatre 2009)
- Desire Under the Elms [Revival, Play, Drama]
- Hair [Revival, Musical] (also London)
- Impressionism [Original, Play, Drama]
- West Side Story [Revival, Musical, Drama]
- Blithe Spirit [Revival, Play, Comedy, Farce]
- Irving Berlin's White Christmas
- 13 [Original, Musical, Comedy]
- Equus [Revival, Play, Drama]
- Cirque Dreams [Original, Special, Circus]
- Boeing-Boeing [Revival, Play, Comedy]
- A Catered Affair [Original, Musical]
- Passing Strange [Original, Musical]
Gore Produced in the London West End:
- Wallace and Gromit
- Star Trek: The Lost Voyage of the Enterprise