The Afternoon Report, Monday, January 28, 2013

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Today’s Tweets from BBB
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CAT star Benjamin Walker on co-starring with the ‘fantastic’ Scarlett Johansson, Acting in a Towel & More • • • Happy first preview to LCT3′s LUCK OF THE IRISH! @LCTheater #breakaleg • • •

Twitter Was The Fastest-Growing Social Network In 2012, Says Study [STATS]
MediaBistro/All Twitter – by SHEA BENNETT

Twitter beat Facebook and Google+ as the fastest-growing social network in 2012, suggests a new study from GlobalWebIndex.

Overall, Twitter is now ranked fourth amongst all social networking sites in total active users, with Google+ securing a surprising second place.

Twitter’s 40 percent jump in active users between Q2 and Q4 of last year placed the micro-blogging platform well ahead of Facebook (+33 percent) and Google+ (+27 percent).

To read this article in its entirety – click the link below
http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/social-networks-growth-2012_b35076

Link to Broadway Grosses for the week ending January 27, 2013:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/174459-Broadway-Grosses-Jan-21-27

http://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

Current week:
1. The Book of Mormon $1,635,919
2. The Lion King
3. Wicked
4. Evita
5. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark

Last week:
1. Wicked $1,700,024
2. The Book of Mormon
3. The Lion King
4. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark
5. Glengarry Glen Ross

5 Years Ago:
1.  Wicked – $1,343,579
2.  Jersey Boys
3.  The Lion King
4.  The Little Mermaid
5.  Mary Poppins

10 Years Ago:
1.  Hairspray - $976,070
2.  The Lion King
3.  The Producers
4.  Mamma Mia!
5.  La Bohéme

Opening this week:

Broadway

Manilow on Broadway St. James Theater – Tuesday, January 29 (amended)

Off Broadway

Working Women The Joyce Theater – Tuesday, January 29

Theatre Uncut Clurman Theater– Tuesday, January 29

Moose Murders
Connelly Theater – Tuesday, January 29

Seán Curran Company The Joyce Theater –  Tuesday, January 29

Trisha Brown Dance Company BAM Howard Gilman Opera House – Wednesday, January 30

Fiorello! New York City Center – Wednesday, January 30

The Vandal
The Flea Theater – Thursday, January 31

The Elephant Room The Box –  Thursday, January 31

Vagina Monologues Matthew Corozine Studion Theatre, Times Square Arts Center – Friday, February 1

Totally Tubular Time Machine Culture Club – Saturday, February 2

Speakeasy Dollhouse
TBA – Saturday, February 2

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