New York Tax Credit to Encourage Theater Productions Upstate

NYTimes.com: New York has passed a tax credit aimed at persuading Broadway producers and others to use upstate theaters as rehearsal halls and construction shops for shows going out on national tour. The 2014-15 state budget, passed by the legislature on Monday, includes a credit that would cover 25 percent of production-related costs for shows that prepare their road tours at theaters outside of the five boroughs. Theaters in upstate cities like Buffalo, Rochester, Elmira and elsewhere are most likely to be used, given their size and availability.