Company History
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Holiday on Ice
2009
Nutcracker on Ice in Russia, the first cooperation between Holiday on Ice and Stage Entertainment Russia
- Opening of Teatro Nazionale in Milan, Stage Entertainment's first theatre in Italy. The first production is Beauty and the Beast.
- The Lion King: 50 million visitors worldwide
- Stage Entertainment Germany welcomed the 6 millionth The Lion King guest an The Theater im Hafen in Hamburg
- Opening night Sister Act The Musical in the famous London Palladium
- Launch of the third production of a musical, Zorro, in the famous Folies Bergère in Paris
- Beauty and the Beast sells 300,000 tickets after performing 5 months in Russia
- German Live Entertainment Award for Ich war noch niemals in New York based on 20 hits by Udo Jürgens
- Renovation Teatro Nazionale Milan Italy
- Russia: Beauty and the Beast celebrates its 100th performance in the MDM Theatre Moscow
2008
- Opening night Beauty and the Beast October 11th, MDM Theatre Moscow
- Premiere Dinnershow of Dreams from Wentink Events in Studio, Hilversum, The Netherlands
- TPi Award Bart Clement 'Set Designer of the Year' for Holiday On Ice show Spirit
- Le Roi Lion, the succes musical in the renovated Théâtre Mogador in Paris, receives three Molière Awards
- The smash hit musical Hairspray in the Shaftesbury Theatre wins four Laurence Olivier Awards
- Two new original productions Ich will Spass! and Der Schuh des Manitu in Germany
- Announcement of new, independent ticketing company
- Acquisition of See Tickets, United Kingdom
- Stage Entertainment sells majority of shares in ticketing company
- The Lion King in Theater im Hafen in Hamburg. sells a record number of 5,000,000 tickets in Germany
2007
- Six nominations at the Molière Awards for the French production of Cabaret
- Launch of the second French production in Paris at the Théâtre Mogador, Le Roi Lion
- Opening of Stage Entertainment Barcelona, Spain
- Shaftesbury Theatre in the theatre district West End, London, (Fame and the award winning musical Hairspray)
- Joop van den Ende President of the new Supervisory Board
- Announcement of the new original production Ich war noch niemals in New York with 20 hits of Udo Jürgens
- Henk Kivits, new CEO of Stage Entertainment as of 1 September
- Announcement of the new original production Ciske de Rat, opening night 5 October 2007 Koninklijk Theater Carré Amstedam
- Announcement of the new original production Hans Klok - The Beauty of Magic
2006
- Acquisition of Adam Spiegel Productions, England
- Acquisition of Degroep & Waerts Eventmanagement, The Netherlands
- The first activity from Stage Entertainment France, opening first show Cabaret in Les Folies Bergère in Paris, France
- Acquisition of sherpa.be, Belgium
2005
- Formation of Stage Entertainment France
- Launch of TopTicketLine Russia
- Launch of TopTicketLine Spain
- Acquisition of Austria Ticket, Austria
- Introduction of the new company name Stage Entertainment
- One millionth ticket The Lion King Netherlands
- Three millionth visitor The Lion King in Hamburg
- Formation of Stage Entertainment Spain
- Acquisition Metronom Theater Oberhausen
- Cats, first musical production for the Russian market
- Acquisition of Théâtre Mogador in Paris
- Acquisition Ticket Online
2004
- Opening New World Stages theatre complex in New York
- Launch of the event organization Stage Events in the Netherlands, located in the ECA building in Aalsmeer
- Joint venture with Littlestar (Mamma Mia!)
- Launch of Stage Entertainment Russia
- Celebration of 100th anniversary of the Circustheater , the Netherlands
2003
- Wentink Events received Big E-award for a show in Theme Park De Efteling in the Netherlands
- Joint venture with CIE España
- Acquisition of the Theater des Westens, Berlin
- Start of the Joop van den Ende Academy, institute for the education of young musical talents in Hamburg
2002
- 300,000,000th visitors to Holiday on Ice
- Opening London office
- Acquisition of Apollo Theater and Palladium Theater in Stuttgart
- Acquisition of Theater am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin
- Acquisition of the Operettenhaus in Hamburg
- Acquisition Theater Neue Flora in Hamburg
- Together with Dodger Stage Holding Theatricals, Joop van den Ende received five Tony Awards for Into the Woods and Urinetown
2001
- Joop van den Ende, together with Dodger Stage Holding Theatricals, receives two Tony Awards for 42nd Street
2000
- Formation of the German theatre company Stage Entertainment GmbH
- TopTicketLine is introduced in Germany
1999
- Wentink Events received Big E-award for a show in Theme Park De Efteling in the Netherlands
- Opening of the second Dutch theatre, Beatrix Theater in Utrecht with the musical Chicago
1998
- Joop van den Ende buys Live Entertainment Division from Endemol
- Stage Entertainment is formed
1997
- Tony Award for ‘Best Musical’ for the musical Titanic
- Endemol Entertainment acquires an interest in Dodger Theatricals. The two companies to become Dodger Endemol Theatricals.
1996
- Cats, the first Stage Entertainment production in Belgium
- Endemol Entertainment takes over Holiday on Ice
- Acquisition Holiday on Ice by Endemol Entertainment
1994
- TopTicketLine sells its 1,000,000th ticket in the Netherlands
1993
- Première of the first Dutch open-ended musical, The Phantom of the Opera, in the Circustheater in Scheveningen, the Netherlands
1991
- Les Misérables the first large-scale international musical to be introduced to the Dutch market
- The Circustheater in Scheveningen, the Netherlands is bought and thoroughly renovated
1990
- Launch of ticketing organization TopTicketLine in the Netherlands
1988
- First musical production of Joop van den Ende: Barnum
- Holiday on Ice welcomes its 250,000,000th visitor
1978
- Formation of Dodger Theatrical Holdings, Off Broadway New York
1970
- ‘Twee op de wip’, a play with Jeroen Krabbé and Willeke Alberti. The first Dutch production of Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties
1943
- Holiday on Ice present their first show in Toledo, Ohio (USA)