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Higher ticket prices, long-running musicals and several acclaimed new plays helped Broadway end its season with a record box-office take. Theaters took in $262 million, up 4% over the 1987-88 season’s total of $253 million, according to figures released this week by the League of American Theaters and Producers. Attendance was 8 million, off slightly from last season’s record 8.1 million but still higher than the 7 million of two years ago. The average ticket price rose from $31.10 to $33.90, up 6% from last year.