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This is a list of Broadway shows with 1,000 or more performances, sorted by number of performances. Eleven shows currently running on Broadway have at least 1,000 performances: the 1996 revival of Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge!, Six, and MJ the ...
Shrek the Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, along with elements of its sequels: Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After and William Steig 's 1990 book Shrek!. After a trial run in Seattle, the original Broadway production opened in ...
This article lists plays and musicals set in New York City . Anna Christie (1921) The Hairy Ape (1922) Street Scene (1929) London Calling (1930) Design for Living (1933) Night of January 16th (1935) The Old Maid (1935) My Sister Eileen (1940)
Encores! Encores! is a Tony-honored concert series dedicated to reviving American musicals, usually with their original orchestrations. [1] Presented by New York City Center since 1994, Encores! has revived shows by Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim, among many others.
The building is a New York City Landmark, designated in 1965. [20] It was one of the first buildings to be recognized as such by the newly formed Landmarks Preservation Commission of New York City. [21] In 2009, The Public began its "Going Public" campaign to raise funds for a major renovation of the historic building.
According to The Broadway League, shows on Broadway sold approximately US$1.54 billion worth of tickets in both the 2022-2023 and the 2023–2024 seasons. Both seasons featured theater attendance of approximately 12.3 million each. [ 5] The Museum of Broadway on West 45th Street, opened to the public in November 2022, became the first museum to ...
New York, New York is a musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a book by David Thompson and Sharon Washington. Inspired by and loosely based on the 1977 film of the same name by Martin Scorsese, [ 1] the musical premiered on Broadway on April 26, 2023. Despite receiving mixed to mostly dismal reviews ...
The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre at 1634 Broadway in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Originally designed by architect William Albert Swasey, it opened in 1911. The Winter Garden's current design dates to 1922, when it was completely remodeled by Herbert J. Krapp. Due to the size of its auditorium, stage, and ...