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Hence, accurate pre-1984 gross data is not available and this list should not be considered accurate for musicals that premiered on Broadway before that year. The Lion King sits at the top, with a Broadway gross of $2 billion. Dates refer to original Broadway productions, with notes added for future productions that outran the Broadway run.
Classification: Songs: Songs from musicals also: Theatre: Genres: Musical theatre: Songs from musicals. Articles about songs that are part of a musical. For songs written for musical films, see Category:Songs written for films. For songs from television, see Category:Television music
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic noted that "Williams may have been going for a more swinging, up-tempo mood, but the busy charts, full of pizzicato strings, vocal choruses, and competing counter-melodies, distracted attention from the songs. an essentially comic song like "Get Me to the Church on Time," and a few of the arrangements did work, notably the bossa nova treatment of "Begin the Beguine ...
The Producers has won the most Tonys, winning in 12 categories, including Best Musical. Hamilton is the most-nominated production in Tony history, with 16 nominations. The Sound of Music and Fiorello! are the only two musicals to date to have ever tied for the Best Musical award (in 1960). Passion is the shortest-running winner, with 280 ...
1. ‘The Lion King’ Total Gross: $1.68 billion Average Ticket Price: $107 Seats Sold: 15.71 million Total Performances: 9,335 Original Broadway Run: Nov. 13, 1997–present Revival Run(s): N/A ...
NEW YORK — This last year was busy on Broadway, with new musicals and several impressive plays featuring ensemble casts. ... but Audra McDonald surely is the best actress ever to play this role ...
Stephen Schwartz will see you now. The worthier wizard of “Wicked” is the one who wrote one of Broadway’s all-time top song scores and now, a little over two decades later, has overseen the ...
The Original Broadway Cast recording was released by Columbia Masterworks (1960). [41] The Original London Cast recording was released by Decca Records (1961). Bye Bye Birdie: All the Great Songs Recorded by Bobby Rydell was released by Cameo Records (1962).