Twenty seven performers have achieved EGOT status, meaning they’ve won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. These include composer-producer Richard Rogers, Audrey Hepburn, Elton John, and Jennifer Hudson. More have won at least two or three of the...
While there are many original plays and musicals each year on Broadway, there are also several that have either been playing for years or have been revived by production companies. The Lion King and Wicked have been running since November 1997 and October 2003,...
The sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 has inspired countless retellings of the larger-than-life tragedy in documentaries, novels, dramatic films, and theater. The Tony-winning musical Titanic debuted on Broadway in 1997; that year also saw the premiere of James...
While it hasn’t had the longevity of Broadway’s longest-running musicals, like The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago (1996), and The Lion King, Gypsy is widely regarded as one of the best musicals of all-time. Created by Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne, and...
The Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running show in Broadway history. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed musical, the winner of seven Tony Awards, opened in January 1988 at the Majestic Theatre and ran for 13,981 performances until it ended in April 2023. The...
