A revival of Ossie Davis’ 1961 original production, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch opened at the Music Box Theatre in September 2023. The original production, which told the story of a traveling Black preacher trying to save...
New York City is home to dozens of theater venues divided into three categories: Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off Broadway. To be officially classified as a Broadway theater, a venue must have at least 500 seats and be located in Manhattan between 6th and 8th...
The 2023-24 Broadway season began on April 28, the day after the cutoff date for 2023 Tony Award submissions. This year’s schedule features an abundance of new plays and musicals, beginning with Levi Holloway’s Grey House, which opened on May 30, and...
The 2022-23 Broadway season marked a return to normalcy for New York theater; attendance and revenue figures were once again comparable to pre-pandemic levels. According to The Broadway League (TBL), approximately 12.3 million seats were sold to Broadway plays and...
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is synonymous with Broadway theater. The seven-time Tony Award-winning musical concluded a 35-year run on Broadway with its final show at the Majestic Theatre on April 16, 2023. Inspired by Gaston Leroux’s...
