6 Things to Know about the American Airlines Theatre in New York City
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...
Purlie Victorious: 5 Things to Know about the New Show on Broadway
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 others such as...
Debuting Broadway Plays and Musicals You Need to See in 2024
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...
5 Interesting Facts about the Phantom of the Opera
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 1910 book of...
6 Performers Who Won a Tony and Oscar for the Same Role
For an actor, there's no better recognition than winning an Academy Award or a Tony Award. These, along with the Emmy and Grammy Awards, form the exclusive EGOT club, a feat accomplished by only 18 people so far, from Richard Rodgers in 1962 to Viola Davis in...
The Special Tony Award: 4 Winners of the Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the Tony Awards honor the best Broadway plays and musicals, along with excellence in a variety of other categories, including acting, lighting design, costume design, choreography, and original score....
The Special Tony Award: 4 Winners of the Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the Tony Awards honor the best Broadway plays and musicals, along with excellence in a variety of other categories, including acting, lighting design, costume design, choreography, and original score....
These Plays and Musicals Were 5 of Broadway’s Biggest Flops
Productions like The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, and Cats are synonymous with Broadway theater. Each of these shows surpassed 7,000 performances, and the 1996 Chicago revival continues to run at the Ambassador Theatre. A total of 124 Broadway plays and musicals...
Looking Back at the Broadway Debuts of These 8 Great Performers
For most actors and actresses, the ultimate goal is to perform on Broadway. Live theater is a different beast than performing in scripted films or TV series, but many performers excel at both. Some began their career on the stage and others have starred on Broadway...
These Were the 6 Highest-Grossing Broadway Productions in 2022
After periods of stops and starts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway is finally moving toward pre-pandemic totals in terms of total revenue and audience. Broadway plays and musicals grossed a combined $845.4 million with 6.73 million attendees during the 2021-22...