While the performers are front and center, a successful Broadway show requires collaboration among a team of artistic professionals, including the playwright and director. Designers are also critical in bringing a production to life, most notably creating the set,...
The New York City theater scene, which includes official Broadway venues in Manhattan’s Theatre District and more than 80 off-Broadway theaters (venues with fewer than 500 seats) is a constantly changing industry with collections of creative people—playwrights,...
While Broadway is known for grandiose shows with elaborate numbers and larger-than-life sets and characters, not every show is an extravagant production with a large cast. Solo shows, whether a monologue or performance in which one actor plays multiple characters,...
While several awards celebrate the best performances in theater (the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, for example), none are as coveted by performers as the Tony Awards. Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the Tony Awards honor...
The 2023 Tony Awards, the 76th edition of Broadway’s biggest and most prestigious awards ceremony, took place on June 11 at the United Palace in Washington Heights. Kimberly Akimbo, a musical about a teenage girl with a medical condition that makes her age...
There’s no place in the world like Broadway in New York City, New York. The theater district, located on 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, is home to 41 Broadway theaters, including the George Gershwin Theatre and Music Box Theatre, as well as several shops,...
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...
