Is Broadway World Tours the same as being

[chetan3]

Posted: 9/17/20 at 3:25am

Hey muscial fans, I just had an argument and just want to know what you think.

I said something simple. "Love Never Dies" has not been on Broadway. Suddenly someone said "Yes it had, my friend saw it there." So I looked up further. No it has not.

Apparently the rational was the friend saw it on "Broadway World Tours". Her opinion is that "Broadway" doesn't mean a specific area of New York. To me, "on Broadway" means specifically in the Broadway district of New York. We can argue whether Broadway is the Mecca of theater, and that's fine but the term isn't up for debate in my mind.

So what do you think. is "on Broaadway" the same as "Broadway World Tours"? And is Broadway World tours a misnomer then?

Edit: As a bonus question is seeing a Broadway World tour show equivalent to saying "I've seen a Broadway show."

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Updated On: 10/4/20 at 03:25 AM

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 9/17/20 at 9:02am

Yes, being on Broadway does mean a specific area. "Love Never Dies" was on a "Broadway tour" which is totally different. I actually saw it in Charlotte NC (won free tickets) and the music was ok but storyline is absurd -lol. For example, if you see "Wicked" on a "Broadway World Tour" than you can say you saw a Broadway show.
 

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 9/17/20 at 12:18pm

You can see Wicked at the Omaha Performing Arts Center. Doesn’t mean it’s Broadway, And there’s nothing wrong with that.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 9/18/20 at 11:27pm

People who watched Hamilton on Disney + on their couch say that they saw Hamiton on Broadway so who knows anymore.  

 

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 9/22/20 at 9:58am

This is heavy semantics.
"Seeing a Broadway Show" is not the same as "Seeing a show on Broadway."

If you see, as stated above, the Munchkinland Tour of Wicked in Omaha, you have not seen Wicked on Broadway, but you have seen the Broadway Show Wicked.

"Broadway" is a geographic area. A very VERY specific geographic area, but it is also a brand. The difference in the phrasing means a lot. It also means a lot to the actors, stage managers, and crew - both mentally and emotionally, but also often financially.

[Tag]

Posted: 9/22/20 at 11:20am

Broadway is composed of 41 theatres in NYC.  If you see a show in one of those theatres, then you have seen a Broadway show.  National tours, are national tours.