From Shakespeare to Shepard, Tennessee Williams to Arthur Miller, Broadway was brought to life this year with not only revivals of today's classics, but with new plays that will surely be tomorrow's classics. A whopping 20 plays opened in 2019. Before we get wrapped up in the theatre season ahead, BroadwayWorld wants to stop and salute the shows that made this year great. Check out our 2019 wrap up below!
The top growing current Broadway musicals were Jagged Little Pill (12.51%), Beetlejuice (2.16%), Ain't Too Proud (1.60%), Frozen (1.40%) and Oklahoma! (1.07%). The top growing current Broadway plays were Slave Play (7.28%), A Christmas Carol (5.25%), Darren Brown: Secret (3.82%), American Utopia (3.57%) and Betrayal (2.88%).
The Olivier Award-winning, international sensation SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW returns to Broadway for a limited holiday engagement at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 W 43rd St., NYC) through January 5, 2020. The official opening night is tonight, November 13, 2019.
The top growing current Broadway musicals were Jagged Little Pill (24.28%), Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (8.10%), Beetlejuice (2.64%), Freestyle Love Supreme (2.20%) and Hadestown (1.43%). The top growing current Broadway plays were A Christmas Carol (27.34%), American Utopia (5.93%), Slave Play (4.75%), The Great Society (3.73%) and To Kill A Mockingbird (2.41%).
The top growing current Broadway musicals were Jagged Little Pill (4.33%), Beetlejuice (3.35%), Freestyle Love Supreme (2.65%), Ain't Too Proud (1.44%) and The Lightning Thief (1.35%). The top growing current Broadway plays were Betrayal (16.14%), Slave Play (8.25%), American Utopia (6.45%), The Great Society (4.36%) and To Kill A Mockingbird (1.15%).
The top growing current Broadway musicals were Freestyle Love Supreme (4.87%), Beetlejuice (3.58%), Ain't Too Proud (0.93%), Oklahoma! (0.83%) and Hadestown (0.74%). The top growing current Broadway plays were Betrayal (13.82%), American Utopia (11.79%), Slave Play (9.10%), The Great Society (4.38%) and Cursed Child (0.36%).
The top growing current Broadway musicals were Freestyle Love Supreme (23.12%), Beetlejuice (5.15%), Mean Girls (2.54%), Hadestown (0.99%) and Moulin Rouge (0.93%). The top growing current Broadway plays were The Great Society (84.06%), Slave Play (17.22%), Betrayal (2.06%), To Kill A Mockingbird (0.47%) and Cursed Child (0.22%).
The top growing current Broadway musicals were Beetlejuice (5.16%), Freestyle Love Supreme (1.71%), Hadestown (1.31%), Ain't Too Proud (1.25%) and Oklahoma! (1.22%). The top growing current Broadway plays were Slave Play (8.75%), Darren Brown: Secret (7.80%), Betrayal (6.07%), Sea Wall / A Life (1.12%) and To Kill A Mockingbird (0.61%).
The top growing current Broadway musicals were Beetlejuice (4.45%), Hadestown (1.33%), Ain't Too Proud (1.12%), Moulin Rouge (1.05%) and Mean Girls (0.65%). The top growing current Broadway plays were Sea Wall / A Life (3.83%), To Kill A Mockingbird (0.20%), Cursed Child (0.13%).
RGM productions today announced the West End premiere of a brand-new family musical inspired by the creator of Alice and Wonderland's beloved classic poem.
The Pekoe Group, the only full-service boutique marketing and advertising agency serving the New York theater industry, celebrates its fifth anniversary on Monday, February 24. Click below to watch a fun video commemorating their work!