Farah Diba

Melani sadono• Why “Broadway”?

• Broadway History• The Developers• Broadway 1920s and Now

• The differences 1920s & Now• Broadway Theatres• Off-Broadway & US Tours• Musical Performances• Long-running shows

Presented by

Located in Theatre

District, New York, and in

Lincoln Center, in

Manhattan, New York City

The Highest professional form of theatre in the United States

Broadway theatre refers to a performance (usually a play or musicals) staged in one of the thirty-nine larger professional theatres

With 500 seats or more which appeal to the mass audience

Broadway Productions and artists are honored every June. The Antoinette Perry Awards (Tony Award) are awarded by the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League

Aronson, Rudolph

(1856-1919), producer and composer. The New York-born entrepreneur conceived and built the Casino Theatre, which opened in 1882 as the first playhouse designed specifically for Broadway musicals.

(July 15, 1856 – May 7, 1915) (May 29, 1858 – June 14, 1936)

THE DIFFERENCES1920s Influenced by World

War I, “Roaring Twenties” decades.

The introduction of African-American actors, “Black Theatre” to Broadway stage.

Non-Profit Productions and offered quality theater at prices affordable.

Provided training ground for new actors.

NOW Has 39 official Broadway

theatres. Different number of

productions that play depending on production set close and open within the same season each year.

Commercial productions intended to make a profit for the producers and investors.

Fox woods Theatre213 West 42nd Street1813 seats

Majestic Theatre247 West 44th Street1615 seats

Winter Garden Theatre1634 Broadway1513 seats

Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway Shows often provide a more experimental, challenging and Intimate performance than is possible in the larger Broadway theatres Successful runs in Broadway theatres, producers often remount their productions with a new cast and crew for the Broadway National Tour (US Tours), which travels to theaters in major cities across the country

On January 9, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theatre became the longest running musicals with 7,486 performances. It overtook Cats.