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It’s hard to separate the frisson of the vibrant city life of New York City from its world-famous Broadway shows. Almost everyone in the world knows the colorful New York Broadway as the most stellar theatre district in the world. With an impressive net estimate of earnings earned by New York City theaters totaling close to two billion dollars to date, clearly the Broadway district of New York is one of the most commercially successful theatre hubs beyond its artistic achievements.
Many culture pundits around the world swear by the feverish experience of seeing a Broadway show in New York for its synergy of amazing story lines, meticulous and dazzling choreography, stunning musical scores, majestic costumes, and sensational stage design resulting from a passionate genius’s interpretation of the world and the story he wishes to tell to the audience.
Below is a shortlist of long-running and current Broadway Musicals that cemented the status of New York as the bastion of excellent live performances.
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Majestic Theater (247 West 44th Street)
Opened: January 26, 1988
The Phantom of the Opera boasts of its record-breaking 700 million dollars in profit in New York City alone and still counting. To date, it is the longest running Broadway show with its more than two decades of groundbreaking performances. The ballpark estimate profit of this entire musical production on a global scale is close to 5 billion dollars.
The brilliant musical maestro to this hugely successful endeavor is the equally renowned Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber who’s musical score is peerless.
JERSEY BOYS
August Wilson Theater (245 West 52nd Street)
Opened: November 6, 2006
Stand witness to this riveting story of four blue-collar kids working their way from the streets of Newark to the feverish heat of success. Featuring such hits as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Oh, What a Night” and more. Jersey Boys is directed by Des McAnuff and music by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe.
MAMMA MIA!
Garden (1634 Broadway)
Opened: October 18, 2001
A young woman on the throes of her wedding union in a Greek island tries to find who among the three mysterious men she has invited is her real father. The infectious ABBA music and catchy dance choreographies take the audience through a dizzying and enjoyable ride that focuses on love and a mother-daughter relationship.
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