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Hope for Broadway in 2009

The Broadway League announced Jan. 5 that the year just ended — Dec. 31, 2007-Dec. 28, 2008 — took in $940,871,190 at the box office (figures for the recently closed Young Frankenstein, which did not report its grosses, were not included). Paid attendance for Broadway during this period reached 12,319,902, and theatre seats were 75.6 percent filled.

The year-end figures were "virtually flat compared to those for 2007," according to the League, although it should be noted that the previous season included the 19-day union strike that shut down much of Broadway. The grosses for 2007 were $938 million.

The Christmas and New Year's weeks for the past year were especially strong. Broadway took in $50.99 million in grosses during this two-week period at the end of 2008; in 2007, the same weeks earned only $49.06 million at the box office.

In a statement Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of The Broadway League, said, "Even though the last few months of the year were challenging, these last two weeks encompassing the Christmas and New Year's holidays grossed nearly two million dollars more than the same two-week period last year! This reflects that even in tough economic times, theatregoers go to the theatre!"

St. Martin added, "Over 20 new shows are lined up to open before spring to enhance an already exciting season, and it's a great time to see a Broadway show featuring your favorite stars!"

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JERSEY BOYS Winner of 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical

Audiences love Jersey Boys as a moving story and delightful entertainment. Based on the story of The Four Seasons - this is a rare catalog musical that really works.

For a full review of Jersey Boys see our other website, Jersey Boys review at Musicalwriters.com

Mary Poppins

Visit our full page about Mary Poppins: Songlist, cast album, review, links

The Phantom of the Opera

Currently the second longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera has played to over 100 million people in 22 countries in 113 cities around the world since its first performance. The New York production alone has enchanted over 10 million audience members in its nearly 17-year run.

The Phantom of the Opera (2-Disc Special Edition) - Special DVD with making-of the film featurettes, etc.

Official site for stage musical | Official Site - The Movie

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Cast Album: Forbidden Broadway, Vol. 8 - Special Victims Unit - check out track 13: "Wickeder (Popular/Defying Gravity)." Also Stephen Schwartz is mentioned in track 5. "It Sucks To Be Us"

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Broadway: The American Musical

The DVD version of this landmark new PBS documentary about Broadway includes, among others, bonus features: "The Making of Wicked" (16 minutes) and rehearsal of "For Good." These were not part of the PBS broadcast. Enjoy interview clips and footage from the colorful production of Wicked. Includes several minutes with stars Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in rehearsal, on stage, and backstage. List price $59.99

Broadway - The American Musical - DVD $44.99 Amazon.com OR...

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Review from a fan: "a bonus feature on the DVD is a 16 minute making of Wicked! SO INCREDIBLE!!! Interviews with Stephen, Joe Mantello, Wayne Cilento, Idina, Kristin, Marc Platt...so cool! With great show and rehearsal footage. A must see for Wicked and Broadway lovers alike. It is such an interesting documentary."

Companion CD

Good news: "Defying Gravity" made it into the top 21 songs and is included in this CD companion to the PBS documentary Broadway: The American Musical. Best of Broadway CD with Defying Gravity and 20 other popular songs like "Oklahoma" and "Send in the Clowns."

"Defying Gravity" is sung by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth on Wicked - Original Broadway Cast Album

For the song's context in the show see the Wicked Songs Context page

Recommended Book

A 480-page companion to the PBS documentary BROADWAY: THE AMERICAN MUSICAL: Broadway - American Musical - Companion Book at Amazon.com

Along with jazz and abstract expressionism, the Broadway musical is one of the few uniquely American art forms. The book offers a comprehensive history of the musical, from its roots at the turn of the 20th century through the smashing successes of the new millennium. The compelling, in-depth text is lavishly illustrated with a treasure trove of photographs, sheet-music covers, posters, scenic renderings, production stills, rehearsal shots, and caricatures, many previously unpublished....