• 'Chicago,' 'Cats,' 'The Lion King' and More: Broadway's 7 Longest Running Theater Productions

    This week marks several important dates for long-running Broadway productions, as Grease closed on this date during 1980 after 3,883 performances—at that point the record for longest running show in history in the New York theatre district—and just this week Mamma Mia! pulled the plug after getting to no. 8 all time with 5,582 total performances. So yes, the record has lengthened greatly since Grease first closed its doors. The following are the 7 longest-running Broadway plays in history, including Cats, Chicago, The Lion King and more:

  • Broadway Ends 2014 Big: 'The Lion King,' 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' and 'It's Just A Play' Set Theater Records

    We at Music Times are getting tired of writing about things being down during 2014-album sales were down, it seems like digital single sales will be down, and we just reported that piano sales are way down-but good news: One thing was up toward the end of the year and it wasn't vinyl sales. Broadway productions in New York City brought in huge numbers. More than 30,000 more viewers showed up for shows than they did during Christmastime 2013. Of the 36 shows currently in production on the Great White Way, 19 broke $1 million.

  • Thanksgiving Week Marks Huge Rise in Revenues for Broadway; 'Wicked' and 'The Lion King' Bring in Big Hauls

    If your dad is anything like ours, he hates all of the Broadway medleys that dominate the first hour or so of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. He's out of luck because that's one of the biggest advertising moments of the year for the New York theater district, as Thanksgiving week is one of the biggest sales periods for the Great White Way. This year the 36 plays showing generated revenues of more than $34.1 million, an all time high for the time period.
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