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What is the shortest Broadway show?

What is the shortest Broadway show?

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# Title Comment
1. Play Me a Country Song 14 previews
1. Rainbow Jones 3 previews
1. Ring Around the Bathtub 3 previews
1. The Ritz (1983 revival) 14 previews The original production ran for 398 performances

What are 5 plays that have appeared on Broadway?

Nine shows currently running on Broadway (all musicals) have at least 1,000 performances: The Phantom of the Opera, the 1996 revival of Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and Come from Away.

Are there straight plays on Broadway?

From Shakespeare to Hansberry, consider this your straight-play primer. This Broadway season, it’s all about the play. There are 20 plays that have either already opened or are slotted to in this 2018–2019 season—14 of them new. But the theatre has been home to countless works of remarkable vitality for decades.

What is the biggest Broadway flop?

These Were The Biggest Flops In Broadway History

  • Carrie was a bloody disaster.
  • Into the Light qucikly went dark.
  • Glory Days for just one night.
  • Not even the king could save Home Sweet Homer.
  • Few wanted anybody to Bring Back Birdie.
  • Via Galactica was totally far out.
  • Dance a Little Closer was a musical about nuclear war.

What is the longest running Off Broadway show?

The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks is a quintessential celebration of love in all its gorgeous simplicity and heartbreaking complexities. The Fantasticks originally opened at New York’s Sullivan Street Playhouse on May 3, 1960, and played 17,162 performances before closing January 13, 2002, making it the world’s longest-running musical.

What is a small play called?

For a short play, the term “playlet” is sometimes used. A short play may consist of only a single act, and then is called a “one-acter”. Acts are subdivided into scenes.

What is the most expensive Broadway play?

Most Expensive Broadway Musicals

  1. Spiderman: Turn off the Dark: $79 Million.
  2. Shrek- The Musical- $27.6 million:
  3. Lion King: $27.5 million:
  4. Beauty and the Beast: $17.4 million.
  5. Wicked- $16.9 million:
  6. The Little Mermaid: $16.6 million.
  7. Tarzan: $16 million.
  8. Dance of the Vampires: $15.2 million.