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Today, Broadway shows are becoming much more popular with people attending them and also people who are acting in them. One place where Broadway happens almost every day is in New York City. New York City has been known for millions of people coming and watching their Broadway shows. There are many shows in NYC hat individuals can come and watch in front of their eyes. Examples of a few are The Addams Family, Looped, Come Fly Away, Chicago, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, West Side Story, The Miracle Worker, and so many more. Mamma Mia, Wicked, Jersey Boys, and South Pacific are the top shows that many individuals come to New York City to see for a Broadway show. The hottest shows on New York City’s Broadway right now are Mr. & Mrs. Fitch, The Addams Family, A Little Night Music, A View From The Bridge, Fela!, American Idiot, and Billy Elliot, The Musical. These shows are considered “hot shows” because they are new releases to Broadway and many individuals are interested to see how the show is. In 2009 Billy Elliot, The Musical received 10 Tony Awards out of 15 nominations. When purchasing tickets for a Broadway show, individuals are able to do so in different ways. One way to buy tickets for a show in New York City would be to either go search the internet at www.newyorkcitytheatre.com, or any other type of New York City Broadway website. Another choice could be that individuals could also call the Broadway stadium to work something out or they could just purchase the tickets when they arrive in NYC.
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There have been many Broadway shows that have made history. Since these shows made that much success, they had individuals keep coming back. Some examples of these shows are, The Phantom of Opera, Cats, Rent, and Beauty and the Beast. The Phantom of Opera is known to be the longest running Broadway musical still from this day. Cats is also another show that is known for traveling around the world as the longest running Broadway shows. In 2000, after 18 years, Cats ended its performance in New York City. Even though Cats is no longer in NYC, it is still shown in other venues. The Broadway show Rent had made an effect on audiences by grabbing their attention in many ways. This Broadway show was based off the film Rent. It was about individuals who were facing crisis situations with AIDS, drugs, cross dressing, and struggling to pay their rent. In 2008, Rent closed their showings in NYC. Lastly the Beauty and the Beast; the Beauty and the Beast was first created as a film in 1991. Three years after the film was created it was moved to Broadway. It became that popular that it stayed around for 13 years and ended up being in the Top Ten longest running Broadway shows. There are some shows that can make it to be known as the longest running shows, but then there are some shows that cant. These shows have been recently closed down because they didn’t have the great, successful impact on individuals. Some of the shows are Legally Blonde, Grease, Hairspray, and A Tale of Two Cities.

Broadway shows have been around for years and I have yet seen one. I haven’t always wanted to go see one at first because I wasn’t into the musical and acting performances, but since this theater class Broadway grabbed had grabbed my attention. If I had to chose a Broadway show I would like to see, I would chose Wicked. Wicked is based off The Wizard of Oz, but is seen from the witches point of view. I have always loved the movie the movie The Wizard of Oz, so I think it would be very interesting to see it from a different aspect. The director of this show is Joe Mantello and the stars are Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda Dee Roscioli as Elphaba, Andy Karl as Fiyero, Alex Brightman as Boq, P.J. Benjamin as The Wizard, Jenny Fellner as Nessarose, Timothy Britten Parker as Doctor Dillamond, Rondi Reed as Madame Morrible.