For one of my last posts I thought I would share some fun facts and interesting statistics about Broadway. Although I cover all performing arts, I always tend to circle back to Broadway. There is just something magical and wonderful about it that made me fall in love with performing arts in the first place. Broadway which refers to a street in New York City, is comprised of 40 different theaters that are located between 40th St. to 54th St., and from West of 6th Ave. to East of 8th Ave. To be considered eligible for the status of a “Broadway theater,” it must have 500 seats or more.
For the 2012-2013 season the overall attendance for Broadway was 11.57 million people. To put that in perspective according to BroadwayLeague.com, that is more than, “the ten professional NY and NJ sports teams combined (Mets, Yankees, Rangers, Islanders, Knicks, Liberty, Giants, Jets, Devils, and the Nets.)” This large attendance helped contribute to a gross profit of $1.14 billion. Currently there are 35 different shows playing on Broadway.
When you visit Broadway websites there is a tally that is kept of how many performances there are of each individual show whether it is running now on Broadway or previously. I have compiled the list of the top 10 longest running shows on Broadway. It is amazing how some of these shows have been around for so many years and still continue to draw crowds of adoring fans!
1. Phantom of the Opera 10,727 performances
2. Cats 7,485 performances
3. Chicago 7,053 performances
4. Les Miserables 6,680 performances
5. The Lion King 6,645 performances
6. A Chorus Line 6,137 performances
7. Oh! Calcutta! 5,959 performances
8. Beauty and the Beast 5,461 performances
9. Rent 5,123 performances
10. Mamma Mia! 4,991 performances
-PerformingArtsPatron
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