Articles of category "Broadway shows"

Broadway show is often considered to be the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. All Broadway shows are professionally produced and adhere to strict contracts for all artists involved (e.g., performers, directors, musicians, playwrights, stage managers, et cetera). Broadway shows and artists are honored every June when the Antoinette Perry Awards (Tony Awards) are given by the American Theatre Wing. Seeing a New Broadway shows is a common tourist activity in New York and a business that generates billions of dollars annually.

Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. At the present time (late 2004), one of the most popular directions of Broadway shows is a musical. Broadway show Wicked is touted as the untold story of the witches of Oz and is loosely based on the best selling novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.