| What are the ingredients that turn a smash hit into a long running hit? | |
| Posted by: broadwaybacker 05:50 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| OK, so we all know the longest running Broadway musicals. Those that have reached the milestone of 5000 performances in its original run are (I think) Phantom, Chicago, Lion King, Cats, Les Mis, Chorus Line, Mamma Mia, Wicked and Rent. Book of Mormon is well on its way, and Hamilton will run as long as it wants. So I began to think, what turns a smash hit into this type of long running hit, and I had trouble finding the common ingredient or ingredients. Clearly, winning the Tony for Best Musical is non-predictive. Some are what are thought of as as "family shows" but others clearly aren't. So what ties these shows together? I wondered about this in the context of Dear Evan Hansen. Is this is show that has the potential of hitting the 5000 performance mark, or not? And why or why not? |
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