| Merman on Broadway |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 09:50 am EDT 10/21/17 |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 09:47 am EDT 10/21/17 |
| In reply to: re: Fiddler record-run kept running at a loss - JohnDunlop 01:17 am EDT 10/21/17 |
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| The original production of Gypsy ran for 702 performances and definitely recouped. Although reliable data for pre-1943 shows is hard to come by, I'm pretty sure that Ethel Merman's record for performing leads and/or prominent roles in commercially successful musicals (hits) was probably unmatched by any other actor from the same era (1930 -- 1970). |
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