On a minor matter, Gypsy played only Philadelphia prior to Broadway, and for five weeks.
The truth is that over time even musicals that did traditional out-of-town tryouts, back when musicals still did that, generally started playing more previews in New York, although it varied somewhat. (In case anyone thinks I'm saying that no musicals nowadays do out-of-town tryouts, I'm not. I'm talking about shows playing out of town and then proceeding to New York without taking a break of at least a couple of months.)
At one time, many musicals and plays closed out of town on a Saturday, and opened on Broadway two days later with no previews, but that was pretty long ago. I'm sure you know that, but not everyone does. |
