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For lovers, performers and creators of musical theatre (or theater). Broadway, off-Broadway, the West End, other parts of the US and UK, and musicals around the world and on film/TV. Discussion encouraged. Welcome post: https://tinyurl.com/kbinMusicals See all/older posts here: https://kbin.social/m/Musicals

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Developing and producing Broadway musicals is very expensive and time-consuming, which is why it's very rare for musicals to open directly on Broadway. Most shows have an out-of-town tryout and/or are developed by (or in association with) a non-profit/subscription based theatre company.

This is a roundup of where musicals (and plays) opening on Broadway in 2024 were developed, including:

  • Days of Wine and Roses (off-Broadway, Atlantic Theater Company)
  • The Notebook (Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
  • Water for Elephants (Atlanta, PigPen Theatre)
  • The Who's Tommy (Chicago, Goodman Theatre)
  • The Outsiders (San Diego, La Jolla Playhouse)
  • Lempicka (Williamstown Theatre Festival, then La Jolla Playhouse)
  • The Wiz (US tour)
  • Suffs (off-Broadway, Public Theater)
  • Hell's Kitchen (off-Broadway, Public Theater)
  • Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (London)
  • The Heart of Rock & Roll (San Diego, The Old Globe)
  • The Great Gatsby (New Jersey, Paper Mill Playhouse)
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