An Essay On Broadway History
Broadway is a giant, big and shiny world where everything has meaning, and has a purpose. It is a spectacular combination of singing, dancing, and acting. Broadway is sometimes misinterpreted sometimes as the “ Big Show of the Gays “ and that’s completely correct when you consider the thousands of performers who are doing what makes them the happiest people on earth. In the beginning of the 1800’s the area we know as The Theatre District originally belonged to a couple of families and was completely covered in farms. In 1836 42nd Street was opened by Mayor Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence. Almost sixty years later, the first broadway theatre was opened by Oscar Hammerstein and named it the Victoria Theatre on West 42nd St. This theatre was originally
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The second longest running show was Cats, which staged 7485 performances. Cats opened on Broadway in 1982, and continued to live up to its motto of playing "Now and Forever” until 2000. Cats was based on T.S. Eliot’s "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." "Memory" has been recorded by over 150 artists including Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Liberace, and Barry Manilow.
The economic aspect of broadway is significant because of the annual $11.9 Billion to New York City's economy and giving 87,000 people jobs. Also the amount of money tourist spend when visiting NYC to see a show. All of this is thanks to the ladies & gents providing their heart and soul onstage and off. Being on Broadway for me has always been a huge dream of mine. Every since i was about 11 i have been completely invested in shows, concerts, and performances that have little by little shaped me into the performer i am now. I have been in about 75 shows in the past 6 years, from California to New York, on airplanes and boats. My plans after high school are simple. I plan to attend Young Harris College, which is in North Georgia. After being there for four years and getting my Bachelors of Musical Theatre I want to move to NYC to a 500 sq ft apartment. Before even getting settled in my new home and town I'm going to audition for everything
The second longest running show was Cats, which staged 7485 performances. Cats opened on Broadway in 1982, and continued to live up to its motto of playing "Now and Forever” until 2000. Cats was based on T.S. Eliot’s "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." "Memory" has been recorded by over 150 artists including Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Liberace, and Barry Manilow.
The economic aspect of broadway is significant because of the annual $11.9 Billion to New York City's economy and giving 87,000 people jobs. Also the amount of money tourist spend when visiting NYC to see a show. All of this is thanks to the ladies & gents providing their heart and soul onstage and off. Being on Broadway for me has always been a huge dream of mine. Every since i was about 11 i have been completely invested in shows, concerts, and performances that have little by little shaped me into the performer i am now. I have been in about 75 shows in the past 6 years, from California to New York, on airplanes and boats. My plans after high school are simple. I plan to attend Young Harris College, which is in North Georgia. After being there for four years and getting my Bachelors of Musical Theatre I want to move to NYC to a 500 sq ft apartment. Before even getting settled in my new home and town I'm going to audition for everything