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| 2003 | Gershwin Theatre Original. October 30, 2003 · Joe Mantello | 8,500 performances · 3 Tony wins |
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In the literature51 passages
With 12 performances a week, the most of any Broadway show up to that time, Grinch soon topped Wicked’s streak of 100 consecutive weeks as the top-grossing weekly musical. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p332
Add in all the pop junk shows, like Aida, Jekyll and Hyde, and today’s hit—Wicked. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p99
Stephen Schwartz made a welcome return to the theatre with Wicked, his first hit Broadway show since 1974s The Magic Show, and Charles Strouse hasn’t had a hit since Annie in 1977. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p178
Wicked is still running and may reach the Top Broadway 10 by the time it closes its curtains. book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p23
Wicked is one of the megahit shows that opened after Enchanted Evenings and may reach the Top Broadway 10 by the time it eventually closes its curtains. book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-uni#p23
Twenty-first century Broadway musicals such as Wicked have had successful national tours. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p332
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