The Broadway district in Manhattan is one of the most famous and well respected theatre communities in the world. Along with the West End theatres in London, these two districts dominate the Western World’s theatre scene. Most of the people who visit New York include attendance at one of the Broadway plays an essential part of their agenda. And while there are some of the standard great productions that run for decades and continually draw audiences from around the world, there are also new and original works being produced all the time. This guarantees that there will be something onstage at any given evening that will please all theatre fans.

The Majestic Theatre in New York continues to host the Tony Award winning production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. There are a few names that have come to represent both Broadway and the London theatre scene and Webber, if not the only one, is certainly one of those. Phantom has been seen by more audiences from around the world than almost any other singular stage event. This haunting story of love and romance has been captivating and enthralling audiences since it opened in New York in January of 1988. It is still receiving strong support and getting huge audiences and shows no sign of slowing down.

Promises Promises is currently in previews at the Broadway Theatre and represents another popular tradition in New York, which is to revive previous shows. This musical is based on a film written by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, which opened in 1960. The musical was composed by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David and book by Neil Simon. It originally opened on Broadway in 1968 and ran for 1281 performances. The current production is scheduled to open on April 25. It stars Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth. Rob Ashford both directed and choreographed this production.

A View From the Bridge, by Arthur Miller is getting ready to finish its run at the Cort Theatre on 48t Street. This represents Broadway’s strong tradition of producing some of the greatest dramas and comedies in addition to the hit musicals for which it is known. Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson star in this production that was directed by Gregory Moscher. The play takes on some dark themes and is one of the most suspenseful plays that Miller wrote. This is true though the events that are destined to unfold in its story are pretty well known by the audience almost from the start.

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Having graduated with a Bachelor’s in English Literature, and with nothing to do with it, Betty publishes a lot of her work online. For the past two years she had been a freelance writer on the side, and travels for a living. She will sometimes add information from her travels into her writings. More of her articles are located on her website.