Nearly every actor and actress dreams of being on Broadway. In the theatre world, there is no higher goal then performing on the Great White Way. I love seeing shows on Broadway. They’re magical. It’s truly the highest caliber of performance that you can see.
The things that the audience don’t see is the amount of work that gets put into the performing in a Broadway show. You have a show every day of the week, and sometimes (depending on the show) you have two shows on Sunday and Wednesday. It’s exhausting. Yet it’s still the dream.
In the technical side of this, you have some awesome technology, and people who really know what they’re doing. If you have a good producer or benefactor, you have the money for an awesome, spectacular show. That is, after all what the original Broadway shows were. They were supposed to be spectacles. The more flash that you have, the better it will be. Nowadays, there are shows on Broadway that aren’t just spectacle, and have substance. It all depends on the show.
In my opinion, everyone should see a Broadway show in their lifetime.
I’ve never seen a show on Broadway. Hopefully I can this summer when I am living up north. After reading your post, I definitely want to try!
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