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With the previews beginning for two new Broadway shows, A Catered Affair and Cry Baby, both of which had their starts here in San Diego, the all too common question comes up. Why are they turning movies into stage musicals? I have heard people say that there are no new ideas out there [...]
Check this out. On December 2, 1979, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (July 14-19, 2009) lost its title as the longest running show in Broadway history. It fell to the perennial favorite GREASE. GREASE (March 3-8, 2009) was the longest running show on Broadway till it was knocked out of the top spot by A CHORUS LINE (August 12-17, 2008) When CATS (June 3-8, 2008) hit 6138 performances, it overtook A CHORUS LINE as the longest running show in Broadway history–and on January 9, 2006, PHANTOM (July 16 – August 10 2008) became the undisputed king of Broadway, and it’s still running today. In the next calendar year and a half, Presented by Broadway/San Diego