Beatlemania

[Jay94]

Posted: 8/2/15 at 5:26am

Just noticed that this show has two different performance totals depending on which source you use. Some cite 920 performances while others say it had 1,006. Anybody know which is accurate?

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 8/2/15 at 8:06am

As per IBDB:

"No formal opening night was ever scheduled. By agreement with the League of New York Theatres and Producers (now The Broadway League), the opening date was set at 5/31/77 for the record."

I believe this may account for the discrepancy, though I don't know exactly why the numbers vary so significantly. As the show switched venues twice during the length of its run, maybe someone who didn't count the lack of a formal opening night at its initial theater decided to count only from the opening at the next venue? I dunno.

(For the record: using May 31, 1977 as the opening date puts the count at 5 previews and 1,006 performances, again according to IBDB.)

Updated On: 8/2/15 at 08:06 AM