Comparing Christmas week Bway schedule 2019 and 2021

I was talking to a friend of mine and we noticed there are 18 shows on Broadway that have a performance on Christmas day this year 2021! That seems a lot on a holiday but if tickets are selling then that means people at least have jobs.

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-christmas-week-2021-performance-schedule-changes

We compared it to 2019 and back then there were only 9 shows on Broadway that had a performance on Christmas day 2019

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-christmas-week-2019-performance-schedule-changes

I just found this interesting how double the number of Broadway shows are performing on Christmas day this year compared to Christmas Day 2019.

Also, back in 2019, there were no Bway performances on Dec 31st new years eve, whereas this year there is one performance of Flying Over Sunset at 7pm on Dec 31st. 

Updated On: 12/14/21 at 03:21 PM

Wick3 said: "I was talking to a friend of mine and we noticed there are 18 shows on Broadway that have a performance on Christmas day this year 2021! That seems a lot on a holiday but if tickets are selling then that means people at least have jobs.

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-christmas-week-2021-performance-schedule-changes

We compared it to 2019 and back then there were only 9 shows on Broadway that had a performance on Christmas day 2019

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-christmas-week-2019-performance-schedule-changes

I just found this interesting how double the number of Broadway shows are performing on Christmas day this year compared to Christmas Day 2019.

Also, back in 2019, there were no Bway performances on Dec 31st new years eve, whereas this year there is one performance of Flying Over Sunset at 7pm on Dec 31st."

 

FLYING OVER SUNSET is not playing in Times Square, where the crowds will be gathering for  the ball drop.

 

 

Dollypop said: "FLYING OVER SUNSET is not playing in Times Square, where the crowds will be gathering for the ball drop."

That's true. Just found it interesting how FOS has an evening performance and not matinee given it's Dec 31st and how in past few years there were no Broadway performances (even when My Fair Lady was at Vivian Beaumont it didn't have a performance) on Dec 31st:

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-new-years-week-2020-performance-schedule-changes

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-new-years-week-2019-performance-schedule-changes

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-new-years-week-2018-performance-schedule

Wick3 said: "That's true. Just found it interesting how FOS has an evening performance and not matinee given it's Dec 31st and how in past few years there were no Broadway performances (even when My Fair Lady was at Vivian Beaumont it didn't have a performance) on Dec 31st:

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-new-years-week-2020-performance-schedule-changes

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-new-years-week-2019-performance-schedule-changes

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-new-years-week-2018-performance-schedule"

But take note what day of the week New Year's Eve was when My Fair Lady was running at the Beaumont. It was a Monday, so very few shows were affected by New Year's Eve that year.