Has this ever happened before?

[LYNX71]

Has this ever happened before?#0

Posted: 5/12/06 at 2:12pm

I am sure this topic has been touched upon already
somewhere and I am sure someone will let me know...

But in any Broadway season before, have all of the four nominated Best Musical shows stayed open for a complete season after their openings? Sure, Piazza is going to end on July 2nd after a few extensions but the season ends at the Tonys.

Just curious but i think this is an amazing feat and not likely to happen this season

PJ

[MargoChanning]

re: Has this ever happened before?#1

Posted: 5/12/06 at 2:27pm

It's happened a few times, just not recently. The last time I think was -- not counting 1995 when Sunset Boulevard and Smokey Joe's Cafe were the only nominated shows and both ran for years -- 1982 when Dreamgirls, Nine, Pump Boys and Dinettes and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat all had extended runs.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney