In the year 2017, Playbill published 1,432 galleries. From production photos to two-show days, from behind-the-scenes dressing room photos on opening night to visual quizzes and dream casts, Playbill delivers unparalleled photo access to Broadway.
Of all the over 1,000 new galleries, here are the ten most viewed of the past calendar year:
OUR VIEWERS VOTE ON THEIR DREAM CAST FOR A STAGE ADAPTATION OF HERCULES
Hercules
Derek Klena
Jeremy Jordan
Joshua Henry
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Jenn Colella
Da Ping Luo
Okieriete Onaodowan
Leslie Odom Jr. and Anthony Ramos
Nick Adams
Monica Simoes
Megara
Alysha Umphress
Cynthia Erivo
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Leslie Margherita
Laura Dreyfuss
Phillipa Soo
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Adrienne Warren
Monica Simoes
Barrett Doss
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Ciara Renée
Hades
Christian Borle
Jonathan Groff
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
James Monroe Iglehart
Monica Simoes
Christopher Sieber
Joseph Marzullo
Zeus
Christopher Jackson
Norm Lewis
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Phil
Josh Gad
Daniel Breaker
Danny Burstein
Hera
Audra McDonald
Autumn de Wilde
The Muses
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Monica Simoes
Jennifer Hudson
Danielle Brooks
Tituss Burgess
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Tracie Thoms
Amber Riley
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
LaChanze
Lillias White
Charity Angel Dawson
Saycon Sengbloh
Heather Headley
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THE TOP 29 GROSSING BROADWAY SHOWS OF ALL TIME
Stephanie D'Abruzzo and John Tartaglia
Carol Rosegg
School of Rock - The Musical – $123,758,751
Constantine Maroulis in Broadway's Rock of Ages
Joan Marcus
The cast of 42nd Street.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
LaChanze in The Color Purple
Adam Pascal and Heather Headley in Aida
Joan Marcus
David Hyde Pierce, Hank Azaria, Christopher Sieber, Steve Rosen and Tim Curry in the original Broadway company of Monty Python's Spamalot.
Joan Marcus
David Alvarez
The cast of Matilda The Musical
Patrick Page and Reeve Carney in Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark.
Jacob Cohl
A scene from Beautiful
Joan Marcus
A scene from Hairspray on Broadway.
Paul Kolnik
The original Broadway cast of Rent.
Joan Marcus/Carol Rosegg
Kinky Boots – $279,365,465
Miss Saigon – $285,843,972
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in The Producers
Paul Kolnik
Ashley Brown, Alexander Scheitinger, Katherine Leigh Doherty, and Gavin Lee
Joan Marcus
Adam Jacobs in the original Broadway company of Aladdin
Cylla von Tiedemann
Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton
Joan Marcus
Terrence Mann (center) in the original Broadway production of Cats.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
John Norman, Frances Ruffelle, Colm Wilkinson, Randy Graff, David Bryant and Judy Kuhn in Les Misérables.
Michael Le Poer Trench/Bob Marshak
Susan Egan
Joan Marcus
Rema Webb, Andrew Rannells, and Josh Gad
Joan Marcus
The original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys
Joan Marcus
Bebe Neuwirth and company in Chicago.
Dan Chavkin
Karen Mason, Louise Pitre, and Judy Kaye in Mamma Mia!
Joan Marcus
Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in The Phantom of the Opera.
Idina Menzel in Wicked
Joan Marcus
The Lion King
Joan Marcus
OUR VIEWERS VOTE ON THEIR DREAM CAST FOR RENT LIVE
Ben Platt
Monica Simoes
Andy Mientus
Jeremy Jordan
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Brendon Urie
Jake Chamseddine
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Anthony Behar/Fox/PictureGroup
Aaron Tveit
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Adam Lambert
Todrick Hall
Anthony Ramos
Dan Domenech
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Nicole Scherzinger
Demi Lovato
Megan Hilty
Monica Simoes
Lea Michele
Joe Seer / Shutterstock, Inc.
Lady Gaga
Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock, Inc.
Amber Riley
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Kristolyn Lloyd
Cynthia Erivo
Monica Simoes
Danielle Brooks
Okieriete Onaodowan
Monica Simoes
Wayne Brady
Layne Dixon
Leslie Odom Jr.
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Corbin Bleu
Daveed Diggs
Monica Simoes
Christopher Jackson
TESTING YOUR BROADWAY KNOWLEDGE BY NAMING THESE SHOWS BASED ON A SILHOUETTE
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Mary Martin in Peter Pan.
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Sweet Charity
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School of Rock - The Musical
Matthew Murphy
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Gypsy
Joan Marcus
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An American in Paris
Tristram Kenton
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Evita
Martha Swope
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Anastasia
Matthew Murphy
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Sweeney Todd
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Annie Get Your Gun.
Vandamm Studio / The New York Public Library
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Billy Elliot
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Chicago
Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
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A Chorus Line
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Cinderella
Carol Rosegg
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Hamilton
Joan Marcus
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Mame
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Wicked
Joan Marcus
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Fiddler on the Roof
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Waitress
Joan Marcus
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Dear Evan Hansen
Matthew Murphy
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Les MIsérables
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The Addams Family
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Hairspray
Paul Kolnik
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West Side Story
Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
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The Lion KIng
Joan Marcus
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The King and I.
Joan Marcus
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Little Shop of Horrors
Joan Marcus
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Newsies
Deen van Meer
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Spring Awakening
Photo by Joan Marcus
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Sunday in the Park with George
Martha Swope
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Cabaret
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The Phantom of the Opera
HAVING FUN WITH BROADWAY THEMED REBUSES
22 BROADWAY MUSICALS THAT CLOSED ON OPENING NIGHT
Glory Days
Andrew C. Call, Jesse JP Johnson, Adam Halpin, and Steven Booth in Glory Days
Scott Suchman
Take Me Along
Kurt Knudson and Beth Fowler
Dance a Little Closer
Len Cariou with Diane Pennington, Cheryl Howard, and Alyson Reed in Dance a Little Closer
Cleavage Playbill - Opening Night, June 1982
Daniel David, Tom Elias, and Mark File in Cleavage
Play Me a Country Song Playbill - Opening Night, June 1982
Kenneth Ames, Reed Jones, René Clemente, and Louisa Flaningam in Play Me a Country Song
Little Johnny Jones
The Moony Shapiro Songbook
Broadway Follies
Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell in Broadway Follies
Onward Victoria
Beth Austin, Ted Thurston, and Jill Eikenberry in Onward Victoria
Martha Swope / New York Public Library
The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall Playbill - May 1979
A Broadway Musical
Tiger Haynes (center) and company in A Broadway Musical
Martha Swope / New York Public Library
Home Sweet Homer Playbill - Dec 1975
Rainbow Jones
The company of Rainbow Jones
Heathen!
Wild and Wonderful
The company of Wild and Wonderful in rehearsal
Frank Merriwell
The company of Frank Merriwell
Friedman-Abeles / New York Public Library
Blood Red Roses
Gantry
Rita Moreno and Robert Shaw in Gantry
Martha Swope / New York Public Library
La Strada
Bernadette Peters in La Strada
Friedman-Abeles / New York Public Library
Billy
The company of Billy
Friedman-Abeles / New York Public Library
Here's Where I Belong
The company of Here's Where I Belong
Friedman-Abeles / New York Public Library
Kelly
A scene from Kelly
Friedman-Abeles / New York Public Library
37 BROADWAY SHOWS RECREATED WITH LEGOS
Hamilton
Beautiful
The Color Purple
An American in Paris
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Fiddler on the Roof
If/Then
She Loves Me
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Wicked
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Rent
Spring Awakening
In the Heights
Les Misérables
Next to Normal
Cabaret
The Phantom of the Opera
Kinky Boots
Anything Goes
The King and I
Matilda
Heathers
On the Town
On Your Feet!
Something Rotten!
Pippin
Aladdin
Book of Mormon
Newsies
Disaster!
Finding Neverland
Fun Home
Grease Live!
Hairspray Live!
Legally Blonde
School of Rock
GETTING TO KNOW THE CAST OF BROADWAY-BOUND FROZEN
Patti Murin as Anna
Caissie Levy as Elsa
Jelani Alladin as Kristoff
John Riddle as Hans
Greg Hildreth as Olaf
Andrew Pirozzi as Sven
Robert Creighton as Duke of Weselton
Kevin Del Aguila as Oaken
Timothy Hughes as Pabbie
Audrey Bennett as Young Anna
Mattea Conforti as Young Anna
Brooklyn Nelson as Young Elsa
Ayla Schwartz as Young Elsa
THE 31 LONGEST RUNNING BROADWAY SHOWS
1. The Phantom of the Opera: 13,370
Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking in a promotional shot
Bradley Gibson as Simba and ensemble
4. Cats: 7,485
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in Wicked
Joan Marcus
6. Les Misérables: 6,680
Joan Marcus
7. A Chorus Line: 6,137
Martha Swope/ The New York Public Library
Oh! Calcutta! 1976 Revival
Karen Mason, Louise Pitre, and Judy Kaye in Mamma Mia!
Joan Marcus
10. Beauty and the Beast: 5,461
Joan Marcus
The original Broadway cast of Rent.
Joan Marcus
12. Jersey Boys: 4,642
Joan Marcus
Sean McDermott and Lea Salonga
Michael Le Poer Trench/Joan Marcus
Nikki M. James, Andrew Rannells, Josh Gad, and the cast of The Book of Mormon
Joan Marcus
15. 42nd Street: 3,486
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
Cast of Grease
Zero Mostel in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.
Life with Father 1939
Henry Hull in Tobacco Road, 1933
20. Hello, Dolly!: 2,844
21. My Fair Lady: 2,717
Friedman-Abeles/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
Harvey Fierstein and Marissa Jaret Winokur
Paul Kolnik
Ashley Brown, Katherine Leigh Doherty, Alexander Scheitinger and Gavin Lee lead the ensemble in Mary Poppins.
Joan Marcus
Stephanie D'Abruzzo and John Tartaglia
Carol Rosegg
25. Kinky Boots: 2,507
Sean Williams
26. Aladdin: 2,506
Matthew Murphy
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in The Producers.
Paul Kolnik
28. Beautiful: 2,416
Joan Marcus
Alan Cumming and company in the 1998 production of Cabaret
Reid Shelton and Andrea McArdle in the original Broadway production of Annie.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
23 REVIVALS THAT RAN LONGER THAN THEIR ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS
Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert in a promotional photo for the 1957 production of West Side Story
©NYPL for the Performing Arts
Josefina Scaglione and Matt Cavenaugh
Joan Marcus
She Loves Me: Original Production (1963): 301 performances
1993 revival: 354 performances
Carol Rosegg
Zorba: Original Production (1968): 305 performances
Zorba: 1983 Revival: 362 performances
The Male Animal: Original Production (1940): 243 performances
1952 Revival: 317 performances
La Bête: Original Production (1991): 25 performances
Joanna Lumley, Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce in La Bete
Vivienne Segal and Gene Kelly in Pal Joey.
Vandamm Studio / The New York Public Library
Harold Lang, Patricia Northrup, Gordon Peters, and Vivienne Segal in Pal Joey.
John Bennewitz / The New York Public Library
Todd Duncan and Anne Brown in Porgy and Bess
1942 Revival: 286 performances
Porgy and Bess Playbill - April 1953
Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, 2012
Michael J. Lutch
On Your Toes Playbill - Jan 1937
1983 Revival: 505 performances
The Red Mill: Original Production (1906): 274 performances
1945 Revival: 531 performances
Wendy Hiller, Franchot Tone, and Cyril Cusack in A Moon for the Misbegotten
1973 Revival: 313 performances
Cast of Threepenny Opera
Lotte Lenya in the 1955 production of The Threepenny Opera.
1966 Revival: 13 performances
1976 Revival: 307 performances
Threepenny Opera
2006 Revival: 77 performances
Photo by Joan Marcus
A scene from the original 1927 production of Show Boat.
White Studio / The New York Public Library
1994 Revival: 947 performances
David Cooper
Tim Curry, the original Dr. Frank-N-Furter
2000 Revival: 437 performances
Carol Rosegg
An Inspector Calls: Original Production (1947): 95 performances
1994 Revival: 454 performances
Photo by Joan Marcus
Anything Goes: Original Production (1934): 420 performances
Photo by from the collection of Louis Botto
1987 Revival: 784 performances
Photo by Photop by Brigitte Lacombe
Sutton Foster and cast in Anything Goes
Joan Marcus
Mary Martin in Peter Pan.
Sandy Duncan and George Rose
Morning's at Seven: Original Production (1939): 44 performances
1980 Revival: 564 performances
No, No, Nanette: Original Production (1925): 321 performances
1971 Revival: 861 performances
Dracula Playbill - February 1928
1977 Revival: 925 performances
Barbara Cook in Candide
1974 Revival: 740 performances
Joel Grey and company in Cabaret
Friedman-Abeles
Alan Cumming and The Kit Kat Girls in Cabaret.
Joan Marcus
Oh! Calcutta!: Original Production (1969): 1,314 performances
Oh! Calcutta! 1976 Revival
Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera in Chicago.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
Ann Reinking and Bebe Neuwirth
Dan Chavkin
