With the ever-changing nature of Broadway, the memory of seeing a show can become a collector’s item in its own right, just as much as a cherished Playbill.
Inspired by Playbill’s recent Instagram poll, we’ve created a checklist of the 10 most recent productions to play over 100 performances in each Broadway house. How many of these shows at the Winter Garden Theatre have you seen?
Beetlejuice Playbill - Opening Night
Alex Brightman
Matthew Murphy
School of Rock
Alex Brightman and cast of School of Rock
Matthew Murphy
Wolf Hall Playbill - Opening Night
Cast of Wolf Hall
Rocky Playbill - Opening Night
Margo Seibert and Andy Karl in Rocky
Mamma Mia! Playbill - Opening Night
Karen Mason, Louise Pitre, and Judy Kaye in Mamma Mia!
Joan Marcus
Cats Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1982
Cast of Cats
Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
Othello
James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer in Othello
42nd Street Playbill - Oct 1980
Cast of 42nd Street
Martha Swope/New York Public Library
Fiddler on the Roof
Irwin Pearl and Zero Mostel in Fiddler on the Roof
Pacific Overtures Playbill - Jan 1976
A scene from the original Broadway production of Pacific Overtures.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library