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
THE TOP 29 GROSSING BROADWAY SHOWS OF ALL TIME
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in the original Broadway production of The Producers
Adam Jacobs in the original Broadway company of Aladdin
OUR VIEWERS VOTE ON THEIR DREAM CAST FOR RENT LIVE
TESTING YOUR BROADWAY KNOWLEDGE BY NAMING THESE SHOWS BASED ON A SILHOUETTE
HAVING FUN WITH BROADWAY THEMED REBUSES
22 BROADWAY MUSICALS THAT CLOSED ON OPENING NIGHT
37 BROADWAY SHOWS RECREATED WITH LEGOS
GETTING TO KNOW THE CAST OF BROADWAY-BOUND FROZEN
THE 31 LONGEST RUNNING BROADWAY SHOWS
23 REVIVALS THAT RAN LONGER THAN THEIR ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS
West Side Story (1957): 732 performances
West Side Story (2009): 748 performances
Chess (1988): 68 performances
Chess (2025): 105 performances
She Loves Me (1963): 301 performances
She Loves Me (1993): 354 performances
Zorba (1968): 305 performances
Zorba (1983): 362 performances
The Male Animal (1940): 243 performances
The Male Animal (1952): 317 performances
La Bête (1991): 25 performances
La Bête (2010): 101 performances
Parade (1998): 85 performances
Parade (2023): 169 performances
Pal Joey (1940): 374 performances
Pal Joey (1952): 540 performances
Porgy and Bess (1935): 124 performances
Porgy and Bess (1942): 286 performances
Porgy and Bess (1953): 305 performances
Porgy and Bess (2012): 293 performances
On Your Toes (1936): 315 performances
On Your Toes (1983): 505 performances
The Red Mill (1906): 274 performances
The Red Mill (1945): 531 performances
A Moon for the Misbegotten (1957): 68 performances
A Moon for the Misbegotten (1973): 313 performances
The Threepenny Opera (1933): 12 performances
Threepenny Opera (2006): 77 performances
Merrily We Roll Along (1981): 16 performances
Merrily We Roll Along (2023): 312 performances
Show Boat (1927): 572 performers
Show Boat (1994): 947 performances
The Rocky Horror Show (1975): 45 performances
Rocky Horror Show (2000): 437 performances
An Inspector Calls (1947): 95 performances
An Inspector Calls (1994): 454 performances
Anything Goes (1934): 420 performances
Anything Goes (1987): 784 performances
Anything Goes (2011): 521 performances
Peter Pan (1954): 152 performances
Peter Pan (1979): 554 performances
Morning's at Seven (1939): 44 performances
Mornings at Seven (1980): 564 performances
No, No, Nanette (1925): 321 performances
No, No, Nanette (1971): 861 performances
Dracula (1927): 261 performances
Dracula (1977): 925 performances
Candide (1956): 73 performances
Candide (1974): 740 performances
Cabaret (1966): 1,165 performances
Cabaret (1998): 2,377 performances
Oh! Calcutta! (1969): 1,314 performances
Chicago (1975): 936 performances
Chicago (1996): 11,521 performances