What are the Classic Broadway Plays?
For someone who is a huge fan of the arts you will know that there are several classic broadways plays that will forever leave a deep impression on your mind and fill your heart with joy. Some of the most talked about and viewed Broadway plays are, Cats, Les and West Side Story. However, the most viewed play of all time is The Phantom of the Opera. The classic play Phantom of the Opera is a musical that has been on Broadway for over 25 glorious years.
The play created by the famous Andrew Lloyd Webber and became one the longest running plays in the history of Broadway. The Phantom of the Opera is one of the most haunting love stories ever told and continues to amaze audiences in America as well as on the stage in London. The second longest running classic play “Cats’ began to grace the Broadway stage in 1982. This play alone has won numerous amounts of awards and has become the main staple when it comes to classic Broadway plays.
After the play closed for the last time in 2000, there had been over 7,485 performances alone. Andrew Webber composed the music for this play as well. The Broadway play “Cats was also turned into a made for television film in 1998. Some other very famous classic plays to take over the Broadway stage are by the great Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Rodgers and Hammerstein, who are legends in their own right, created some very stirring and fantastic plays. One of their most famous plays Oklahoma originally began in 1943. Oklahoma has won a significant amount of awards and nominations making is one of the most sough out classic Broadway plays. Another great thing about the play is that is was able to crossover and be placed on film.