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 the 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 August Wilson Theatre have you seen?
Mean Girls Playbill - Opening Night
The original cast of Mean Girls
Joan Marcus
Groundhog Day Playbill - Opening Night
Andy Karl and cast in Groundhog Day
Joan Marcus
Jersey Boys
J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young, Daniel Reichard and Christian Hoff in Jersey Boys
Joan Marcus
Little Women Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 2004
Cast of Little Women
Little Shop of Horrors Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 2003
Hunter Foster in Little Shop of Horrors
Photo by Paul Kolnick
Flower Drum Song Playbill
Jose Llana and Lea Salonga in Flower Drum Song.
Photo by Joan Marcus
The Crucible Playbill
Liam Neeson, Brian Murray and Laura Linney in The Crucible
Photo by Joan Marcus
Gore Vidal's the Best Man Playbill - Opening Night, Sept 2000
Spalding Gray, Mark Blum and Charles Durning in the 2000 revival of The Best Man
Peter Cunningham
The Wild Party Playbill - Opening Night, April 2000
Toni Collette and Yancey Arias in The Wild Party.
Photo by Photo by Carol Rosegg
Smokey Joe's Cafe Playbill
Brenda Braxton, B.J. Crosby, DeLee Lively, and Pati Darcy Jones in Smokey Joe’s Cafe
Joan Marcus