Which Musicals Won in the First Round of Broadway Brackets 2019?

News Which Musicals Won in the First Round of Broadway Brackets 2019?

Mar 23, 2019

Is Wicked or Gypsy moving on to the next round? Check out the results from the initial round of voting.

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Voting for Division 1, Round 1 of Broadway Brackets 2019 is now complete and the winners are in! We asked theatre fans to vote for the Grammy-winning cast albums they loved best. Here are the results from the initial round of voting.

Wicked proved to be popular among our readers, winning in a landslide against the 2003 revival of Gypsy in the first match-up with 92% of votes. Fans voted for In The Heights over Spring Awakening, with the Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes musical winning nearly 60% of votes in its match-up. The 2009 revival cast album of West Side Story won against Jersey Boys, with over 70% of the votes. The final match-up, Spamalot against American Idiot, was a tight race, with American Idiot clinching the win with 51% of votes and moving on to the next round.

Click here for details on how the rankings and divisions work.

Voting for Division 2, Round 1 continues through March 25 at 12PM ET.

VOTE FOR THE SHOWS IN DIVISION 2, ROUND 1 BELOW:

&lt;section&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hamilton vs. The Color Purple (2015 revival)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;section&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Hamilton&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;section&gt;&lt;h3&gt;The Color Purple (2015 revival)&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/section&gt;

&lt;section&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kinky Boots vs. Once&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;section&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Kinky Boots&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;section&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Once&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/section&gt;

&lt;section&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Evan Hansen vs. The Band's Visit&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;section&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Dear Evan Hansen&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;section&gt;&lt;h3&gt;The Band's Visit&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/section&gt;

&lt;section&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Book of Mormon vs. Beautiful: The <a class="person-link" href="/person/carole-king-vault-0000005893">Carole King</a> Musical&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;section&gt;&lt;h2&gt;The Book of Mormon&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;section&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Beautiful&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/section&gt;

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