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The first musical.
"The Black Crook" is considered the first musical. Image credit: musicals101.com -
"A Trip to Chinatown"
The show is called the "long-run" champion. It shows 657 times and holds the record until 1919. Image credit: oocities.com -
The movie musical
"The late 1920s saw a birth of a new performing art form, musical film. The earliest Hollywood musicals were mostly clumsy, and it would be several years before filmakers recognized the new genre's artistic needs and possibilities, but from the beginning, audiences embraced screen musicals with tremendous enthusiasm."
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Bob Fosse.
Fosse is one of Broadway's most celebrated choreographers. He was a Chicago native, best known for his choresography of the show "Chicago." He also worked on "Cabaret" and "Sweet Charity." Image credit: pbs.org -
"Anything Goes"
Cole Porter writes the show, which is considered to have one of the best scores of all time. "Mr. Porter is in a class by himself," writes The New Yorker. Image credit: pbs.org -
West Side Story
The movie adaption wins multiple Oscars, including Best Picture. "Tonight" is one of the score's most celebrated numbers. Tonight. Video credit: YouTube.com -
Barbra in "Funny Girl"
Barbra Streisand invents the inconic role of Fanny Brice on Broadway. The role paves the way for female comedians. -
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The rock musical
RentThe musical "Hair" was revolutionary. It paved the way for rock operas, "Rent" is one the most acclaimed rock operas. It tells the story of New Yorkers living with AIDS. Video credit: YouTube.com -
Spectacle comes to the stage
"Phantom of the Opera" shocks audiences when a chandelier drops at the end of the first act. It's one of the most stunning visuals in Broadway history. -
Puppets take the stage.
The show "Avenue Q" features puppets as characters, It's an homage to Sesame Street, and it became one of the longest-running shows on Broadway. Image credit: showbusiness-themovie.com -
Haven't you heard the word of your body?
href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvvSlqUgyvQ' >Spring Awakening</a> Awakening" opens on Broadway. It breaks ground with its alternative rock score and provocative themes (which include rape, incest, abortion and suicide.) A love scene is performed onstage. -
Reverse Storytelling
Jason Robert Brown's musical "The Last Five Years" premires in Chicago. It's a one-act, two character show that featurs the same story told in both chronologic and reverse chronologic order. -
Spiderman
"Spiderman" breaks records as the show that earns the most in one week. Image credit: spinner.com
