Broadway︱History
This Show’s on the Road
By The Psalmist
What’s considered an “On Broadway show?” Are all “On Broadway” theatres on actual “Broadway?” Let’s go back to the 1800s. All well-known and high class theatres were originally placed on Broadway, but as new theaters were built, off the geographical confines of Broadway, the name simply stuck. What we consider on or off-Broadway is based on the amount of seats a theatre holds. On Broadway(40 theatres in nyc) 500+ seats. Off Broadway 499-100 seats. Off-Off Broadway 99 seats.
Consequently, the larger theatres, which are on Broadway with 500 or more seats, have a stricter regulation system. On Broadway theatre tickets typically range in cost from $20.00, to $145.00, and the actors make $2,500.00 to $11,500.00 monthly.
Off-Broadway actors get paid $689.00 to $1,526.00, and tickets cost from zero to a few hundred dollars, and it is from Off Broadway theatres that most On Broadway shows emerge. Without Off Broadway theatres, musicals such as Hadestown, Dear Evan Hansen, and even Hamilton would not be seen in On Broadway theatres.
Off-Off-Broadway may be less renowned, but it brings a lot of lesser known but talented actors to fame as they rise up the ranks. Whether it is On Broadway, or Off-Broadway, or Off-Off-Broadway, all of these are crucial for the Broadway content you love, and what makes up the performance and entertainment world.
