Broadway 1950s

1990s
Area of Study 2
Overview
Broadway refers to the New York theatre
scene, equivalent to Londons West End
The mid 1940s saw the beginning of the
Golden Age of Broadway
Whilst the popularity of Broadway has varied
over the last fifty years, musical theatre still
remains a popular genre
1950s
The King and I - Rodgers/Hammerstein
1951
-5 Tony Awards and a film in 1956

West Side Story - Bernstein 1957

-2 Tony Awards and a film in 1961
1960s
Fiddler on the Roof - Bock 1964
-3 Tony Awards and a film in 1971

Cabaret - Kander 1966

-3 Tony Awards and a film in 1972
1970s
Grease Jacobs/Casey/Farrar 1
972
-Film in 1978

The Wiz - Smalls 1975

-2 Tony Awards and a film in 1978
1980s
Little Shop of Horrors Menken 1982
-Film in 1986

Les Miserables Boubil/Schoenberg 1987

-3 Tony Awards and a film in 2012
1990s
Blood Brothers Russell 1993

Beauty and the Beast - Menken - 1994

-1 Tony Award

The Lion King John/Zimmer 1997

-1 Tony Award