This Is the ‘South Park’ Episode the Costa Rican Government Considers ‘Trash’

43 Legendary Bits of Trivia That Are Finally Ready to Tell Their Epic Tales

‘Family Guy’ Beats ‘The Simpsons’ in the War of the Wildfire Posts

40 Random Bits of Trivia We Whittled Out of a Single Bar of Soap

‘SNL’ Twitter Roasts Dave Chappelle for Being Anti-Sleeves As Well As Anti-Trans

What's The Deal With Broadway? Lights Up On These 12 Facts

When Broadway theaters reopen in the fall, be sure to watch out for ghosts and falling Spider-Men.

What's The Deal With Broadway? Lights Up On These 12 Facts

September 12, 2021

Broadway theaters have announced they're reopening in the fall. It's exciting news for awkward theater kids everywhere, but it's worth unpacking: Why can all Broadway theaters speak as a single group like they were the Borg Collective, and why is all of theater centered on a few theaters on one street in New York City anyway? We've found the answers, as well as some more interesting facts about Broadway you may not have seen live and in person…

12

THE SHOW MUST GO ON... OR IT DID, PRE-2020 K SIDE E FOO STORY WEST SIDE SIOU STORY 1-I TAI CRACKED Before the pandemic closed theaters for a year and a half, the only times Broadway had shut down for more than four days was for strikes and labor disputes. — Source: NY1

11

TONY WINNERS NEEDED TO WAIT FOR A TROPHY THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING PRESENTS YOUR TONY AN Antoinette PERRY AWARD 1946-47 CRACKED For the first two years the Tony Awards were given out, men who won got an engraved tie clip. and women got an engraved makeup mirror what a memento! — Source: Tony Awards

10

Thanks to the woke mind virus

THE TONY AWARDS ARE NAMED FOR A WOMAN THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING PRESENTS TO CRACKED Antoinette Tony Perry was an actress who co-founded the American Theatre Wing. the group that gives out the Tonys every year. — Source: Tony Awards

9

CRITICS USED TO HAVE HUGE POWER OVER PLAYS CRACKED The New York Drama Critics' Circle was founded with only 14 members, and only 6 or 7 would see any given play, meaning each review meant a lot more. — Source: Drama Critics' Circle

8

ONE BROADWAY THEATER IS A GIANT HAUNTED HOUSE GRACKED Actors are superstitious, but even then, it's hard to ignore decades of regular sightings of ghosts at the Palace Theater, including the ghost of Judy Garland. — Source

7

BROADWAY THEATERS LEAVE OFF SOME ROWS CRACKED Most theaters have lettered rows, but not Row I or O, since they're too easy to mistake for Row 1 and O especially in the dark during a performance. — Source: Playbill

6

OFF-BROADWAY IS A METAPHORICAL CATEGORY CRACKED Officially, an off-Broadway theater is one with fewer than 500 seats, since most Broadway theaters are a few blocks away from the actual street. — Source: Playbill

5

BROADWAY GOES MILES AND MILES PAST THEATERS GRACKED W 25gs Broadway St Official Broadway theaters are all in a one-mile stretch, but the actual street extends 20 miles north of New York City limits. — Source: New York Times

4

ONE RICH FAMILY CREATED ALL OF BROADWAY THEATER CRACKED The Shubert brothers bought most of the theaters on Broadway when they were cheap, SO the modern theater scene grew from their monopoly. — Source: PBS

3

SPIDER-MAN FELL HARD WHEN HE WENT BROADWAY CRACKED Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark's top-level crew and complicated stunts gave it a $75 million budget, five times costlier than any show at the time - it lost $60 million of that. — Source: Vulture

2

MOST BROADWAY SHOWS PREMIERE OUTSIDE NYC CRACKED Virtually all plays and musicals undergo tryouts around the country before they hit the Great White Way, usually in Washington DC or Boston. — Source: Broadway World

1

A HIT SHOW-JUST LIKE LOVE- NEVER DIES Coldisting 30 Years CRACKED The most successful Broadway shows have never closed; The Phantom of the Opera has been going continuously (not counting COVID) for over 3,000 performances. — Source: Broadway.com

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

Movies & TV

Of Course, ‘Back in Action’ Is the Movie Cameron Diaz Un-Retired For

Movies & TV

Damon Wayans Sr. Says Eddie Murphy Predicted All the ‘SNL’ Problems That Led to His Firing

Movies & TV

How Hank Hill Inspired Hyperpop’s Biggest Hit

Trivia & Jokes

12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Friday, January 17, 2025

Trivia & Jokes

34 of the Funniest Tweets from Friday, January 17, 2025

Movies & TV

Joe Piscopo Wonders If He Could Still Do ‘Ebony and Ivory’ ‘SNL’ Sketch With Eddie Murphy

VIRAL ON CRACKED

1

15 Classic TV Shows (Everyone Forgets) That Were Spinoffs

2

15 Movie Romances That Are Actually Creepy As Hell

3

24 Food And Cooking Myths

4

30 Double Standards That Nobody Wants To Admit To

5

22 Foods That Have Changed And Morphed Over Time