Later, British musicals came to the United States with touring troupes. 1866, new york staged a drama "Black Hook" which combined the characteristics of comic opera, burlesque and ballet, and caused a great sensation. After 25 years of continuous performance, it was recognized by later generations as the first musical comedy that really got rid of the opera mode. It is this drama that not only promotes the creative momentum of American playwrights and actors, but also lays the foundation for what people usually call "Broadway musicals" now. Musical comedy is the official name of Broadway musical. It is not a comedy in the general sense, and sometimes the plot is similar to a tragedy.
At the beginning of new york's business, Broadway was just an ordinary road, inhabited by some pioneers who established farms and operated livestock-related industries. /kloc-At the beginning of the 9th century, some drama practitioners originally from other parts of new york gradually entered this area. Park Theater was founded in 18 10, and it was the first theater to appear on Broadway. Broadway Opera House, which really made Broadway famous, was formerly known as Metropolitan Concert Hall. It was once transformed into a casino, roller skating rink and exhibition hall due to poor management, and it was not until 1887 that it was transformed into the current Broadway theater. After Broadway Theatre, several other famous theaters, such as American Theatre and Olympia Theatre, also appeared one after another. Broadway musicals reached their peak in the 1940s and 1950s. However, with the end of World War II, the new generation after the war has new values and developed their favorite rock music. Broadway is gradually declining because it can't attract young audiences. Until the 1970s, some new generation writers brought rock music and some new concepts to Broadway, giving Broadway a second spring with a long history and creating world-famous dramas such as Cat, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Miss Saigon.
At present, there are dozens of plays on Broadway, where plays are often staged for seven or eight years or even more than ten years. In the whole Broadway area, the total annual box office revenue is about1200 million dollars. According to American income standards, each ticket is not expensive. Ordinary audience can buy tickets with good location for 40 yuan, and the best seat ticket is 100 ~ 150 yuan. If you go to the ticket office in Times Square to buy the remaining tickets for the day, the price will be cheaper.