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'Writers have to take risks': is this really a new Broadway golden age? by Alexis Soloski

Musical theater had a bumper year in 2015, with breakout hits such as Hamilton drawing in new crowds and renewed excitement. But is this really a new dawn or has the hype clouded the much more conservative reality?Last season, Broadway grossed more than a billion dollars from musicals, with more than 10 million people going through the turnstiles. Five nights a week and on three afternoons, the streets around 42nd ar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PM on March 25, 2016

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