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For example, in 2017, 2018, the Educational Theater Association, which does a survey every year, found more than 37,000 high school productions took place that year with more than 46 million people in the audience.
Once the show has the as seen on Broadway imprimatur, it then has a certain kind of stamp of approval that makes it legible to anyone. Another example of this, not of a show that didn't succeed, but a show that was never intended to succeed, was Newsies, Disney's Newsies. What do you mean it was never intended to succeed? And it was meant to go out and tour and then become an amateur production.
Once the show has the as seen on Broadway imprimatur, it then has a certain kind of stamp of approval that makes it legible to anyone. Another example of this, not of a show that didn't succeed, but a show that was never intended to succeed, was Newsies, Disney's Newsies. What do you mean it was never intended to succeed? And it was meant to go out and tour and then become an amateur production.
Once the show has the as seen on Broadway imprimatur, it then has a certain kind of stamp of approval that makes it legible to anyone. Another example of this, not of a show that didn't succeed, but a show that was never intended to succeed, was Newsies, Disney's Newsies. What do you mean it was never intended to succeed? And it was meant to go out and tour and then become an amateur production.
It did very well on Broadway. And because it was fairly cheap to run, because it had a set that was always meant to tour, it made back its money very quickly. Once it went out on the road, it did well. And once it went to schools, it was and continues to be very, very popular. What is it about that show that works in schools? It has a very light romance between a feisty girl and a delightful boy.
It did very well on Broadway. And because it was fairly cheap to run, because it had a set that was always meant to tour, it made back its money very quickly. Once it went out on the road, it did well. And once it went to schools, it was and continues to be very, very popular. What is it about that show that works in schools? It has a very light romance between a feisty girl and a delightful boy.
It did very well on Broadway. And because it was fairly cheap to run, because it had a set that was always meant to tour, it made back its money very quickly. Once it went out on the road, it did well. And once it went to schools, it was and continues to be very, very popular. What is it about that show that works in schools? It has a very light romance between a feisty girl and a delightful boy.
It has a huge chorus that's endlessly expandable. And even though they're newsboys, they can also be played by girls. It doesn't have any bad words. The politics are kind of, I won't even say Marxism light, but kind of labor movement light. So it has a good uplifting message. There's nothing to offend anyone in Newsies. And also it can allow a completely multiracial cast.
It has a huge chorus that's endlessly expandable. And even though they're newsboys, they can also be played by girls. It doesn't have any bad words. The politics are kind of, I won't even say Marxism light, but kind of labor movement light. So it has a good uplifting message. There's nothing to offend anyone in Newsies. And also it can allow a completely multiracial cast.
It has a huge chorus that's endlessly expandable. And even though they're newsboys, they can also be played by girls. It doesn't have any bad words. The politics are kind of, I won't even say Marxism light, but kind of labor movement light. So it has a good uplifting message. There's nothing to offend anyone in Newsies. And also it can allow a completely multiracial cast.
It has a character with a disability. So it has a lot of great stuff going on for a school. And it's very entertaining. The music is super catchy, easy to sing. It can have a lot of dance or doesn't have to have a lot of dance, depending on what you have in your school. Because for high schools, the teacher or the director is always having to calculate who they have in their population.
It has a character with a disability. So it has a lot of great stuff going on for a school. And it's very entertaining. The music is super catchy, easy to sing. It can have a lot of dance or doesn't have to have a lot of dance, depending on what you have in your school. Because for high schools, the teacher or the director is always having to calculate who they have in their population.
It has a character with a disability. So it has a lot of great stuff going on for a school. And it's very entertaining. The music is super catchy, easy to sing. It can have a lot of dance or doesn't have to have a lot of dance, depending on what you have in your school. Because for high schools, the teacher or the director is always having to calculate who they have in their population.
So it's never an arbitrary choice for them. It's a very calculated decision about what show can they do. Do they have enough parts for girls? Can their kids sing the show? Do they have musicians?
So it's never an arbitrary choice for them. It's a very calculated decision about what show can they do. Do they have enough parts for girls? Can their kids sing the show? Do they have musicians?
So it's never an arbitrary choice for them. It's a very calculated decision about what show can they do. Do they have enough parts for girls? Can their kids sing the show? Do they have musicians?
Typically, a full-length show costs somewhere around $3,000. If you were going to do a Broadway junior show, a 60-minute show, that would run you closer to $700 for the show.
Typically, a full-length show costs somewhere around $3,000. If you were going to do a Broadway junior show, a 60-minute show, that would run you closer to $700 for the show.
Typically, a full-length show costs somewhere around $3,000. If you were going to do a Broadway junior show, a 60-minute show, that would run you closer to $700 for the show.
There can be thousands of productions per year, and it can be some millions of dollars per year.