The first museum dedicated to the Broadway universe was inaugurated on November 15, 2022 in New York
It’s hard to believe, and yet: until today, Broadway had no right to its own museum! November 15, 2022 therefore represents a turning point in the history of the most famous of avenues new yorkers because it scores the opening of Broadway Museum.
Broadway’s first museum, thanks to two women
From the performance of The black crookthe very first show played on Broadway in 1866, we had to wait longera century celebrate the richness of its heritage in a museum. Located near Times Square, the brand new Museum of Broadway will delight musical buffs with discovery history, secrets and behind the scenes of the most iconic shows of Broadway.
At the origin of this beautiful project there are of them womenDiane Nicoletti and Julie Boardman. « It is absurd to think that this has never existed before. New York is synonymous with Broadway. Broadway is synonymous with New York. “, a said the latter.
An immersive museum
Those lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit the museum will return to the Broadway origins through a chronological path.
The peculiarity of the museum is to give pride of place to the dive. fans of West Side History for example, he can imitate famous choreographies following the silhouettes of the dancerslike in a video game.
The museum contains real treasures : a show lamp Aladdinpuppets and masks of the Roi Leone and even a gorgeous dress worn by Meryl Streep Trelawny of the « Wells » in 1975. « Meryl Streep probably doesn’t even know it still exists »amused costume designer Michael McDonald in an interview with Vanity Fair.
One more reason to want to fly to New York!
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