Forward to The Past

Cutting costs and playing it safe at the box office, Broadway offers a multitude of musical revivals

What year is it on Broadway? Is it 1963, when this season's first musical, She Loves Me, made its original debut? Or 1960, when this season's Camelot first put castles in the air? Or perhaps 1956, when this season's My Fair Lady gave elocution a song and dance? Maybe it's 1955, when this season's Damn Yankees first proved that whatever Lola wants, Lola gets. Perhaps it's as modern as 1968, when this season's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat first displayed the talents of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Or perhaps it's as far back as 1945, when this season's most eagerly awaited...

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