Musicals are wildly popular at every level of theatre: amateur regional productions all the way to Broadway. They can earn (and sometimes lose) millions of dollars. Take a look at this site that tracks Broadway grosses (http://www.backstage.com/backstage/register/index.jsp). What was the highest grossing show of the week? Was it a musical? Which show earned the least amount of money this week?
Some of the best loved musicals have been based on real people. By searching this site, http://www.musicals101.com/histsmus.htm, find out who were the inspirations behind
- The Sound of Music
- Annie Get Your Gun
- Gypsy
- Funny Girl
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