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Farewell 2023!

Author SaadiqahSaadiqah, December 22nd, 2023

It's time to celebrate the year of 2023 and welcome 2024

What a year 2023 was! From brand new Broadway productions to shocking closures and of course, seeing many stars taking the stage for the first time or original cast members taking the stage once again. As we bid farewell to 2023, we want to highlight what stood out this year in celebration of the New Year!

CAST NEWS

Tituss Burgess returning to Broadway as Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge
Jojo debuting in Moulin Rouge as Satine
Aaron Tveit returning to Moulin Rouge as Christian
Heartstopper's Joe Locke debuting in Sweeney Todd
Elle Fanning and Sarah Paulson debuting in Appropriate
Lili Thomas making broadway history as the first Asian-American performer to take the role 'Mama' in Chicago

SOME OF THE SHOWS THAT CLOSED IN 2023

Phantom Of The Opera
Life Of Pi
Parade
Funny Girl
Into The Woods
Beetlejuice

SOME OF THE NEW BROADWAY SHOWS THAT OPENED IN 2023

How to Dance in Ohio
Prayer for the French Republic
Appropriate
Spamalot
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Purlie Victorious
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Harmony
Back To The Future

SHOWS NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY

Kimberly Akimbo
Parade
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Sweeney Todd

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Wicked the movie
Life Of Pi going international
Lion King celebrated 26 years on broadway
Wicked celebrated 20 years on broadway
The Color Purple movie

The list is endless and there are so many more we could add! We've got a good feeling about 2024, so it's time to say farewell to 2023 and get ready to welcome the year of 2024!

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