Nytimes iconNytimesJun 24, 2026

What’s Behind Broadway’s New Musical Drought?

Hollywood actors in starry plays, skittish investors and gate-keeping theater owners have all contributed to an unusually tough climate for song-and-dance shows.

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Hollywood actors in starry plays, skittish investors and gate-keeping theater owners have all contributed to an unusually tough climate for song-and-dance shows.

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