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Museum of Broadway The Museum of Broadway is an immersive experience that celebrates the history of Broadway🎭✨
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Marilyn Monroe was born 100 years ago this week!❤️ Before there was Karen and Ivy, Marilyn’s life first came to Broadway...
06/02/2026

Marilyn Monroe was born 100 years ago this week!❤️
Before there was Karen and Ivy, Marilyn’s life first came to Broadway in MARILYN: AN AMERICAN FABLE. Following a tumultuous rehearsal and preview period, MARILYN opened on October 20th, 1983 at the Minskoff Theatre, starring Alyson Reed (best known for the A CHORUS LINE and HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL movies) as Marilyn Monroe and directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega, who was later replaced by Thommie Walsh and Baayork Lee. MARILYN: AN AMERICAN FABLE ran for 34 previews and 17 performances on Broadway.

Happy Pride from all of us at The Museum of Broadway!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
06/01/2026

Happy Pride from all of us at The Museum of Broadway!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

05/31/2026

bonus points if it ends at a Broadway theatre!🎭

05/30/2026

Last week, Samuel D. Hunter, Tony nominated playwright of LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD, joined us for a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Martyna Majok. To hear the full conversation, head to our YouTube channel!

Step into the world of some of Broadway’s most iconic shows.🎭✨We’re open every day at 9:30am!
05/29/2026

Step into the world of some of Broadway’s most iconic shows.🎭✨We’re open every day at 9:30am!

As part of our newest limited time special exhibit, The Craft of Broadway Puppetry, you’ll spot new additions all along ...
05/28/2026

As part of our newest limited time special exhibit, The Craft of Broadway Puppetry, you’ll spot new additions all along our timeline, with the history of puppetry! Have you gotten your tickets yet? 🎟️

05/27/2026

Hey Queendom!💜
See a costume worn by Joy Woods as Catherine Parr in on display now, only at The Museum of Broadway!

All throughout the Museum of Broadway, you’ll spot moments in Broadway history featuring today’s biggest stars, includin...
05/26/2026

All throughout the Museum of Broadway, you’ll spot moments in Broadway history featuring today’s biggest stars, including so many of this year’s Tony nominees!🤩 Join us onsite for a scavenger hunt through Broadway history to find these nominees, plus many more - winners will receive 15% off in our gift shop!

Did you know that when ON THE TOWN came to Broadway in 1944, it was one of the earliest book musicals to have an Asian-A...
05/25/2026

Did you know that when ON THE TOWN came to Broadway in 1944, it was one of the earliest book musicals to have an Asian-American actress in a featured role? Additionally, the script didn’t specifically call for it, but the creatives cast a racially integrated ensemble to look authentically like NYC.🗽

“Black sailors and soldiers stood on stage alongside their white counterparts, and mixed-race couples joyously danced together—all in the midst of World War II, when the real American military was contentiously segregated and the government operated racial internment camps.” In fact, the actress playing Ivy Smith, Sono Osato’s father had been arrested in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor as an “alien enemy” for being Japanese living in America. This bold casting and risk taken by the production is often overlooked - it carried a political message that was performed but not otherwise articulated.

The Museum of Broadway is open from 9:30am every day. Visit us to learn more!

📸: Vandamm/NYPL
🗄️: National Endowment For The Humanities

embrace your inner theatre kid!🎭
05/24/2026

embrace your inner theatre kid!🎭

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