“Oh Elaine, is that coffee?”

Additionally, these original movie musicals won Best Picture: The Broadway Melody (1928-29), The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Going My Way (1944), An American in Paris (1952) & Gigi (1958).

Of those Best Picture musical adaptation winners, 2 won the Tony Award for Best Musical on Broadway: My Fair Lady (1957) & The Sound of Music (1960) — Chicago won Best Revival (1997)

Wicked is the 15th Broadway musical adaptation to get an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. The 5 winners: West Side Story (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), The Sound of Music (1965), Oliver! (1968) & Chicago (2002). #Oscars #Wicked

Wicked has made history on Broadway! For the week ending in Dec 29, the long-running musical grossed $5 million over 9 performances. Surpassing Hamilton’s 2018 record of $4m over 8 shows. #Wicked #Broadway

So not the original 1978 Broadway Cast Album version?

Not the RuPaul-Michelle Visage version?!

In 2003, the trio originated roles in Hairspray, Winokur winning the Tony for Best Lead Actress. Since Hairspray, she had never appeared on Broadway ever again. (She has maintained a career in TV/ reality TV appearances.) To this day her Winokur’s win is controversial.

My favorite queer-coded villain, as of late, is Ray Bolger in Babes in Toyland (1961).

Cole Escola’s play Oh, Mary! recouped on Broadway! The Off-Broadway transfer made back their $4.5 million investment, in 19 weeks of performances. #ColeEscola #Broadway #OhMary

Does anybody still ride a train?

Tony Award winner Gavin Creel dead at 48, from rare cancer. Broadway credits included Hello, Dolly!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Into the Woods, She Loves & Hair. #GavinCreel #Broadway #RIP

Merrily We Roll Along revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez, has recouped $12 million in 22 weeks on Broadway. This is the first Sondheim musical to ever recoup. The original 1981 production closed after only 16 performances.

Stage icon Chita Rivera has passed away at 91. The three-time Tony Award-winner created roles on Broadway in West Side Story, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Bye Bye Birdie & The Visit.

11 Broadway shows broke house records for the final week of 2023. The Lion King took the crown at $4.3 million (over 9 shows). Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, running 8, had the biggest week for a play ever, grossing $2.7m. Broadway’s 27 plays and musicals played to an average capacity of 95.83%.

Jennifer López to star in Kiss of the Spider Woman movie musical. Chita Rivera won a 1993 Tony Award for creating the role on Broadway, and the musical won 7 total Tonys, including Best Musical and Best Score for Kander & Ebb. Bill Condon to direct the independent film adaption.