WCCO — If you needed any proof that Broadway is still going strong, the Broadway show “Hamilton” is on pace to eventually generate $1 billion in sales. Hamilton and other shows continue to be New York destinations.
So how did Broadway get started? Good Question.
Ron Perrier is a retired St. Cloud State theater and film professor, who also happens to be a Broadway Superfan.
“You’ve got the best actors, the best directors. You can hear your audience breathing. You can feel their response. And there’s nothing like it,” he said.
Perrier has travelled from Minnesota to New York to see more than 200 Broadway shows.
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