Free Infographic: Broadway by the Numbers

BROADWAY BY THE NUMBERS: A Journey Through the Theater District WHERE? 500 THEATER DISTRICT RUNS FROM MINIMUM NUMBER OF SEATS REQUIRED 40TH STREET T0 54TH STREET, TO BE DESIGNATED A BROADWAY THEATER. AND FROM WEST OF SIXTH AVENUE TO EAST OF EIGHTH AVENUE, 40 BROADWAY THEATERS IN ALL INCLUDING TIMES SQUARE. (including the Vivian Beaumont at Lincoln Center). 1,933 ONLY THEATERS ACTUALLY LOCATED ON BROADWAY – NUMBÉR OF SEATS AT THE GERSHWIN, THE MARQUIS, THE PALACE, THE BROADWAY AND THE WINTER GARDEN. THE LARGEST-CAPACITY BROADWAYI THEATER (CURRENTLY HOME TO "WICKED"). SEATING CAPACITY OF THE HIPPODROME, $1.195 BILLION ONCE THE THEATER DISTRICT'S LARGEST PERFORMANCE VENUE, NOW AN OFFICE BUILDING AND PARKING GARAGE. BROADWAY SHOW GROSSES* IN 2012. Source: www.BroadwayWorld.com $11.2 BILLION ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF MONEY ADDED TO NEW YORK CITY'S ECONOMY FROM BROADWAY THEATER IN 2010-2011. Source: The Broadway League $95.00 12.4MILLION TICKETS SOLD FOR BROADWAY SHOWS IN 2012.* Source: www.BroadwayWorld.com Source: www.BroadwayWorld.com NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES OF "THE ELVES," BROADWAY'S FIRST HIT 7,486 40 MUSICAL, IN 1857. APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES OF “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" ON JANUARY 9, 2006, IN THE THEATER DISTRICT, MAKING IT THE LONGEST-RUNNING INCLUDING THREE BROADWAY SHOW EVER. EDISON PARKFAST IT HAS NOW SURPASSED 10,000. LOCATIONS. 8 50 000